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THURSDAYOCTOBER 3, 2013

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Public meetings set for Thursday,

Oct. 10Marshmallow FestivalThe next planning meeting for

the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival will be Thursday, Oct. 10, at the West Noble American Legion post in Ligonier.

Everyone is welcome to attend. The committee will be going over the events of this past festival and beginning plans for the next year’s festival.

Motel/hotel investorsA meeting to discuss the

possibility of building a motel or hotel in Ligonier will take place at Ligonier City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 10, starting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers on the second fl oor.

Ligonier Mayor Patty Fisel is focusing on fi nding investors who want to help with this project.

The meeting is open to the public. More details on the project are available by contacting Mayor Fisel at 894-4113.

Pettit Park master planThe Ligonier Park Board is

hosting a public input meeting for the development of a master plan for Pettit Park.

The meeting is set for 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, in the police department training room on the fi rst fl oor of City Hall on South Cavin Street.

Pat Brown, from the consulting fi rm of SiteScapes, will conduct the meeting which is open to everyone. Pettit Park is the newest park in Ligonier, and the board wants to have a long-range plan in place for the park’s growth and future uses.

More information is available by contacting the parks department at 894-7344.

Retirement, getting older subject of new

series at Ligonier church

LIGONIER — Ligonier Presby-terian Church is hosting a series of programs designed for those age 50 and over, or those who care for someone in that age group.

“Are Your Affairs in Order?” starts with an overview of issues concerning retirement and getting older. The date for the fi rst session is Saturday, Oct. 12 starting at 8 a.m. at the church, 407 S. Cavin Street, Ligonier.

A free breakfast is included.Program leader is Rev. Phyllis

Smoot. Call 894-3800 or 856-4710 by

October 9 to register, as organizers need a count for the food and program books.

It’s Homecoming Week at West Noble High School, and the young men and women pictured here make up the court for this year’s festivities that culminate at Friday’s football game against Central Noble. The 2013 West Noble Homecoming King and Queen will be announced during halftime. The freshman class honorees are Taylor Durbin and Uriel A. Macias. The sophomore class princess and prince are Becca Schermerhorn and Tim Airgood while the junior class members of the court are Maya Mora and Levi Nelson. The senior class queen candidates are Rachel

Schermerhorn, Alexis Pena, Kelsie Peterson and Kayla Pena. King candidates are Drew Schermerhorn, Landon Stover, Uriel Macias and Tyler Rothaar. In the front, from left, are Taylor Durbin, Becca Schermerhorn, Maya Mora, Rachel Schermerhorn, Alexis Pena, Kelsie Peterson and Kayla Pena. In the back are, from left, Uriel A. Macias, Tim Airgood, Levi Nelson, Drew Schermerhorn, Landon Stover, Uriel Macias and Tyler Rothaar. The game has a 7 p.m. start time. There’s also a pizza buffet dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria, open to the public.

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‘Zooland Babies’ on display41st annual Pumpkin Fantasyland now open

BY BOB BUTTGENbbuttgen@kpcmedia.com

LIGONIER —For 41 years, the Pumpkin Fantasyland at Fashion Farm in Ligonier has offered families an entertaining way to spend a day. And while’s there always been a little education among all the pumpkins and gourds, this year the learning portion of the fantasyland is being kicked into high gear.

The Pumpkin Fantasyland opened Tuesday at the complex, a couple miles west of downtown Ligonier on Lincolnway West. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the entire month.

This year’s theme is “Zooland Babies,” and the big, new addition is a pumpkin-based educational center that will allow kids to learn all they probably ever wanted to know about pumpkins.

The Zooland Babies theme involves some 20 scenes inside the fantasyland, which has been turned into a temporary zoo, showing all types of animals from around the world.

The displays show everything from aardvarks to zebras, with their faces and many body parts made of painted pumpkins, gourds and other living things harvested from the Fashion Farm fi elds.

“We just never know how we are going to come up with our theme each year,” said Patty Becker, who coordinates the building of the displays, along with Tiffany Lower, greenhouse manager at Fashion Farm. “We had a giraffe in last year’s displays, and that gave us the idea to come up with a zoo. The ideas just come up as you are working on them.”

Most of the painting is done by Noble County artist Sharon Cripe, who has been working with the Fashion Farm exhibit for nearly 30 years.

Cripe also shows off her artistic ability in the always popular “Hall of Presidents.” The 20-foot-long display shows a likeness of every U.S. president from Washington to Obama, each painted on the front of a pumpkin. The faces are enhanced in great detail, including facial hair and other features.

The Fashion Farm Pumpkin Fantasyland was started more than four decades ago by the late Charlie Williams, Patty Becker’s father. Her son, Jason Becker, is

the third generation of their family to help lead the business. This year he came up with the learning center, in front of the Fashion Farm garden center, separate but adjacent to the fantasyland.

“We’ve always tried to be educational with our displays but really took it up a notch this year. The hands-on learning center will help educate kids, and all visitors, about pumpkins,” Jason Becker said.

The “anatomy of a pumpkin” display will allow children to cut open pumpkins and see the various parts. They’ll be able to weigh a pumpkin, take out all of the seeds and insides and then weigh the pumpkin again. Another display will allow kids to fl oat a pumpkin to show how buoyancy works.

Younger children will be able to play with a large pumpkin puzzle. Admission to the fantasyland costs $2, with the learning center available for another $1. Kids age 2 and under are admitted free. Learning center hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Each year, the fantasyland is visited by more than 1,000 school

children who arrive by the busload from schools throughout northeast Indiana. Other special attractions include a hay maze and more.

‘Fun Run’ is SundaySunday will feature the annual

“Pumpkin Fun Run” at Fashion Farm, with several dozen classic autos and trucks brought to Ligonier by their owners.

Saturday, Junior Achieve-ment of Noble County is hosting a fundraiser at the Pumpkin Fantasyland, with tickets priced a $11 each as donations for Junior Achievement.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, the annual “Charlie Pumpkin’s Safe Kids Day” will be hosted at Fashion Farm, with local police offi cers, fi refi ghters and EMS crews on hand for a day-long learning experience.

Avalon Village nursing home in Ligonier is sponsoring senior citizens’ day Oct. 19 at Fashion Farm.

More information is available on the Fashion Farm Facebook page.

One of the largest and tallest displays at the Pumpkin Fantasyland at Fashion Farm shows an ostrich, stretching more than six feet tall, along with his friend, in the lower right, a toucan. “Zooland Babies” is this year’s theme.

BOB BUTTGEN

BY JAMES TEWjtew@kpcmedia.com

CROMWELL — This is not what Sister Elsie Fregeau had planned for her retirement.

“I think God has a remark-able sense of humor,” she said, sitting behind her cluttered pastor’s desk in the pastor’s offi ce at Calvary Lutheran Church in Cromwell, “because I never, ever wanted to work in a parish.”

Her title for six more days is interim minister, even though the “interim” has lasted nearly eight years. Lacking ordination, Sister Elsie can’t offi cially hold the title of pastor, but that doesn’t mean much in the day-to-day life of the church.

“If you ask people in this congregation what I am, they would say, ‘She’s our pastor,’ because that’s what I do for them,” she said.

Her plan upon retirement when she moved to Sylvan Lake — close to her family in Kendallville — was to work in hospice; she had served as hospice chaplain at Lutheran General Hospital in suburban Chicago for the previous nine years.

“I love working with hospice people, with hospice patients, with the staff, the nurses and the social workers, and being a supportive person there as a part of that team. That was my call,” she said.

She took a little time to do nothing and rebuild, she said, and hiked the woods near her home thinking about what to do next.

In the meantime, an area pastor recommended Sister Elsie help fi ll in as pulpit supply at Calvary, which had been two years without a pastor. After doing so on and off over the course of a year, the church’s call committee asked her to serve there in a pastoral role.

“I have no training to be in this job, absolutely none,” she said. “I had never had a preaching course that was not part of the courses that I took at school, because this isn’t what I wanted to do. And this is where I wound up.

“I told them, ‘I’m not the person you need,’ and they said, ‘You’re the one we want,’ and I’ve been here ever since.”

Though Sister Elsie felt unprepared for her job, the church expanded its ministries under her leadership. Current efforts include a women’s group making more than 60 quilts sent to Lutheran World Federation and congrega-tion members working at the local food pantry.

Thanks to grants from the Lutheran Foundation and United Way, the church hosts the monthly Community Table — including providing toiletries, diapers and other items that can’t be purchased with food stamps to those who attend.

“I think (the congregation has) been pleased with the things that we’ve done, with the ministries that are coming out of this church,” Sister Elsie said. “I keep encouraging them not to focus inwardly, but to focus out. They need to take their ministry outside the door.”

This detour to Sister Elsie’s plans will come to an end

Cromwell’s Sister Elsie

to retire

Open house is Sunday for Sister Fregeau

CROMWELL — A retirement party for Sister Elsie Fregeau will be offered by Calvary Lutheran Church, Cromwell, on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at the Cromwell branch of the Noble County Public Library.

All are welcome.

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Seems to be a plethora of health problems facing people I know these days, and a lot of them are related to kidneys.

But it’s not all bad news either. And the people I am going to mention here have given me permission, so I won’t violate any health/privacy laws.

First, little Morgan Shearer is on the mend; back in school and doing much better than last week when she was in an Indianapolis children’s hospital with kidney failure.

Another health scare popped up about two weeks ago when former West Noble standout athlete Dirk Ormsby came down with a collapsed lung and spent several days in the hospital. He went through at least one surgery plus procedures, but fought back and at last report from his mom, Charisse, he is fi nally back home.

Dirk just transferred to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb where he is on the baseball team.

The power of prayer does work! I know some of you don’t believe that it does, but on the other, it surely can’t hurt.

And now here’s a related story with another good ending.

Bob Mace, who lives down in the Kimmell area, had a kidney transplant about a month ago, and it all went well. This was a big-time operation that he and his family waited for, for more than two years.

I talked to Bob this week. He told me he went to Indianapolis for a checkup on Tuesday. They told him he was doing so well that he didn’t have to return to the transplant center for any more followups. He does have to go to Goshen twice a week for blood tests and then monthly checkups from then on, at his local doctor.

Rod Leamon also checked in with me the other day, and said he has been moved up higher on the kidney transplant list, and is hopeful something could happen in his direction in the next few months or so.

At West Noble Primary School, one of the teacher’s husbands, Tim Tower, is

soon going to Florida with his wife, Christine, who teaches fi rst grade there. He is donating one of his kidneys to his mother! The Towers live in Columbia City and I’ll try to get an update on this situation.

In another case, I haven’t talked to him personally, but Steve, the voice of the Chargers, is headed for some serious tests on his kidneys next week, so keep him in your prayers.

And now for something completely different: A long-time reader asked me to publish this reward notice this week, so here goes:

Lost, silver colored bracelet believed to be acciden-tally sold at the Winter Warm-up sale at the rec center in February 2013. Sold to a young lady in a small, white box of lots of other jewelry. One heart-shaped charm. On the back is the date 10-14-2006. If you have it, please call 260-710-4759.

See you next week, or maybe at the homecoming football game where we have a good chance to pick up a win over Central Noble this Friday!

Health problems keep us praying

THE BOB REPORT Bob Buttgen

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Ricky KlineINDIANAPOLIS —

Ricky J. Kline of Indianap-olis, Ind., and formerly of Ligonier, Ind., passed away

unexpect-edly Sunday morning,Sep-tember 29, 2013, at the age of 53.

He was born on May 31, 1960, the son of Oscar

Edward and Marguerite Irene (Randol) Kline in McCray Memorial Hospital. On September 29, 1991, he married Patricia G. Collins; she survives.

Also surviving are his children, Ian, Gia, Kia, and Patrick; one grandchild, Kaci Rae; his siblings, Karen (Charles) Anglin of Cromwell, Calvin (Julie) Kline of Syracuse, and Randy Kline of Ligonier.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kenny Kline; and a sister, Connie Parsons.

Rick was a 1979 graduate of West Noble High School and later earned a degree in Mortuary Science from Mid-America College of

Funeral Service. He was a member of the Pi Sigma Eta National Morticians Frater-nity. During his career worked for and assisted in many area funeral homes including Billings Funeral Home, Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home, Brazzell Funeral Homes, Walkerton Funeral Home, MC Smith Funeral Home, and Yeager Funeral Home as well as many others. He owned and operated Kline Funeral Home in Millersburg, Ind., until 2009.

Rick had been a Jehovah’s Witness for 42 years.

Rick had a sincere passion for people and was always willing to lend his time and talents to anyone he could help. He touched many lives and will be greatly missed. Though now gone ahead of us, he will always be remembered for his honest heart, selfl ess love, and of course, the corny jokes he loved to tell.

A funeral service will be held in Rick’s honor today, Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway

South; Ligonier, Ind. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.

Friends and family will be received from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. prior to the service on Thursday.

Memorial contribu-tions may be given to the family for his son Patrick’s education.

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

Ethel WestLIGONIER — Ethel

L. West, 94, of Ligonier, passed away on Sept. 28, 2013, at Avalon Village Nursing Home.

She was born on Oct. 3, 1918, in Noble

County to J.C. & Emma (Lawson) Lee. She married Morris “Bus” West in 1940. He preceded her in death in 1982.

She is survived by two sons, Jerry (Sheila) West of Ft. Myers, Fla. and Terry (Kathy) West of Syracuse;

as well as fi ve grandchil-dren and 12 great-grand-children; two brothers, Richard (Joyce) Lee of Flagstaff, Ariz. and Ronald (Sally) Lee of Stanton, Ky., and a sister, Wilma Ratliff of Freadburg, Ky. also survive.

Mrs. West was preceded in death by her husband, infant son, Larry West, a granddaughter, Anjanette West, and six siblings.

Ethel was a lifelong resident of Noble County. She was employed at Essex Wire for over 21 years and attended Ligonier Church of Christ. She was a “reading grandma” at West Noble Elementary. She participated in the Golden Girls for many years.

A funeral service in her honor was held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Yeager Funeral Home. Pastor Mel Harrell offi ciated. Burial was in Oak Park Cemetery.

Calling was Wednesday at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767.

Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or Avalon Village Activity Fund.

OBITUARIESTHE BOB REPORT

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Vendors are needed for crafts, food & live music. There will be a scarecrow contest

along Cavin Street on the light poles.

For more information, register as a vendor,or participate in the contest

call Norma Donley 260-463-6647 or stop by Ligonier Floral for a sign-up sheet

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Legal Notices•

NOTICE OF DETERMINATION TOCONSTRUCT ADDITIONS AND

IMPROVEMENTS TO THELIGONIER SEWAGE WORKS

AND THE ADOPTION ANDPURPORT OF THE

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SAMEProperty owners, ratepayers and

other interested parties in or served,or to be served by the sewage worksof the City of Ligonier, Indiana("City") are hereby notified that onSeptember 23, 2013, the CommonCounci l adopted OrdinanceNo.843-2013, thereby determining toconstruct the additions and improve-ments to the City's sewage worksgenerally consisting of the elimina-tion of combined sewer overflowpoints, the construction of new sani-tary and storm sewers in selectedparts of the city, separation of sew-ers, lift station upgrades, and im-provements to the treatment plant inaccordance with the plans and speci-fications prepared by the consultingengineers employed by the City forthe projects.

The maximum estimated cost ofthe projects is $6,230,000. Ordi-nance No. 843-2013_ further di-rected that all or a portion of the costof the projects shall be financed bythe issuance of revenue bonds, inone or more series, in an amount notto exceed $6,230,000, which bondswill be payable solely from the netrevenues of the sewage works. Thebonds will be sold at a negotiatedsale to the Indiana Finance Authority(IFA) or at a competitive sale at aninterest rate not to exceed 4% perannum, and will mature semiannuallyon January 1 and July 1 over a pe-riod ending no later than (i) twenty(20) years after substantial comple-tion of the projects for any bondssold to IFA, or (ii) January 1, 2034 forany bonds sold at a competitive sale.Copies of the plans, specifications,cost estimates and of Ordinance No.843-2013, are on file in the office ofthe Clerk-Treasurer and are availablefor inspection by any interested par-ties during regular business hours.Objections to the projects and thebonds may be filed in the time andmanner provided by the IndianaCode, Title 36, Article 9, Chapter 23.

Dated this ____ day of October,2013.

/s/ Barbara J. HawnClerk Treasurer

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NOTICE OF DETERMINATIONTO ISSUE BONDS OF THE

CITY OF LIGONIER, INDIANATaxpayers of the City of Ligonier,

Indiana ("City") are notified that theCommon Council did, on September23, 2012, adopt an ordinance author-izing the issuance of bonds of theCity in an amount not to exceed$570,000 for the purpose of provid-ing funds for the construction and ac-quisition of certain capital improve-ments and equipment needs of theCity, together with all necessary im-provements, appurtenances andequipment related thereto and to paythe costs of issuance of such bonds.The bonds are to bear interest at arate or rates not to exceed 4% perannum (the exact rate or rates to bedetermined by bidding) and are tomature annually on August 1 of eachyear with a final maturity no laterthan August 1, 2018, and are to bepayable from property taxes leviedand collected on all taxable propertyin the City.

Dated this 3rd day of October,2013.

CITY OF LIGONIER, INDIANA/s/ Barbara Hawn, Clerk-Treasurer

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that the Ligo-nier Public Library shall receivesealed bids from experienced andeligible contractors at the LigonierPublic Library (Temporary Location),905_, Lincolnway South, Ligonier, In-diana 46767.

Until 4:00 p.m. local time, on Tues-day, October 29th, 2013 for:

A Renovation and Addition to theexisting Ligonier Public Library

Each bid proposal shall include alllabor, material and services neces-sary to complete the projects in strictaccordance with the drawings andspecifications as prepared and on filein the office of The Architect: KeltyTappy Design, Inc., 116 E. BerryStreet, Suite 700, Fort Wayne, Indi-ana 46802 and in the office of theProject Manager: Construction Con-trol, Inc., 9602 Coldwater Road, FortWayne, IN 46825. All work for thecomplete construction of the projectwill be under three (3) prime con-tracts with the Owner or its assigneebased on the bids received and oncombinations awarded. The three(3) prime contracts will be: GeneralConstruction, Mechanical and Electri-cal.

Bid ill b d d d l d

4:00 p.m. (local time) at the LigonierPublic Library (Temporary Location),905_ Lincolnway South, Ligonier, In-diana 46767.

Bidding contractors may obtain ac-cess to bid information and printeddocuments by contacting EasternEngineering Supply, 1239 NorthWells Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana46808 at 260/426-3119. Once regis-tered, bidders will be able to reviewdocuments online and order printedcopies of plans and specifications.Printed documents can be picked upfrom Eastern Engineering Supply orthey can be shipped directly to you.Bidders are required to pay all print-ing, shipping, handling, and onlinefees.

The bid documents can be viewedon the Construction Control, Inc. planroom at www.ConstructionControlinc.com or www.cciplanroom.net/.

All bidding contractors that receivedocuments from this site will receiveproject update notifications through-out the bid process. Questions aboutthe online access or the availability ofprinted documents can be directed toE a s t e r n E n g i n e e r i n g a t260/426-3119.

Bidding documents will also bemade available for viewing at the Li-gonier Public Library (Temporary Lo-cation), 905_ Lincolnway South, Li-gonier, Indiana 46767.

A Pre-bid Conference will be heldon Friday, October 4, 2013 starting at10:00 a.m. local time and a secondPre-bid Conference will be held onTuesday, October 22, 2013 startingat 10:00 a.m. local time. BothPre-Bid Conferences will be at the Li-gonier Public Library, 300 SouthMain Street, Ligonier, Indiana 46767.

The Owner reserves the right to ac-cept or reject any bids and to waiveany irregularities in bidding. No bid-der may withdraw his bid for a periodof thirty (30) calendar days after thedate set for bid opening.

The Ligonier Public Library is taxexempt and taxes shall not be in-cluded in the Bid price. The provi-sions shall apply to both transactionsbetween the Ligonier Public Libraryand the successful Contractor and totransactions between the Contractorand manufacturers.

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More scenes from Fashion Farm’s Pumpkin Fantasyland

This cute and cuddly elephant is right at home in the Africa portion of the “Zooland Babies” exhibit at Fashion Farm’s Pumpkin Fantasyland this year. Exhibits are open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Oct. 31.

BOB BUTTGEN

Jason Becker, third-generation caretaker of the Pumpkin Fantasyland in Ligonier, prepares this year’s crop of pumpkins on display at Fashion Farm. The price of pumpkins, 29-cents a pound, as remained steady for the past 15 years or so.

BOB BUTTGEN

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Local artist Sharon Cripe produces this “Hall of Presidents” every year at the Fashion Farm for its Pumpkin Fantasyland. Every president, from Washington to Obama, is recreated for the display.

Ligonier library Zombie Walk is Oct. 12LIGONIER — On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Ligonier library

Zombie Walk will be taking over Main Street again. Participants will be meeting at Pettit Park due to renova-

tions happening at the library. In celebration of World Zombie Day, celebrated in cities

all over the world, the Zombie Walk will be collecting food for Noble County food pantrys.

Starting at 4 p.m., the Zombie Olympics and Zombifying magic begin. Library volunteers will help zombify any willing participants. Then at 6 p.m., all zombies will meet at the intersection of Main and West Union streets and walk down Main Street of Ligonier.

Make sure to bring a canned-goods donation to be entered into a drawing.

Want to volunteer? See Angela or Jed at the Ligonier Public Library, 894-4511.

Sunday when she takes the pulpit at Calvary for the fi nal time. Advancing years — she turns 80 on Oct. 23 — and a bout with breast cancer last year convinced her it was time to move on.

She said she will miss the people of the congregation the most, especially the children. The church, which can afford only a part-time pastor, has been encour-aged to pool resources with like-minded church bodies, she said.

She wishes someone who has experience with youth and families could be brought in.

“I think the community needs it. There is nothing here for the kids,” she said.

Her future plans include travel, and perhaps going back to work in hospice or with cancer services programs, something she found was lacking in the area through her own experi-ence.

But if God has other plans, who knows?

“God has a funny way of working things out in His own time,” she said. “Sometimes I get anxious to have it be my time, and it’s not my time, it’s His time, so sometimes I just have to wait.”

SISTER: Continued from Page One

A fundraiser for Junior Achieve-ment takes place

Saturday at Fashion Farm from 4-8 p.m.

Tickets are $11 each for an evening

of fun.

LIGONIER — The Future Ligonier Alliance is hosting its annual scarecrow decorating contest along South Cavin Street in the downtown area.

A Fall Festival is set for Friday, Oct. 18, from 4-8 p.m. in the downtown area.

The public is invited to build a decorative scarecrow and attach it to a light-pole in the downtown area.

Judging will be done around Oct. 16, so be sure to have scarecrows in place by then.

Vendors are needed to set up to sell food and items at the fall festival. More details are available by contacting Norma Donley of the FLA at 463-6647.

Registration sheets are also available at Ligonier

Floral Shop on S. Cavin Street.

• The Ligonier Chamber of Commerce and the Ligonier Fire Department are teaming up for “Breakfast With Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the fi re station.

• In Cromwell, local

crafters are planning the second annual “Christmas in the Village” on the second fl oor of the Cromwell library.

Dates are Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15. Santa Claus will be at the library on Dec. 14.

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Cromwell clean-up days, garages sales are

Friday, SaturdayCROMWELL — The town of Cromwell is having

town-wide garage sales and annual fall clean-up day this week.

Both events are Friday and Saturday.For the clean-up day, Cromwell residents can bring

unwanted items to the area behind the street department, next to the fi re station, on both Friday and Saturday. Those using this service must be residents of Cromwell and should bring a water bill as proof.

There are some restrictions on what can be accepted by the town. No air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers or anything with freon or coolants are allowed. Also, no tires or batteries.

Contact Cromwell Town Hall at 856-2108 for more details.

Ligonier Presbyterian Church rummage sale planned

LIGONIER — Ligonier Presbyterian Church is having its annual fall rummage and bake sales on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 10 and 11, at the church, 407 S. Cavin Street, Ligonier.

Hours on both days are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Shoppers can fi ll a bag of shoes and clothes for $3.

Church hosting recycling event on Saturday

LIGONIER — Ligonier Evangelical Church will have its fi nal “Recycle for a Reason” day on Saturday in the church parking lot on Lincolnway South (U.S. 33), starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until noon.

This will be the fi nal recycling day of the season. They will start back up again when it gets closer to spring. The public is invited to bring materials for recycling. Proceeds go to The Crossing Education Center, an alternative school serving the West Noble area.

West Noble Primary School hosted the mobile dentist program last week. The mobile dental program is based out of Farmington Hills, Mich., and provides dental care in schools for students that don’t have a local dentist or have not been able to visit a dentist recently. They accept private insurance or Medicaid and have grants available for those that need fi nancial assistance. They provided x-rays, cleaning, fl uoride treatment and sealants to students, as needed. They were able to see 52 students at the school over two days, and plan a return trip to Ligonier in April.

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WN actors to present ‘Arabian Nights’

LIGONIER — “Arabian Nights” by Mary Zimmerman will be presented by Theatre33 at West Noble High School in three performances on Oct. 11-12-13. Friday and Saturday performances are 7 p.m. and the Sunday perfor-mance is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.

Zimmerman, a professor of performance studies at Northwestern University, has many acclaimed adapta-tions to her credit including: “The Metamorphosis,” “The Odyssey,” “Journey to the West,” “Eleven Rooms of Proust,” “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci,” “The Little Prince” and most recently, “The Jungle Book.”

“Arabian Nights” is based on the tale of “One Thousand and One Nights” where King Shahryar marries, loves then kills a young woman each night – until he encounters the clever Scheherezade, played by West Noble senior Kristen Alcalá. According to play director Amy Dreibelbish, Scheherezade tells inventive tales of love, laughter and loss – for one thousand and one nights to delay her death.

“Arabian Nights” is a story within a story, within yet another story; therefore, each actor plays more than one character as each story unfolds.

Cast ListAlexis Alcalá – Perfect

Love, Other Woman, Second Girl, Woman by the River, and others

Kristen Alcalá – Scheherezade, Aziz’s Mother, Experienced Woman #2

Alejandra Aranda – Dunyzade, Second Child, Second Sister-in-Law, Little Foot

Sarah Buttgen – Kurd, Boatman, Ala al-Din, and others

Maria Carrillo – Slave Girl, Azizah, and others

Marco Carrizales – Jafar, Greengrocer, Poor Man, First Genie, Hard Head

Sammy Coates – Second Sage, Tortoise / Princess, and others

Joe De Luna – Harun al-Rashid, Sheikh al-Islam, Kings (in both stories during Confusion of Stories)

Continued in next column

Skylar Denman - ShahryarFavi Dimas – Wazir,

Clarinetist, Man in Dream, Abu al-Hasan, Sleeper

Lauren Durbin – Robber, Sympathy the Learned, First Girl, and others

Emily Durham – Chief of Police, First Sister-in-Law, and others

Kaeli Hart – Third Child and others

Tessa Hartman – First Sage, Second Genie, and others

Marcus Henderson – Madman, Pastrycook, Sheikh, Aziz, Bilateral, Ishak of Mosul

Jocy Herrera – Kadi, Mother (Confusion of Stories), and others

Tiffany Jaramillo – Jester’s Wife, Mother (Clarinetist’s Tale), Third Sage, and Experienced Woman #1, and others

Amelia Kurtz – Prince(ss) of Fools, Persian, Sleeper, and others

Elizabeth Lee – First Child and others

Travis Lee – Butcher, Masrur, and others

Grace Ness – Girl, Girl in Garden, and others

Nick Weimer – Chief of Keys, Jester, Boy, Prince, Sheik al-Fadl

Directors: Cliff Schwartz and Amy Dreibelbis

For more information or photos, see the Theatre33 website: theatre33.com or contact Dreibelbis at 894-3191, ext. 3514 or dreibelbisa@westnoble.k12.in.us.

Pizza buffet is Friday night

Theatre33 is hosting a pizza buffet on Friday before the homecoming football game at West Noble High School. It’s $6 per person from 4:30-7 p.m.

Cast List, continued

Holiday events coming up in WN area

MOBILE DENTISTRY OFFICE VISITS SCHOOL

LIGONIER — Shiloh Baptist Church will offer a rummage and bake sale today through Saturday.

The sale will run from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church at 709 Johnson St., Ligonier. Friday and Saturday will be a bag sale.

Items available will include TV stands, a TV, monitors, a ping pong table, sink units, doors, kerosene heater, dishes, clothes, shoes and purses.

Something that I’ve about always known about Jesus’ teaching, and I suppose just took for granted, suddenly became very wonderfully personal this past week, during my ministry to someone else who was in great physical pain and stress!

I admit it has totally changed my thinking, my ministry and my personal life.

I feel sorry for the many people on Facebook who see being a Christian as only believing something they have been told, read or been raised to accept.

I recall in the 1960s a professor from a college in Georgia made headlines all over the world by declaring that “God is dead!”

The famous songwriter, Stewart Hamblin, upon

hearing of it responded, “That’s strange; I just spoke with Him this morning.”

I am a man of prayer. I try to begin and end my day with prayer, but I pray and speak to the Lord several times through the day as well. I have always taught in my ministry that prayer is a two-way conversation, and one of the problems with lots of people’s prayers is that they talk too much.

Give God a chance to

speak to you as well. He can and he will.

So what was it that I discovered?

Jesus, in his ministry, many times said, “Do not be afraid.”

It was sometimes the very fi rst thing he said. I was asked to pray for someone. I’ve done that perhaps hundreds of times. There was a crowd of people present. The Spirit suddenly made me aware that I was there representing Jesus. I am not He, but I am His servant.

I shared from the deepest part of my heart what I felt the Spirit was having me say and I’ve learned when the Lord is there, we do not need to fear because He is always in control.

We quickly learn in life that it is often full of

suffering and pain. The unexpected often brings our world crashing down upon us. We have also been informed that there will be a day when pain, sorrow, suffering, heartaches and disappointments will be a thing of the past.

The group and I give our thanks to Jesus, because He gave us a miracle of healing! Jesus often told those whose lives he changed, “your faith has made you whole.”

Faith is key here. It is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Thank you again, Jesus! Thank you.

Rev. Lutton is senior pastor at the Ligonier

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

john.lutton@gmail.com.

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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. 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.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 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, 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

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Monday, October 14, 20134:00 - 7:00 PM

809 Lincolnway S.Ligonier, IN

Preview 2 hours prior to auction or by appt.

Tracts 1-6 downtown Ligonier, IN

Auction for Tracts 1-18 sold at locations of Tracts 5 & 6

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013 • 5 PMBUILDINGS, APARTMENTS, BUILDING LOTS

ALL AT ABSOLUTE AUCTION!Tract 1: 216 South Cavin St., Ligonier, IN10,248 sq. ft. store front on SR 5 - 12 upstairs apartments12 apartments. Recently been operating 10 of them (2 need refurbishment). Total of three 1-bedroom apts. $125/wk. (including utilities) and nine 2-bedroom apts. $145/wk. (including utilities). Store front new 1 yr. lease plus option for tenant to renew twice, each for 1 additional year. Currently $600.00/month (no utilities). Year 2 $650.00/month (no utilities). Year 3 $725.00/month (no utilities).Taxes: $5,470 per year.

Tract 2: 108 South Cavin St., Ligonier, IN17,124 sq. ft. building.Retail front on SR 5, upstairs apartments in this building are currently empty. Taxes: $4,820.00 per year.

Tract 3: 109 West Lincolnway, Ligonier, IN3,328 sq. ft. apartment building, includes parking lot area. Five 2-bedroom units. Apartments all operational. Recently full occupancy. Great location, strong demand. Across from Pettit Park (corner of Lincolnway W. and Cavin St.) $150.00/wk. (including utilities). Taxes: $2,072 per year.

Tract 4: 103 South Main St., Ligonier, IN4,981 sq. ft. apartment building with parking lot area.3 operating apartments. Potentially 5 additional apartments. Full occupancy for 12+ months. Great location, strong demand. All 2 bedroom renting for $150.00/week +/-. Taxes: $2,652.00 per year.

Tract 5: 42’x78’ parking lot area - or building lot.

Tract 6: 42’x78’ parking lot area - or building lot.Tracts 3-6 will be offered in a multi-parcel format.

Tract 7-18: 12 lots located on Park Meadows Dr., Ligonier, INWest of the intersection of US 6 and SR 5 to South Townline Rd. Then north to West Union St. Go east to Park Meadows Dr.

Lots sold in multi-parcel system.

Tract 18A-18B-18C: 3 boat lots located in Enchanted HillsSold in LigonierAll three boat lots are located in Enchanted Hills subdivision on Morris Rd.

Tract 19: Located in North Webster, IN • Sold on site at 7:30 p.m.Lots 15, 16, 17, 18 of the Woodcock Woods addition. Located south of North Web-ster, IN on SR 13 to Backwater Road, then east to EMS W30 Lane, then north to EMS W 30A Lane.

Terms: 10% down payment of the day of the auction with the balance in cash due at closing in approximately 45 days. The down payment may be made in the form of cash, cashier’s check, personal check or corporate check. Your bidding is not conditional upon financing, so be sure you have arranged financing, if needed, and are capable of paying cash at closing. All final bid prices are subject to approval by the sellers.

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FROM THE WINDOW

OF MY STUDY

•Rev. John Lutton

Remember: Faith is key to prayer‘Write a Will’ workshops plannedLIGONIER — “Write A Will” workshops, sponsored

by the Noble County Community Foundation and Kendall-ville attorney Douglas Atz, will be held in three locations in October. Dates and locations are:

• Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2-4 p.m., Kendallville Public Library;• Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6-8 p.m., Noble County Public

Library — West, Albion, Shultz Meeting Room;• Thursday, Oct. 24, 4-6 p.m., Noble County Community

Foundation, 1599 Lincolnway South, Ligonier.There will be a limited number of seats available. Partici-

pants are encouraged to register as soon as possible for the free workshops by calling the Noble County Community Founda-tion at 894-3335 or sending an email to jennifer@noblecoun-tycf.org. Be sure to include name, address and phone number.

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Macy’s ParadeNovember 27-30, 2013Broadway in Chicago

“Elf” - December 7, 2013 - One day tour(Includes Christmas Musical, Shop at American Girl,

Lunch at Rainforest Café, Dinner at Gino’s, Christkindlmarket)Leaves from Edgerton’s Mishawaka office only

AIR & CRUISE:Hawaii Soft Adventure Tour

February 3-14, 2014Hawaii

February 26-March 9, 2014Best of Italy

March 25-April 4, 2014Panama Canal

April 13-29, 2014Rhine River Cruise*

September 12-21, 2014 *Option to include Switzerland

September 21-27, 2014

TRAIN TOUR:Gems of ArizonaMarch 1-12, 2014

Chargers face CN in homecoming football gameLIGONIER — The

Charger football team will be looking forward to being at home Friday in their homecoming game against Central Noble.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m. for the homecoming contest that features two well-matched teams. Both squads are 1-5 on the season.

Last Friday, West Noble

discovered why Churubusco is state-ranked and undefeated as the Eagles pinned a 49-0 loss on the Chargers in a Northeast Corner Conference football game played in ‘Busco.

West Noble, 1-5, was unable to mount much of an offense as the ‘Busco defense kept West Noble out of the endzone for the

entire 48 minutes.The Chargers completed

several passes with quarter-back Landon Stover back in the lineup. Dillon Alexander caught fi ve passes for 42 yards from Stover. Also catching passes were Keaton Taylor, Payton Shrock, Levi Nelson, Riley McFarren and Josh Alexander.

Churubusco, 6-0, scored

just once in the fi rst quarter but then recorded two touchdowns in each of the second, third and fourth quarters.

Adrian Springer scored fi rst for ’Busco on a seven-yard run.

Kane Johnson then scored three touchdowns for the winners; two in the second and one in the third

quarters. His fi rst two runs were good for 28 yards each and the fi nal six-pointer was a 53-yard run.

Quarterback Hayden Kilgore then followed up with two touchdown passes. The fi nal TD for Churubusco came on a 19-yard interception return.

The loss moves Churubusco one game

closer to a showdown with Lakeland in two weeks for the conference champion-ship.

The homecoming parade and crowning of the king and queen will take place during halftime of the football game. There’s a pizza buffet for $6 per person before the game in the school cafeterial.

West Noble senior tennis player Quinn Groff returns a shot during Monday’s doubles match against Jimtown.

Tom Atz

Tennis team 4th in NECCThe West Noble tennis team placed fourth out of nine

teams in the NECC tennis tournament last week as they prepare for sectionals that start today at East Noble.

In the NECC matches, the Chargers received strong play from its No. 2 doubles team of Grant Moser and Jacob Musselman as they placed third in the conference. At No. 1 singles, Tyler Rothhaar was named honorable mention All NECC by placing fourth overall.

At No. 3 singles, Josh Gaff placed fourth for the Chargers. The Chargers fi nished behind Angola, Fairfi eld and Westview.

Then on Monday of this week, the boys defeated Jimtown by a 3-2 score. It was the fi nal home match for the boys.

Winning against Jimtown were Rothhaar, who took a three-set thriller for his victory.

Also winning for the Chargers were Josh Gaff in singles, and at doubles, Jacob Musselman and Grant Moser.

Next week: Updates on cross country and girls soccer. NECC cross country

meets are Saturday at West Noble.

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Soccer team beats Westview, nears NECC titleBY KEN FILLMORE

kfi llmore@kpcmedia.comEMMA — The Class 1A

third-ranked West Noble boys soccer team clinched a tie for the Northeast Corner Conference regular season championship with a 3-0 triumph over Westview Tuesday night.

“Our game plan was executed very well by our players,” Chargers senior forward/midfi elder Abel Zamarripa said. “We knew what they are. Westview has a lot of speed. They have a strong team on and off the ball.”

The Chargers defeated their nearest competition in the NECC for the second time this season and could very well see the Warriors again next week in the 1A Westview Sectional.

If they do meet for a third time, it would be in the sectional fi nal on Oct. 12. But they both would have to win a semifi nal match fi rst next Wednesday. Westview ended its regular season last night and will play an improved

Prairie Heights team next Wednesday at 5 p.m., then West Noble plays the winner of Monday’s fi rst-round contest between Lakeland and The Howe School.

The Chargers (13-2-2, 7-0 NECC) has work to do before the postseason. They will fi nish the regular season at Hamilton Thursday and will try to clinch the conference title outright.

On Tuesday, Westview goalkeeper Tarrin Beachy robbed Chris Najera twice early in the match with two big saves. But West Noble got the ball to bounce their way off of Brian Macias’ corner kick to score fi rst 7 minutes, 16 seconds into the match.

Macias’ corner kick bounced off of a couple Warrior players toward the Westview goal. Beachy could not react quick enough and the ball glanced off of one of his hips and into the goal for an own goal.

The Warriors (9-6-1,

6-1) made some runs at West Noble, but they did not develop into many quality scoring chances. Charger senior goalkeeper Jonathan Moreno only had to make two saves to get the shutout and best one of the two came about 6:15 into the second half when he leaped to catch Jacob Berkey’s shot off a nice Warrior centering pass.

“That’s been our season. We’ll get the ball around the top of the box and sail it over the net,” Westview coach Dennis Berkey said. “But I thought we battled well. We had a lot of good minutes from a lot of guys.”

West Noble had a fast break and fi nished with about 16 1/2 minutes left to go ahead 2-0. Erik Silva slammed it into the goal on an assist from Najera.

That play fell in line with the adjustment West Noble made with leading scorer Uriel Macias out for much of the second half with ankle injuries.

“We had change our game plan and counter

attacked more,” Zamarripa said. “We had to keep our feet on the ground and stay focused.”

Zamarripa scored off a Warriors giveaway with 4:49 left. He took errant pass and made nice one-one-one moves against a Westview defender to free himself for a shot he fi red high and to the right of Beachy.

Berkey thinks his guys are playing well against very good competition. The Warriors have lost three out of four matches, including twice to West Noble. The Chargers beat Westview 4-2 in the NECC Tournament championship match on the Warriors’ pitch on Sept. 21. The Warriors let a 1-0 lead get away in a 2-1 home loss to a quality Bethany

Christian club on Friday.“I know (West Noble)

is a good team. They throw a lot at ya,” Berkey said. “But you can learn a lot from losses. The guys are still hungry and are not downhearted. We moved the ball well in the fi rst half.”

The Chargers fi rst won the junior varsity match 2-0.

Brian Shepherd of Ligonier fi nished fi rst at 16:32 in the St. Martin’s Healthcare Clinic Hog Jog 5k Run/Walk in Garrett on a recent Saturday morning. Shepherd is principal at West Noble Primary School and former cross country coach at West Noble High School. Organizers reported 75 participants in the event to benefi t the clinic that provides healthcare for the uninsured.

Shepherd wins race in Garrett

West Noble goalie Jonathan Moreno had a great game against Westview.

Ken Fillmore

LIGONIER — The West Noble volleyball team has three matches in the coming 10 days as the girls prepare for the conference and sectional tournaments.

The team is loaded with talent and plays hard, attracting good-size crowds to their home matches.

“We have a really great group of girls this year,” said varsity coach Danielle Powell. “We knew coming into it that this would be a season of rebuilding; we are quite young and inexpe-rienced in terms of varsity level of play. With this in mind, we have talked many times about looking for the successes we experience as a team — beyond just wins and losses.”

Tuesday, the girls are home against Wawasee; on Thursday of next week they travel to Prairie Heights before the always-tough

Whitko Invitational on Oct. 12.

Powell said she is proud her team continues to develop and the girl learns how to be better, all-around players.

“I frequently remind the girls how easy it is to get caught up in the idea that success can only be measured by the number of wins; I emphasize the importance of growth as a team as well as individual player s— how those should be celebrated as successes,” Powell said.

Two seniors serve as captains and mentors to the team: Kelsie Peterson and Rachel Schermerhorn. This is Peterson’s fourth year as the varsity setter, and Schermerhorn’s third year as a varsity hitter. The pair sets the foundation of experience on the fl oor and within the program.

“Each of these girls has done a remarkable job this year stepping up and leading their teammates,” their coach said. “Our juniors — Amanda Huntsman, Cara Groff and Taylor Fisher — have also been an essential part of forming this year’s team. Amanda and Cara bring a second year of varsity experience to the fl oor, and Taylor has developed into a strong outside hitter and clutch zone server for our team.”

A pair of sophomores, Becca Schermerhorn and Vanesa Ratliff, are new to the varsity level this year. Ratliff has proven to be an aggressive, powerful middle hitter, while Schermer-horn, (Rachel’s cousin), splits her time setting at the JV level and focusing on her right-side hitting and defense for the varsity.

“Both girls are gaining

more experience and knowledge of the game with each match they play,” Powell noted.

Looking to the future, a pair of ninth-graders, Kaylie Warble and Kenzie Teel, have both stepped up as freshmen players. Although they are young, both girls have brought a sound defensive element to the team. Warble provides a big presence at the net, while Teel plays solid defense on the left side.

Powell said several other girls — Sarah Buchanan, Taylor Rose and Erin Mawhorter — have done a nice job stepping in and playing defense whenever they are called upon.

The conference and sectional tournament draws will be announced soon. In the sport of high school volleyball, it’s unpredict-able who will advance,

Young WN volleyball team plays tough

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