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May 17,
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New life for shuttered Berne biz
By JANNAYA ANDREWS
A Berne business that sat vacant
for 2 1⁄2 years is up and running after
months of rehabilitation, Berne City
Council learned May 9.
Representatives
of
Sherrell
Investments LLC, Tennessee, and
Indiana Coatings Inc. — along with
Larry Macklin, director of Adams
County
Economic
Development
Corporation — came before the council in September 2015 requesting
“super” abatements for the two new
businesses following the purchase
of the former Ficosa building at 917
Liechty Road.
The original abatements included
a personal property abatement for
Sherrell — who purchased the former
Ficosa building — and one abatement
each for Sherrell and Indiana Coatings
for new manufacturing equipment.
Now those companies are back
to file the annual CF-1 compliance
form with the city. Indiana companies applying for an abatement are
required to file a statement of benefits, stating the amount of investment
the company is requesting an abatement on, as well as the number of
jobs and salaries that will be created
with the investment. The company
is then required to file annually, for
the length of the abatement, a CF-1
form showing whether they were able
to meet the terms of the abatement.
If the company is found to not be
in compliance with the term of the
abatement, the continuation may be
denied.
Macklin, who appeared again
Monday with former Ficosa Plant
Manager and current IC Plant Manager
IN BRIEF
V’ball court is
ready to roll
The new sand volleyball
court at Lehman Park in
Berne is more or less ready
for summer fun, according to Berne Councilman
Curtis Wurster.
Wurster told the Berne
City Council May 9 the net
is now up at the court, with
just a few finishing touches remaining. “The outof-bounds markers aren’t
down yet, and we recently
found out there’s bumper
pads for the poles, so we’re
going to put those on, too.”
Adding to the fun for all
ages, Wurster said the net
is adjustable, “So if little
kids want to play, they can
lower the net. Or they can
raise to regulation (height)
for adults.”
In other park news,
Wurster said the new softball scoreboard — donated
by the Berne Rotary Club
— is “up and running and
works great.”
The board thanked
Wurster for the updates, as
well as the Berne Rotary
for the scoreboard and all
the volunteers who worked
to make the volleyball court
a reality.
— Jannaya Andrews
SATI annual
meeting set
The annual meeting of
the South Adams Trails
Inc. organization will be
held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
in the community room of
the Pyle Building in downtown Geneva.
Guest speakers will be
Bob Brunson and Steve
Morris from the Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources, who will present a program and answer
questions.
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Bruce Boyce on behalf of Sherrell and
IC, offered his thanks to the council
and to the city of Berne for its support
of the two companies.
Macklin also thanked Berne Clerk/
Treasurer Gwen Maller for her help
in getting things in line for the
CF-1 filing. “We weren’t sure if we
would have to even file a CF-1, since
the abatements were just filed in
September,” Macklin said. “But we
were able to call Gwen with any questions and she was a great deal of help
to us, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.”
With that, Macklin turned the presentation over to Boyce, who had a
lot to say about Sherrell investments
and Indiana Coatings. “As the last
plant manager of Ficosa, I think I was
one of nine in the last five years or
so,” Boyce said somewhat derisively,
“I told them (Ficosa) in no uncertain
terms they were closing the wrong
plant, and I was right.”
Boyce said when he was brought Adams County Economic Development Corporation Director Larry Macklin,
back in under the Indiana Coatings
left, and Indiana Coatings Plant Manager Bruce Boyce updated Berne City
umbrella, he was “employee number
Council on the success story at the former Ficosa factory.
one.” The hard part, he said, was
Photo by Jannaya Andrews
staffing the facility from the ground
up. “It took some time. When you
think of all the interviews, and then sitting in the field. Maybe that’s not into bringing a once dormant comwhen you hire someone they have to the best analogy, but nothing elec- pany back from the brink. “We are all
give a two week notice ... it takes some tronic wanted to start back up again very much aware of what happens to
time. But we got there, and we’ve been ... it was just a mess. I blew up the vacant buildings,” said McKean. “So
working hard.”
building. I didn’t really blow up the to see this one come back to life the
Berne Mayor Bill McKean said after building. But in parts, we basically way it has, and to see people put back
touring the facility he was impressed started from the ground up again. to work is a great thing for our comwith the amount of work that had We’ve put in a lot of hard work, and munity.”
been accomplished in such a short we’re ready to go.”
The board agreed voted unanimousamount of time, considering how long There are currently 25 employees ly, 5-0, to find Sherrell Investments,
the building had been vacant.
working at the facility, Boyce said.
LLC and Indiana Coatings, Inc. in
Boyce agreed, colorfully adding, “It The council thanked Macklin and substantial compliance, granting the
was like and old car that’s been left Boyce for the hard work that has gone CF-1 renewal.
Wheel tax equity atop
minds of area residents
Amish are among concerns as county
council hears pitch on possible new tax
By MIKE LAMM
Pat Conner, research
manager
for
the
Indiana Local Technical
Assistance Program at
the Purdue Technology
Center, presented information surrounding the
Local Option Highway
User Tax — more generically referred to as a
“wheel tax” — to both
the
Adams
County
Commissioners
and
members of the Adams
County Council May
10 during the monthly
council meeting.
Passed by the Indiana
legislature in 1980, a
LOHUT is a user tax designated for local roads
and bridge funding and
is actually two different taxes that must be
adopted, amended or
rescinded concurrently. “You cannot have
one without the other,”
Conner explained. His
statistics indicate 80 of
Indiana’s 92 counties
have passed a LOHUT
to date.
The LOHUT consists of a county motor
vehicle excise surtax on
all cars, trucks (under
11,000 pounds), motorcycles and other motordriven cycles, as well
as a tax on trucks over
11,000 pounds, trailers,
semis and buses.
The implementation
of a wheel tax requires
the completion of an
Asset Management Plan,
which Conner described
as a template for assess-
ing county roads as to
“what you have, what
condition they’re in and
a plan to manage them.”
Commission Chairman
Doug Bauman said the
study “would be helpful
regardless of whether
we adopt a wheel tax or
not.”
Conner said discussions surrounding a
LOHUT have become
a “hot topic” around
the state the last several months due to the
recent passage of HB
1001, which contains
language eliminating
some aspects of current
county highway department funding. “If you
don’t have a wheel tax,
there are repercussions
for that,” he said.
Local residents turned out at the May 10 meeting of
the Adams County Council to express their views on
a proposed new vehicle excise tax that would affect
all car and truck owners in the county.
Photo by Mike Lamm
The
legislation
denotes that if counties
pass a LOHUT before
July 1 of this year, the
tax will be collected
in January of 2017. If
passed after July 1, the
tax will not be collected
until January of 2018.
Both taxes (excise and
wheel) are paid at the
time of vehicle registration at the local BMV,
Conner explained.
Councilor
Randy
Colclasure said that
while the state legislature “doesn’t want to
raise taxes, they want
us to.”
Minimum and maximum limits have been
set for both of the
taxes. The range for
the excise surtax is
from a low of $7.50 to
a high of $50 with an
See WHEEL, Page 2
South Adams eyes $2 million in high school renovations
By J SWYGART
With the refinancing of $18.7 million
in 2008 mortgage bonds approved at its
April meeting, the South Adams school
board May 10 turned its attention to proposed renovations to the district’s high
school building.
Acting upon the recommendation of
Superintendent Scott Litwiller, board
members approved four resolutions that
cleared the way for renovations “not to
exceed $2 million” to several areas at
South Adams High School.
Renovations and upgrades are being
proposed to enhance the library, relocate the high school office, enlarge the
machine trades shop and ag classroom,
and repurpose the former industrial arts
shop area at the school.
Litwiller said the proposed improvements “are still very conceptual; we’re
just talking in generalities here ... kicking
around some ideas.”
Among the proposals advanced by
Litwiller were new walls and doors to
be added to the library and surrounding classrooms “to enhance the learning
environment and reduce noise.” The high
school office will likely be moved to the
“flag pole” entrance of the high school,
the superintendent said. The new office
“could be built within the existing footprint, or an addition could be built within
the space of the courtyard,” he said. After
a new office is constructed, the existing
office space will be repurposed.
Litwiller said the former industrial arts
shop could be renovated into a science
lab. He also said the addition of main
entrance foyers would “decrease utility
costs” for the school district.
A public hearing held during the meeting to accept input on the proposed
renovations drew no comments from
the small crowd at Tuesday’s meeting.
Last month’s board decision to refinance existing mortgage bonds at significantly lower interest rates freed up
some $155,000 annually for the school
district and slightly more than $2 mil-
lion over the remaining life of the bonds,
which will be paid off in 2032.
Ryan Fetters, a representative with
Umbaugh and Associates, was present at
meeting and said the proposed improvements will have a “net zero impact” on
the school district’s tax rate. Fetters said
the approximately $1.8 million in new
money for the proposed upgrades will
result in annual bond payments that
are identical to those paid by the school
district prior to refinancing.
The original bonds, issued in 2008,
will be paid off in 2023. That date will
remain unchanged, said Fetters, but
the interest on which the school district
is paying would be drastically reduced
through refinancing. The original bonds
are being paid off at an annual rate of
5.02 percent. Pletcher estimated the
district’s debt could be refinanced at
approximately 2.79 percent.
Nearly $575,000 will be diverted to
an escrow account to pay off bond holders.
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WHEEL
From Page 1
AMP, while the wheel tax can range between $5
and $80 (with AMP).
There are currently 28,035 registered vehicles
in Adams County that would qualify for the excise
tax. Using that figure, Connor’s statistics showed
a $7.50 excise tax would generate approximately
$206,000 annually while a $50 excise tax would
generate nearly $1.4 million per year.
With 6,401 registered vehicles in the county
qualifying for the wheel tax, a $5 minimum tax
would generate slightly less than $31,000 annually, while an $80 maximum rate would add more
than $500,000 to the county coffers each year.
“You can always change revenue rates to get a
specific amount,” Conner said.
WHAT ABOUT
THE AMISH?
As written, horse drawn buggies are not included in the LOHUT designation — a fact that drew
considerable discussion from members of council as well as a number of local residents in the
audience. The general consensus was that all
those who live in Adams County and use its roads
should be subject to the taxes.
Displaying a horseshoe with tungsten-car bide tips, Adams County Highway Department
Superintendent Lonnie Caffee noted the hardened
shoes “are just tearing up our roads,” creating what he described as “horse troughs” in the
asphalt that are difficult to repair.
“Can you regulate shoes?” Council President
Eric Orr wondered aloud. “I mean, I can’t drive
around all year with (snow) chains on my tires,”
he added. Caffee responded that while regulations
can be enacted outlawing hardened tips on horseshoes, Sheriff “Shane (Rekeweg) has enough on his
plate without turning a horse upside down.”
Caffee said his research indicates other counties with a wheel tax and a large Amish population
charge a higher buggy license plate fee to compensate for their highway usage. He noted, however,
“we’re already on the high end on buggy plates,”
adding he would prefer to see Vehicle Identification
Numbers added to buggies. Creating buggy VIN
numbers would then allow them to be included
in the wheel tax. “Right now, we have no way of
tracking buggies,” he pointed out.
“Regardless of their mode of transportation,
everyone who uses the roads must pay” for their
maintenance, Caffee said, stressing that applying
a wheel tax “must be done in a fair manner.”
Bauman reported he had spoken with “more
than a couple Amish” on the subject and “no one
expressed any objections to adding fees to their
buggy plates” to pay for their share of road construction and maintenance expenses.
“Nobody here is opposed to a wheel tax as long
as it’s applied fairly,” local resident Tim Colchin
offered when audience members were given an
opportunity to speak. “But when a horse and
buggy does major damage to our roads, they need
to pay their fair share.”
Councilor Tony Mellencamp admitted that while
the vast majority are law abiding citizens, there
is “a certain segment of the Amish population
that’s difficult to work with,” pointing to problems
encountered at times maintaining compliance with
building and zoning permits and sewage issues.
Others chimed in with complaints about Amish
disputes over smoke alarms, “horse littering,” a
lack of safety requirements for buggies and underage children drivers.
Closing the conversation without making any County Highway Department Superintendent Lonnie
determination on implementing a county wheel Caffee displays a horseshoe with tungsten-carbide
tax or addressing VIN numbers for Amish buggies, tips that he said causes damage to county roads.
Orr concluded “we’re all beating the same drum of
Photo by Mike Lamm
fairness.”
McCullough named principal at ACHS Kinder Haus to offer
By ASHLEY BAILEY
Jeff McCullough was
named as the new principal at Adams Central
High School during the
May 10 meeting of the
AC board of education.
According
to
Superintendent
Lori
Stiglitz there were 24
“strong applicants” who
applied for this position.
Stiglitz said she was
“very pleased to recommend Jeff McCullough”
to the board.
M c C u l l o u g h
has
a
Masters
of
Education
with
Principal Endorsement
from
Indiana
Wesleyan University
and a Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry
Education from Ball
State University. He has
spent 11 years teaching chemistry at Adams
Central and has been
the high school athletic
director for one year. According
cur rent
principal
Jason
Witizigruter,
McCullough “is the per-
fect example of a person
who ‘works smarter.’ He
thinks carefully about
all of his work, asks
questions when needed
and is a highly effective communicatator.”
McCullough
said,
“I am deeply grateful,
humbled to be put in
this position ... that you
guys would have the
confidence, along with
Dr. Stiglitz and the fellow
administrators, that I
can do this job. I can
guarantee
you
one
thing, I will do it to the
best of my ability. I am
glad to be here.”
Board member, Brian
Tonner, added, “I would
even say, from being on
the interview committee, we had a couple
other very qualified people who came in and
gave us something good
... so it wasn’t like we
had to pick out of one or
two people.”
McCullough will officially begin his role as
AC high school principal July 1.
summer program
McCullough
Regrettably, the resignation of Marilyn Harvey
was brought to the table.
No one on the board was
happy to see this and it
was a somber affair as
members voted 7-0 vote
to accept Harvey’s letter
of resignation.
Stiglitz, while thrilled
with Harvey’s great turn
health wise, said, “I am
not pleased, but I do
recommend we accept
her resignation with the
Safety first near baseball field
in Monroe, parking changes
By ASHLEY BAILEY
One major change
brought up at May’s
Monroe Town Council
meeting involved parking near the baseball
diamond on Memorial
Drive
and
Andrews
Street while there are
events going on at the
baseball field. Because of road hazards during sports season, there will be an
ordinance written for the
two roads to have “No
Parking” signs placed on
one side of the road. Residents have asked
for the signs. Council
president Debra Giessler
said she wanted the public to know the reason for
the signs to be placed on
one side of the road was
because during game
times the traffic is so congested the roads become
one-lane traffic instead
of the normal two. There
is no way around that
occurrence with people
parked on both sides of
the roads.
Giessler said if there
would be an emergency — meaning police,
ambulance or fire trucks
needed to quickly get
down one of the roads
— it would be impossible for the emergency
vehicles to get to their
destination. Since most
of this congestion takes
place during youth baseball games, emergencies
are increasingly likely to happen. Giessler
said vehicles need to be
able to get to any person
or place of emergency
quickly. The change in
parking will allow them
to do so, she said.
Residents can expect
temporary “No Parking”
signs to be placed on
the residential side of
Memorial Drive and
Andrews Street soon.
After an ordinance is
written, permanent signs
— likely two or more on
each street — will be
placed to make Monroe
a safer place.
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highest of applause on
her way out. She has
just been a huge impact
on our kids, but also our
staff.”
Harvey was the director of guidance at AC.
She had worked at AC
for 30 years, but due to
current health problems,
she said, “It is impossible for me to continue
to fulfill my duties in a
full-time capacity.”
The resignation of
Harvey was obviously a
hard hit to AC and it
showed on the faces of
the board members.
The resignation of Lori
Smith in the cafeteria
was also accepted.
Kinder Haus Daycare
Center will offer a summer Program for children 6-12 years in age.
The program is designed
to offer childcare services in a licensed setting. Structured learning activities, Christian
based teaching, nutritious meals and snacks,
along with hands-on
learning will be offered
daily.
The program offers a
low child-to-staff ratio
and provides intergenerational programing.
Children will participate
in art classes, Bible
study, community service projects, field trips,
fishing, fitness and
nutrition classes, walk-
ing program, science
projects and swimming.
Scholarships for the
summer program will
be offered for full-time
enrollees. Per-day rates
and multi-child discounts are also available. There are a limited number of spaces
remaining, so register
your child today. Kinder Haus Daycare
Center is a licensed daycare facility located on
Swiss Village’s campus,
and is a service / outreach
of Swiss Village, Inc.
For more information regarding the summer program, contact
Heidi Schoeneman at
589-2364 or visit www.
swissvillage.org.
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Office: 260-824-1700
Cell: 260-273-2481
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No checks written under $5.00. Any announcements
made day of auction take
jessica.dubbeld22@gmail.com
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Horses
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$100.01-250.00
Maximum
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Office:
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$500.01 & up
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Saddles 10%
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Obituaries
For the Record
Blotter
Kenneth E. Beer
Kenneth E. Beer, 97, Berne, passed away May 6,
2016, at Swiss Village where he was a resident. He
was born in Adams County March 2, 1919, to the late
Edward and Emma (Roth) Beer. He married Mary Diehl
Dec. 1, 1940; she preceded him in death in 2013.
Ken was a well known farmer and was president
of Dewbrook Farms. He was a member of the Cross
Community Church-Berne, where he was a former
member of the Consistory. Ken was a member of the
Adams County Holstein Association and enjoyed participating in area horse pulling contests.
Among survivors aare a daughter, Diana (Barry)
Humble of Decatur; two sons, David (Lynn) Beer of
Fort Wayne and Dean (Jennifer) Beer of Berne; seven
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his brothers, Eli and
Rolland Beer; half-brother, Leonard Roth; and sisters, Leola Robinson, Berteline Riley and Mary Ellen
Snyder.
Officiating was Pastor Chris Kruchkow and burial
was in MRE Cemetery, Berne.
Preferred memorials are to Cross Community
Church, Swiss Village Samaritan Fund or Family Life
Care.
Online condolences may be made at yagerkirchhofer.
com.
Arrangements were by Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral
Home, Berne.
Ernest J. K. Hilty
Ernest J.K. Hilty, Berne, passed away at 2:36
p.m. May 10, 2016, in the emergency room at Adams
Memorial Hospital in Decatur. He was born in Adams
County April 26, 2016.
Ernest was a member of the Old Order Amish.
Loving survivors include his parents, Jacob and
Katie Hilty of Berne; brothers, Jacob J. K., Elmer J.
K., Emanuel J. K. and Jonas J. K. Hilty; sisters, Salome
J. K., Katie J. K., Lovina J. K., Leah J. K., Emma J.
K., Margaret J. K. and Martha J. K. Hilty; paternal
grandparents, Jacob and Lovina Hilty Jr. of Monroe;
and maternal grandparents, Elmer and Salome Hilty of
Geneva.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Lydia J. K.
Hilty.
Bishop Jonas H. Graber officiated the service
and burial followed in the Bunker Hill Cemetery in
Geneva.
Arrangements are being handled by Downing &
Glancy Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.
Janet I. Steury
Janet I. (Brand) Steury, 79, Noblesville, went home
to be with her Lord May 11, 2016, after a courageous
battle with leukemia. She was born in Ashley April 16,
1937, to the late John and Aileen Brand. She married
Robert D. Steury of Berne June 26, 1960.
She was a teacher briefly before deciding to stay at
home and raise a family. She was the former owner
of K & S Cake and Candy Supply Shop in Berne for
over 21 years. Janet and her husband attended the
West Missionary Church before retiring and moving
to Noblesville, where they attended Grace Community
Church since 2004.
Among survivors are her husband of almost 56
years, Robert D. Steury; two sons, Kent C. and Keith
R. Steury; two daughters, Sheila S. (John) Carnes Jr.,
Sheryl J. (Jason) Welch; and her grandchildren, Kent
(Raquel) Steury Jr., Klark Steury, Maggi Steury, Charlie
Carnes, Shadrack Welch, Shayla Welch and Jena
Welch.
Preceding her in death was a brother, Tom Brand,
and a sister, Marjorie Scott.
Officiating was Pastor Veryl Roth and burial was in
MRE Cemetery, Berne.
Preferred memorials are to Adams County Community
Foundation-Cancer Fund.
Online condolences may be made at www.yagerkirchhofer.com.
Village
to host
job fair
Swiss
Village
Retirement Community
will host a job fair for
CNA and LPN positions from 5-8 p.m.
May 23 in the Swiss
Village
auditorium.
Light
refreshments
will be provided along
with door prizes.
Appointments are
not necessary and
applications may be
completed during the
job fair. HR / supervisors will conduct
onsite interviews and
guided tours of the
healthcare facility will
be provided.
Swiss Village is also
seeking non-certified
CNAs for a CNA class
to be held in early
June.
For more information regarding the job
fair, call the Swiss
Village HR department at 589-3173.
Applications may also
be completed online at
www.swissvillage.org.
Elaine K. Hemmelgarn,
23, Portland, was arrested
May 8 by Geneva police
for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and
OWI endangering. Bond
was set at $400 cash and
$3,500 surety.
Robin E. Helton, 38,
Warsaw, was arrested May
7 by Geneva police on an
outstanding warrant from
Clermont County, Ohio,
for failure to appear. He
was ordered held for extradition.
Zachary J. Newlin, 18,
Portland, was arrested May
7 by sheriff’s deputies for
violating the terms of his
probation. He was ordered
held without bond.
Dusten A. Lorton, 31,
Geneva, was arrested May
6 by sheriff’s deputies for
driving while suspended.
He was released on his
own recognizance.
Three individuals were
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arrested May 10 by local
law enforcement officers
and were booked into the
Adams County jail.
Lenny E. Luce Jr., 36,
Poneto, was arrested by
Berne police for possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia,
operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated and OWI
endangering. Bond was set
at $450 cash and $4,000
surety.
Carla M. Goetz, 38,
Berne, was arrested by
sheriff’s deputies for possession of marijuana. She
was released on her own
recognizance.
Tyler J. Gray, 27, Berne,
was arrested by sheriff’s
deputies on a charge of
theft. Bond was set at $350
cash and $4,500 surety.
William K. Runkel, 23,
Berne, a learner permit
violation on Clark Street in
Berne.
Rural crash
A single-vehicle accident was investigated by
the Adams County Sheriff’s
Department at 2:43 a.m.
May 8.
According to the report,
Tyler J. Burnfield, 33,
Berne, was traveling southbound on C. R. 450W,
approaching U.S. 224,
when he failed to slow down
and continued to drive
through the intersection.
County Road 450W jogs
to the east and Burnfield
failed to make the curve.
His vehicle then went into
a field and over a ditch, hitting the embankment on
the other side, then continued through the field back
onto the roadway, going
eastbound before coming
to a stop on the east side of
the road. He was cited for
operating a vehicle while
intoxicated.
Burnfield was injured
and transported by EMS.
Damages were estimated
between $5,001-$10,000.
The Decatur Police
Department investigated
an accident May 11.
At 3:30 p.m. Shaelyn D.
Mountz, 17, Monroe, told
officers she was attempting to park her vehicle on
Grant Street and began
to back up after passing
an empty parking space
when she struck another
vehicle. She said she did
not realize there was a
vehicle behind her driven
by Jason E. Spiegel, 39,
Decatur, who was traveling south in the parking
lot when Mountz began
to back up and struck his
vehicle. There was damage to the front bumber
of Spiegel’s vehicle and
the back bumper of the
Mountz vehicle. There were
no injuries reported and
damages were estimated
at less than $1,001.
Healthy cooking and exercise series offered at Pavilion
The Arthur & Gloria Muselman
Wellness Pavilion will host a series of
Healthy Cooking and Exercise Classes
for Seniors 55 and older.
These classes are free to members
and non-members.
Classes will be held at 10:30
a.m. once a month at the Wellness
Pavilion during the months of May –
December.
The Arthur & Gloria Muselman
Wellness Pavilion is a service / outreach of Swiss Village, Inc.
For more information regarding this
series of free classes, contact Briana
Eicher, Pavilion Director, at 589-4496.
June 17 — Healthy Cooking class
July 8 — Fitness Fun class
Aug. 12 — Healthy Cooking class
Oct. 14 — Healthy Cooking class
Nov. 11 — Fitness Fun class
Dec. 9 — Healthy Cooking class
AC building plans begin to take shape
By ASHLEY BAILEY
Adams
Central
Superintendent of Schools
Lori Stiglitz, during her report
to the school board May 10,
updated members on the
proposed building project at
the school.
A subcommittee recently
met and looked at a possible footprint for a new building. Discussions surrounded
questions such as how many
rooms the building would
have, whether the building be
one story or two, and plumbing matters. Elementary principal Terri Laurent said, “It
was exciting to see what the
layout may be and to look at
everything. There were no
frills, just basic needs.”
Stiglitz also told the
board that representatives
of Zurcher Tire recently
approached her and asked
if it was possible for them to
put a free air pump somewhere in the school parking
lot, at no cost to the school.
Representatives of the business told Stiglitz they have
come to the school on several occasions to put air in
tires and hope to reduce such
occurrences.
Also in her report, Stiglitz
said ISTEP+ proficiency testing has been completed, as
has most of the standardized
testing. She stressed more
than once that “too many
hours were spent by children,
staff and administration for
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testing. It has been unsettling.”
In other business, Stiglitz
said there will be a “Senior
Walk” at approximately 10
a.m. on May 23 at the high
school. This will be a first for
graduating seniors at AC. All
students will line the hallways
while seniors — dressed in
their caps and gowns — walk
through the halls. Stiglitz
said, “I think this will allow the
younger students to see and
understand, ‘This is what I
am working for.’”
Registration day for AC
students is July 28. Students
will be able to meet teachers,
try out lockers, have photos taken and visit with one
another.
Also approved by the
board were payment vouchers for annual software, FFA
flowers and transportation for
training.
approved. One trip is for the
State Dairy Contest and the
second is to the State FFA
Convention.
Stiglitz also asked the
board to allow Adams County
Vacation Bible School to use
the facility as a back-up site
in the event of poor weather
or an emergency. The board
agreed.
Title I summer classes
were also approved by the
board. It was noted that students who attend Title I summer classes to keep up reading and math skills should at
least attend a minimum of
three consecutive weeks of
the five-week course.
Two overnight FFA trips
to West Lafayette were
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • Page 5A
Judge Miller upset over county officials’ inaction
By MIKE LAMM
Adams
County
Superior Court Judge
Patrick Miller is pleased
the county has secured
more than $500,000 in
grant funding to provide
financial assistance to
the local drug court
and probation department, but he’s less than
pleased with what he
perceives as foot-dragging by county officials on a pair of other
issues.
C o m m u n i t y
Corrections Executive
Director Ian Gilbert
updated the county
Commissioners
and
county councilors May
10 on the status of an
Indiana Department of
Corrections grant to
help fund his department as well as provide
additional funding for
drug court and the probation department.
Appearing with Gilbert
were Miller, Drug Free
Adams County Executive
Director/Drug
Court
Administrator
Kelly
Sickafoose
and
Probation Department
Chief Officer Rhonda
McIntosh, who each
explained
specifics
related to their individual awards.
“In January, I submitted a rather large
grant request to the
Indiana Department of
Corrections,”
Gilbert
said.
Tuesday,
he
reported receipt of documentation announcing
“we received most of the
funding we asked for.”
The
letter
verifies
Adams
County
was awarded a total
of
$514,464,
with
Community Corrections
to receive $358,664.
The probation department was allocated
$61,500 and $94,300
was earmarked for drug
court. This is the first
year the department
of corrections has combined funding for all
three entities in one
application process.
While pleased with
receipt of the grant,
Miller noted the allocation falls $22,405 short
of covering Sickafoose’s
annual salary. He said
all drug court administrators across the
state received the same
$35,000
allocation,
regardless of whether
they held a high school
diploma or a master’s
degree. Even counties
that requested less than
$35,000 for drug court
administrators in their
grant applications got
that amount, Miller
said.
He asked for and
received tacit approval
for the county to pick
up the outstanding
amount of Sickafoose’s
salary not covered by
the grant, should other
funding sources fail to
materialize.
Miller reported 10
individuals are currently participating in the
drug court program, all
of whom have relapsed
but “nobody has picked
up a new case,” he said.
By keeping those 10
people out of jail, the
county has realized a
cost savings in excess of
$31,000 in just the last
three months, Miller
noted. The savings will
easily cover the shortfall in Sickafoose’s salary, he said.
He admitted that
“the state was pushing drug court on us,
and I was reluctant
when we started. But
I’m excited now.” Miller
said the data collection
and reporting required
in meeting the expectations of the Department
of Corrections has been
his biggest challenge.
McIntosh said the
allocation for her department will allow the addition of a new juvenile
probation officer on a
staff that has an average caseload of nearly
200 clients each. A current officer will assume
the role of handling all
high-risk felony cases,
she explained.
By state law, each
probation officer must
be
provided
office
space where they can
meet with clients privately. McIntosh stated
that while there is no
remaining office space
available to meet the
criteria, she suggested
council allow for the
remodeling of a large
waiting room to accommodate the new officer.
When council hedged
on providing funding for
the move, Miller lambasted the group for
dragging their feet in
addressing space and
security concerns at
the former Carnegie
Library that houses
both Superior Court
on its first floor and
the
Adams
County
Probation Department
on the second floor.
Beginning by commenting that coun-
cil had touched on “a
sore spot,” Miller recollected
discussions
surround space and
security issues were
first addressed seven
years ago, “with nothing done.” Once talks
began surrounding jail
overcrowding, “we got
completely kicked out of
it,” he said.
Since then, although
a committee has been
formed to look into
renovations, “we’re not
involved. We’re not in
the loop, and nothing
has been done,” he
said. “Something has to
be done, and soon. You
cannot bring in a new
probation officer with
no place to put them,”
Miller chastised.
Council,
however, opted to table the
request, deciding to
collect cost estimates
for the work to be performed at the probation department before
approving any renovations. Council did unanimously vote to accept
receipt of the entirety
of the $514,464 in state
grants.
Miller stressed that
he and Sickafoose will
continue to apply for any
and all state and fed-
‘Stars in the Park 2016’ dates are set
The "Stars in the Park
2016" talent competition,
sponsored by the Jay County
Chamber of Commerce, is
scheduled for June 30, July
7, July 21, July 28 and Aug.
6 at the Hudson Family Park
Amphitheater in Portland.
Offering a top prize of
$1,250, Stars in the Park
2016 is open to individuals
or small groups from Jay
County and the surrounding Counties in Indiana
and Ohio. Contestants may
perform in dance, singing,
comedy, playing an instrument, gymnastics, acrobatics, magic, cheerleading,
impressions, ventriloquism,
juggling or any number of
other abilities that may be
showcased on stage before a
live audience.
The talent competition
will be judged in two manners. First, there will be
a panel of judges who will
rate each act on a strict
and comprehensive set of
criteria. Second, the audience will get the opportunity
cast ballots for contestants
as the price of admission
includes three ballots and
additional ballots may be
purchased. Three methods
will be employed on each of
the quarter final evenings,
with the audience picking a
“favorite” to proceed to the
next level. Judges and audience will combine to pick
four acts to move on to the
next level. And the judges
will be able to “save” one of
the remaining acts to go to
the next level. A total of six
acts will move forward from
each of the four quarterfinal events to the two semifinals and six acts will move
forward from each of the
two semi-final events to the
finals.
On Aug 6, each of the
12 acts will perform with
the a judging system where
the judges vote counts 67
percent and the audience
vote counts 33 percent.
During intermission ballots
and judges votes will be tallied to determine the grand
prize winner, $1,250 prize;
first runner-up, $500 prize;
and second runner-up, $250
prize.
The audience will also
select a “fan favorite-18 and
older,” $250 prize, and “fan
favorite-17 and younger,”
eral grants to help support the drug court program, he hopes at some
point it will become self
sustaining through payments made by those
who participate. He
added that tax deductible donations to help
support the drug court
program can be made
through the Adams
County
Community
Foundation.
YOUR EYES
by
Dr. Steven A.
DeGroff
Doctor of Optometry
Family EyE CarE
Protecting Your
Vision: Facts and
Fiction From FDA
Laser pointers and toys
containing laser can cause
permanent eye damage.
Fact. A beam shone directly
into a person’s eye can injure
it in an instant, especially if
the laser is a powerful one. In
fact, when operated unsafely,
or without certain controls,
the highly-concentrated light
from lasers-even those in toys
-can be dangerous, causing
serious eye injuries and even
blindness. And not just to the
person using a laser, but to
anyone within range of the
laser beam.
Eating lots of carrots is good
for your vision.
Fact. Carrots are a good food
for healthy eyesight because
they contain carotenoids,
which are precursors of vitamin A, a nutrient important to
your eyes. However, a wellbalanced diet can contain lots
of foods that offer similar
benefits, such as other darkly
colored fruits and vegetables
like peas and broccoli. Eating a well-balanced diet also
helps you maintain a healthy
weight, which make you less
likely to develop obesity-related diseases such as Type 2
diabetes, the leading cause of
blindness in adults.
Sitting too close to movie, television, and computer screens
will damage your eyes.
Fiction. According to the
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), watching televisions, including flat
screens, can’t cause your eyes
any physical harm. The same
is true for using the computer
too much or watching 3-D
movies. AAO says your eyes
may feel more tired if you sit
too close to the TV or spend
a lot of time working at the
computer, but you can fix that
by giving your eyes a rest.
Brought to you as a public service by:
Dr. Steven A. DeGroff, O.D.
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For more information, call
the Jay County Chamber
of Commerce at 726-4481,
the Hartford City Heritage
Festival Committee (765)
499-5163 or the Berne
Chamber of Commerce 5898080.
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(260) 589-3197
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ACCF awards grants to nonprofits
The Adams County Community Foundation
spring grant cycle is a special cycle as it requires
two or more nonprofits to collaborate on their
request. The request must be a purchase of an
item or the offering of a program or event that
all partnering organizations within that request
share proportionally. When reviewing the grant
applications, the ACCF grant committee members
are required to “rank” the requests according to
the impact each request makes for Adams County
residents and the financial support is determined
by this impact.
Some requests had only two partners while
other requests ranged up to seven partners. The
grants awarded to organizations serving Adams
County totaled approximately $20,000
The results of this review, the partnering organizations, the request and the award amount presented are:
Adams Co. School Safety Commission — school
bus trauma kits — $1,900. This grant was awarded
to Adams Central, North Adams and South Adams
schools.
Adams County Winning With Wellness (Adams
Memorial Hospital) — bike rack for Berne —
$2,200. This grant was awarded to the Parks
and Recreation Department, Arthur and Gloria
Muselman Pavilion and the Berne Chamber of
Commerce.
Adams-Wells Crisis Center — 2016-17 Run
/ Walk Challenge — $1,700. This grant was
awarded to Swiss Village, Berne Track Club,
Adams Memorial Hospital, Decatur Chamber of
Commerce, North Adams Schools and Monroe
Lions Club.
American Legion Post 43 — Veteran Honor
Blankets — $1,200. This grant was awarded to
Family LifeCare Hospice.
Adams Public Library System-Geneva — Food
& Fun program for area children — $200. This
grant was awarded to Purdue Extension and Berne
Gardening Club. City of Decatur — “Let Freedom Ring” sculpture
purchase — $3,200. This grant was awarded to
Decatur Main Street, North Adams Arts Council,
American Legion Post 43 and VFW Post 6236.
Common Ground Church — 2016 Film and
Acting Camp scholarships — $1,750. This grant
was awarded to the City of Decatur, North Adams
Arts Council and Decatur Cultural Connection.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce — 2016 Kekionga
Festival Event — $1,800. This grant was awarded
to Decatur Parks and Recreation and Purdue
Shown are the Adams County Community Foundation Spring Grant Committee members. Seated, from
left, are Cathy Stucky, co-chair; Becky Durbin, co-chair; and Cameron Collier. Standing, from left, are Tony
Currie, Ryan Hirschy, Fred Macke, Becky McClure and Judith Zeser.
Photo provided
Extension.
Decatur Fire Department — hearing impaired
smoke detectors — $3,000. This grant was awarded to the Monroe, Berne, Preble and Geneva fire
departments.
Decatur Optimist Club — Bicentennial Sign
Restoration — $1,500. This grant was awarded to
the Adams County Historical Society.
North Adams Arts Council — Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party / Hat Making — $450. This grant was
awarded to Psi Iota Xi and Purdue Extension.
Swiss Village — Born Learning Trail-Berne —
$1,100. This grant was awarded to Agape Respite
Care, Berne Public Library, Boys & Girls Club of
Swiss Stitchers to meet May 23
The Swiss Stitchers Quilt Guild will
at 7 p.m. May 23 in the Social Corner
at Swiss Village in Berne.
Alice Liechty and Barb Yoder will
host the evening. They will be explaining and demonstrating how to make
labels for quilts with an embroidering
machine. Visitors are welcome. Do not forget to bring a show-and-tell, as well
as magazines to be sold at the quilt
show.
For more information, call Liechty
at 589-3216 or Yoder at 589-2202.
Adams County, Purdue Extension and United Way
of Adams County. For nonprofit organizations serving Adams
County residents, the next grant cycle deadline
is July 14. For current college students, the
next application deadline is by 4 p.m. June 2.
Applications and details may be downloaded at
www.AdamsCountyFoundation.org.
For more information on ACCF grants for
nonprofit organizations serving Adams County
residents, ACCF scholarships available to local
students, or on how to create or contribute to
an existing fund, call 724-3939 or email accf@
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Memorial scholarship awarded to SA students
The Betty Jean Jones-Seffernick
Memorial Scholarship was awarded for
the second year to graduating students
at South Adams.
This scholarship was established in
memory of Betty Jean Jones-Seffernick
by her husband of 37 years, Joseph
"Joe" Seffernick. The intention of this award is to
provide an annual tribute to Betty
Jean and to recognize her 22 years as
a medical lab technician at Jay County
Hospital.
Betty Jean graduated from Geneva
High School 1962 and Elkhart University
Medical and Dental Technical School
after earning her one-year degree as a
medical lab tech.
Eight scholars at South Adams were
awarded $500 for their chosen schools.
Those awarded were Keirstyn
Grimm, who will attend IPFW and
major in nursing; Katelin Hawbaker,
who will attend Johns Hopkins and
major in nursing; Madison Morgan,
who will attend Indiana University
and major in nursing; Hana Norbury,
who will attend the University of
Northwest Ohio and major in medical assisting; Korinna Schindler, who
will attend the University of Southern
Florida and major in medical / healthcare; Jordyn Weaver, who will attend
South University of Alabama and
major in nursing; Megan Wynn, who
will attend Goshen College and major
in nursing; and Avery Yoder, who will
attend IPFW and major in nursing.
The Adams County Community
Foundation will again offer scholarships
Shown in back, from left, Betty’s son Phil, daughter-in-law, Tammy, and husband, Joe Seffernick with 2016 recipients,
Keirstyn Grimm, Katelin Hawbaker, Madison Morgan, Hana Norbury, Korinna Schindler, Jordyn Weaver, Megan Wynn
and Avery Yoder.
Photo provided
for graduating high school seniors in
2017.
For Adams County students who are
already in college, ACCF scholarships
are available.
The application for OnTrack students,
students who have been out of high
school one to five years; or nontraditional students, students who have been
out of high school five or more years, is
on the ACCF website. The deadline for
this application is 4 p.m. June 2.
For more information, go to www.
Adams CountyFoundation.org or call
724-3939. Swiss Village to host job
fair for CNAs and LPNs
Swiss
Village
R e t i r e m e n t
Community
will
host a job fair for
CNA and LPN positions from 5-8 p.m.
May 23 in the Swiss
Village auditorium.
Light refreshments
will be provided along
with door prizes.
Appointments are
not necessary and
applications may be
completed during the
job fair. HR / supervisors will conduct
onsite interviews and
From left, Gary, Mike and Carol Pettibone with Adams Central scholars, Ean Degitz and Rileigh Wolpert.
Each student was awarded a $500 scholarship.
Barkley-Pettibone Memorial Scholarships awarded
Gary, Mike and Carol
Pettibone wanted to provide a legacy in memory
of their families. Both
Carol and Mike Pettibone,
who are educators, have
grandparents who were
educators. This fund is
to recognize the Barkley
and Pettibone families.
Past-superintendent,
Mr. Pettibone, and siblings, Gary and Donna,
wanted to remember
their brother, Dan. Dan
Pettibone was a good
student and a good athlete who valued education and who, sadly,
died way too young.
This fund is to honor
and memorialize Dan
Pettibone and Carol’s
grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Barkley. Mike and Carol utilized the services of
the
Adams
County
Community Foundation
as they wanted to establish one scholarship
endowment fund and
provide
scholarships
to two schools. Since
2007, there have been
two Barkley-Pettibone
Memorial Scholarships
awarded: two to Adams
Central seniors and one
to a Bellmont senior.
The selection committee for the AC BarkleyPettibone Scholarship is
tasked with identifying
a person who is a good
student who values education. Someone who
would well represent the
Barkley-Pettibone families.
Those awarded with
these $500 scholarships
were Ean Degitz, who will
attend IPFW and major
in Civil Engineering;
Rileigh Wolpert, who will
attend Grace College
and major in Mental
Health Counseling; and
Brittney Hartman, who
will attend Anderson
University and major in
Special Education.
< From left, Carol and
Gary Pettibone with
North Adams scholar,
Brittney Hartman.
Hartmen also recieved a
$500 scholarship.
Photos provided
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Swiss Village is
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Animals ... animals everywhere
RAINY WEATHER STOPS NO ANIMAL — Despite rainy
weather recently, many cows and horses were out
LAMBS ARE A-DROPPING — A young lamb, less than
roaming the fields in rural Berne.
Photos by Ashley Bailey an hour old — judging by its wobbly legs — looked to
its mother for comfort on a farm northeast of Geneva
recently. Other youngsters were spotted in the lot, as
well.
Photo by J Swygart
PUBLIC
AUCTION
February
10:00
AM
Tuesday,27,
May 2016@
24, 2016 @
6:00 PM
Sale Location: 212 Park Ave, Lehman Park Pavilion, Berne, IN
Auction
Location:
817 N US Highway
27, Berne, IN
73 +/-Acres
of Productive
Farmland
Hartford
• Adams
County
2011
Buick Township
Lucerne CXL
- 23,000+
miles
Farm Location: SW corner of County Road 300 West and 750 South in
Beige
leather
interior,
V-6 west
engine.
Section 12 of Hartford
Township.
Approximately
2 miles
of Highway 27 and 1.5
miles south of Highway 218 on county road 750 S. Adams County.
One owner vehicle, very well maintained.
Track Details
TRACT 1: 18 +/-Acres
TRACT 2: 18 +/-Acres
TRACT 3: 36 +/-Acres
Combination
Located on the
southwest corner of 300 W & 750 S
Located immediately south of Tract 1,
on 300 W & 750 S
Located on 750 south immediately west of Tract 1
TERMS:
METHOD: This property will be offered as three (3) separate tracts and in combination.
All bids are subject to seller approval. Final acreages will be determined by survey to be
provided by the Sellers. The purchase price will be adjusted to meet the exact surveyed
acres. Sellers to provide an Owner's Title Insurance Policy.
DOWN PAYMENT: 10% nonrefundable, down payment made the day of the sale.
Acceptable down payment forms will be Cash, Cashier's, Corporate or Personal Check.
Balances remaining due at final closing, to be within 45 days of auction date. Bidding is not
contingent
nancing.
Financing
be arranged
prior to auction
date. Buyer's
Terms: upon
Cash fior
Good Check.
Not must
Responsible
for Accidents.
All Statements
madetax
obligation
toof
begin
in May
2017. Possession
to be
at final
day
auction
will of
supersede
any previous
written
orclosing.
oral representations.
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Gift ideas for the special seniors in your life
With lifetimes of experiences and
seemingly everything they could ever want
or need in life already at their disposal, seniors can be difficult to shop for come the
holiday season. Many even insist that their
family members save their money and not
buy them anything for the holidays.
But if the thought of Grandma or Grandma
not having something to open come the holidays is simply unacceptable, consider the
following gift ideas.
Activity assistance devices
The realities of getting older often mean
the body slows down and activities may not
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seniors are not ready to live sedentary lives,
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Television amplifying headphones are
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spouse is sleeping or reading in the same
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Food is always a handy gift because it
doesn’t take up much room and can be enjoyed at a recipient’s leisure. Perhaps there
is something the senior in your life used to
enjoy as a child but now finds hard to come
by. A search of the Internet may uncover that
special treat. You may be able to ship a specialty soft drink or favorite cookie that is not
available in a nearby store. Otherwise, ask a
store manager if a particular item that’s not
in stock in the store can be a special order.
Photos
`What grandparent does not enjoy looking at
his or her family members? Computer-savvy
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dars, mugs, and other photo-related gifts.
Just about anything can be emblazoned with
a photo, including tote bags and pillows.
Another idea is to collect old photos and
compile a memory book. Scan the images
so they are preserved digitally and then print
out the images in a book that includes the
family history.
Time
Seniors who truly do not want or need
anything probably will likely jump at the opportunity to spend time with loved ones.
Treat a friend or family member to a meal
out or simply spend a few hours chatting at
his or her home. Sometimes the company
of a new face and good conversation is the
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