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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 BLUFFTON, INDIANA • Wells County’s Hometown Connection 50¢ 

Slowed, but not 

stopped: She’s 

taking on MS 

By CHET BAUMGARTNER 

Once Wells County resident Bridget 

Schweikhardt, through a set of false teeth 

and an imaginary plastic surgeon, told a 

story of inner beauty — how God judges 

people from the inside despite how much 

they change on the outside. 

More than five years ago, Schweikhardt 

created and played a character, Murtle 

Turtle, in a set of skits she helped write for 

her church, the Dillman United Brethren 

Church. 

In her skit “Extreme Makeover,” the 

imaginary Murtle endures a gauntlet of 

plastic surgery, cosmetics and more to 

forge a brand new body, only to conclude 

when the skit concludes that God loves her 

for the heart she has inside her. 

Most people, when watching the 

skit, will only notice the fake teeth Sch- 

Royal Raiders 

Clayton Hamilton was crowned king and Kaitlin Bonewit 

was crowned queen at Friday night's Southern Wells homecoming. 

The Raiders rolled over Wes-Del 60-0. (Photo by 

Glen Werling) 

BRMC’s care impresses 

national review panel 

By DAVE SCHULTZ 

Bluffton Regional Medical 

Center is one of five Indiana hospitals 

listed among the nation’s top 

performers by the Joint Commission, 

an organization that accredits 

health care providers. 

BRMC is one of four hospitals 

affiliated with the Lutheran 

Health Network on the list, where 

it is joined by Dukes Memorial 

Hospital in Peru, Dupont Hospital 

of Fort Wayne, and the Orthopedic 

Hospital of Lutheran Health 

Network of Fort Wayne. The fifth 

Indiana hospital honored is Terre 

Haute Regional Hospital. 

The Joint Commission’s list of 

“Top Performers on Key Quality 

Measures” for 2010 is based on 

data about a hospital’s efforts to 

improve care for five conditions 

— heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, 

surgical care, and children’s 

asthma. Bluffton Regional Medical 

Center was recognized for its 

excellence in treating pneumonia 

and providing surgical care. 

BRMC is one of 405 U.S. hospitals 

on the Joint Commission’s 

list. Inclusion on the list is based 

on data reported to The Joint Commission 

during the previous cal- 

endar year. This first recognition 

program is based on data reported 

for 2010. 

“Our associates and our medical 

staff know that what matters most 

to patients is safe, effective care. 

That’s why we have made a commitment 

to deliver positive patient 

experiences and clinical outcomes 

through evidence-based care processes,” 

said Brandon Haushalter, 

CEO of Bluffton Regional Medical 

Center. “This recognition is the 

latest in a string of national awards 

Bluffton Regional has received that 

give testimony to the high quality 

of the care given at our hospital. 

We are proud to be named to the 

list of The Joint Commission’s Top 

Performers on Key Quality Measures. 

Everything we do at Bluffton 

Regional is about the patient.” 

Other Lutheran Health Network 

facilities in Indiana on the Joint 

Commission’s list are Dukes, for 

pneumonia; Dupont, for pneumonia 

and surgical care; and Orthopedic 

Hospital, for surgical care. 

Terre Haute Regional Hospital 

is not in the Lutheran Health Network, 

but its former CEO is Brian 

Bauer. Bauer is now the CEO of 

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Children’s Museum: 

Bring the family 

Bridget Schweikhardt was diagnosed 

with multiple sclerosis about 10 years 

ago. Her friends and family are organizing 

a fundraiser tomorrow to support a 

bike-a-thon they did last week. (Photo by 

Chet Baumgartner) 

weikhardt used. They’ll only notice how 

the make-believe plastic surgeon, played 

by Larry Palmer, transformed Murtle Turtle 

into someone who looks suspiciously 


Wells’ unemployment 

rate shows slight boost 

By DAVE SCHULTZ 

Wells County’s unemployment 

rate took a slight 

jump last month, up .04 of a 

percent, according to figures 

released Friday by the Indiana 

Department of Workforce 

Development. 

The preliminary unemployment 

rate in Wells County 

was 7.8 percent in August 

after sitting at 7.4 percent in 

both June and July. 

The number put Wells 

County at 27th among Indiana’s 

92 counties in terms of 

lowest unemployment rate. 

The only area county with a 

lower unemployment rate is 

Jay County, at 7.4 percent. 

Two counties that border 

Wells County, Blackford 

and Grant, have two of the 

state’s highest unemployment 

rates. Blackford is 

second in the state, at 11.2 

percent, and Grant is tied 

for 10th in the state at 10.5 

percent. 

Fayette County in east 

central Indiana has a 12.1 

percent unemployment rate, 

the state’s highest, while 

Dubois and Daviess counties 

in southern Indiana have 

the lowest, at 6.1 percent. 

Indiana’s statewide preliminary 

unemployment rate 

for August was 8.7 percent, 

up from 8.5 percent in July. 

The Department of Workforce 

Development also 

noted, with the U.S. rate at 

9.1 percent, that Indiana’s 

unemployment rate is 

below the national rate and 

the rates of its neighboring 

states for the seventh month 

in a row. 

Mark W. Everson, commissioner 

of the DWD, 

said the National Bureau of 

Labor Statistics did some 

recalculation concerning 

Indiana’s private sector 

employment and the state 

showed an increase of 4,100 

private sector jobs in July. 

The numbers also showed 

a decline of 4,800 private 

sector jobs in Indiana in 

August. 


Saying goodbye 

Students from Bethlehem Lutheran School of rural Ossian lined up in front of the school Friday to say their final goodbyes 

to kindergarten teacher Adeline Schuller, who died Monday evening following a massive stroke while on a weekend 

vacation trip. The procession passed in front of the school en route to Schuller's funeral service. A number of students 

held up banners; pictured above are, from left, parent Jeni Harkless, Madison Bearman, Isaac Harkless, Kaden 

Laley, Makena Scheumann and Emily Werling. The poster is decorated with students' drawings of horses. Schuller 

was an avid horsewoman. (Photo by Barbara Barbieri) 

Paving 

the way 

Mark LaFever from 

LICA Construction 

uses a small 

roller to pack down 

a large asphalt 

patch on Cherry 

Street in front of 

the emergency 

room at Bluffton 

Regional Medical 

Center Friday. The 

paving project is 

part of a larger 

project to improve 

patient flow into 

the emergency 

room. (Photo by 

Glen Werling) 

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MS event 

(Continued from Page 1) 

like Schweikhardt’s daughter, 

Emily Jones. 

They probably won’t 

notice Schweikhardt’s transformation 

— the one that 

tells another story. 

In the video, Schweikhardt 

can move her 

fingers to grab the microphone. 

In the video, she can 

walk. Today, in real life, 

because of multiple sclerosis, 

Schweikhardt’s fingers 

curve constantly inward, and 

she mostly uses a motorized 

wheelchair to move. 

However, Schweikhardt 

is telling both stories — 

her’s and Murtle’s — Sunday 

evening 

at the Dillman 

church. 

The event is a 

fundraiser to 

raise money 

for the National 

Multiple 

Sclerosis Society 

to research 

On the Web 

the disease — what causes it 

and what could cure it. 

“I don’t know if they’ll 

find a cure for me,” Schweikhardt 

said, “but I have a 

daughter, and I have a niece, 

and I have lots of family and 

friends. I don’t want them to 

go through what I’m going 

through, so I would say 

that’s my biggest reason for 

wanting to help the MS society.” 

During Sunday’s fundraiser, 

Schweikhardt’s husband, 

Mike, and Palmer, 

another member of the 

church, will perform a 

magic act as “Buddy” and 

“Dewey”— characters they 

created. 

Greta Nusbaumer, who 

also has multiple sclerosis, 

is baking a pie, and her son, 

Jesston, is auctioning it off. 

The auction’s proceeds, 

along with donations that 

evening, will go to the society. 

Among the auctioning 

and magic, four groups, featuring 

Mike’s family as well 

as family friends, will sing 

gospel music. 

“As Christians, we try to 

use our gifts, and most of 

our families’ gifts (are) in 

music,” she said, “and what 

better way to use them than 

for a good cause. 

“We aren’t crafty; we 

aren’t athletic ... we wouldn’t 

want to have a beauty contest,” 

she said, laughing. 

Schweikhardt still laughs, 

and still maintains she is 

blessed. 

Multiple sclerosis, 

according to the National 

Institutes of Health, essentially 

disrupts communication 

between the brain and 

other parts of the body by 

causing the body’s immune 

system to attack myelin, the 

substance which coats and 

insulates nerves. 

“Your nerves are covered 

just like an electrical cord,” 

she said. “Your body attacks 

that insulation, so your 

nerves are exposed.” 

Sometimes, the affliction 

does relatively little 

Unemployment 


“The July revision of 

private sector jobs largely 

offsets the August decrease, 

making the job numbers 

essentially the same as 

last month,” Everson said. 

“While the number of longterm 

unemployed is still too 

high, for the first time since 

November of 2007, fewer 

than 50,000 individuals are 

• 

damage. Other times, it can 

cause paralysis. It differs for 

each person, Schweikhardt 

said. Her sister went blind 

because of the disease. 

“They say MS is like a 

glacier,” she said. “There is 

more under the water than 

what is shown.” 

Her condition, though, 

has eaten away at more than 

the protective coating around 

her nerves. 

As her muscles stopped 

cooperating over the decade 

she’s been afflicted, she had 

to quit her job; she can’t 

tolerate the heat. She can’t 

clean her house; her niece 

does it for her. 

She can, 

however, use 

a modified 

computer to 

write more 

Murtle Turtle 

skits if she 

wants to, and 

she does visit 

the Heritage 

Pointe retirement center 

twice a week for stretching 

and swimming exercises. 

She does the banking and 

she runs the projector at 

church. She meets with other 

women in her church every 

Monday for “Mondays with 

Bridget.” 

And she can inspire others, 

her daughter said. 

Since her official diagnosis 

in November 10 years 

ago, her family and friends 

have raised money through 

some walk-a-thons and, 

for the first time this year, 

a bike-a-thon that the MS 

Society organizes. 

Last weekend, her daughter 

and Schweikhardt’s 

brother-in-law Troy Drayer 

rode 100 miles on a bike to 

raise money for the society. 

Her nephew, Andrew 

Brauchla, rode about 30 

miles. 

Jones is holding this 

weekend’s fundraiser, to 

support that bike-a-thon. 

“We figured we would be 

able to tell stories that would 

help people participate in the 

society,” Jones said. 

Schweikhardt’s family 

— both her husband’s side 

and her side, the Brauchlas 

— organized the event and 

prepared the food. 

“With family and friends, 

all you got to say is, ‘Can 

you make this?’ ‘Can you 

make that?’ 

“I don’t think we had 

anyone refuse us,” Schweikhardt 

said. 

“MS is a disease that 

affects a lot of people. It’s 

changed our lives a lot. It’s 

not quite how we thought 

we’d be, but we try to make 

the most of it the best we 

can,” she said. 

“(We) still have a good 

life, good friends and good 

family. You know when it 

comes down to it, that’s the 

most important thing” 

Those who can’t attend 

the fundraiser can still send 

donations to Jones at her 

address 5841W-1100S-90, 

Warren, IN, 46792. 

chetb@news-banner.com 

Donate to the 

National Multiple 

Sclerosis Society 

on its website at 

www.nationalmssociety.org 

collecting state unemployment 

insurance.” 

The unemployment 

rates for other area counties 

are Adams, 8.0 percent; 

Whitley, 8.1; Allen, 8.5; 

LaGrange, 9.0; Huntington, 

9.1; Wabash, 9.2; DeKalb 

and Steuben, both 9.6; and 

Noble, 10.3. 

daves@news-banner.com 

Air base lockdown ends 

with no details released 

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A barricade situation had ended 

at an Air Force base in southern Arizona, but authorities 

aren’t immediately releasing any details Friday. 

A military official said earlier that a man with a gun was 

holed up in a building at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base 

on the outskirts of Tucson and that the base was locked 

down for several hours. 

The base issued a statement saying that its response to the 

situation had ended, but provided no details on how it was 

resolved. A press conference on the incident was scheduled 

for later Friday. 

Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson police spokeswoman, said 

base officials told the police department that the department’s 

SWAT, bomb and hostage negotiation squads no longer 

needed at the scene. Hawke didn’t know how the situation 

was resolved or whether any arrests were made. 

By SCOTT SONNER 

and MARTIN GRIFFITH 

Associated Press 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A vintage World 

War II-era fighter plane plunged into the 

edge of the grandstands Friday during a 

popular air racing show, killing three people, 

injuring more than 50 spectators and creating 

a horrific scene strewn with body parts 

and smoking debris. 

The plane, flown by a renowned 74-yearold 

air racer and Hollywood stunt pilot, 

spiraled out of control without warning 

and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. 

Bloodied bodies were spread across the area 

as people tended to the victims and ambulances 

rushed to the scene. 

Authorities were investigating the cause, 

but an official with the event said there were 

indications that mechanical problems were 

to blame. 

Maureen Higgins of Alabama, who has 

been coming to the show for 16 years, said 

the pilot was on his third lap when he lost 

control. 

She was sitting about 30 yards away from 

the crash and watched in horror as the man 

in front of her started bleeding after a piece 

of debris hit him in the head. 

“I saw body parts and gore like you 

wouldn’t believe it. I’m talking an arm, a 

leg,” Higgins said “The alive people were 

missing body parts. I am not kidding you. It 

was gore. Unbelievable gore.” 

Among the dead was pilot Jimmy Leeward, 

74, of Ocala, Fla., a veteran airman 

and movie stunt pilot who named his P- 

51 Mustang fighter plane the “Galloping 

Ghost,” according to Mike Houghton, president 

and CEO of Reno Air Races. Officials 

earlier said Leeward was 80. 

Renown Regional Medical Center 

spokeswoman Kathy Carter confirmed that 

two others died, but did not provide their 

identities. 

Stephanie Kruse, a spokeswoman for 

the Regional Emergency Medical Service 

Authority, told The Associated Press that 

emergency crews took a total of 56 injury 

victims to three hospitals. She said they also 

observed a number of people being transported 

by private vehicle, which they are not 

including in their count. 

Kruse said of the total 56, at the time of 

transport, 15 were considered in critical 

condition, 13 were serious condition with 

potentially life-threatening injuries and 28 

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P-51 Mustang crashes into 

crowd at Nevada air show 

ELIZABETH, Ind. (AP) 

— A southern Indiana casino 

says it is bouncing back 

from smaller crowds it saw 

in the days after the closest 

bridge over the Ohio River 

was closed last week. 

Horseshoe Southern 

Indiana Casino saw its business 

drop by more than 10 

percent last weekend right 

after state officials closed 

the Sherman Minton Bridge, 

which carries Interstate 64 

between Indiana and Louisville, 

Ky., Jonathan Jones, 

the casino’s vice president 

of operations, told The Courier-Journal 

for a story published 

Thursday (http://bit. 

ly/ncJ8j8 ). 

Attendance began 

improving in the middle of 

this week with the casino 

promoting alternative routes 

that add at least 10 minutes 

for trips from Louisville to 

the casino along the Ohio 

River near Elizabeth, Jones 

said. 

“We are all very optimistic 

the business will come 

back and it will do so quickly,” 

he said. 

Drivers have faced 

long delays in the Louisville 

area since officials 

abruptly closed the 50-yearold 

bridge on Sept. 9 after 

inspectors found cracks in 

the span’s steel. 

The bridge closure trouble 

follows flooding from 

the Ohio River this spring 

that forced the casino to 

be shut down for about 15 

days. The casino reported 

a 15 percent decline in customers 

and an 8.3 percent 

decrease in revenues for the 

first six months of the year, 

compared with the same 

period in 2010. 

Jones said he doesn’t 

expect the bridge closure 

will force the casino to lay 

off any of its 1,700 employees. 

A P-51 Mustang airplane is shown right 

before crashing at the Reno Air show on 

Friday. The plane plunged into the stands at 

the event in what an official described as a 

"mass casualty situation." (AP photo/Grass 

Valley Union, Tim O'Brien) 

were non-serious or non-life threatening. 

“This is a very large incident, probably 

one of the largest this community has seen 

in decades,” Kruse told The Associated 

Press. “The community is pulling together 

to try to deal with the scope of it. The hospitals 

have certainly geared up and staffed up 

to deal with it.” 

The P-51 Mustang, a class of plane that 

can fly at speeds in excess of up to 500 mph, 

crashed into a box-seat area in front of the 

grandstand at about 4:30 p.m., race spokesman 

Mike Draper said. Houghton said Leeward 

appeared to have “lost control of the 

aircraft,” though details on why that happened 

weren’t immediately known. 

Houghton said at a news conference 

hours after the crash that there appeared to 

be a “problem with the aircraft that caused it 

to go out of control.” He did not elaborate. 

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Casino recovering from bridge shutdown 

Other bridges holding the load OK 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Transportation 

Secretary Mike Hancock says the two bridges remaining 

open between Louisville and southern Indiana show no 

structural problems from the extra traffic they are carrying 

since the forced closure of the Sherman Minton 

Bridge last weekend. 

In a statement, Hancock said two crews of inspectors 

from the Kentucky Department of Highways examined 

both the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge and the Clark 

Memorial Bridge and reported “no remarkable findings 

or changes” from each bridge’s most recent scheduled 

inspection. 

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SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2011 

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Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

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Obituaries 

James D. Reynolds, 77 

James D. “Jim” Reynolds, 77, 

of Bluffton and Big Turkey Lake, 

died at 10:47 a.m. Friday, Sept. 

16, 2011, at Cameron Hospital in 

Lagrange. 

Mr. Reynolds was born on Jan. 

20, 1934, in Bluffton, to Cloyd 

and Mildred (Wiley) Reynolds. 

He married Donna Brumbaugh 

on April 16, 1953, in Linn Grove; 

she survives in Lagrange. 

A 1952 graduate of Petroleum 

High School, Mr. Reynolds 

worked at Franklin Electric for 

45 years, retiring in 1997, He also worked on the family 

farm for many years. He enjoyed IU basketball, the 

Pacers, the Colts, and he was a NASCAR fan. He also 

enjoyed fishing and hunting. 

Other surviving relatives include his mother, of Bluffton; 

two sons, David (Sue) Reynolds of Apollo Beach, 

Fla. and Jeff (Lisa) Reynolds of Warren; one daughter, 

Dee (Finley) Conley of Stroh; six grandchildren and two 

great-granddaughters. 

Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by his father and 

one sister, Sue Moser. 

Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 

19, at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney and Lemler Funeral 

Home in Bluffton. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. 

Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the funeral home with Tony Garton 

officiating. Burial is at Six Mile Cemetery, in Bluffton. 

Preferred memorials are to the Southern Wells Athletic 

Program and Prairie Heights Athletic Program. 

Online condolences: www.thomarich.com 

Gary Lee Shultz, 74 

Gary Lee Shultz, 74, of Warren, died at 2:50 a.m. Friday, 

Sept. 16, 2011, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. 

He was born on Jan. 8, 1937, in Warren, to Samuel 

and Elizabeth Shultz. He married Shirley Messler Shultz; 

she preceded him in death on Nov. 23, 1994. 

Surviving relatives include one son, Bobby Shultz of 

Warren; and two grandchildren. 

Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, 

Sept. 19, at the Glancy-H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 

203 N. Matilda St., Warren. Funeral services will be at 1 

p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the 

Gardens of Memory in Marion. 

Online condolences: www.glancyfuneralhomes.com 

Obituary Policy 

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free of charge for “local” deaths. “Basic” obituaries will include 

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calling hours and services and the name of the funeral home handling 

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Births 

Mr. and Mrs. Cory 

(Brooke Newcomb) Miller 

of Fort Wayne are the parents 

of a daughter, Vivian 

Lenore, born at 4:15 p.m., 

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. She 

weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces 

and measured 19 inches. 

She joins a brother, Jonathan, 

and sisters, Eleanor and 

Melanie, all at home. Grandparents 

are Bill and Barb 

Newcomb of Crawfordsville 

and Mark and Kathy Miller 

of Bluffton. 

Chely Reyes of Vincennes 

and Mary McClure of rural 

Bluffton are the parents of 

a son, Lane Ezekiel, born at 

4:03 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, 

2011 at Lutheran Hospital in 

Fort Wayne. He weighed 7 

pounds, 11 ounces and measured 

19 1/2 inches. Grandparents 

are Rick and Deena 

McClure of rural Bluffton 

and Jose and Leslie Reyes of 

Mentone. 

Mr. and Mrs. Brent E. 

(Rachelle E. Gerber) Tonner 

of Berne are the parents of a 

daughter, Jordyn Rachelle, 

born at 12:26 p.m., Wednesday, 

Aug. 31, 2011. She 

weighed 7 pounds and measured 

20 inches. She joins 

siblings Brittney Sloan, age 

25, Brendon, age 18, Kaitlin, 

age 17, Madison, age 

15, Riley, age 8, Brody, age 

6, Brayson, age 4 and Ashlyn, 

age 3. Grandparents are 

Sam and Mary Jo Gerber 

of Bluffton and Gary and 

Diann Tonner of Decatur. 

Great-grandmother is Jeanette 

Tonner of Bluffton. 

Jim Reynolds 

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Psi Otes 

see results 

of their 

generosity 

By BARBARA BARBIERI 

At a recent meeting of 

Bluffton’s chapter of Psi Iota 

Xi the members were able 

to see first hand what their 

contributions to the research 

into cochlear ear implants 

has made possible. 

On hand for the meeting 

was 5-year-old Paige Boots, 

who has been the recipient 

of a cochlear implant. She is 

the daughter of Annemarie 

and Bentley Boots and the 

granddaughter of Larry and 

Theresa Sell. 

Among the contributions 

made by the local group 

has been to the study by 

Dr. Richard Miyamoto, formerly 

from Los Angeles. In 

1978 he joined Riley’s clinical 

trials that had begun for 

cochlear implants. 

Chapters of Psi Iota Xi, 

including Bluffton’s, had 

given seed money to start 

Miyamoto’s research in 

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Paige Boots, right, and her 

grandmother, Theresa Sell. 

(Photo contributed) 

1979. With that money he 

trained many doctors who 

are now performing this 

procedure. 

The Psi Otes learned that 

Paige received her implant 

in November of 2010 and it 

was activated in December 

of 2010. Her grandmother 

reported to the group that 

Paige is making some verbal 

progress, although it has 

been slow. 

Supporting speech and 

hearing projects have long 

been championed by the 

Bluffton Psi Otes. 

Author will sign books 

at WCPL next Saturday 

Tod Langley, a former 

Petroleum resident and 1985 

graduate of Southern Wells 

High School, will 

be signing copies 

of his current 

epic fantasy novel 

from 10 a.m. to 

2 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 24, in 

front of the Wells 

County Public 

Library’s Bluffton 

branch, 200 W. 

Washington St. 

Every hour 

Langley will read 

select passages from his novels 

and share his thoughts 

on the global war on terror, 

and he will also speak about 

issues faced by new writers. 

Copies of his books will 

be available at discounted 

prices for purchase. 

Langley earned a bachelor 

of arts degree from Purdue 

University, graduating 

in 1992. While in college he 

served as an infantryman in 

the Army National Guard 

in Delphi, Ind. After graduating, 

he receive an Army 

infantry officer’s commission. 

Langley and his wife 

moved seven times over 

the next 15 years. He also 

served as an infantry com- 

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reported a two-vehicle accident 

on Ind. 116 at 150N. 

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After Sept. 11, 

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News Notes 

Destination Recreation 

The countdown to the Bluffton 

Free Street Fair is now three days! 

Look for us in the opening night 

parade on Tuesday. 

With the start of the fair, so ends 

the season of the Splash Pad. If Mother 

Nature cooperates, tomorrow (Sept. 

18) will be the final day. We will host 

our annual “Doggie Douse” from 7 to 

8 p.m. so bring your leashed dog for an hour of water 

play and social time for them. 

There is also still a few spots left for vendors in our 

Arts and Crafts Bazaar being held in the City Gym 

from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Call or e-mail 

our office to reserve your space as soon as possible. The 

cost for a 10-foot by 10-foot area is just $10. 

There is no admission fee for those choosing to 

browse and support the vendors. 

Registration for the Adult Coed Volleyball League 

is also going on right now. Put together your own team 

and call to register for this recreational league that 

begins Nov. 7 and runs for 10 weeks. Call or e-mail us 

for more details. 

We’d like to thank all of those who participated in 

the National Neighborhood Day and the Pedal and 

Picnic events this past Sunday. We had a great time 

with the Scatter 8s Square Dancers and Mark’s Ark. 

We’d like to give a big “thank you” to Paula and Dennis 

Deininger for sharing their miniature goats for petting, 

the National Guard for their fun climbing wall and their 

assistance on the bike ride, the Bluffton Police Department 

and Bluffton Fire Department, the Wells County 

Boys and Girls Club, the Wells County YMCA, Bluffton 

Regional Medical Center, the Inventure Group, the 

United Way, and the Wells County Foundation for their 

assistance and generous donations that supported this 

wonderful community event. 

Thanks also to all of you who donated items for our 

troops including CVS who also collected several boxes 

of goodies to be sent. 

Calling out to all you adults who are looking for 

something fun to do — join us at the Boys and Girls 

Club from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings 

for Social Time. Enjoy pool, air hockey, ping pong, 

computer time, gym time, cards, games, and just relaxing! 

The cost is only $1 per visit, or purchase a 12-visit 

card for just $10. That’s two free visits! 

Until next week … Enjoy the fair! 

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On Sept. 17, 1911, Calbraith 

P. Rodgers set off 

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of the United States. (The 

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Durst 

TheRaging 

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shoved it down a sewer grate with a broken rake handle. 

It was a red-meat, power-tie slam dance with operatic 

overtones. 

Anticipation ran higher than Charlie Sheen on New 

Year’s Eve that a hockey match would break out and 

the bloodthirsty audience was not going to be satisfied 

until lecterns dripped with copious spillage. Before Rick 

Perry could answer Brian Williams’ question about the 

execution of 234 inmates on his watch, they erupted into 

applause like an emeritus alumni crowd at Assassins 

State University during homecoming. Creeping the 

moderator out more than pinworms in the bottom of his 

footie pajamas. 

Eyes on the prize, Newt Gingrich cautioned panel 

mates to keep the attacks focused on Obama, while 

castigating the media for trapping them in this internecine 

warfare. The rest of the contingent affectionately 

dismissed his admonition the way a group of Oakland 

Raider tailgaters would an elderly aunt wandering into a 

discussion on blitz protection. Newt Gingrich -- the soul 

of reason. Something has gone horribly awry. 

We did learn that Michele Bachmann believes in 

$2-a-gallon gasoline and “a strong, bold leader... who 

will lead,” and that she spent the last three weekends 

going to restaurants and thinks drilling for oil in the 

Everglades is a good idea. So, apparently she’s planning 

an electoral strategy that disincludes Florida’s mighty 

27. 

Rick Perry hates cancer and called Social Security “a 

Ponzi scheme,” not once, but three times, so Florida is 

obviously not on his front burner either. Arch-enemy to 

all things science, Perry supported his “climate change, 

what climate change” philosophy by comparing himself 

to Galileo. You can’t make stuff up like this. 

Ron Paul has been mauled by the TSA and is not 

happy about it or much of anything else. Second time 

through, it is virtually impossible for Willard Mitt 

Romney to be out-smugged by anybody, even an unctuous 

Texan. Herman Cain likes Chile. The country, 

not the food. And the major difference between Elvis 

Presley and Rick Santorum’s candidacy is... there is 

none, they’re both rock-salt, shaved-dust, dead. 

Jon Huntsman may be running for the wrong party’s 

nomination. Trying to steer the group from the edge of 

various abysses, he and Newt shared the big-boy babysitter 

role, while Bachmann lost more momentum than a 

dark matter anvil hitting a freeway sound wall. Big winner... 

Sarah Palin. For being prescient enough to not to 

have made up her mind yet. 

But there’s plenty of time. This was just the premier 

stop for the traveling abattoir. There are dozens of 

chances for continued bloodletting until either Perry or 

Romney drops from the death of 1000 cuts, or they take 

each other out in a murder-suicide pact. While Team 

Obama roots for Perry from the sidelines the same way 

Jimmy Carter cheered on Bonzo’s sidekick back in ‘80. 

Be careful what you wish for. 

Emmy-nominated comedian and writer Will Durst recently published 

a book, “The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing.” 

durst@caglecartoons.com. 

All in the (federal) family 

In societies governed by persuasion, politics is 

mostly talk, so liberals’ impoverishment of their 

vocabulary matters. Having damaged liberalism’s 

reputation, they call themselves progressives. Having 

made the federal government’s pretensions absurd, 

they have resurrected the supposed synonym “federal 

family.” Having made federal spending suspect, they 

advocate “investments” -- for “job creation,” a euphemism 

for stimulus, another word they have made 

toxic. 

Barack Obama, a pitilessly rhetorical president, 

continues to grab the nation by its lapels, demanding 

its attention, and is paying the price: The nation is no 

longer listening. This matters because ominous portents 

are multiplying. 

Bank of America, which reported an $8.8 billion 

loss last quarter, plans 30,000 layoffs out of a workforce 

of nearly 300,000. The Postal Service hopes to 

shed 120,000 of its 653,000 jobs (down from almost 

900,000 a decade ago). Such churning of the labor 

market would free people for new, more productive 

jobs -- except that to reduce unemployment, the economy 

needs an approximately 3 percent growth rate, 

triple today’s rate. 

Consumers of modest means are so strapped that 

Wal-Mart is reviving layaway purchases for the 

Christmas season. The Wall Street Journal reports 

that Procter & Gamble, which claims to have at least 

one product in 98 percent of American households, 

expects hard times for a long time: It is putting new 

emphasis on lower-priced products for low-income 

shoppers. 

Just as Obama administration policies have 

delayed the housing market reaching a salutary bottom, 

Europe’s policies designed to delay Greece’s 

default on its debt are probably making that inevitability 

worse. If the contagion reaches Italy or Spain 

(“Too big to fail and too big to bail”), we shall learn 

how hollow Europe’s banks are, and how much U.S. 

banks are entangled with them. 

During the debt-ceiling debate, The New York 

Times, liberalism’s bulletin board, was aghast that 

Republicans risked causing the nation to default on 

its debt. Now two Times columnists endorse slowmotion 

default through inflation: The Federal Reserve 

should have “the deliberate goal of generating higher 

inflation to help alleviate debt problems” (Paul Krugman) 

and “sometimes we need inflation, and now is 

such a time” (Floyd Norris). 

Ken Rogoff, a Harvard economist, suggests “trying 

to achieve some modest deleveraging through 

moderate inflation of, say, 4 to 6 percent for several 

OPINION 

years.” This is an antiseptic way of saying 

we should reduce the weight of our 

indebtedness by reducing the value of the 

dollars in which it is denominated. But 

does the nation need more uncertainty? 

And note Rogoff’s serene confidence in 

government’s ability to control such things 

-- inflation will be fine-tuned within a narrow 

band, switched on for just a few years, 

then off, like a government-approved light 

bulb. 

George 

It is a wonder, this faith-based (and often 

campus-based) conviction that the govern- Will 

ment that brought us the ethanol program 

can be trusted to precisely execute wise policies that 

will render the world predictable and progressive. 

For two years, there has been one constant: As 

events have refuted the Obama administration’s certitudes, 

it has retained its insufferable knowingness. 

It knew that the stimulus would hold unemployment 

below 8 percent. Oops. Unemployment has been at 

least 9 percent in 26 of the 30 months since the stimulus 

was passed. Michael Boskin of Stanford says that 

even if one charitably accepts the administration’s 

self-serving estimate of jobs “created or saved” by the 

stimulus, each job cost $280,000 -- five times America’s 

median pay. 

And research by Garett Jones and Daniel M. Rothschild 

of George Mason University’s Mercatus Center 

indicates that just 42.1 percent of workers hired by 

entities receiving stimulus funds were unemployed 

at the time. More (47.3 percent) were poached from 

other organizations, and 10.6 percent came directly 

from school or outside the labor force. 

Obama’s administration, which is largely innocent 

of business experience, knew its experts would be 

wizards at investing taxpayers’ dollars. Oops. After 

more than half a billion stimulus dollars in loan guarantees, 

bankrupt Solyndra has shed nearly all of its 

more than 1,100 workers. 

The economic policy the “federal family” should 

adopt can be expressed in five one-syllable words: 

Get. Out. Of. The. Way. Instead, Energy Secretary 

Steven Chu, whose department has become a venture 

capital firm for crony capitalism and costly flops at 

creating “green jobs,” praises the policy of essentially 

banishing the incandescent light bulb as “taking away 

a choice that continues to let people waste their own 

money.” Better to let the experts in his department 

and the rest of the federal family waste other people’s 

money. 

georgewill@washpost.com 

Racial preferences in Wisconsin 

The campus at the University 

of Wisconsin-Madison 

erupted this week after 

the release of two studies 

documenting the heavy 

use of race in deciding 

which students to admit to 

the undergraduate and law 

schools. The evidence of 

discrimination is undeniable, 

and the reaction by critics 

was undeniably dishonest 

and thuggish. 

The Center for Equal 

Opportunity (CEO), which I 

founded in 1995 to expose and challenge 

misguided race-based public 

policies, conducted the studies based 

on an analysis of the university’s own 

admissions data. But the university 

was none too keen on releasing the 

data, which CEO obtained through 

filing Freedom of Information Act 

requests only after a successful legal 

challenge went all the way to the state 

supreme court. 

It’s no wonder the university wanted 

to keep the information secret. The 

studies show that a black or Hispanic 

undergraduate applicant was more 

than 500 times likelier to be admitted 

to Wisconsin-Madison than a similarly 

qualified white or Asian applicant. 

The odds ratio favoring black law 

school applicants over similarly qualified 

white applicants was 61 to 1. 

The median SAT scores of black 

undergraduates who were admitted 

were 150 points lower than whites or 

Asians, while the median Hispanic 

scores were roughly 100 points lower. 

And median high school rankings 

for both blacks and Hispanics were 

also lower than for either whites or 

Asians. 

CEO has published studies of 

racial double standards in admissions 

at scores of public colleges and 

universities across the country with 

similar findings, but none 

has caused such a violent 

reaction. 

Instead of addressing the 

findings of the study, the 

university’s vice provost 

for diversity, Damon A. 

Williams, dishonestly told 

students that “CEO has one 

mission and one mission 

only: dismantle the gains 

that were achieved by the 

civil rights movement.” In 

fact, CEO’s only mission is 

to promote color-blind equal 

opportunity so that, in Martin Luther 

King’s vision, no one will be judged 

by the color of his or her skin. 

Egged on by inflammatory comments 

by university officials, student 

groups organized a flashmob via a 

Facebook page that was filled with 

propaganda and outright lies about 

CEO wanting to dismantle their student 

groups. More than a hundred 

angry students stormed the press 

conference at the Doubletree Hotel 

in Madison, where CEO president 

Roger Clegg was releasing the study. 

The hotel management described 

what took place in a press statement 

afterward: “Unfortunately, when 

escorting meeting attendees out of 

the hotel through a private entrance, 

staff were then rushed by a mob 

of protestors, throwing employees 

to the ground. The mob became 

increasingly physically violent when 

forcing themselves into the meeting 

room where the press conference had 

already ended, filling it over fire-code 

capacity. Madison police arrived on 

the scene after the protestors had 

stormed the hotel.” 

But the outrageous behavior didn’t 

end there -- and it wasn’t just students 

but also faculty who engaged in disgraceful 

conduct. Later the same day 

of the press conference, Clegg debat- 

Linda 

Chavez 

ed UW law professor Larry Church 

on campus. The crowd booed, hissed, 

and shouted insults, continuously 

interrupting Clegg during the debate. 

Having used Facebook to organize 

the flashmob, students and 

some faculty extended their use of 

social media and tweeted the debate 

live. Even with Twitter’s 140-character 

limit, you’d think participants 

would be able to come up with 

something more substantive than the 

repeated use of the label “racist” to 

describe Clegg and his arguments 

against racial double standards, but 

hundreds of tweets exhibited little 

more than hysterical rants and personal 

attacks. 

Perhaps the most offensive tweet 

was posted by Sara Goldrick-Rab, 

an associate professor of educational 

policy studies and sociology. After 

announcing that she was “Getting 

set to live blog this debate between a 

racist and a scholar,” she tweeted that 

Clegg sounded “like the whitest white 

boy I’ve ever heard.” The only racism 

in evidence came from the defenders 

of the university’s race-based 

admissions policies, such as Professor 

Goldrick-Rab. 

You’d think that a responsible university 

would denounce the intimidation 

and lack of civility by its students 

and faculty. Instead, Vice Provost 

Williams told the student newspaper, 

“I’m most excited about how well the 

students represented themselves, the 

passion with which they engaged, the 

respectful tone in how they did it and 

the thoughtfulness of their questions 

and interactions.” 

It appears that not only are the 

university’s admissions policies 

deeply discriminatory, but also that 

university officials applaud namecalling, 

distortion and outright physical 

assault. 

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Scott & Michelle Ochsner, 

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Donald R. Marlowe Sr., pastor 

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Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Adult 

Bible study & Prayer mtg.; Different 

Direction children/preteen 

ministry; Kid’s Club. 

CALVARY LUTHERAN 

1532 N. Main St. 

Jerry O’Neal, pastor 

calvary@adamswells.com 

calvarylutheranbluffton.org 


9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 

a.m. - Worship w/Communion. 

12-3 p.m. - Catechism 

cookout. 5 p.m. - Nation youth 

gathering 2012 mtg. 7 p.m. - 

Romans Bible study. 

Tuesday: Brats booth at 

Bluffton Street Fair (through 

Saturday). 

Wednesday: 10 a.m. - Altar 

Guild. 

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 

1309 W. Washington St. 

Wayne Ball, pastor 

9-9:45 a.m. - Sunday 

School. 10 a.m. - Worship. 

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - 

Bible Study. 

COVENANT CHAPEL 

3550 S. SR 1 

(Former Poplar Grove School) 

Arley Higginbotham, pastor 

www.covenantchapel.us 

Nursery available for 

all services 

Transportation Available 

8-9 a.m. - Worship. 9:15 

a.m. - Sunday School. 10:15 - 

Worship. (Children’s Church 

for ages 6-12). 

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. 

- Adult Bible Study; For the 

Youth: Rush Hour, Traffic Jam 

& Kids Jam! 

KING’S HIGHWAY 

TABERNACLE 

1224 W. Central Ave. 


Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Bible 

Study; Children’s Church. 

THE BOWLING 

CENTER, INC. 

1231 S. Scott 


824-9966 

126 W. Townley 

Bluffton • 824-3330 


Delivery Available • Fax: 824-1300 

127 East Forest Dr., Bluffton, IN 

824-1588 

960 N. Main 


Bluffton • 260-824-3982 

Ossian • 260-622-1000 

3220 E. State Road 124 

Bluffton, IN (260)824-3852 

Funeral Directors: David L. Goodwin, 

Douglas L. Cale, Mitch Harnish 

260-565-3131 

A Division of Craigville 

Telephone Company, Inc. 

CHRISTIAN NEW LIGHT 


Rev. Timothy McKnight Sr, 

pastor 

www.christiannewlightchurch.com 


10:30 - Worship. 6 p.m. - Service. 

Wednesday: 6 p.m. - Adult 

Bible Study in fellowship hall; 

6-7 p.m. - Youth mtg. in annex. 

EPWORTH UNITED 

METHODIST 


Rev. Dick Frederick, pastor 


(Lift chair at northeast door on 

Walmer St.) 

9:30 a.m. - Worship, Children’s 

Church, “Words of 

Life.” 10:40 - Sunday School. 

11:45 - Nominations Committee 

mtg. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - A.A. 

mtg. 

Saturday: 9 a.m. - A.A. mtg. 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 

215 E. Dustman Rd. 

Rev. Robert E. Madsen 


10:30 - Worship, “So the Last 

Will be First & the First Will 

be Last.” 11:30 - Third-5th 

grade lunch & bike ride. 

Monday: 9 a.m. & 12:30 - 

Pre-School (through Friday); 7 

p.m. - Worship Committee. 

The recurrent theme of 

Proverbs is that the wise 

person is he or she who is 

open to receive instruction. 

A certain amount of wisdom 

is necessary to receive more 

wisdom. “In the house of 

the righteous there is much 

treasure, but trouble befalls 

the income of the wicked. 

The lips of the wise spread 

knowledge; not so the minds 

of fools.” So, there are 

rewards for wisdom and dire 

consequences for foolishness. 

While there are usually 

rewards for wise decisions, 

the New Testament teaches 

us that, nevertheless, the 

good and wise man may end 

up on a cross. So, we seek 

wisdom and righteousness, 

not for guaranteed rewards, 

but to remain faithful to 

God and his will. Still, that 

doesn’t mean we should be 

ignorant of the usual penalties 

for willful ignorance and 

the usual benefits of being 

open to wise instruction. 

Humble wisdom generally 

makes life better: “Folly is a 

joy to him who has no sense, 

but a man of understanding 

walks aright… The wise 

man’s path leads upward to 

life, that he may avoid Sheol 

beneath” (15:21-24). 

THE SOFT ANSWER 

For the sages, the key 

components of wisdom are 

kindliness of speech, courtesy 

in reply, the wisdom 

of silence, and caution in 

speaking. These may appear 

rather passive until we realize 

how these could enrich 

our lives as individuals, families 

and communities. Think 

how much more effective 

our government, local, state 

and national, would be if 

these guidelines molded our 

political discourse! Instead, 

we as a people who profess 

to be “one nation under 

God” have come, not only to 

accept, but desire and expect 

that our politics will be conducted 

without kindliness, 

courtesy, caution and truthfulness. 

The sage tells us: “A soft 

answer turns away wrath, 

but a harsh word stirs up 

anger. The tongue of the 

wise dispenses knowledge, 

but the mouths of fools pour 

out folly… A gentle tongue 

is a tree of life. But perverseness 

in it breaks the spirit” 

(15:1, 2, 4). Why then do 

we accept and expect that 

political discourse will be 

“down and dirty”?. Is harsh 

speech generally more constructive 

than that which is 

gentle? Does Jesus teach 

us to “Love your neighbor, 

except in politics!”? The 

trouble with harshness and 

distortion and sometimes 

FIRST CHURCH OF 

THE NAZARENE 

1515 Clark Ave. 

Rev. Tim Miller, sr. pastor 

Rev. Tim Sheets, 

discipleship & sr. adult pastor 

Rev. Martin Hodge, 

youth & outreach pastor 

www.blufftonnazarene.org 

(For transportation, 824-0460) 


9-10 a.m. - Free ESL classes. 

10:15 - Worship. 4:45 - Children’s 

quiz practice. 5 p.m. 

- Choir practice. 6 p.m. - Service. 

Monday: 7 p.m. - Men’s 

open basketball in gym. 

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - 

Youth; 7 p.m. - Family Ministries 

(Adult Bible study, sanctuary; 

Dare to Care, Room #19; 

Have a New Kid by Friday, 

Room #45; Caravan; Nursery, 

Lisa Eubank). 

GRACE BAPTIST 

1621 S. 350 E., 

Stogdill Rd. Ext. 

Douglas McClure, pastor 

www.gbcbluffton.com 


a.m. - Worship, Frank Bosler, 

missionary to Korea. 6 p.m. - 

Worship. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - The 

Wednesday Connection... Adult 

Bible study & prayer mtg. & 

GRACE Kids Connection! 

Do you despise 

yourself? 

September 18, 2011 

Background Scripture: 

Proverbs 10:1-15:33 

Devotional Reading: 

Proverbs 1-7 

downright lying is not only 

that it is in violation of the 

way in which Jesus taught 

us to live, including those 

with whom we disagree, but 

that it is generally the most 

ineffective and disappointing 

tactic in the long run. 

The recent debacle of the 

two parties in Congress is 

illustrative. Politicians often, 

perhaps usually, play to our 

basest instincts and prejudices. 

The rarely overrate 

the integrity and intelligence 

of their constituents. Their 

appeal is usually, not to our 

clear thinking, but to our 

most base feelings. 

WHAT WE DESERVE? 

So, why do they do it? 

Apart from their own ethical 

deficiencies, they are 

very much aware of ours. 

They know what we want 

to hear. If you are sick and 

tired of the politicians, first 

ask yourself if we are not 

getting pretty much what 

we deserve. “The mind of 

the righteous ponders how 

to answer, but the mouth of 

the wicked pours out evil 

things” (15:29). (See also 

Proverbs 8:12; 11:02; 16:18; 

19; 21:04, 21.24; 29:23). 

The corrosive effect of 

human pride is one of the 

most prominent themes 

throughout the Bible. C.S. 

Lewis says that “it was 

through Pride that the devil 

became the devil: Pride 

leads to every other vice: 

it is the complete anti-God 

state of mind.” Proverbs do 

not teach pride, they teach 

humility. St. Augustine said: 

“Should you ask me: what 

is the first thing in religion? 

I should reply: the first, second 

and third thing therein is 

humility.” It is not that most 

of us are against humility, 

in fact, it is the first thing 

we look for — in others! 

We may yearn to be pious 

but virtually no one yearns 

to be humble. And there 

is a significant difference 

between being humbled and 

being humble. St. Bernard 

of Clairvaux said that “It is 

no great thing to be humble 

when you are brought low; 

but to be humble when you 

are praised is a great and 

rare attainment.” That, too, 

is wisdom. 

The sage tells us: “He 

who ignores instruction 

despises himself, but he who 

heeds admonition gains 

understanding” (15:32), 

Why? Because we may not 

be all that intelligent and 

may lack education, but the 

wisdom that exceeds both is 

something within our grasp. 

To choose ignorance over 

wisdom for ourselves is an 

act of self-hatred. 



FIRST REFORMED 

CHURCH OF BLUFFTON 


Dr. Bryson Eugene Bell, 

sr. pastor 

Vicki Bell, director of 

Christian education 

John-Thomas Roseberry, 

youth pastor 

firstref@adamswells.com 

(Handicapped entrance available) 


10:30 - Worship, “Instructions” 

by Mayor Ted Ellis. 

Monday: 6:30 p.m. - Christian 

Education. 

Sunday (Sept. 25): John- 

Thomas Roseberry speaks. 

FIRST UNITED 

METHODIST 


Greg Rittenhouse, sr. pastor 

Max Stuckey, music 

firstumc@adamswells.com 

www.blufftonfirstumc.org 

(Transportation & tapes available) 

9:30 a.m. - Worship & 

Children’s Jr. Church, “Purpose 

First! What Posture Shall 

We Take?” 10:30 - Sip & Chat. 

10:35 - Sunday School. 2 p.m. 

- Get-Acquainted gathering at 

Thompson’s. 

Tuesday: 11 a.m. - Paper 

crafters. 

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - Staff 

mtg. 

Thursday: 6 p.m. - Choral 

groups here. 

PARK UNITED 

BRETHREN 

617 S. Bennett St. 

John Cole, lead pastor 

A 4G kind of church 

parkub.blogspot.com 

9:30 a.m. - Worship, 

“National Back to Church 

Sunday.” 10:40 - Connection 

time. 

No weeknight activities this 

week, street fair. 

Just 

Thinking ... 

PRECIOUS MEMORIES 

I slowly, almost solemnly, 

walked into the room; 

its charcoal-black walls 

stood shocked and defeated; 

the smell of smoke 

oozed and snaked 

throughout the room, 

and the charred 

corpses of plastic 

and paper pitifully 

covered the floor. 

Regardless, 

though, I found the 

chicken, still joyfully 

playing his accordion. 

I found the birthday card, 

featuring the fowl merrily 

performing his polka ditty, 

while exploring my parent’s 

back porch, where, about 12 

hours earlier, a small fire had 

ignited. 

Despite the gloom sneaking 

around me, though, 

that card, with its slightly 

smudged chicken, reminded 

me of a fire-free February 

evening when my brother 

and my two nieces hunted 

for a birthday present for my 

mom. They 

Back in reality, I opened 

and closed the card several 

times; in my memories, my 

nieces opened and closed the 

novelty in untainted, littlegirl 

delight, thrilled that they 

had found the perfect gift. 

I still thank God that I 

picked up that card, but I’m 

also thankful that I could put 

it down — before it dragged 

me down. 

Memories, when carved 

into monuments, let us celebrate 

the bigger gifts of God 

that defy tragedies. They 

give us visual landmarks so 

that we don’t forget God’s 

truth. 

However, when we weld 

them into anchors, we risk 

shackling our souls to longpast 

slivers of stability, 

like a boat at a dock, constantly 

looking back with a 

sigh, wishing that we could 

return. 

The memories folded into 

that card reminded me that 

no fire could ever destroy 

God’s eternal blessings, 

but the memories wouldn’t 

replace the melted furnace 

or whimpering walls. 

A tattered photo album 

might remind the widow 

that her husband still lives 

in Heaven, but the people in 

those pictures can’t live for 

her in this world 


by Chet 

Baumgartner 

HOPE MISSIONARY 

429 E. Dustman Rd. 

Rev. Gary Aupperle, sr. pastor 

Rev. Matt Hartsell, associate 

Pastor Rob Witzig, youth 

Pastor Tim O’Sullivan, 

worship arts 

www.hope4thefamily.com 

www.hope-youth.org 


a.m., 10:30 & 10:31 - Worship. 

Noon - Belize trip interest mtg, 

fellowship hall; Cantata interest 

mtg. 2:30 - Youth Worship 

Team practice, youth area. 

6 p.m. - Intercessory prayer 

mtg., PowerHouse. 

Monday: 7 p.m. - Reducing 

the Risk Training, PowerHouse. 

Tuesday: FCW Walking Taco 

trailer at Street Fair (through 

Saturday). 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Hope 

youth scavenger hunt, Street 

Fair. 

Thursday: 7 p.m. - Worship 

Team practice. 

Saturday: 9 a.m.-noon - 

Upward soccer games. 

LIFE COMMUNITY 

428 S. Oak St. 

(Life Center - Allen auditorium) 

Kent Ringger, 

pastor/operations 

Joy Cash, worship arts director 

Chad Ringger, 

pastor/speaking 

www.missionoflife.com 

life@missionoflife.com 

9 a.m. & 11 a.m. - Services, 

nursery available; Kid Life; 

Wild Life. 7 p.m. - High Life. 

THE FOUNTAIN 

COMMUNITY CHURCH 

2330E 250N, Bluffton 

(Timber Ridge Golf Course) 

Tim Atkins, pastor 

10 a.m. - Worship w/ 

nursery provided; Z Street 

Children’s Ministries. 6 p.m. 

- Fountain Youth (FYI). 

The Apostle Peter, who I 

believe stayed anchored to 

Israel’s glory days of kings 

and kingdoms, couldn’t 

comprehend the cross at 

first, so he attacked the 

men taking Jesus there. 

Later, though, when 

he wrote to those struggling 

under Roman 

persecution, he didn’t 

remind them of Israel’s 

former sovereignty. He 

instead told them to use 

the law of love to transform 

the new world. 

When the Babylonians 

first conquered Israel, God 

commanded them through 

the prophet Jeremiah to 

“build houses and settle 

down; plant gardens and eat 

what they produce. Marry 

and have sons and daughters; 

find wives for your sons and 

give your daughters in marriage.” 

God didn’t command 

them to forget His laws, 

but He didn’t want them to 

stop living because of where 

or when they lived, even 

though they could no longer 

visit the temple. 

Today, many politically 

and fiscally conservative 

Christians might feel like 

they live in exile in America 

when they compare today’s 

economy, job climate, social 

issues and political missiles 

to the undisclosed simpler 

times, which, honestly, probably 

never existed outside 

Andy Griffith’s front porch. 

Understandably, they 

long to return to Jerusalem 

(or, perhaps, Mayberry), but 

God’s command to the Israelites 

apply to them as well: 

Don’t just weather this reality 

by clinging to the “good 

old days.” Champion the 

timeless truths behind those 

temporal moments and that 

defy time. Conquer this new 

reality to show people that 

God reigns regardless of the 

circumstances of the day. 

Those who anchor into 

memories — no matter how 

pure — risk ultimately idolizing 

those circumstances 

that molded them, possibly 

leading to bitterness, as they 

subtly curse the present. 

They only see the 

scorched walls and the lost 

opportunities. They only 

see the chicken, and not the 

heart that purchased it. 

chetb@news-banner.com 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

735 S. Marion St. 

Jim Dougal, minister 

9:30 a.m. - Bible Study. 

10:30 - Worship. 

FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST 


Lenny Stringer, pastor 

info@fbc-bluffton.com 


10:30 - Worship. 

FIRST BAPTIST 


Bud Abrams, pastor 

Brandon Evans, youth pastor 

firstbaptist@adamswells.com 

(Handicap accessible) 


10:15 - Kidz Time & L.O.L. 

10:15 - Worship, “Great 

Faith.” 

Monday: 6:30 p.m. - 

WWBS. 

FIRST CHURCH 

OF CHRIST 

909 W. Spring St. 

Larry Sprinkle, sr. pastor 

Dennis Wood, 

Worship/Outreach Minister 

Kevin Mechling, 

student ministry director 

Diane Cornett, 

Children’s Director 

8:30 a.m. - “Blended” Worship. 

9:50 - “h2O” family service. 

11 a.m. - “Elevate” Worship; 

“Energized Hour” for 

children. 

SONLIGHT WESLEYAN 

2350S. SR 1 

Rev. Lyle A Breeding, 

senior pastor 

Jeremiah Wondercheck, 

youth pastor 

Andrew Bush, 

children’s pastor 

www.sonlightwesleyan.com 

(For transportation, 824-0068) 

9 & 10:30 - Sunday School 

& Worship. 

Wednesday: 6:30-8:30 p.m. 

- Jr. & Sr. high Powerhouse; 7 

p.m. - Prayer group. 

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 


Fr. Francis C. Chukwuma, 

pastor 

stjosephchurch@adamswells.com 

Saturday: 7:45 a.m. - 

Prayer. 8 a.m. - Mass. 8:30 

- Rosary. 4 p.m. or by appointment 

- Confessions. 5 p.m. 

- Mass. 

Sunday: 7:30 & 10 a.m. - 

Mass. 

Monday: 7:45 a.m. - Prayer; 

8 a.m. - Mass; 8:30 - Rosary. 

Tuesday: 7:45 a.m. - Prayer; 

8 a.m. - Mass; 8:30 - Rosary; 

Confessions (or by appointment). 

Wednesday: 5-7 p.m. Adoration 

w/Benediction (second of 

each month); 6:30 p.m. - Rosary; 

6:45 - Prayer; 7 p.m. - Mass. 

Thursday-Friday: 7:45 a.m. 

- Prayer; 8 a.m. - Mass; 8:30 - 

Rosary. 

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By ADAM TUDOR 

GARRETT — A missed 

extra point, a late interception, 

and Todd Frickey cost 

the Bluffton Tigers’ football 

team a chance to get a winning 

record Friday. 

The Tigers (2-3) fell short 

to Garrett 35-27 in the Allen 

County Athletic Conference 

showdown. 

Garrett improved to 5-0 

and 2-0 in the conference. 

Bluffton slipped to 1-2 in 

league play. 

Frickey came into the 

game for Garrett as one of 

the area’s most productive 

running backs. He left the 

game leaving little doubt 

about that. But for the 

majority of the first half, the 

Bluffton defense was able 

to contain Frickey and the 

By RICK SPRUNGER 

NEW HAVEN — A 

long season got longer for 

the Norwell Knights Friday 

night. 

The Knights traveled to 

New Haven and came away 

with a 41-7 whipping at the 

hands of the homestanding 

Bulldogs. 

New Haven improved to 

4-1 on the season, including 

a 2-1 mark in Northeast Hoosier 

Conference play. 

Norwell fell to 0-5 in all 

games and 0-3 in the conference. 

“We’re not executing 

offensively,” said Norwell 

coach Jeff Miller after the 

game. “Our varsity hasn’t 

scored in three games. You 

can’t win if you don’t score. 

You can’t keep making mistakes 

and coming up empty 

when you have chances. 

We’ve struggled that way for 

five weeks.” 

Norwell put together an 

impressive opening drive 

after recovering a New 

Haven fumble at the Bulldog 

46. 

The Knights reached the 

10, where they faced a second-and-5. 

But quarterback Grant 

Baker lofted a fade pass into 

the left corner of the end zone 

and was picked off by Jordan 

Hogue to end the drive. 

It was one of three interceptions 

thrown by Baker in 

the first half. 

“We cannot have a turnover 

in that situation,” sighed 

Miller. “We need to get a first 

down [at the 5] and push it 

in, or at least kick a field goal 

if we can’t get the first down. 

But we need points when 

we’re that close.” 

Railroaders. 

Garrett’s first three possessions 

each consisted of 

three plays and a punt. On 

its fourth possession, Garrett 

quarterback Brayden 

Moreau threw an interception 

to Jake McKinley of 

Bluffton. 

Meanwhile, the Tigers 

got hot in the second quarter 

and were able to score the 

game’s first touchdown with 

4:47 to go in the half. Donald 

Mock carried the ball 

into the end zone from one 

yard out after a nice nineplay, 

73-yard drive. 

On Bluffton’s next possession, 

quarterback Ryan 

McCarthy scored on a oneyard 

keeper to bring the 

score to 14-0. The Tigers 

were looking like they 

New Haven immediately 

turned the game around. 

The Bulldogs marched 

80 yards in 10 plays and 

got the go-ahead score on a 

nine-yard run by Te’Vaughn 

Hurse. 

And at that point, the roof 

fell in on the Knights. 

After another New Haven 

interception, Hurse galloped 

52 yards for his second score 

of the night. 

As the state’s sixth-leading 

rusher going into the 

game, the talented tailback 

would finish with 162 yards 

in 21 carries. 

The Bulldogs immediately 

held Norwell to nine 

yards in three plays. And in 

an effort to get something, 

anything, going offensively, 

Miller threw caution to 

the wind and went for it on 

fourth-and-1. 

The play lost two yards, 

and New Haven was right 

back in business at the Norwell 

37. 

Nine plays later, the Bulldogs 

were in on a three-yard 

scoring run by Anthony 

Moore. 

That made it 21-0 with 

1:50 left in the first half. 

And they weren’t finished. 

Domonique Cuffy picked 

off another Baker pass and 

raced 45 yards into the end 

zone to make it 28-0 with 

0:44 to play. 

“We’re not very good 

right now,” said Miller, 

choosing his words carefully. 

“The kids haven’t given 

up. They’re fighting, and I 

appreciate that. But at some 

point we’ve got to get better. 

We haven’t gotten better 

since Week 2. I’ve coached a 

would put the Railroaders 

on upset alert. However, 

Frickey cracked the goal 

line on the next Garrett possession 

before halftime and 

cut Bluffton’s lead in half. 

The score stood 14-7 at halftime 

in favor of the Tigers. 

In the third quarter, Garrett’s 

offense broke lose and 

was not stopped for the rest 

of the night. As the Tiger 

defense paid attention to the 

edges of the field to contain 

Frickey, Moreau took a 

quarterback sneak 44 yards 

to the end zone. With the 

extra point, the score was 

tied at 14-14. 

Bluffton had a long drive 

all the way to the Garrett 25yard 

line, but a dropped pass 

on fourth down gave the ball 

back to the Railroaders. 

long time, and I’ve never had 

this much trouble getting the 

offense to execute.” 

New Haven scored another 

touchdown on its first 

offensive play of the third 

quarter, when Hogue gathered 

in a Lydell Trainor pass 

and sped 78 yards down the 

left sideline. 

After that, it was pretty 

much a matter of just playing 

out the string. Even the officials 

kept the clock moving 

on first downs, even though 

Miller never requested that. 

“I don’t know what that 

was all about,” said the boss. 

“We were only down four 

touchdowns at halftime. New 

Haven got four in one quarter. 

That’s not insurmountable.” 

New Haven got one more 

touchdown midway through 

the fourth quarter to up the 

count to 41-0 before Norwell 

finally punched one in late in 

the contest on a 21-yard pass 

from Nathan Shelton to Joe 

Rasdorf. 

Norwell will host East 

Noble next Friday night. 

sports@news-banner.com 

Frickey only needed 

two plays to take the lead. 

Stopped for no gain on the 

first play, he got around the 

edge on the second play and 

ran 75 yards for the touchdown. 

Garrett now led in the 

game 21-14. 

Bluffton responded 

by a nice drive of shortrange 

passes to move into 

an exciting fourth quarter 

of play. The drive took 13 

plays, 50 yards, and 5:45 off 

of the clock, culminating in 

a three-yard touchdown pass 

from McCarthy to Patrick 

Steckbeck that evened the 

score at 21. 

What seemed ironic 

about this game was that 

Bluffton was controlling 

the time of possession with 

long drives that were largely 

NEW HAVEN 41, NORWELL 7 

At New Haven 

Score By Quarters 

Norwell 0 0 0 7 – 7 

New Haven 0 28 6 7 – 41 

Scoring Summary 

Second Quarter 

NH--Te’Vaughn Hurse 9 run (Alec Jaurigue 

kick), 11:18. 

NH--Hurse 52 run (Jaurigue kick), 

8:05. 

NH--Anthony Moore 3 run (Jaurigue 

kick), 1:50. 

NH--Domonique Cuffy 45 interception 

return (Jaurigue kick), 0:44. 

Third Quarter 

NH--Jordan Hogue 78 pass from 

Lydell Trainor (kick failed), 9:35. 

Fourth Quarter 

NH--Moore 3 run (Jaurigue kick), 

7:36. 

N--Joe Rasdorf 21 pass from Nathan 

Shelton (Brian Bolinger kick), 4:51. 

Team Statistics 

NOR NH 

First Downs 10 18 

Rushes-Yards 28-128 43-233 

Yards Passing 67 151 

Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 6-13-3 5-8-0 

Penalties-Yards 8-47 2-17 

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 

Punts-Average 1-40.0 0-0 

Time of Possession 19:41 28:19 

Individual Statistics 

Rushing: Norwell, Kyler Mills 7-21, 

Grant Baker 7-13, Al Albers 3-37, 

William Gerber 2-37. New Haven, 

Te’Vaughn Hurse 21-162, Anthony 

Moore 8-23, Lydell Trainor 4-8, Brandon 

Fluker 3-27. 

Passing: Norwell, Grant Baker 3-8- 

3 40, Nathan Shelton 3-5-0 27. New 

Haven, Lydell Trainor 5-8-0 151. 

Receiving: Norwell, Austin Dantzer 3- 

34, Cale Schumm 2-12, Joe Rasdorf 

1-21. New Haven, Jordan 2-92, Caleb 

Heckley 2-54, Andrew Hoffer 1-5. 

passing plays. Meanwhile, 

Garrett was effective with 

very short drives of almost 

all running plays. The Railroaders 

did not complete a 

single pass the entire game. 

On the next possession 

Frickey ran the ball in from 

14 yards out. 

Bluffton counter punched 

with a 10-play, 60-yard 

drive. Mock ran the ball in 

again for the Tigers from 

one-yard out. With Bluffton 

down after the touchdown, 

coach Casey Kolkman considered 

going for a twopoint 

conversion to retake 

the lead but went for the tie. 

However for the first 

time in the evening, the kick 

was missed and Garrett held 

on to a one-point lead. 

The Railroaders rolled on 

as Frickey scored another 

touchdown. This time, he 

ran in from 28 yards out. 

Each time one team 

took the lead the other team 

answered all night. But in 

the end it was not meant to 

be for the Tigers as McCarthy’s 

last pass was intercepted. 

The Railroaders proceeded 

to run out the clock 

to ice the victory. 

Coach Kolkman was 

happy with the performance 

despite the loss. 

“I thought our kids did a 

good job and executed in the 

fourth quarter. We converted 

several key fourth downs,” 

he said. 

In regards to Frickey, 

Kolkman felt good that the 

game remained competitive 

despite the caliber of player 

SPORTS 

Southern Wells shuts down Wes-Del for 60-0 win 

By PAUL BEITLER 

Sports Editor 

Right from the initial 

kickoff, the Southern Wells 

Raiders dominated the Wes- 

Del Warriors Friday night 

and ran away with a 60-0 

football victory on homecoming 

night at Carnes 

Field. 

The Raiders’ defense 

smothered the Warriors (0- 

5), while their offense could 

not be stopped by Wes-Del’s 

defense. 

“I really felt like our 

defense controlled the 

night,” said Southern Wells 

head coach Mark Lefebvre. 

“They really struggled to 

move the ball and I think 

that our defense really set 

the tone.” 

Senior quarterback Trevor 

Furnish, who threw for 

three touchdowns and ran 

for another, also had a second-row 

seat at his linebacker 

position as he watched the 

front line apply pressure to 

the Warriors all night. 

“Our D-line really 

stepped it up and took care 

of business so us linebackers 

didn’t have to make many 

tackles,” said Furnish. “Our 

defensive line really did a 

great job of putting pressure 

on their offense. They 

did a great job of going to 

the right gaps and pinching 

when they needed to and 

closing when they needed 

to.” 

The Raiders (3-2) took it 

to the Warriors right from 

the beginning and scored on 

two big touchdown passes 

in the first quarter. 

After the second three 

and out by the Warriors and 

a punt, Furnish found tight 

end Seth Biberstine wide 

open for a 43-yard scoring 

pass with just over two minutes 

of time elapsed. 

Austin Hampton (64), Seth Biberstine (50) and Trevor Furnish (22) for Southern Wells plow Wes- 

Del's Dakota Whittenburg into the end zone for a safety Friday night at Carnes Field. (Photo by 

Glen Werling) 

Following another Wes- 

Del punt, Furnish struck 

again with a 50-yard pass to 

split end Clayton Hamilton, 

who was all alone behind 

the Warriors’ defense. 

Hamilton also was 

crowned king of homecoming 

during halftime festivities 

and later on caught a 

nine-yard touchdown pass 

in the second quarter. 

“They committed a lot 

of guys to the line of scrimmage 

and the guys did a 

good job of taking advantage 

of the numbers we had 

in the passing game and got 

a couple big plays,” said 

Lefebvre. 

“I thought we did a nice 

job. I really believe that we 

can play catch and get those 

big plays when they’re there 

for us. We just have to get a 

little more consistent at it.” 

Coming out to play football 

his senior year because 

of his friends, the runaway 

victory was especially gratifying 

to Hamilton, who is a 

basketball guard and runner 

in cross country and track. 

“Actually homecoming 

really wasn’t on my mind. 

The game was even bigger 

than the homecoming,” said 

Hamilton. “Trevor just put 

the ball right on the money 

wherever I needed it and 

that was exciting.” 

Furnish completed 3 of 

5 passes for 102 yards and 

three TDs and carried the 

ball four times for 78 yards. 

In addition, to Furnish, 

Hamilton and Biberstine, the 

other big offensive standout 

was sophomore Clay Watson 

who scored two touchdowns 

and ran for 143 yards 

on seven carries. 

His two TD runs of 18 

and 88 yards in the second 

quarter propelled the Raiders 

to a 26-0 lead. 

After Furnish found 

Hamilton on his short TD 

pass to close out the firsthalf 

scoring, Furnish opened 

the second-half scoring with 

a 54-yard scamper into the 

Warriors’ end zone for a 38- 

0 advantage. 

Biberstine recorded two 

more points for the Raiders 

as he tackled the Warriors’ 

second quarterback in the 

end zone in the third quarter. 

Senior halfback Jagger 

Love added a nine-yard 

touchdown run to close out 

the third-period tallies. 

In the final quarter, the 

Raiders’ second string 

scored twice. Freshman 

Landon Cassiday bolted into 

the end zone on a 10-yard 

run and classmate Jacob 

Roush ended the scoring 

with a 61-yard breakaway. 

“I thought the young 

guys played well in the second 

half and we tried to give 

them an opportunity to play 

and they did a good job for 

us,” said Lefebvre. 

The Raiders’ next opponent 

will be the Bluffton 

Tigers at 7 p.m. on Friday at 

Bluffton. sports@news-banner.com 

SOUTHERN WELLS 60 

WES-DEL 0 

At Carnes Field 


Wes-Del 0 0 0 0 – 0 

Southern Wells 14 18 14 14 – 60 


First Quarter 

SW--Seth Biberstine 43 pass from 

Trevor Furnish (Austin Smith kick), 

6:35. 

SW--Clayton Hamilton 50 pass from 

Furnish (Smith kick), 4:47. 


SW--Clay Watson 18 run (Kick failed), 

4:07. 

SW--Watson 88 run (Kick failed), 

1:47. 

SW--Hamilton 9 pass from Furnish 

(Kick failed), 0:26. 

Third Quarter 

SW--Furnish 54 run (Kick failed), 

11:42. 

SW--Biberstine tackled Drake Helm in 

end zone for a safety, 6:31. 

SW--Jagger Love 9 run (Run failed), 

6:07. 


SW--Landon Cassiday 10 run (Smith 

kick), 8:37. 

SW--Jacob Roush 61 run (Smith kick), 

6:02. 


WD SW 







Punts-Average 7-32.7 2-38.0 



Rushing: Wes-Del, Dakota Malchow 

11-44, Drake Helm 8-16, Tre Quinn 

3-9, Austin Brown 1-8, Michael Hollingsworth 

3-8, Dakota Whittenburg 

5-0, Austin Prather 8-minus 24, Jacob 

Love 5-minus 11, Devin Gill 4-minus 4. 

Southern Wells, Watson 7-143, Furnish 

4-78, Jacob Roush 4-71, Cole Preston 

9-36, Love 5-15, Cassiday 1-10, Daniel 

Beeks 1-8, Brad Woodward 1-6. 

Passing: Wes-Del, Prather 5-10-1-29, 

Helm 0-2-0. Southern Wells, Furnish 

3-5-0-102-3. 

Receiving: Wes-Del, Desmond Wilson 

2-25, Whittenburg 2-8, Gill 1-minus 4. 

Southern Wells, Hamilton 2-59, Biberstine 

1-43. 

Tigers come up short of derailing Railroaders 

Knights fall prey to Bulldogs 41-7 

Sign up for Squires Basketball League 

Any Northern Wells Community Schools’ girl or boy in 

grades 3-6 may register for the Norwell Squires Basketball 

League by Friday, Sept. 29. 

Registration forms have been distributed to all schools. 

Teams practice one or two times per week and games will 

be held on Saturdays in the Norwell High School auxiliary 

gym beginning Oct. 30. Team selection night is Oct. 12. 

For further information, call Norwell girls’ basketball 

coach Eric Thornton at 543-2213, ext. 7313, or boys’ basketball 

coach Randy Hawkins, ext. 7235. 

Starting times changed at So. Wells 

The starting times for the Southern Wells Junior High 

School football game with Woodlan and cross country meet 

with Woodlan and Garrett on Tuesday, Sept. 20, have been 

moved to 5:30 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. 

• 

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Go to our Blog Bank on 

our website and click 

on the "Sports & Outdoors" 

blog for video 

coverage of the homecoming 

festivities. 

and performance they were 

facing. Frickey ran 19 times 

for 227 yards and four rushing 

touchdowns. 

Next Friday Bluffton 

hosts the Southern Wells 

Raiders during Street Fair 

week. Garrett in turn will 

travel to Woodburn to take 

on the Woodlan Warriors. 

NOTE: Read more from 

Adam Tudor at www.sportsandconsequences.net 

sports@news-banner.com 

GARRETT 35, BLUFFTON 27 

At Garrett 


Bluffton 0 14 0 13 – 27 

Garrett 0 7 14 14 – 35 



B--Donald Mock 1 yard run (Zack Zeis 

kick), 7:13. 

B--Ryan McCarthy 1 yard run (Zeis 

kick), 4:05. 

G--Todd Frickey 3 yard run (Chase 

Hall kick), 1:29. 

Third Quarter 

G--Brayden Moreau 44 yard run (Hall 

kick), 9:46. 

G--Frickey 75 yard run (Hall kick), 

4:05. 


B--McCarthy 3 yard pass to Patrick 

Steckbeck (Zeis kick), 10:20. 


9:15. 

B--Mock 1 yard run (Zeis kick), 5:44. 


3:39. 


BLU GAR 







Punts-Average 2-34 3-35 



Rushing: Bluffton, McCarthy 25-88, 

Mock 8-32, Pearson 9-27. Garrett, 

Frickey 19-227, Moreau 7-83, Mitchell 

2-7, Bobay 1-4, Porter 1-0. 

Passing: Bluffton, McCarthy 22-39- 

242-2. Garrett, Frickey 0-1-0-0, Moreau 

0-2-0-1. 

Receiving: Bluffton, McKinley 12-147, 

Pearson 5-62, Clark 2-18, Brigner 1-12, 

Steckbeck 1-3, Marshall 1-0. Garrett, 

None. 

High School Calendar 

Saturday, Sept. 17 

GIRLS GOLF: Norwell IHSAA Sectional at Timber 

Ridge, 9 a.m. 

CROSS COUNTRY: Norwell at Yorktown Invitational, 

9 a.m. 

VOLLEYBALL: Bluffton, Southern Wells at FW Canterbury 

Invitational, 9 a.m.; Norwell at Tippecanoe Valley 

Tourney, 10 a.m. 

Monday, Sept. 19 

BOYS TENNIS: Adams Central at Bluffton, 4:30 p.m.; 

Bellmont at Norwell, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS SOCCER: Norwell at DeKalb, 6 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER: DeKalb at Norwell, 6 p.m. 

VOLLEYBALL: Southern Wells at Lakewood Park 

Christian, 6 p.m. 

JV FOOTBALL: New Haven at Norwell, 6:30 p.m. 

C-TEAM FOOTBALL: Eastbrook at Southern Wells, 

6:30 p.m. 

FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: Jay County at Bluffton, 

6 p.m. 

Tuesday, Sept. 20 

BOYS TENNIS: Homestead at Norwell, 4:30 p.m. 

CROSS COUNTRY: Garrett, Woodlan at Southern 

Wells, 5:30 p.m.; South Adams at Bluffton, 5 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER: Heritage at Norwell, 6 p.m. 

VOLLEYBALL: Southern Wells at Leo, 6 p.m.; Adams 

Central at Bluffton, 6 p.m. (Freshman, 5 p.m.); Columbia 

City at Norwell, 6:15 p.m.

SPORTS 

By RICK GANO 

AP Sports Writer 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) 

— It’s only the 16th game of Brian 

Kelly’s coaching career at Notre 

Dame as the Irish face No. 15 face 

Michigan State. For the many fans 

growing impatient at an 0-2 start, 

Saturday’s matchup could be the 

most crucial of his short tenure. 

Kelly says he’s not listening to 

the critics who are wondering why 

the Irish can’t stop making mistakes 

or losing close games. 

“I really don’t put any more 

pressure on myself than I do for 

the opener, to the last game,” Kelly 

said. “I treat them all the same.” 

Another loss would give the 

Irish an 0-3 record for the first 

time since they dropped the first 

five in 2007 under Charlie Weis 

and would leave Kelly with a .500 

BASEBALL 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

All Times EDT 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

New York 90 59 .604 — 

Boston 87 63 .580 3 1/2 

Tampa Bay 83 67 .553 7 1/2 

Toronto 76 74 .507 14 1/2 

Baltimore 61 88 .409 29 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

Detroit 87 63 .580 — 

Cleveland 73 75 .493 13 

Chicago 73 77 .487 14 

Kansas City 66 86 .434 22 

Minnesota 59 90 .396 27 1/2 

West Division 

W L Pct GB 

Texas 86 64 .573 — 

Los Angeles 82 68 .547 4 

Oakland 68 82 .453 18 

Seattle 62 87 .416 23 1/2 

Thursday’s Games 

Tampa Bay 9, Boston 2 

Texas 7, Cleveland 4 

Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 2 

Oakland 6, Detroit 1 

Friday’s Games 

Baltimore 8, L.A. Angels 3 

Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 

Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 

Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 6 

Cleveland 7, Minnesota 6 

Detroit at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. 

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. 

Saturday’s Games 

N.Y. Yankees (Colon 8-9) at Toronto 

(H.Alvarez 1-2), 1:07 p.m. 

Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-2) at Minnesota 

(Swarzak 3-6), 1:10 p.m. 

Detroit (Porcello 14-8) at Oakland 

(G.Gonzalez 13-12), 4:10 p.m. 

Tampa Bay (Niemann 10-7) at Boston 

(Lester 15-7), 4:10 p.m. 

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 11-11) at Baltimore 

(Britton 9-10), 7:05 p.m. 

Chicago White Sox (Z.Stewart 2-4) at 

Kansas City (Teaford 1-0), 7:10 p.m. 

Texas (C.Lewis 12-10) at Seattle 

(A.Vasquez 1-3), 7:10 p.m. 

Sunday’s Games 

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. 

L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. 

Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m. 

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 

2:10 p.m. 

Cleveland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. 

Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. 

Texas at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. 

Monday’s Games 

Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m., 1st 

game 

Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. 

Seattle at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. 

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. 

Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m., 2nd 

game 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

All Times EDT 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

z-Philadelphia 97 52 .651 — 

Atlanta 86 65 .570 12 

New York 72 79 .477 26 

Washington 71 78 .477 26 

Florida 68 83 .450 30 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

Milwaukee 88 63 .583 — 

St. Louis 82 68 .547 5 1/2 

Cincinnati 74 77 .490 14 

Pittsburgh 68 82 .453 19 1/2 

Chicago 66 85 .437 22 

Houston 51 99 .340 36 1/2 

West Division 

W L Pct GB 

Arizona 87 63 .580 — 

San Francisco 81 70 .536 6 1/2 

Los Angeles 73 76 .490 13 1/2 

Colorado 70 80 .467 17 

San Diego 63 87 .420 24 

z-clinched playoff berth 

Thursday’s Games 

Washington 10, N.Y. Mets 1 

Philadelphia 3, Florida 1, 1st game 

Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6, 11 innings 

Philadelphia 2, Florida 1, 10 innings, 2nd 

game 

San Francisco 8, Colorado 5 

Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 

Friday’s Games 

Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 3, 12 innings 

Florida 3, Washington 0 

St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 2, 11 innings 

Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 3 

N.Y. Mets 12, Atlanta 2 

San Francisco 9, Colorado 1 

Arizona at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. 

record at South Bend. It would also 

pretty much wreck Notre Dame’s 

chances of making a BCS bowl. 

“Every game we play here is a 

big game,” Kelly said. 

There have been plenty of difficult 

losses — last week’s 35-31 

defeat at Michigan saw the Wolverines 

score 28 fourth-quarter 

points, including the game-winner 

with 2 seconds left after driving 80 

yards in a half-minute. 

But no one can ever forget last 

year’s numbing loss at Michigan 

State. 

The epic finish featured a fake 

field goal in overtime that turned 

into a game-winning TD pass from 

holder Aaron Bates to Charlie 

Gantt and a 34-31 Spartans’ victory. 

It’s been replayed numerous 

times this week. 

Michigan State coach Mark 


Houston (Sosa 2-4) at Chicago Cubs 

(R.Lopez 5-6), 1:05 p.m. 

N.Y. Mets (Dickey 8-12) at Atlanta 

(T.Hudson 14-10), 4:10 p.m. 

Florida (Volstad 5-12) at Washington 

(Strasburg 0-0), 7:05 p.m. 

St. Louis (Westbrook 12-8) at Philadelphia 

(Oswalt 7-9), 7:05 p.m. 

Milwaukee (Gallardo 16-10) at Cincinnati 

(Volquez 5-5), 7:10 p.m. 

San Francisco (Surkamp 2-0) at Colorado 

(Pomeranz 1-0), 8:10 p.m. 

Arizona (Collmenter 9-9) at San Diego 

(LeBlanc 3-5), 8:35 p.m. 

Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 9-8) at L.A. 

Dodgers (Lilly 9-14), 10:10 p.m. 


Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. 

Florida at Washington, 1:35 p.m. 

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. 

Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. 

San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. 

Arizona at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. 

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m. 

Monday’s Games 

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. 

Atlanta at Florida, 7:10 p.m. 

Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. 

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. 

San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. 

SOUTHERN LEAGUE 

Double A 

All Times EDT 

Southern League Playoffs 

(x-if necessary) 

Championship 

(Best-of-5) 

Mobile 2, Tennessee 0 

Wednesday, Sep. 14: Mobile 6, Tennessee 

3 

Thursday, Sep. 15: Mobile 1, Tennessee 

0, 11 innings 

Saturday, Sep. 17: Mobile at Tennessee, 

7:15 p.m. 

x-Sunday, Sep. 18: Mobile at Tennessee, 

5 p.m. 

x-Monday, Sep. 19: Mobile at Tennessee, 

7:15 p.m. 

MIDWEST LEAGUE 

Single A 

All Times EDT 

Midwest League Playoffs 

(x-if necessary) 

Championship 

(Best-of-3) 

Quad Cities 2, Lansing 0 

Wednesday, Sep. 14: Quad Cities 4, 

Lansing 2 

Thursday, Sep. 15: Quad Cities 5, Lansing 

3 

Saturday, Sep. 17: Lansing at Quad 

Cities, 8 p.m. 

x-Sunday, Sep. 18: Lansing at Quad 


x-Monday, Sep. 19: Lansing at Quad 


BASKETBALL 

WNBA 

All Times EDT 

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS 

(Best-of-3) 

x-if necessary 

Eastern Conference 

Indiana 1, New York 0 

Thursday, Sept. 15: Indiana 74, New 

York 72 

Saturday, Sept. 17: Indiana at New 

York, 4 p.m. 

x-Monday, Sept. 19: New York at Indiana, 

8 p.m. 

Atlanta 1, Connecticut 0 

Friday, Sept. 16: Atlanta 89, Connecticut 

84 

Sunday, Sept. 18: Connecticut at Atlanta, 

3 p.m. 

x-Tuesday, Sept. 20: Atlanta at Connecticut, 

7 or 8 p.m. 

Western Conference 

Minnesota vs. San Antonio 

Friday, Sept. 16: San Antonio at Minnesota, 

9 p.m. 

Sunday, Sept. 18: Minnesota at San 

Antonio, 5 p.m. 

x-Tuesday, Sept. 20: San Antonio at 

Minnesota, 8 or 9 p.m. 

Seattle 1, Phoenix 0 

Thursday, Sept. 15: Seattle 80, Phoenix 

61 

Saturday, Sept. 17: Seattle at Phoenix, 

10 p.m. 

x-Monday, Sept. 19: Phoenix at Seattle, 

10 p.m. 

Dantonio, who suffered a heart 

attack hours after the emotional 

victory, noted that the series has 

been full of late heroics and wild 

finishes. 

“I think whether they come 

here, we go there, there’s going 

to be a great football game. That’s 

what I’ve really seen in my time 

here,” said Dantonio. 

“There’s not very many games 

that have gotten lopsided. They’ve 

all been close, had comebacks, had 

great action.” 

Nine of the last 11 games 

between the schools have been 

decided by seven points or less. 

Notre Dame won 33-30 two 

years ago in South Bend, clinching 

it with an interception at the 4yard 

line with just under a minute 

left. But from 1997-2007 the Spartans 

fashioned six straight wins at 

FOOTBALL 

NFL 

All Times EDT 

AMERICAN CONFERENCE 

East 

W L T Pct PF PA 

New England 1 0 0 1.000 38 24 

Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 41 7 

N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 

Miami 0 1 0 .000 24 38 

South 


Houston 1 0 0 1.000 34 7 

Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 16 14 

Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 14 16 

Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 7 34 

North 


Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 35 7 

Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 

Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 17 27 

Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 7 35 

West 


San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 24 17 

Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 

Denver 0 1 0 .000 20 23 

Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 7 41 

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 

East 


Washington 1 0 0 1.000 28 14 

Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 31 13 

Dallas 0 1 0 .000 24 27 

N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 14 28 

South 


New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 34 42 

Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 20 27 

Carolina 0 1 0 .000 21 28 

Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 12 30 

North 


Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 30 12 

Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 

Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 42 34 

Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 17 24 

West 


San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 33 17 

Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 28 21 

St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 13 31 

Seattle 0 1 0 .000 17 33 


Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m. 

Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. 

Kansas City at Detroit, 1 p.m. 

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. 

Oakland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 

Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. 

Seattle at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. 

Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. 

Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. 

Dallas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. 

Cincinnati at Denver, 4:15 p.m. 

Houston at Miami, 4:15 p.m. 

San Diego at New England, 4:15 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. 

Monday, Sep. 19 

St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. 

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 

Friday’s Scores 

Avon 17, Brownsburg 14 

Bedford N. Lawrence 42, Seymour 7 

Boonville 51, Hopkins Co. Central, Ky. 0 

Boyle Co., Ky. 38, Indpls Tech 10 

Bremen 20, Culver 13 

Brownstown 71, N. Harrison 12 

Cambridge City 41, Winchester 0 

Carmel 42, Lawrence North 0 

Carroll (Allen) 21, E. Noble 16 

Cass 45, Peru 0 

Caston 31, Carroll (Flora) 0 

Center Grove 21, Terre Haute South 0 

Centerville 26, Union City 20 

Charlestown 67, Silver Creek 18 

Churubusco 37, Angola 21 

Cin. La Salle, Ohio 66, Indpls Northwest 

0 

Clarksville 39, Salem 7 

Clinton Prairie 20, Delphi 14 

Columbia City 28, DeKalb 14 

Columbus East 60, New Albany 20 

Concord 26, Goshen 10 

Corydon 48, Eastern (Pekin) 14 

Crawfordsville 28, Beech Grove 18 

Crown Point 42, Portage 0 

Decatur Central 36, Mooresville 22 

Eastbrook 57, Blackford 3 

Eastern (Greene) 51, Wood Memorial 29 

Eastside 49, Fairfield 14 

Edgewood 35, Sullivan 28 

Elkhart Central 28, S. Bend Riley 21 

Elkhart Memorial 35, Plymouth 0 

Ev. Mater Dei 40, Ev. Bosse 6 

Ev. Reitz 42, Ev. Memorial 32 

Fishers 38, Lafayette Harrison 6 

Floyd Central 52, Jeffersonville 42 

Forest Park 41, Pike Central 14 

Fountain Central 48, Attica 0 

Franklin Co. 48, Lawrenceburg 21 

Fremont 58, Central Noble 21 

Ft. Wayne Luers 56, Ft. Wayne Wayne 

12 

Ft. Wayne Northrop 21, Ft. Wayne 

South 14 

Ft. Wayne Snider 43, Ft. Wayne Concordia 

14 

Garrett 45, Bluffton 27 

Gibson Southern 64, Princeton 14 

Glenn 63, Triton 7 

Greenfield 36, Shelbyville 13 

Greenwood 34, Plainfield 21 

Griffith 55, Kankakee Valley 7 

Guerin Catholic 42, Indpls Arlington 6 

Hagerstown 21, Union Co. 20 

Hamilton Hts. 34, Eastern (Howard) 21 

Hamilton Southeastern 36, Lafayette 

Jeff 14 

Hammond 40, Gary West 26 

Heritage 20, Adams Central 13 

Homestead 55, Bellmont 7 

Huntington North 42, Anderson 28 

Indpls Ben Davis 46, Terre Haute North 7 

Indpls Brebeuf 21, Culver Academy 17 

Indpls Chatard 42, Indpls Ritter 27 

Indpls Lutheran 19, Indpls Park Tudor 7 

Indpls Roncalli 40, Indpls Scecina 7 

Jay Co. 32, Muncie South 28 

Jennings Co. 43, Madison 32 

Jimtown 41, New Prairie 0 

Knightstown 20, Eastern Hancock 14 

Knox 41, LaVille 16 

Kokomo 55, New Castle 21 

Lafayette Catholic 54, Benton Central 7 

Lake Central 24, LaPorte 7 

Lakeland 45, W. Noble 20 

Linton 50, Springs Valley 19 

Logansport 49, Marion 39 

Lowell 45, Highland 21 

Madison-Grant 57, Elwood 27 

Martinsville 21, Franklin 14 

McCutcheon 21, Noblesville 14 

Milan 41, N. Decatur 28 

Mishawaka 45, Ft. Wayne North 28 

Mishawaka Marian 28, S. Bend Washington 

14 

Mississinewa 30, Alexandria 22 

Mitchell 7, Crawford Co. 0 

Mt. Vernon (Posey) 20, Washington 19 

N. Daviess 54, Union (Dugger) 8 

N. Miami 49, Manchester 28 

N. Montgomery 21, Lebanon 3 

N. Posey 20, Heritage Hills 12 

N. Putnam 40, Danville 6 

N. White 34, Frontier 0 

New Haven 41, Norwell 7 

New Palestine 53, Rushville 0 

Northeastern 53, Tri 6 

Northview 27, Owen Valley 0 

Northwestern 42, Taylor 3 

Oak Hill 35, Frankton 27 

Paoli 50, W. Washington 13 

Pendleton Hts. 38, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 

6 

Penn 42, S. Bend Clay 6 

Perry Central 21, Tell City 0 

Pioneer 46, N. Judson 22 

Rensselaer 28, Twin Lakes 27, 2OT 

Richmond 23, Muncie Central 19 

Rochester 74, Southwood 28 

Rockville 47, Turkey Run 8 

S. Adams 30, Leo 6 

S. Bend St. Joseph’s 23, S. Bend 

Adams 7 

S. Newton 32, W. Central 20 

Seeger 14, Covington 12 

Shenandoah 28, Lapel 6 

Sheridan 46, Clinton Central 15 

Southern Wells 60, Wes-Del 0 

Southmont 42, Tri-West 8 

Southridge 31, S. Spencer 7 

Speedway 38, Monrovia 35 

Tri-Central 40, Monroe Central 6 

Triton Central 41, Edinburgh 0 

Vincennes 25, Jasper 22 

W. Lafayette 17, Tipton 7 

W. Vigo 62, S. Vermillion 8 

Warren Central 48, Indpls N. Central 16 

Warsaw 36, Northridge 14 

Wawasee 20, NorthWood 12 

Western 64, Maconaquah 0 

Western Boone 27, Frankfort 13 

Whiteland 69, Connersville 14 

Whiting 41, Hammond Noll 3 

Whitko 35, Wabash 0 

Winamac 42, Tri-County 33 

Woodlan 69, Prairie Hts. 33 

Yorktown 28, Delta 14 

Zionsville 44, Westfield 29 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

All Times EDT 

(Subject to change) 

Friday’s Game 

MIDWEST 

Boise St. 40, Toledo 15 

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EAST 

Valparaiso (0-2) at Duquesne (1-1), 


Badgers enjoying time in spotlight: Northern Illinois next in line 

By NANCY ARMOUR 

AP National Writer 

CHICAGO (AP) — Wisconsin is rarely 

going to be mistaken for one of college football’s 

“glamour” teams. 

Its roster isn’t loaded with blue chip 

recruits. Its offense isn’t flashy enough to 

have its own nickname. Its defense is built on 

size and strength, not gimmicks. Its uniforms 

are only slightly less boring, er, traditional 

than Penn State’s or Alabama’s. Even when 

it’s had great teams, they weren’t considered 

the equal of an Oklahoma or Texas or USC. 

Thanks to new quarterback Russell Wilson 

and scandals that have upended the traditional 

Big Ten order, however, the Badgers 

are hearing what sounds an awful lot like 

— dare we say it? — buzz these days. 

Up to No. 7 after the first shutout of a 

BCS team this season, the Badgers (2-0) are 

getting a taste of life in the big leagues this 

week when they play Northern Illinois (1-1) 

at Soldier Field on Saturday afternoon. 

“I think it’s fun,” offensive lineman Peter 

Konz said. “You normally don’t get recognized 

for what you do, at least here. We 

haven’t been a national team, you don’t hear 

about Wisconsin every other day on ESPN. 

So it’s just fun to be recognized. It’s sort of a 

respect thing.” 

Wisconsin has finished in the top four of 

the Big Ten every year but one since 2004, 

and it won a share of the conference title last 

year. It’s had 10 or more wins four of the last 

six seasons, including a Wisconsin-best 12 in 

2006, Bret Bielema’s first season as coach. 

It’s gone to bowl games every year since 

2002. 

Yet ask college football fans to name the 

premier programs in the country, and odds 

are Wisconsin’s name won’t be near the top 

of the list. 

Part of the reason is Ohio State and 

Michigan are so steeped in tradition, not to 

mention talent, they tend to monopolize the 

Big Ten spotlight. But Wisconsin’s style of 

play hasn’t done much to boost its star status, 

either. The Badgers don’t go for fads 

or innovation, preferring to stick with a formula 

that’s worked since the days of leather 

helmets: run the ball behind a big, bruising 

offensive line, and stop opponents with a 

rugged, physical defense. 

They’re college football’s version of 

“Groundhog Day,” the names on the backs 

of the uniforms the only way to tell one year 

from another. 

“Wisconsin is what it is,” Bielema said 

before the season began. “We’re not real 

sexy.” 

What they do, however, they do awfully 

well. 

Montee Ball and James White already 

have combined for almost 300 yards rushing 

and six touchdowns, and the season is only 

two games old. The Badgers are 11th in the 

country in scoring defense, and in the top 30 

for both rush defense and total yardage. They 

haven’t turned the ball over yet this year, and 

have had only five turnovers over the last 13 

games. 

“You can ask any coach in the country. 

When you play Wisconsin, they’re not about 

tricking you,” said Northern Illinois coach 

Dave Doeren, who spent the past five seasons 

in Madison as Wisconsin’s defensive 

coordinator. “They’re about playing better 

technique, and being stronger and tougher 

than you are. That’s what’s made them a 

good program for a long time.” 

The Badgers haven’t lost a non-conference 

game during the regular season since 

2003 — 30 in a row for those counting 

— and they have no interest in seeing that 

streak end this week. 

Not when people are finally paying attention 

to them. 

The country took notice of the Badgers 

last season after they knocked off then-No. 

1 Ohio State, and the addition of Wilson has 

only added to their appeal. The transfer from 

North Carolina State is a quarterback unlike 

any other Wisconsin has had, a multidimensional 

threat that gives the Badger offense 

some flair. 

Wilson has a great arm — he was drafted 

by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round 

last year — and is 27 of 34 for 444 yards and 

five touchdowns in his first two games with 

Notre Dame wants to avoid going 0-3 against Michigan State 

Notre Dame Stadium. 

Saturday’s game will be the 

Spartans first on the road this season 

and also MSU’s first real test 

after easy wins over Youngstown 

State and Florida Atlantic, in 

which it gave up a total of six 

points. Florida Atlantic had one 

first down and 48 yards last week 

— the fewest yards allowed by 

Michigan State since it held Notre 

Dame to 12 yards in 1965. 

If the 75th meeting in the series 

needed some spice, Michigan 

State defensive coordinator Pat 

Narduzzi may have provided it. 

According to the Lansing State 

Journal, Narduzzi hinted that the 

Irish may have been stealing the 

Spartans’ defensive signals. 

“They don’t look to the sidelines 

as much (normally), but 

against us they did for some rea- 

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Noon 

Penn St. (1-1) at Temple (2-0), Noon 

Northwestern (2-0) at Army (0-2), 3:30 

p.m. 

SOUTH 

Louisville (1-1) at Kentucky (2-0), 7 

p.m. 

Indiana St. (1-1) at W. Kentucky (0-2), 

7 p.m. 

Ohio St. (2-0) at Miami (0-1), 7:30 p.m. 

MIDWEST 

Wyoming (2-0) at Bowling Green (2- 

0), Noon 

Pittsburgh (2-0) at Iowa (1-1), Noon 

E. Michigan (2-0) at Michigan (2-0), 

Noon 

SE Missouri (0-1) at Purdue (1-1), 

Noon 

Cent. Michigan (1-1) at W. Michigan 

(1-1), Noon 

Marist (1-1) at Dayton (1-1), 1 p.m. 

Butler (1-1) at Taylor (0-0), 1 p.m. 

Akron (0-2) at Cincinnati (1-1), 3:30 

p.m. 

SC State (1-1) at Indiana (0-2), 3:30 

p.m. 

Miami (Ohio) (0-1) at Minnesota (0-2), 

3:30 p.m. 

Wisconsin (2-0) vs. N. Illinois (1-1) at 

Chicago, 3:30 p.m. 

Washington (2-0) at Nebraska (2-0), 

3:30 p.m. 

Michigan St. (2-0) at Notre Dame (0-2), 

3:30 p.m. 

Illinois St. (1-1) at Youngstown St. (1- 

1), 4 p.m. 

NW Oklahoma (0-2) at South Dakota 

(1-1), 5 p.m. 

Buffalo (1-1) at Ball St. (1-1), 7 p.m. 

Missouri S&T (1-1) at Drake (1-1), 7 

p.m. 

Arizona St. (2-0) at Illinois (2-0), 7 p.m. 

Kent St. (0-2) at Kansas St. (1-0), 7 

p.m. 

W. Illinois (1-1) at Missouri (1-1), 7 

p.m. 

Marshall (1-1) at Ohio (2-0), 7 p.m. 

Tennessee Tech (1-1) at E. Illinois (1-1), 

7:30 p.m. 

Major League Soccer 

All Times EDT 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

W L T Pts GF GA 

Columbus 11 9 8 41 35 36 

Kansas City 10 8 10 40 43 36 

Philadelphia 8 7 12 36 35 30 

Houston 8 9 12 36 36 38 

D.C. 8 7 10 34 37 35 

New York 6 6 15 33 42 38 

Chicago 4 8 15 27 30 35 

New England 5 11 12 27 32 43 

Toronto FC 5 12 12 27 30 51 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

W L T Pts GF GA 

x-Los Angeles 15 3 10 55 40 22 

Seattle 13 6 9 48 43 31 

FC Dallas 13 8 7 46 36 31 

Real Salt Lake 13 7 6 45 37 22 

Colorado 10 8 11 41 39 37 

Portland 9 12 6 33 33 41 

Chivas USA 7 11 10 31 32 33 

San Jose 6 10 11 29 29 35 

Vancouver 4 13 10 22 28 43 

NOTE: Three points for victory, one 

point for tie. 

x- clinched playoff berth 

Wednesday’s Game 

Columbus 2, Houston 2, tie 

Friday’s Game 

New England at Portland, 11 p.m. 

the Badgers. He’s rushed for an additional 

73 yards, including a 46-yard scoring run 

against UNLV after he rolled out and, seeing 

no one coming after him, took off. 

“(He) manages the game the same way 

that Scott Tolzien did, but he’s a better athlete,” 

Doeren said. “So there’s another 

dimension there when things break down, or 

if things are covered up.” 

And if there’s ever a year for the Badgers 

to shine, this is it. 

Ohio State is reeling from its offseason 

woes, Michigan is rebuilding under new 

coach Brady Hoke and Michigan State, even 

with the progress it’s made, is still a basketball 

school. Plenty are curious to see how 

Nebraska fares in its rookie Big Ten season 

— the Cornhuskers’ trip to Madison on Oct. 

1 is one of the hottest tickets in the country 

— but things are shaping up nicely for the 

Badgers to claim another Big Ten title and 

earn a spot in a second straight BCS bowl. 

Do that, and Wisconsin will be seeing a 

lot more of itself. 

“I think we are building a national reputation,” 

Wilson said. “That’s a positive thing. 

But at the same time, we’re not focused on 

that. We’re focused on what we need to do 

every single day, and that’s to make sure 

every single play, we’re playing the best 

we can play. Execute our offense, execute 

our defense, special teams — and just keep 

working hard.” 

son,” Narduzzi said. “Whether 

they’re stealing our signals, I don’t 

know. But we’ve got something 

(changed this year) on the signals, 

too. You never know. Guys are 

thieves, you know.” 

He said Michigan State would 

use four different people signaling 

in formations Saturday. 

Kelly said the Irish have enough 

problems without pilfering signals. 

“I’m worried whether or not 

we’re going to get the play in and 

call the right play. That’s just too 

much for us to handle. No, I don’t 

think it’s appropriate to film anybody’s 

sideline and pick up signals,” 

he said. 

“You don’t need to do that. 

We’ll take care of what we can 

take care of. Believe me, that’s the 

last thing on our minds. We got our 

hands full with our own guys.” 

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Colorado at Toronto FC, 1:30 p.m. 

Chivas USA at Chicago, 4 p.m. 

Columbus at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. 

New York at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 

San Jose at Houston, 8:30 p.m. 

D.C. United at Seattle FC, 9 p.m. 

Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 

9 p.m. 

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. 

SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 

FRIDAY 

BASEBALL 

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended 

N.Y. Mets minor league RHP 

Brandon Moore 50 games for a second 

violation of baseball’s minor league drug 

policy. 

American League 

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Activated OF 

Colby Rasmus from the 15-day DL. 

National League 

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled 

OF Cole Gillespie from Reno (PCL). 

COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled INF 

Hector Gomez from Tulsa (TL). 

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Recalled 

OF Domonic Brown and RHP Justin 

DeFratus from Lehigh Valley (IL). 

Selected the contracts of C Erik Kratz, 

LHP Joe Savery and OF Brandon Moss 

from Lehigh Valley. 

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Promoted 

director of scouting Greg Smith to assistant 

general manager, director of player 

development Kyle Stark to assistant general 

manager, director of baseball operations 

Tyrone Brooks to director of player 

personnel, assistant scouting director 

Joe DelliCarri to director of amateur 

scouting, area scout Larry Broadway to 

director of minor league operations, and 

assistant director of baseball operations 

Kevan Graves to director of baseball 

operations. 

American Association 

ST. PAUL SAINTS — Released RHP 

Julio DePaula, LHP Jesse English and 

OF Ryan Patterson. 

Can-Am League 

BROCKTON ROX — Released RHP 

John Kelly. 

FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

NFL — Fined Baltimore LB Brendon 

Ayanbadejo $15,000, Pittsburgh S Troy 

Polamalu $15,000 and Pittsburgh CB Ike 

Taylor $15,000, N.Y. Giants S Antrel Rolle 

$20,000 and N.Y. Giants S Kenny Phillips 

$10,000 for unnecessary roughness penalties 

during last week’s games. 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived TE 

Jake O’Connell. Signed TE Anthony 

Becht. 

Canadian Football League 

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Placed 

WR Kito Poblah on the nine-game injured 

list. Re-added S Brady Browne to the 

nine-game injured list. 

HOCKEY 

National Hockey League 

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to 

terms with C Josh Bailey on a two-year 

contract. 

ECHL 

READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms 

with D Channing Boe. 

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS 

— Agreed to terms with F Pierre-Luc 

O’Brien. 

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Chamber plans Member Appreciation Lunch 

By FRANK SHANLY 

The Wells County Chamber 

of Commerce wants to 

thanks its members. 

And it is planning to 

throw a “Member Appreciation 

Lunch” to do it. 

Plans are underway for a 

free hot dog, baked beans, 

pretzels and cookie lunch 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 

Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the 

Arts, Commerce and Visitors 

Centre. 

Chamber ambassadors 

and the Board of Directors 

will be on hand to greet, 

serve and personally show 

their appreciation to members 

for their membership 

and support of the organization. 

frank@news-banner.com 

Business Roundup 

Gray named manager 

at Mobile King 

Harold Gray III has recently been 

promoted to the store manager position 

of the Mobile King c=ell phone 

business, located 600 N. Main St. in 

Bluffton. 

Gray had previously worked at 

the location when it was a Centennial 

Wireless store from 2006 to 2010. 

BRMC 


Lutheran Hospital in Fort 

Wayne, moving to that position 

in July. 

To be recognized as a top 

performer on key quality 

measures, an organization 

must meet two 95 percent 

performance thresholds. 

First, they must achieve a 

composite performance of 

95 percent or higher after 

the results of all the accountability 

measures reported to 

The Joint Commission are 

factored into a single score 

that includes measures that 

had less than 30 eligible 

cases or patients. Second, 

they must meet or exceed a 

95 percent performance target 

for every single accountability 

measure for which 

they report data, excluding 

any measures with less than 

30 eligible cases or patients. 

In addition to being 

included in the release of 

The Joint Commission’s 

“Improving America’s Hospitals” 

annual report, each 

hospital will be recognized 

on the Joint Commission’s 

Qualitycheck.org website. 

Bluffton Regional Medical 

Center is a 79-bed acute 

care facility located in Bluff- 

Wells County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors plan their upcoming "member Appreciation 

Lunch." Seated at the table, from left to right, are Chon Michael of Ossian State 

Bank, Cyndee Fiechter of BKM Real Estate, Michael Towne and Mike Lampton of Farm 

Bureau Insurance, Ted Brinneman and Paula Johnson of Three Rivers Federal Credit Union 

and Megan Morrison, Wells County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo provided) 

Harold Gray 

Wind turbine firm taking over plant 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A Dutch company that 

designs and makes wind turbine blades will open its first 

U.S. facility at a former refrigerator plant in Evansville that 

Whirlpool Corp. closed last year. 

Global Blade Technology executives joined Gov. Mitch 

Daniels and city officials in the announcing that the company 

would lease a portion of the factory for offices and production 

lines for making wind blades, molds and tooling. 

Jay, Randolph wind project breathes 

Portland Commercial Review 

A major wind turbine project in southern Jay and northern 

Randolph counties that once appeared dead is very much 

alive, local officials said this week. 

Bill Bradley, executive director of Jay County Development 

Corp., told his board that the project is likely to move 

forward. The project, in the planning stages for several 

years, hit a snag when American Electric Power elected to 

purchase power from the developer of a proposed wind farm 

in central Indiana. A new company, however, has stepped up 

to replace AEP. 

ton, Ind. Services offered by 

the hospital include a full 

range of digital diagnostic 

services, pediatrics, medical/ 

surgical, in- and outpatient 

surgery, intensive care, continuing 

care, the Women’s 

Center, emergency services, 

Business Health Services, 

rehabilitation services, and 

Advanced Primary Stroke 

Center. The hospital is a 

recipient of the Health- 

Grades Outstanding Patient 

Experience Award for two 

consecutive years. In August 

2010, Bluffton Regional 

was presented with a Gold 

Performance Achievement 

Award from the American 

Heart Association/American 

Stroke Association for 

adherence with the “Get 

With The Guidelines” program. 

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visit the blufftonregional. 

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New business in Markle 

Sweet Swirls Cupcakery in Markle 

held its official ribbon cutting Monday, 

which was also attended by staff and 

ambassadors from the Wells County 

Chamber of Commerce, and family of 

the owner/manager, Brandy Householder. 

Pictured from left are Suzanne 

Huffman, Wells County Chamber of 

Commerce; Bill Bowman, family member; 

Chon Michael, Ossian State Bank; 

Diane Wedler, family member; Sid 

Schwartz, MarkleBank; Brandy Householder, 

owner/manager of Sweet Swirls 

Cupcakery; Detta Gass, Goldenrod; Pat 

Bowman, family member; Preston Kaehr, 

First Bank of Berne; Andy Marshall, 

MarkleBank; Greg Smitley, President of 

MarkleBank; and Troy Spath, Integrated 

Office Solutions. (Photo provided) 

Serving those who serve 

Hector Minon, chef and co-owner of the Snug Cafe, delivers 

three servings of spaghetting with meatballs as well as 

salad to the Bluffton Police and Fire departments Monday 

morning. Minon delivers them the food annually in remembrance 

of Sept. 11. (Photo by Chet Baumgartner) 

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American Funds IncAmerA x MA 51,184 16.24 +1.0 +8.0/B +2.5/C 5.75 250 

Vanguard 500Adml LB 49,870 112.55 +2.2 +10.3/B +0.5/B NL 10,000 

American Funds CpWldGrIA x WS 48,359 32.22 -2.1 -1.0/E +1.0/C 5.75 250 

Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 47,454 30.52 +2.1 +11.0/A +1.2/B NL 10,000 

American Funds InvCoAmA x LB 43,101 26.33 +0.8 +5.4/E -0.3/D 5.75 250 

Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 40,297 30.48 -5.5 -5.3/D -0.8/A NL 2,500 

American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 36,898 27.29 +2.9 +12.1/A +0.5/A 5.75 250 

American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 33,112 36.81 -4.4 -3.0/D +1.1/A 5.75 250 

American Funds NewPerspA m WS 29,791 26.73 -0.9 +4.4/C +2.8/A 5.75 250 

Davis NYVentA m LB 15,822 31.84 +0.3 +4.9/E -1.2/E 4.75 1,000 

Putnam GrowIncA m LV 4,153 12.30 -0.7 +2.9 -3.4 5.75 500 

Oppenheimer MainStrA m LB 4,007 31.19 +3.1 +8.4/C -0.2/C 5.75 1,000 

Putnam VoyagerA m LG 3,230 20.04 -0.6 -3.4/E +3.6/B 5.75 500 

Putnam MultiCapGrA m LG 2,861 47.87 -0.1 +9.9 +0.8 5.75 500 

Putnam DivrInA m MU 2,287 7.57 -1.0 +1.9/D +3.6/E 4.00 500 

Putnam InvestorA m LB 1,166 12.20 -0.2 +7.7 -2.5 5.75 500 

Putnam TaxEIncA m ML 1,064 8.56 +0.9 +3.0/B +4.1/B 4.00 500 

Putnam GeoPutA m MA 987 11.69 +0.6 +5.6/D -2.2/E 5.75 500 

Fidelity Advisor EqGrowA m LG 619 54.00 +2.3 +17.5/A +2.0/C 5.75 2,500 

Thornburg IntMuniA m MI 373 13.59 +0.7 +3.5/C +4.5/C 2.00 5,000 

Fidelity Advisor GrowOppA m LG 260 35.25 +3.7 +21.9/A +2.7/B 5.75 2,500 

Thornburg LtdTmUSA m GS 183 13.93 -0.1 +3.2/A +5.2/A 1.50 5,000 

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign 

LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, 

MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total 

Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in 

top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. 

Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing 

with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within 

the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = 

Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = 

Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). 

m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. 

x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most 

Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. 

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GloblInd 7.85 +2.70 +52.4 

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Fundtch 23.18 +6.99 +43.2 

EastVaBk 3.08 +.79 +34.5 

Lightbrdge 3.12 +.75 +31.6 

Vermillion 3.01 +.69 +29.7 

KiOR n 19.24 +4.20 +27.9 

Bluefly 2.30 +.50 +27.8 

PaciraPh n 10.56 +2.23 +26.8 



AutoChn lf 10.01 -13.87 -58.1 

Zogenix n 2.00 -.88 -30.6 

PerfectWld 14.18 -4.58 -24.4 

Netflix 155.19 -48.78 -23.9 

LML Pay 2.25 -.60 -21.1 

Zillow n 29.19 -7.74 -21.0 

RschMotn 23.93 -5.75 -19.4 

57StGen un 4.40 -1.05 -19.3 

ChinaNGas 2.07 -.48 -18.8 

KipsBMd n 2.50 -.57 -18.6 

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BkofAm 11565988 7.23 +.25 NwGold g 244909 13.62 -.28 PwShs QQQ 3725357 56.59 +3.52 

GenElec 4937187 16.33 +1.39 GoldStr g 200797 2.26 -.29 Cisco 3077134 16.62 +.80 

SPDR Fncl 4910263 12.91 +.73 NovaGld g 200453 8.13 -1.03 Intel 2973714 21.97 +2.27 

iShR2K 3591532 71.52 +4.02 VantageDrl 174238 1.35 -.04 Microsoft 2959909 27.12 +1.38 

iShEMkts 3186602 40.53 +.52 VistaGold 154103 4.27 +.57 MicronT 2786169 7.03 +.68 

SprintNex 2793918 3.36 -.09 CFCda g 149695 25.61 +.49 Yahoo 1975508 14.97 +.49 

DrxFnBull 2631249 14.09 +2.00 GrtBasG g 139531 2.26 -.02 RschMotn 1888047 23.93 -5.75 

FordM 2619884 10.62 +.57 ParaG&S 127332 2.71 +.33 Oracle 1808889 29.23 +3.23 

Pfizer 2478853 18.15 -.13 CheniereEn 109639 7.33 +.32 NewsCpA 1615713 16.96 +1.03 

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Advanced 2,399 Advanced 277 Advanced 2,058 

Declined 759 Declined 239 Declined 677 

New Highs 77 New Highs 6 New Highs 66 

New Lows 315 New Lows 47 New Lows 337 

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Kroger NY .46 22.39 +.37 +1.7 +.1 

LillyEli NY 1.96 37.81 +1.68 +4.6 +7.9 

LincNat NY .20 19.20 +1.17 +6.5 -31.0 

Lowes NY .56 20.38 +1.42 +7.5 -18.7 

McDnlds NY 2.44 88.29 +3.26 +3.8 +15.0 

MicronT Nasd ... 7.03 +.68 +10.7 -12.3 

Microsoft Nasd .64 27.12 +1.38 +5.4 -2.8 

NL Inds NY .50 12.86 -.10 -0.8 +15.2 

NewsCpA Nasd .19 16.96 +1.03 +6.5 +16.5 

NiSource NY .92 22.18 +1.16 +5.5 +25.9 

NorflkSo NY 1.72 70.42 +5.59 +8.6 +12.1 

Nucor NY 1.45 35.04 +1.90 +5.7 -20.0 

Nvidia Nasd ... 15.46 +1.58 +11.4 +.4 

Oracle Nasd .24 29.23 +3.23 +12.4 -6.6 

PepsiCo NY 2.06 62.05 +2.06 +3.4 -5.0 

Pfizer NY .80 18.15 -.13 -0.7 +3.7 

PwShs QQQ Nasd .41 56.59 +3.52 +6.6 +3.9 

PrUShS&P NY ... 22.37 -2.52 -10.1 -5.9 

RegionsFn NY .04 4.00 +.04 +1.0 -42.9 

RschMotn Nasd ... 23.93 -5.75 -19.4 -58.8 

SpdrDJIA NY 3.14 114.86 +5.25 +4.8 -.7 

S&P500ETF NY 2.46 121.52 +6.23 +5.4 -3.4 

SiriusXM Nasd ... 1.83 +.12 +6.7 +12.3 

SprintNex NY ... 3.36 -.09 -2.6 -20.6 

SP Engy NY 1.08 67.09 +2.47 +3.8 -1.7 

SPDR Fncl NY .20 12.91 +.73 +6.0 -19.1 

SP Inds NY .69 31.97 +1.97 +6.6 -8.3 

StlDynam Nasd .40 12.21 +.94 +8.3 -33.3 

Valspar NY .72 32.36 +1.95 +6.4 -6.1 

VangEmg NY .82 41.53 +.38 +0.9 -13.7 

VerizonCm NY 2.00 36.72 +1.48 +4.2 +2.6 

WalMart NY 1.46 52.65 +1.29 +2.5 -2.4 

Walgrn NY .90 36.96 +1.63 +4.6 -5.1 

WsteMInc NY 1.36 32.01 +1.53 +5.0 -13.2 

WellsFargo NY .48 24.95 +1.43 +6.1 -19.5 

YRC rsh Nasd ... .07 -.41 -85.4 -98.1 

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DIVERSIONS 

A mom and her two sons 

Dear Annie: My husband and his 

brother, “Sam,” are both in their 50s. 

My mother-in-law thinks Sam is “the 

golden child.” He and his wife receive 

the best gifts, and we get whatever trash 

she can put her hands on. She gives my 

sister-in-law all the best jewelry, and I 

get cheap junk. She recently told me that 

for my birthday, she was sending a blouse 

that she bought for herself, wore a few 

times and now doesn’t care for. 

I don’t know what to say to her when 

she does these things. My main concern is 

how it makes my husband feel. When he 

tries to visit, she tells him not to bother, 

that she doesn’t need to see him. But when 

Sam visits, she runs out and gets her hair 

and nails done and stocks the house with 

all of his favorite things. 

My husband deals with it by lowering 

his expectations, but I find it more 

difficult to handle. We will no longer 

spend holidays with his family, because 

our last Christmas was so painful. My 

sister-in-law received enough sapphires 

and diamonds for a ring, bracelet and 

earrings. I got a used mood ring. She gave 

each of her sons a family memento, but 

she told my husband he could only look 

at his and then needed to give it to his 

brother. 

I think she has a sick obsession with 

my brother-in-law, and of course, he 

doesn’t see the problem. My husband 

has told her he doesn’t appreciate how 

she treats us, but she doesn’t care. She 

has also made it clear that she’d like my 

husband to get back together with his exwife. 

(That will never happen.) 

I don’t care if I never see my in-laws 

again, but I want my husband to feel 

loved by his mother. Is there anything I 

can say or do to make her understand how 

hurtful her behavior is? — Sad Wife 

Dear Wife: Probably not. As much as it 

hurts, you need to let your husband handle 

this as he chooses. The best you can do is 

be supportive. Don’t harp on how unfair 

and unloving Mom is. That will only add 

to his pain. Instead, show him how much 

he is loved in his own home, and treat the 

rest with as light a touch as possible. 

Dear Annie: My 40-year-old daughter 

and her two young children live with me. 

Her husband is in and out of prison, and 

My 

Answer 

By Dr. Billy 

Graham 

SEEK CHRIST’S 

GUIDANCE IN ALL 

AREAS OF LIFE, 

INCLUDING YOUR 

FINANCES 

Q: We’ve been going 

through some hard times 

recently because my 

husband lost his job. Now, 

I’m afraid we didn’t cut 

back like we should have, 

and we’re up to our necks 

in debt. Could you please 

warn people about the 

danger of too much debt? 

I don’t know what we’re 

going to do. — Mrs. L.Y. 

A: Yes, debt can be 

very dangerous, and I hope 

others will learn from your 

example. And I hope you’ll 

learn from your experience 

as well, and you won’t keep 

Annie’s 

Mailbox 

living the way you’ve 

been living and getting 

deeper and deeper 

in debt. People often 

find that shopping or 

spending money gives 

them pleasure, even 

if they can’t afford 

it, simply because it 

helps them escape (at 

least temporarily) from the 

problems they’re facing. 

But take steps to keep this 

from happening to you. 

Not only would it be 

unwise to keep on the same 

road you’ve been on, but it 

would be a sin in the eyes 

of God. Instead of being 

the master of your money, 

you’ve become its slaves 

— and that is wrong. As 

the Bible says, “A man is 

a slave to whatever has 

mastered him” (2 Peter 

2:19). 

Accept the fact that you 

can’t do everything you 

once did, even if it hurts 

your pride or tarnishes your 

image with others. Then 

draw up a realistic budget 

she relies on me to 

help. I also have an 

18-year-old daughter 

with a baby living 

under my roof, not 

to mention a third 

daughter who is 

visiting for a month with her five kids. 

I’m fed up and want to be left alone. 

I plan to sell my home, move to a senior 

apartment and maybe travel. I don’t want 

them to follow me. I think that is the only 

way to get rid of them. I assure you, they 

will never leave on their own. 

Am I obligated to provide child care 

and housing forever? — Debbie 

Dear Debbie: Of course not. Let the 

kids know you are selling the house and 

moving into a much smaller place and 

they will have to find their own housing 

arrangements. We hope you enjoy your 

travels. It sounds like you deserve a 

break. 

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Up 

a Creek,” whose friend, “Bob,” struggles 

with alcoholism. “Creek” suspects 

unresolved mental health issues, and you 

acknowledged that this could be true. 

We have an adult son who went 

through years of rehab, AA, arrests, 

counseling, you name it. It started when 

he was 18, and it got continuously worse 

until his mother and I finally got educated 

enough on bipolar disorders to help him 

get the treatment he should have received 

much earlier. 

Please tell “Creek” to get in touch with 

the National Alliance on Mental Illness 

(nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800- 

950-6264). — N. 

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy 

Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors 

of the Ann Landers column. Please 

e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@ 

comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, 

c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century 

Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. 

© 2011 CREATORS.COM 

— and stick to it. Draw up 

a plan also to repay your 

debts, even if it seems 

impossible. 

Most of all, turn to Christ 

and ask Him to become the 

center and foundation of 

your lives -- including your 

finances. In addition, don’t 

stop trying to find work 

— but in the meantime 

make the most of the time 

God has given you — time 

to help others, and time to 

grow closer to God. 

(Send your queries to 

“My Answer,” c/o Billy 

Graham, Billy Graham 

Evangelistic Association, 

1 Billy Graham Parkway, 

Charlotte, N.C., 28201; 

call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, 

or visit the Web site for the 

Billy Graham Evangelistic 

Association: www. 

billygraham.org.) 

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USA 42 133 

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22nd. Over 100 repossessed 

units for sale. Cash only. $500 

deposit per person required. 

Register 8am-9:30am to bid. 

No public entry after 9:30am. 

All vehicles sold AS IS! 4425 

W. Washington Center Road, 

Fort Wayne. (A) 

Financial Services Offi cer 

Job #10560 

Bluffton, Indiana 

Farm Credit Services is seeking a Financial Services Offi cer (FSO) to serve Bluffton, Indiana. 

The FSO’s primary responsibilities center around building relationships with customers in the ag 

production market segment. The FSO will use his or her knowledge of agriculture and fi nance to 

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• Calling on customers and infl uencers 

• Preparing and assessing fi nancial information 

• Preparing documents 

• Closing deals 

• Servicing loans 

• PR at community events (county fairs, auctions, advisory meetings) 

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Financially secure, loving home 

filled with warmth. Expenses 

paid. Fran & Bruce at 1-855-330- 

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Services 

BANKRUPTCY: Free consultation, 

$25 to start. Payment plans 

available. Fort Wayne Office, call 

collect: 260-424-0954. Decatur 

Office: 260-728-9997. Saturday 

and evening appointments available. 

Act as a debt relief agency 

under the BK code. 

D.A.W. CONSTRUCTION— 

Amish Crew for hire. 13 years 

experience in residential repairs 

on homes, barns, new 

homes. Mark: 419-305-2845. 

PIANO LESSONS— Studio 88 

LLC offering private and group 

lessons for all ages. Adult recreational 

classes. Behind DQ. 

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PART-TIME NIGHTLY CLEAN- 

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CDL DRIVER NEEDED Flexible 

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ROCK LEASING INC.— a family 

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years is in need of professional 

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offers a family atmosphere, 

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FULL-TIME OIL CHANGE— 

Technician needed in Bluffton. 

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HIRING— Powder Coaters, 

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Break Press Operators, 

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915 S 11th St Decatur, IN 260- 

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able to multi-task. Supervision, 

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skills helpful. Fax 

resumes: 775.269.0747 

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Used Furniture/ 

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CHINA HUTCH FOR SALE— 

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nice! $350. 765-438-3530. 

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St, Bluffton. end tables, 

tv stand, small gun cabinet, 

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boots, 8 foot pool, boy 

crib bedding, boys clothes 

NB-9 mon, girls clothes NB- 

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411 Lamar Drive (behind 

DQ). Clothes: sizes: Boys: 

(14-16), Girls (9M-18M & 8- 

10), Womens (7-18 jeans, 

M-4X tops), Mens: (30-40W, 

L-XXL tops). Books: Mystery, 

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703 EASTMOOR— Mobile 

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? A little of everything! Priced 

too high? Make offer! 

621 W. SOUTH— Tuesday, 

Thursday & Friday, 9a-4p. 

Winter coats, tools, lamps, 

shoes (size 6-11), Shape 

Ups (size 11), Ladies clothes 

(Petites 8-14, plus L-4X), 

kids clothes, flower pots. 

Much more! 

GARAGE SALE-704 S. 

JOHNSON ST Women’s 

clothing size 16 & 18. Purses, 

Misc. houseware items, 

books, TV.. 

SALE!!! Multi-Family — Saturday 

17th 8:00 to 3:00 pm. 

National Guard Armory on 

Spring St. Bluffton. For Sale: 

Clothes - Baby, Toddler, Kid, 

Teen, Adult. Baby Items. 

Misc. Items. Toys. Books - all 

ages. House decor & kitchen 

items. 260.693.0198 

Miscellaneous 

PRIDE VICTORY 9 ELECTRIC 

3—- Wheel Scooter. Has horn, 

headlight and basket. Brand 

new condition. $990. Call 260- 

622-7072. Leave message. 

Fantastic 

Freebies! 

Fireplace with 220 electric heater, 

works, $49. 346-2697. 

Polan chain saw, good cond. 

Two chains, $49. 346-2697. 

50+, 16x16x2, red, paving 

blocks, U haul, $49. 824-1985. 

Kolcraft stroller, blue, nice, $15. 

820-1814. 

Twin mattress and box springs, 

like new, $49. 260-273-3410. 

Mirror, 42x72. $30. 260-273- 

3410. 

FREE, frame for outdoor canopy, 

good shape, 765-438- 

3530. 

HP deskjet F300 all-in-one 

printer, $20. obo, 824-0922. 

Complete Harry Potter book set, 

$20. 824-0922. 

Snow tires, P215/70R15, on 

rims, $49. 260-565-3381. 

New, hardwood chess set, in 

case, $45. 824-0795. 

6’, med. action, ugly stik, never 

used, $15. 824-0795. 

Cream colored love seat, very 

nice cond. $25. 824-1389. 

Large wall or dresser mirror, 

dark wood, FREE. 824-1389. 

Dragon figurine candle holder 

and candle, $5. 765-606-7834. 

Dragon snow globe, $5. 765- 

606-7834. 

Dragon smoker water fountain 

with color changing LED light, 

$20. 260-273-2074. 

Dragon lava lamp, $20. 260- 

273-2074. 

Berne furniture arm chairs, two, 

$5 ea. 589-2209. 

Wood lawn chairs and chaise, 

recovered, $30 for set. 589- 

2209. 

Kerosene, oil stove with blower, 

$32. 824-4391. 

Heavy duty, 4”, floor, belt sander, 

$45. 824-4391. 

Student desk, white with drawers, 

good cond. $25. 824- 

5427. 

Pro form air walker, exercise 

machine, $30. 824-8149.

Miscellaneous 

INVACARE PATRIOT LIGHT- 

WEIGHT— folding wheelchair 

with swingaway footrests. Used 

for 1 month. $400. Call 260-622- 

7072. Leave message. 

PRIDE MOBILITY JET 3 UL- 

TRA— Electric power Chair. 

Turns in circular motion. Looks 

brand new! $990. Call 260-622- 

7072. Leave message. 

TRI-LEVEL WOOD PLAY- 

SET— Can fit 3 swings, tire 

swing, slide, climbing rope and 

rock climbing wall. Tent/tarp on 

top level. Great for a family with 

lots of children or a daycare 

facility. $550/OBO. 765-329- 

0567. 

Rentals 

Apartments for Rent 

1BR UPPER APARTMENT— 

Clean. Includes utilities. 604 

W. Cherry. 260-824-4026. References 

required. 

Apartments for Rent 

1 BEDROOM— Upper unit, 

water, stove, fridge, A/C, dishwasher 

included. $390/month. 

Available now. Also 2BR available 

Oct. 1st, $415/month. Call 

1-800-572-1193. 

2BR DUPLEX APARTMENT— 

great location, maintenance 

free, insulated well. Appliances 

included. Security deposit 

and reference required. $532/ 

month. 260-307-6222. 

2BR UPSTAIRS APARTMENT 

— Off-street parking. Utilities 

included. $375/Security Deposit. 

$125/week. 317 E. Washington. 

260-348-6473. 

ALL UTILITIES PAID— 2BR, 

$125/week, $300/Deposit, 412 

W. Market. Also, 1BR, 117 S. 

Main, $95/week, $200/Deposit. 

Service pets only. 260-353- 

3227. 

CRAIGVILLE— 2BR and 3BR, 

1BA apartment. Central air, appliances, 

washer & dryer. No 

smoking. Service animals only. 

260-565-4176 or 260-417- 

2956. 

HAMPSHIRE COURT APTS.— 

1st Month Rent Free!! No Application 

Fee! All apartments 

are single story with W/D 

Hookups and Private entry. 

Open 9a-5p, Monday-Friday. 

Weekends and evenings by 

appointment. Call 260-824- 

1097. 

NEWER VERY CLEAN— 2BR 

Bluffton apartment. All appliances, 

washer & Dryer. AC. 

$140/week. Call 260-622- 

8666. 

ONE, TWO & THREE BED- 

ROOM— Apartments for rent 

in Ossian starting at $460 per 

month plus utilties. $250 Deposit 

and References required. 

260-433-5263. 

Public 

Sale Calendar 

SEPTEMBER 17 - 9 a.m. - Estate of 

S. Eugene Murray. 7327S. 1000W- 

90, Warren. US 224 at Markle go 

south 14.5 miles on SR 3 to CR 

800S, turn west to CR 1000W, go 

north. 226+/-A offered in 6 tracts, 

Wells County, Jackson Township, 

Sections 4 & 9. Tract 1: 7.26A, home, 

buildings. Tract II: 38.25A. Tract III: 

29.29A. Tract IV: 59.43A. Tract V: 

29.61A. Tract VI: 63.01A. Tractors, 

bulldozer, hay equipment, shop tools, 

antiques & collectibles, furniture, 

appliances, more. Real estate sells 

at 1 p.m. Wiegmann Auctioneers, 

260-447-4311, www.wiegmannauctioneers.com. 

SEPTEMBER 17 - 9 a.m. - Robert 

R. Weimer Estate. 11 W. Kendall, 

LaFontaine, In 46940. Auction 

conducted at The LaFontaine 

Community Center. Charming 1 

1/2 story arts and craft home; 1973 

Mustang convertible; 2006 Mazda 

6; 1999 Ford Ranger XLT ext. cab; 

Outstanding collection of antiques; 

Early American antique furniture; 

Modern furniture; Antique mantel, 

wall & shelf clocks; Oil paintings; 

Large selection of musical instruments; 

Pocket watches; Glassware 

and much more! For private inspection 

of this real estate, please contact 

Ellenberger Bros., Inc., 1-800-373- 

6363, www.EllenbergerBros.com. 

SEPTEMBER 17 - 9 a.m. - Evelyn 

Brewer, owner. 320 Northwood 

Drive, Bluffton. 3 bedroom home, 

4 car garage, workshop on 2.34 

+/- acres. 2003 Buick Rendezvous 

CX, John Deere riding lawn mower, 

antique Seeburg Select-o-Matic 

200 jukebox, 2009 Cyclone Rake 

XL lawn vacuum, coin collection, 

antiques, furniture, appliances, tools. 

Real Estate sells at 11 a.m. Scheerer 

McCulloch Auctioneers, 260-441- 

8636, www.smauctioneers.com. 

SEPTEMBER 21 - 6:30 p.m. 

- United Methodist Memorial 

Home, owner. Auction conducted 

at Dogwood Glen Golf Course. 

157+/- acres, 2 tracts, productive 

farmland near I-69, Salamonie & 

Jefferson Twps., Huntington Co. 

Online bidding available. Halderman 

Real Estate Services, 800-424-2324, 

www.halderman.com. Rick Johnloz, 

260-827-8181. 

SEPTEMBER 24 - 9 a.m. - Keystone 

Schools, owner. 1800 Laverne 

Avenue, Fort Wayne. Complete 

liquidation. Activity bus, portable 

classrooms, storage units, appliances, 

stainless cookware, stage 

lighting system, computers & computer 

accessories, electronics, instruments, 

sound equipment, projectors, 

PA system, sport & gym class equipment, 

educational & classroom supplies, 

art supplies, office equipment, 

IPFW mastodon sculpture, portable 

metal fencing, housekeeping equip- 

...and have a great day full of fun . 


Street 

Fair 

Tues., Sept. 20 

through 

Sat., Sept. 24 

ment, lawn & garden, hand tools. 

Inspection Sept. 23 from noon to 5 

p.m. Steffen Group, 260-426-0633, 

www.steffengrp.com. 

SEPTEMBER 24 - 10 a.m. - Jean E. 

and James F. Karst, owners. 7502 

W 250 S, Huntington. Modern furniture, 

appliances, tools, lawn & garden, 

household, electronics & much 

more! Ellenberger Bros., Inc., 1-800- 

373-6363, www.EllenbergerBros. 

com. 

OCTOBER 1 - 9 a.m. - Plaintiffs of 

court order, owner. Former Your 

Friends & Neighbors group home, 

1515 Magnavox Way, Fort Wayne. 

Office supplies & furniture, electronics, 

appliances, kitchenware, lawn 

& garden, exercise equipment, 

Christmas décor, miscellaneous. 

Inspection: Sept. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Steffen Group, 260-426-0633, www. 

steffengrp.com. 

OCTOBER 1 - 9 a.m. - Rolland 

(Ron) & Judy Myers, owners. 4111 

East 400 North, Bluffton. Furniture, 

primitives & collectibles, Aladdin oil 

lamp, dolls, teddy bear, cookie jar, 

salt & pepper, and antique & farm 

toy collections, Longaberger baskets, 

toy steam engines, 4 pedal 

tractors, long guns, china, glassware, 

household, industrial air compressor, 

tools, crane w/hoist, shelving, 

portable sign boards, mini van, Ford 

Thunderbird LX, lawn tractor w/42" 

mower deck. Holloway Auction 

Company, Inc., 260-824-5060, www. 

HollowayAuction.com. 

OCTOBER 8 - 10 a.m. - Ralph 

E. Helton Life Estate, Constance 

(Connie) & Arlin Mann, owners. 

118 N. Washington, Montpelier. 

Well maintained, one story home 

w/660 sq. ft. detached garage. 1979 

Chevrolet Caprice Classic, one 

owner, 42,072 miles. Modern furniture, 

appliances, household items, 

lawn and garden, fishing & much 

more! Open houses Sept. 25 from 

2-4 p.m. or call for private inspection. 

Ellenberger Bros., Inc., 1-800-373- 

6363, www.EllenbergerBros.com. 

SUDOKU ANSWER 

• Rides • Games 

• Food Vendors • Parades ... Fun! 

plus Great Deals All Over Town 

STREET FAIR EDITION 

Including Schedules & Industrial Tent Directory 

MONDAY, SEPT. 19 • NEWS-BANNER 

TUES., SEPT. 20 • ECHO & SUNRISER 

Mobile Home Rental 

2BR & 3BR— Mobile Homes 

for rent in quiet, clean park. Norwell 

School District. Weekly, Bi- 

Weekly, Monthly Rates available. 

$300 Security Deposit/References 

Required. 260-824-8611. 

House Rentals 

2BR HOUSE— 315 W. Townley. 

Laundry hookup, appliances. 

$116/week, pays water and sewage. 

$300/deposit. Service pets 

only. Give references. 260-353- 

3227. 

Real Estate 

Homes For Sale 

$ZERO DOWN GOV. LOANS— 

Good, slow, no credit. Buy any 

home anywhere. Fast Free preapprovals. 

Land contract payoffs 

or refinances. Allied Home Mortgage 

Corporation Branch, 3042, 

502 Airport North Office Park, 

46825. Please call 260-750- 

9376. Equal Housing Opportunity. 

(A) 

YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLAS- 

SIC — Riverview 3BR/2BA 

ranch home! New french 

country kitchen. New flooring 

throughout. Open House Every 

Thursday, 5p-7p & Saturday, 

noon-2p. 905 Ranch Road, 

Bluffton. $135,000. 260-307- 

6040. 

Daily 

Arlin 

Heyerly 

Serving the Community 

since 1995 

Hiday Motors 

New & Pre-Owned GM 

& Pre-Owned Chrysler 

260-824-0900 

aheyerly@hidaymotors.com 

633 N. Main St., Bluffton 

“Ask 

Rich” 

Homes For Sale 

NINE ACRES— Nice home. 

Barns & Outbuildings. 10329S., 

1200W-90, Marion, IN. (So. 

Wells Co. So. of SR218). Appraised 

at $130,000. GAUNTT 

R. E. & AUCTIONEERING 

1-800-662-4643 or 260-358- 

6940. 

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, 

SEPT. 18TH- 1p-5p. Lovely 

2-Story Country home built by 

Barkley Buildings in 2001 located 

between Markle and I- 

469. 2,132sq.ft. and 1,407sq. 

ft. daylight basement. Custom 

kitchen & cabinets. 4BR. Master 

Suite located on the main floor. 

2 Full Baths and 2 Half Baths. 

geothermal Heating & Cooling. 

3-car attached garage. Half 

acre swimming pond. Located 

on a paved road at 4485W., 

1000N-90. $245,000. Call 260- 

417-2252. 

KEVIN J. DEAKYNE, D.D.S., P.C. 

470 Bennett Dr., Suite A 

P.O. Box 307 - Warren, IN 46792 

1-800-236-0891 

Metlife & Delta Dental Provider 

AMISH CONSTRUCTION 

& REMODELING 

•New Homes •Pole Barns •Roofing 

•Siding •Room Additions •Garages 

Free Estimates • 765-669-2848 

BLUFFTON 

ASPHALT 

PAVING 

CO. INC. 

•Professional Paving and 

Seal Coating at 

Competitive Prices 

•Hot Rubber Crack Fill 

JOEL LADIG 

815 W. 

Cherry St. 

BLUFFTON 

(260) 

824-5388 

MILLER BODY SHOP 

No job too big or small! 

Collision repair, Unibody 

alignment. Insurance 

estimates available. 

260-824-4141 

TROUBLE WITH YOUR 

GARAGE DOOR? 

Sales & Service Call 

STINSON DOOR 

SERVICE 

824-1123 

Forest Ridge 

Tree Service 

70 ft. Aerial Service 

FULLY INSURED 

Cell: 820-0863 

Joe Isch, owner 

LANDSCAPE DESIGN 

& INSTALLATION 

FERTILIZING • WEED CONTROL 

Minnich’s Lawn Service 

Scott Minnich 

Cell: 260-760-4404 

(260)375-2135 

222 N. Wayne St., Warren, IN 

1-800-895-7035 

www.warrenpharmacy.com 

Independent F amily O wned 

E&E 

Construction 

Amish Craftsmen 

•New Homes •Roofing 

•Decks •Concrete Work 

•Siding •Room Additions 

•Garages •Remodeling 

•Pole Barns 

Ervin Schwartz 

5386 W. 300 S.-1, Bluffton, IN 46714 

1-260-334-5786 

1-260-443-1823 

Richard Borror 

Sales & Leasing Professional 

HIDAY MOTORS 

“Selling the Best Trucks & Cars in the World” 

824-0900 

(260)824-5060 

1103 S. Main St., Bluffton 


Buy it, sell it in 

the classifieds 


SUDOKU 

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains 

every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. 

FREE 

Estimates 

824-4887 

S T O RAGE 

Sure-Flo 

Zap Electric, Inc. 

260-824-2927 

Commercial-Industrial-Residential 

24 Hr. Emergency Service 

Charles Miller-Electrican 

1233 W. Cherry St., Bluffton 

824-1846 

•Safety Lighting •Clean Units 

•24 Hr. Access 

•Video Cameras 

www.a1-ustor.com 

After hours & Saturdays 

Call 273-0253 or 824-4782 

In Monroe at corner of 

U.S. 27 and S.R. 124 

Office at 1180 N. Main, Bluffton 

Rich Beaver Crop Insurance, Farm, Auto, Home, Life 

Toll Free: 877-385-1792 Cell: 260-227-0091 

email: rbeaver@harrellfin.com 

2826 Theater Ave., Huntington, IN 46750 

Seamless 

Gutters 

5” & 6” Continuous Gutters 

Leaf Protection Systems 

Large Color Selection - FREE Estimates 

Stan Worthman 

260-622-4372 

www.seamlessgutter.net 

Annual Enrollment begins Oct. 15th thru Dec. 7th 

In the 1882 Brick Building at MAIN & MARKET ... Downtown Bluffton, IN 

A Human Being Answers Our Phone at 824-1618 

JERRY FLACK - 101 NORTH MAIN - BLUFFTON 

SHADE TREES 

•Large Shade Trees 

•Tree Moving 

Gerber Lawn Service 

(260) 565-3128 

B B& & J Construction 

F REE 

Estimates 

Amish Contractors 

Roofing, Concrete, Room Additions, Garages, 

Remodeling, Pole Barns, rough in or finish work. 

260-703-0046 

Drivers: Regional & OTR 

Start up to $.41/mi + Excellent Benefits. 

401K + Bonuses. Miles & Guaranteed Hometime! 

CDL-A 6 mos. exp. 

(888)219-8041 

HOLLOWAY 

824-SOLD (7653) 

1103 South Main St., Bluffton 

www.JustThinkSold.com 

0339 West 

100 North 

Bluffton, IN 

260-820-1909 

www.freeze-frame.biz 

andree.shearer@gmail.com 

APPRAISAL SERVICES 

– FARMS 

– ESTATES 

– PERSONAL 

PROPERTY 

– REAL ESTATE 

Joe Weterick 

Certified Appraiser 

Licensed Auctioneer 

260-414-7780 

260-824-5536 

FREE 

Estimates 

Why 

Choose 

• Established 1944 

• Over 1 Million Acres SOLD 

• Take advantage of our 

“Maxium Marketing Method” 

• Local Representation 

Call Al Pfister at 

760-8922 

BASIC WILDLIFE 

REMOVAL 

Nuisance Animals Removed 

•Raccoons •Skunks 

•Moles •Bats & More! 

Ken Brosman 

1-866-257-5903 

POLE BUILDINGS 

Any Size Available 

30’x40’x12’ 

1 - 16’x11’, Slide Door, 1 - 3/0 

Walk-In, Rafters 4’ O.C. 

$ 9,800 Erected 

40’x64’x14’ 

1 - 20’x14’, Slide Door, 1 - 3/0 



48’x80’x14’ 

1 - 20’x12’, Slide Door, 1 - 20’x14’ 

Slide Door, Rafters 4’ O.C. 


60’x80’x14’ 

2 - 24’x14’, Slide Door, 1 - 3/0 



29 gauge metal Cut to your 

specifications. 

260-760-5431 

OSCAR’S 

Repair & Rentals 

Repairs: Lawn Equipment, Chainsaws, 

Compressors, Snowblowers 

Renting: Construction Equipment 

Homeowners Tools • Trailers • Tow Dolly 

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE 

4438E 100N, Bluffton 565-3350 

For as little as ... YOUR BUSINESS IN THE NEWS-BANNER EVERY DAY! 

97 ¢ Plus The Ossian Journal, The Echo & Sunriser News Every Week! Call 824-0224 

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ALL In-Stock % OFF 35 

Plants 

CASH & CARRY 

ONLY 

8-5 Mon.-Fri. 

8-12 Sat. 

2275 N. Main St., Bluffton • 824-5189 

Local Roundup 

Library closed Tuesday 

through Saturday for fair 

The Bluffton branch of the Wells County 

Public Library will be closed Tuesday 

through Saturday, Sept. 20-24, during the 

Bluffton Free Street Fair. The library has 

scheduled inventory and staff in-service 

events during that time. 

The Bluffton branch will be open on 

Monday, Sept. 19, until 5 p.m. and will 

reopen for normal business hours on Monday, 

Sept. 26. 

The Ossian branch of the Wells County 

Public Library will be closed Wednesday 

and Thursday, Sept. 21-22, for staff training. 

The Ossian branch of the library will otherwise 

have normal hours this week. 

Recycling Center closed 

next week for Street Fair 

The recycling center will be closed Sept. 

20 through Sept. 26 due to Bluffton Free 

Street Fair. 

Normal business hours will resume on 

Tuesday, Sept. 27. 

Drainage Board to meet 

Monday at 200N/200W 

The Wells County Drainage Board will 

meet Monday, Sept. 19, at a special location. 

For this time only, the meeting will convene 

at the intersection of 200N-200W in 

Rockcreek Township. The board will discuss 

proposals to fix the flooding issues that 

have been occurring in that area. 

The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Monday. 

Bluffton’s Board of Works 

will meet Tuesday 

The Bluffton Board of Public Works and 

Safety will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 

conference room on the first floor of City 

Hall. 

Included on the agenda is Common 

Wealth Engineering with Ben Adams, a 

communication tower with Bob Plummer, 

and a right of way permit for the downtown 

Dollar General store. Mark Baller will 

also bring quotes to the board for removing 

sludge from the water filtration plant. 

Southern Wells school 

board to meet Tuesday 

Members of the Southern Wells School 

Board will meet in a regular session at 5 

p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the central office. 

On the agenda is a second reading of the 

policy regarding corporation vehicle use; a 

request for maternity leave; a recommendation 

for an extra-curricular position; a 

proposal to purchase a small bleacher unit 

and a snowblower; a proposal for a silent 

auction; fundraiser requests from the athletic 

department, boys’ basketball program, 

and Partners in Education; an FFA field trip 

request; conference requests; requests to use 

the facilities by the YMCA Mileage Club 

and the Southern Wells Community Church 

Trunk or Treat; and approval of volunteers 

for the eighth-grade Chicago trip. 

Board members will also review the 

Southern Wells Elementary School improvement 

plan. 

The meeting will be preceded by an 

executive session to discuss collective bargaining. 

Northern Wells school 

board will meet Tuesday 

The board of the Northern Wells Community 

Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Sept. 20, in the school district’s administration 

building, 312 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian. 

Leading off the agenda are three hearings 

— on the 2012 bus replacement plan, the 

2012 CPF plan, and the 2012 budget. The 

Bus Replacement Plan and the CPF Plan are 

also scheduled to voted on during the meeting. 

Also planned for Tuesday night are a 

Family Medical Leave Act request from 

Tina Weldy, a teacher at Lancaster Central 

Elementary School; consideration of 

a $10,900 donation from the Wells County 

Foundation to Lancaster Elementary for an 

ADA-compliant Touch Accessible Platform 

for Interactive Technology system; and consideration 

of a contract to work on the roof 

at Ossian Elementary School. 

The meeting will be preceded by an executive 

session which is closed to the public. 

The executive session will begin at 5 p.m. 

The closed-door session is being called to 

discuss collective bargaining, discussion of 

confidential records, and to evaluate the job 

performance of individual employees. 

3 government meetings 

called off next week 

The Wells County Commissioners, the 

Wells County Solid Waste District board, 

and the Bluffton Common Council have all 

canceled their regularly scheduled meeting 

this week because of the Bluffton Street 

Fair. 

None of the meetings have been rescheduled. 

The Wells County Commissioners will 

meet again at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, and 

the Solid Waste District board will meet 

again at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17. Both of 

those meetings will be in the Wells Carnegie 

Government Annex, 223 W. Washington 

St. Bluffton Common Council members 

are not scheduled to meet again until 7:30 

a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, when they will meet at 

Bluffton High School. 

Wells Court Docket 

Wells Circuit Court 

Criminal Cases 

Petition for revocation 

of suspended sentence and 

probation filed against Donald 

D. Hesher, 61, of Bluffton, 

originally convicted of 

child molesting, following 

an alleged violation of the 

terms of his probation. 

Adam T. Dawson, 23, of 

Jonesboro, entered plea of 

guilty to one count of theft. 

Dawson was charged after 

an officer from the Wells 

County Sheriff’s Department 

investigated a report of 

someone on a property allegedly 

stealing scrap metal 

from a property in rural keystone 

on May 20. Sentencing 

set for Nov. 22. 

Travis J. Patrick, 24, of 

Bluffton, entered a plea of 

guilty to one count of theft. 

Patrick was charged after 

officers from the Wells 

County Sheriff’s Department 

investigated a report 

of a wallet stolen at Murphy 

Oil on June 26. Sentencing 

set for Oct. 14. 

Initial hearing of charges 

against Louis H. Howard Jr., 

32, of Bluffton, filed. Howard 

was charged with one 

count of failure to appear 

after he failed to appear at a 

hearing in the Wells Circuit 

Court on Aug. 25. Status 

hearing date not set. Pre-trial 

hearing date set for Nov. 22. 

John Clifton appointed as 

public defender. 

Civil Cases 

Decree of dissolution of 

marriage filed terminating 

the marriage between Gary 

D. Lesh and Marlene F. 

Lesh. 

Marriage Licenses 

Joseph Robert Beste and 

Laura Michelle Gompert. 

Chad Michael Davidson 

and Katherine Ann Davidson. 

Wells Superior Court 

Civil Cases 

Decree of dissolution of 

marriage filed terminating 

the marriage between Christine 

E. Harrington and Paul 

D. Harrington. 

Release of judgment filed 

in favor of Tye and Amy 

Walton of Poneto who have 

settled their account with 

AAA Acceptance Corporation. 


in favor of Calvin Archbold 

who has settled his account 

with AAA Acceptance Corporation. 


in favor of Megan Berry of 

Markle who has settled her 

account with AAA Acceptance 

Corporation. 


in favor of Candace Barkey/Martz 

of Columbia City 

who has settled her account 

with AAA Acceptance Corporation. 

Judgments in various 

amounts filed in favor of 

Collecto Services against 

Kristan Cogar of Markle 

(547.04); Naomi Kipp of 

Bluffton ($589.06); Denver 

Murray of Bluffton 

($1,528.45); and Lily Lopez 

of Bluffton ($1,238.47). 

Default judgment of 

$4,018 filed in favor of 

Douglas L. Todd against 

Amy Arnold of Bluffton. 

Judgment of $1,490 filed 

in favor of Futures against 

Amanda Prebble of Ossian. 

Default judgment of 

$932.53 filed in favor of 

Bluffton Plumbing and 

Heating against William and 

Melinda Foreman of Bluffton. 

Complaint for payment in 

the amount of $1,792 filed 

by Trenton Markley of Liberty 

Center against Robert 

Hunnicutt of Liberty Center. 

LAND AUCTION 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 6:00 PM 

Farmland, 

Indiana 

75 ± 

Acres 

#AC63001224, 

#AU10600070 

PROPERTY LOCATION: From Farmland, 

IN, travel north on SR 1 for 5 miles to CR 

600N, west 1.5 miles to the property. 

AUCTION LOCATION: Albany Lions Club, 

215 S. Water Street, Albany, IN. 

TRACT DESCRIPTIONS: 

TRACT 1: 35± Acres with approximately 

550 ft. of frontage on CR 600N. Mostly 

tillable. Soils are Pewamo and Glynwood. 

TRACT 2: 40± Acres with 50 ft. of frontage 

on CR 600N. Approx. 29 acres tillable along 

with an 11 acre woods. Soils are Pewamo 

and Glynwood. 

Wind farm land lease in place. 

CALL THE SALE MANAGER FOR PRIVATE INSPECTIONS 

SELLER: BRADLEY SPARKS 

AUCTION MANAGER: AL PFISTER, 260-824-5850, 260-760-8922 (cell) 

800-451-2709 • 260-244-7606 

SchraderAuction.com 

AREA/STATE 

Recycling crafters 

Members of the Good Things Craft Club put together a recycled fall craft project this week 

at the Wells County Public Library, as they created leaf wreaths and swags from the pages 

of old book. The leaves were cut from yellowed page, had wires glued to them, and then 

were attached to a wire wreath or swag. Emily Marshall, at right, of the library staff, led 

the Martha Stewart project as she worked at fashioning a ribbon bow. Crafters left to right 

were Sheryl Brown, Susan Ealing, Mary Ellen McEvoy and Pat Dyson. Next meeting for the 

Good Things Club will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, with a floral arranging demonstration 

planned. There is no charge to attend and no reservations are needed. (Photo by Barbara 

Barbieri) 

5 power plants could be mothballed 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. 

(AP) — Duke Energy 

expects to close much of a 

coal-powered generating 

plant in western Indiana 

within the next few years. 

The company is watching 

new federal environmental 

regulations that are due for 

release in November and 

considering shutting down 

several of the six units at 

Wabash River Station near 

Terre Haute as soon as 2014, 

Duke spokeswoman Angeline 

Protogere said. 

“While we haven’t made 

any final decisions, our units 

at Wabash River Station are 

likely to be retired earlier 

than expected,” Protogere 

told the Tribune-Star (http:// 

bit.ly/pjhl9g). 

The power plant was 

completed in stages between 

1953 and 1968. Duke owns 

five of its generating units, 

with the other owned by 

Wabash Valley Power Association 

and SG Solutions. 

Duke has about 100 

employees and 40 full-time 

contractors at the plant, but 

Protogere said the company 

didn’t yet know how a 

shutdown would affect the 

workforce. 

The review of the 

2011 Street Fair 

WEDNESDAY 

$15 Wristbands on Rides 

5 p.m.-Closing 

High School Band & Wells Co. 

Alumni Parade 

6:30 p.m. 


Heavy Weight 

Horse Pulling 

(Minitures to follow) 

Wabash plant’s future comes 

as Duke is completing construction 

of a nearly $3 billion 

coal-gasification plant 

near Edwardsport in south- 

Come and see us at the 

September 20-24 

TUESDAY 

Grand Opening 

Parade 7 p.m. 

Grand Marshal - Don & Mona Strong 


Poor Jack Amusements 

ENTERTAINMENT 

FRIDAY 

6 p.m. - Street Fair Band Concert - Market & Johnson 

7-8 & 8:30-9:30 p.m. - Spike and the Bulldogs - Stage - W. Washington 

7:30 p.m. - Street Fair Band Concert - Market & Marion 

9:00 p.m. - Street Fair Band Concert - Main & Market 


5-6 p.m. - Sounds of Worship - Stage - W. Washington 

6 p.m. - Street Fair Band Concert - Courthouse Plaza 

6 p.m. - Garden Tractor Pull (weigh-in at 5 p.m.) - 4-H Park 

7-9 p.m. - Street Fair Idol - Main Event Stage, W. Washington 

8 p.m. - Street Fair Band - Marion & Market 

9 p.m. - Street Fair Band - Main & Market 

9:30 a.m. - 

4-H Park 

western Indiana. Duke is the 

state’s largest electric utility 

with about 780,000 customers 

covering much of the 

state’s midsection. 

Bluffton Street Fair! 

All Trees 

Planted, Staked, Mulched & 

GUARANTEED 

for one full year. 

SEPTEMBER 20-24 

Large Shade 

Trees 

- Locust 

- Bradford Pear 

- Autumn Blaze Maple 

- Silver Queen Maple 

- Norway Maple 

- Red Sunset Maple 

- Northfire Maple 

- Crimson King Maple 

- October Glory Maple 

(When purchasing 2 or more) 

SPECIAL FINANCING 

AVAILABLE! 

Now is the time to Weed and Feed 

your lawn for fall. 

GERBER LAWN SERVICE 

(260) 565-3128 

1:30 p.m. - 

4-H Park 

Heavy Weight 

Pony Pulling 

For a complete schedule, check out the News-Banner on Mon., Sept. 19

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