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COLUMBIA CITY— After more than a year of intense planning and decades of an-ticipation, construction will soon begin on the new Columbia City High School, located on Ind. 9, just south of Columbia City.

The public is invited to attend the historic groundbreaking ceremony this Friday at 11 a.m.

The event will begin at the Indian Springs Middle School football field.

At 11 a.m. speeches will commence with Don Armstrong, president of the Whitley County Consolidated School Board.

Following him will be John Lefever and Lore Shipman, co-chairs of the Friends of Whitley County Consolidated Schools.

Speaking next will be Whitley County Community Foundation Executive Director September McConnell, followed by Colum-bia City Mayor Ryan Daniel, County Coun-

cilman Bill Overdeer, and CCHS and Eagle Tech Academy Principals Jennifer Reiff and Braden Mullett.

Concluding the speeches will be Patricia O’Connor, WCCS Superintendent.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., guests will be ushered to the groundbreaking site, where photos will be taken of the school board, the WCCS student group, city and county government officials, WCCS staff and WCCS administration.

Bids are still being submitted and re-viewed for all aspects of the school construc-tion, which is the major part of an $85 mil-lion voter referendum approved two years ago.

The first bid awarded for construction was just last week to Fleming Inc. for site work totaling $10.8 million .

The project is expected to be completed by August 2020, in time for the 2020-21 school year.

Alphabet soup: CAFOs, CFOs explainedBy RACHAEL ROSFELD

The Post & MailCOLUMBIA CITY — Upwards

of 50 community members came to the 4-H Center in Columbia City Monday evening for a presentation on livestock production and local farming.

For the past several weeks, con-versations have focused on local farming issues, particularly sur-rounding three proposed Confined Feeding Operations (CFOs) in Whitley County that have appli-cations before the Indiana Depart-ment of Environmental Manage-ment (IDEM).

These local CFOs include a 1,300 cattle farm, a hog operation and a 180,000 chicken-raising farm.

The locations of these farms would be near Tri-Lakes, Troy-Ce-dar Lake and Goose Lake.

Speakers from various organiza-tions on Monday evening offered facts, figures and thoughts on live-stock production and what the law requires of farmers.

What is a CFO?First to speak was John Wood-

mansee, the Purdue University Ag-ricultural Extension Educator.

He explained that a CFO is the confinement of animals in build-ings or lots with 50 percent vegeta-tion or ground cover for 45 days or more. Additionally, a farm is deemed a CFO based on the num-ber of animals it houses.

Indiana law states the threshold

for a CFO would be more than 300 cattle, 600 swine, 30,000 poultry and 500 horses.

It was noted that in Indiana there was no limit to how many animals a farmer could raise, but if a farm-er chose to add more animals to a CFO, it would be required to make a permit amendment through

IDEM for approval.Woodmansee also noted that a

farm with 10 cubic yards (or 4,000 gallons) of manure is considered a regulated fertilizer application, adding that if this manure is dis-charged into waters it would be considered a violation of permit-ted use.

In Indiana, there are 1,814 farms

that are regulated by IDEM. Of those, 1,018 are CFO-sized and 796 are CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) sized.

The most significant difference between a CFO and a CAFO is the number of animals that it houses.

A CAFO is a farm with the ani-mal thresholds at: 1,000 beef cattle, 700 mature dairy cow, 2,500 swine less than 55 pounds, 10,000 swine over 55 pounds, 30,000 layers and broilers, 125,000 broilers and pul-lets, 82,000 layers and 500 horses.

Indiana lists CAFO-sized farms as CFOs because of the changes in regulatory requirements and be-cause federal regulation allows for the discharge of contaminated wa-

Woodmansee Bilger Slipher Williams

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By RACHAEL ROSFELD

The Post & MailCOLUMBIA CITY— For the past several years, Northeast

Indiana has been making huge strides to encourage families to move to the region. Columbia City has seen many changes and projects for this purpose, one of which is the Russel and Evelyn Fahl Aquatics Facility.

In order to fund the $4.25 million facility, the city and Parks Department has received many community donations and has been granted funding from the following sources:

•Dekko Foundation - $1 million•Municipal Bond by Columbia City – $1.25 million•Russell and Evelyn Fahl Family - $500,000•Lutheran Health - $500,000•City of Columbia City - $300,000•Community Foundation of Whitley County- $75,000For the last piece of funding, the city applied to the North-

east Indiana Regional Development Authority as part of the region’s Road to One Million Plan.

This region covers 11 counties, and the plan outlines goals to grant $400 million in quality of place investments, and over 70 projects at $1.5 billion in public and private invest-ment over the next 10 years.

The intention of this program is to attain one million resi-dents by 2031.

The city was approved for funding by the RDA board, but needed final approval from the Indiana Economic Develop-ment Corporation (IEDC).

Yesterday, a statement was released by the IEDC announc-ing that the aquatics facility was one of three regional proj-ects to receive funding. They awarded the project $844,079.

“Indiana is ranked first in the Midwest and fifth in the na-tion for business, and the Regional Cities Initiative is playing a key role in continuing this economic momentum with a fo-cus on talent retention and attraction,” said IEDC President Elaine Bedel. “These three projects will add vibrancy to their communities by enhancing Northeast Indiana’s natural re-sources and outdoor space, giving residents more options when it comes to recreation and wellness.”

The Russel and Evelyn Fahl Aquatics Facility will cover 7,500 square feet at the site of the former Burnworth Memo-rial Pool, 325 N. Wayne St.

It will include a six-lane competition pool, a zero-depth entry pool, multiple waterslides, a current channel, a water vortex, a drop slide, a floating play feature and a grassy area for picnics.

In order for the facility to be used year-round, there will also be an ice skating rink.

“This transformative project is the culmination of hun-dreds of donors, supporters and volunteers, each making a difference in the life of our community. We are thankful for the generous contributions by the IEDC and Northeast RDA,

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman who admitted to fatally smother-ing her two children was charged Tuesday in the death of a former neighbor.

Allen County Pros-ecutor Karen Richards also filed a weapons charge against Amber Pasztor, 30, of Fort Wayne, in the Sep-tember slaying of 66-year-old Frank Macomber.

Pasztor has admitted shooting Macomber in the head and leaving his body in woods near her parents’ home in Allen County, ac-cording to court documents.

Pasztor is due to be sen-tenced June 29 to 130 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the deaths of 7-year-old Lilliana Hernandez and 6-year-old Rene Pasztor. She entered the plea June 1 after an Elkhart County judge ruled she was competent to stand trial. She underwent three psychological evaluations to determine whether she was able to assist with her defense.

Whitley County caseThe children’s father,

Rene Hernandez, 24, of Fort Wayne, was found dead in a wooded area in neighbor-ing Whitley County in June 2010. His body had been fro-zen and cut into two pieces, police said. That slaying has never been solved.

Pasztor abducted her children on Sept. 26 from their custodial grandpar-ents’ home, prompting au-

Public forum speakers detail agriculture, zoning and health perspectives

Community urged to attendCCHS groundbreaking event

Pictured at left are members of the Columbia City High School Class of 2021 who will be the first to graduate from the new CCHS, the front entrance of which is depicted above. The students, from left, are Samuel Bechtold, Lucas Minier, Jal-ynne Pope, Kameron Hoag, Bronson Craft, Katelin Bolinger, Ian Stahl, Samuel Eberly, and Cassidy Laursen.

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History coming Friday

Multiple fire calls to Indian Springs TuesdayCounty firemenalso assistwith wind damage

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COLUMBIA CITY – Co-lumbia Township and Co-lumbia City firemen re-sponded to at least two fire alarms at Indian Springs

Middle School Tuesday eve-ning.

Although school is not in session, there were athletic practices being conducted inside the school that were suspended due to the fire alarms. Participants were evacuated.

Fire officials Wednesday morning said a dirty smoke detector in an air duct

caused the fire alarms.High winds south

Southern Whitley County was hit with high winds Fri-day evening that downed branches and trees on road-ways and power lines. Cleveland, Washington and Jefferson Twp. firemen as-sisted highway, electric crews and Sheriff’s deputies with traffic and cleanup.

Murderingmother

Another homicidecharge againstAmber Pasztor

Pasztor

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It’s a go!Final funding in placefor aquatics facility

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Front row, from left, are Ann Linvill, Aimee Fry, Cassie Tra-bert and Anne Hoffman. Back row, from left, are Loren Fry, Glen Linvill, Mike Schrader and Jake Schrader. These eight

individuals, members of Farmers Mutual Insurance, took part last week in the annual painting of fences and sprucing up the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds.

Ann Linvill joined her fellow community members to help paint some of the fences. The group shared several laughs while working for a good cause.

Mike Schrader, Cassie Trabert and Anne Hoffman worked diligently to help paint the fences, assisting in the overall clean-up of the site before the Whitley County 4-H fair, officially beginning on July 14 next month.

ter, but Indiana does not.As of 2017, Whitley Coun-

ty has 27 farms that are regulated by IDEM, with 20 of these farms being CFO- sized and seven CAFO- sized.

Local zoning regulations

Nathan Bilger, execu-tive director of the Whitley County Planning and Build-ing Department, attended the meeting to inform the public on current local zon-ing regulations.

He said that the current zoning codes were adopted in 2006. In Whitley County 21 CFOs have been granted permits through the county, with four of those farms re-quiring special exceptions.

He added that for the pur-pose of zoning, the county looks at animals as units. For example, 800 cattle would be considered 600 animal units.

Bilger noted that the county’s rules for CFOs don’t necessarily have to match the state’s entirely, but generally the more re-strictive rules apply.

“Whitley County regula-tions don’t tremendously overlap with the state,” said Bilger.

In Whitley County there are two major lands of zon-ing districts. The first is AG, or Agricultural, which per-mits 1,200 animal units, but a special exception is need-ed for 3,000 units.

The other is AGP, or Agri-cultural Production, which allows 3,000 animal units, but a special exception would be needed beyond that.

Bilger noted that 95 per-cent of Whitley County is considered AG, with no AGP zoning currently exist-ing.

He added that Whitley County also has Lake Resi-dential Zoning, and the

County Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 2011, allows for just a few hundred feet of buffer area from Agricultural zoning.

“The county requires an IDEM permit before issu-ing a building permit,” said Bilger. “If a special exception is needed then the Board of Zoning Appeals reviews the site plan, traffic, access, performance standards, aes-thetics, etc.”

He noted that recommen-dations have been made to local officials on revisions to the Comprehensive Plan that would better define the land for agricultural and residential development, but admitted that the wa-tershed was not taken into consideration with the rec-ommendations.

Bilger added that these changes would likely not be made for the next few years, but the topic would be ad-dressed at an upcoming Whitley County Planning Commission meeting.

Livestock DevelopmentNext to speak was Greg

Slipher, Farm Bureau Live-stock Development Pro-gram coordinator.

He said that the livestock program helps local officials understand the importance it has to the community.

“The world changed while we were sleeping,” he said, noting that in the past farmers were able to put farms in locations with

little permit process. “Today is a much more transparent process.”

He added that the Farm Bureau encourages the farmers it works with to be the first source of informa-tion to their neighbors about the projects they are doing.

“It’s difficult looking these farmers in the eye and seeing the people they know, the people they go to church with and the ones that they know are speaking loudly against a project, and we have to prepare them,” said Slipher.

The Farm Bureau offers a farmer, or producer, an as-sessment outlining the risks and benefits for placing a farm in a specific location, but Slipher said it was up to farmers to decide where they wanted to build their farma.

“State permitting tells you how; local zoning tells you where,” explained Slipher.

Justin Orm with the Indi-ana Soybean Alliance, noted that 87 percent of Indiana farms are family-owned with many being multi-gen-erational.

He added that the number of livestock allowed in the state was highly regulated because of the large number in confinement.

Orm also gave an exam-ple of how a farm impacts the community, according to

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Paul Gene Sumney, 94March 6, 1923 — June 8, 2017

Paul Gene Sumney, 94 of Mulberry, Tenn., claimed his heavenly home June 8, 2017. He was born March 6, 1923 in Columbia City, to Chester Earl and Lela Sumney.

After serving in WWII on the USS Casablanca, he re-turned home to Indiana where he worked driving a lum-ber truck. Within a few years the family moved to Florida, where Paul graduated from barbering school and opened a shop in Mount Dora, Fla. After his children were grown, Paul began a career in ministry which took him to several cities to preach the Good News, which he tried to live daily.

He married Alberta Cox in 1946 and together they raised four children, Anna Norris, of New Bern, N.C., Paula (De-Wayne) Miller, of Eustis, Fla., Jerry (Diane) Sumney, of Lex-ington, Ky., and Terry (DeAnne) Sumney, of Mulberry, Tenn. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchil-dren. Mr. Sumney is also survived by a sister, Willadean Thompson, of Columbia City. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Alberta; his parents, two sisters and a brother.

A graveside service with military honors will be held Sat-urday, June 17 at 11 a.m. at Champ Cemetery in Mulberry, Tenn.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Batsell Bar-rett Baxter Endowment Scholarship at Lipscomb University, Croatan Church of Christ, Mt. Dora Christian Academy or Tennessee Children’s Home. Sign his guest registry at www.valhallafunerals.com.

an Indiana impact study.He described a 4,000 hog

farm that would have an av-erage turn-over 2.2 times a year. According to the study, this farms would create 24-28 jobs, either from the rip-ple effect or from direct em-ployment. These jobs would result in a total potential an-nual income of $500,000 to $800,000 for those families.

Farms are either owned by the producer, or part of an integrated relationship.

The integrator pays for the animal, feed and veterinary services, but it would be solely managed by the pro-ducer.

It was noted that often farmers choose to take part in an integrated farm due to the high costs of building farms and overall manage-ment. Additionally, an inte-grator would offer a produc-er greater market access and take on the majority of the risks, while still maintaining a profit.

IDEM Managementrepresentative attends

Several in the audience shared that their concerns for these CFOs whose applica-tions are being reviewed are for the potential contamina-tion of the local waterways, noting that two locations in the cattle farm application for manure application are in the watershed areas. Ad-ditional concerns include private and public well con-tamination, public health problems, air pollution, an increase in pests and prop-erty devaluation to name a few.

Joe Williams, who repre-sented IDEM, told the public that IDEM only focuses on the soil and application of manure, and admitted that to his knowledge no one state organization focused on the community’s other concerns besides, perhaps, the Health Department. He added that these issues needed to be addressed lo-cally.

Williams said that once an application is submitted,

IDEM must do a site visit within 30 days to view ter-rain and determine where water is shedding.

Once a farm is approved, two inspections of the farm are conducted in the first year to see if the farmer stays in compliance, and afterwards inspections are done once every five years.

Manure spreadingrecords required

He added that farmers can spread manure where they want as long as the proper records are kept.

Farmers must submit land-use agreements with the application for where manure is placed. For the Tri-Lakes-area cattle farm, the application shows ma-nure would be applied local-ly along the Ind. 9 corridor north of Columbia City.

Williams added no farms are allowed to discharge ma-nure into waterways, and manure must be 300 feet from water.

Manure is also regulated by the Office of Indiana State Chemists. Its regulations dictate that manure must be 100 feet from a public road, 400 feet from residen-tial buildings, a pile must be covered within 72 hours and be applied to a field within 90 days.

Williams noted though that manure can be placed within zero feet of a prop-erty line.

He added that families within a half-mile of the farm itself are notified by IDEM if a farm is approved. The homes that are more than a half-mile away from where the manure will be applied though do not have to be notified.

If a manure spill occurs, producers are required to re-port the spill to IDEM within 24 hours. The public can re-port a spill by calling 888-233-7745. If a spill is not con-tained or cleaned-up by the farmer, the farmer could be potentially be fined between $500 to $50,000 depending on the severity.

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JUNE 14-17, 2017 OSCAR’S STILL GREAT ON OUR 68TH!

Wednesday June 146 p.m.

- Food, crafts, merchant, vendors, rides, games and concessions until 10 p.m., at the park

- Boy Scouts Opening Ceremony, entertainment stage- Emcee introduction by Bruce Johnson, entertain-

ment stage6:15 p.m.

- Karaoke Competition with Jay Clibon until 8:15 p.m., entertainment stage

8 p.m.- Door prize drawing (need not be present to win),

entertainment stage- Mark Garr (acoustic act) until 10 p.m., entertain-

ment stage10 p.m.

- Raffle drawing (must be present to win), entertain-ment stageThursday, June 15

6 p.m.- Food, craft, merchant, vendors, rides and games

until 11 p.m., at the park- Paratus Air Helicopter Rides, diamond 3- Emcee by Bruce Johnson, entertainment stage

6:15 p.m.- S&J (acoustic band) until 10 p.m., entertainment

stage 8 p.m.

• Door prize drawing (need not be present to win), entertainment stage

10 p.m.• Raffle drawing (must be present to win), entertain-

ment stageFriday, June 16

4 p.m.- Fish and tenderloin fry until 7 p.m., at the fire sta-

tion 6 p.m.

- Food, craft, merchant, vendors, rides, games and concessions until 11 p.m., at the park

- Paratus Air Heliscopter Rides, diamond 3- Emcee by Bruce Johnson, entertainment stage- Peto the “Almost” Magnificent Magician Show, en-

tertainment stage 7 p.m.

- Plaques presented to sponsors, Parkview Physi-cians Group & C&A Tool, The Town of Churubusco and Sheets & Childs Funeral Home

- Top Shelf (country band) until 11 p.m., entertain-ment stage

8 p.m.• Door prize drawing (need not be present to win)

10 p.m.• Raffle drawing (must be present to win), entertain-

ment stage

Saturday, June 17 8 a.m.

- Masonic Lodge Breakfast, until gone, free will do-nation, information booth at the park in the food court

- Turtle Days cornhole tournament, registration 8 a.m., starts at 9 a.m. Tournament two pick your partner registration at 9:30 a.m. Starts around 10:30 a.m., tennis courts at the park

8:30 a.m.- Oscar’s Annual 5k Turtle Strut, Churubusco El-

ementary School parking lot 9:30 a.m.

- Kid’s day in the park until 11:00 a.m., near diamond 2, at the park

- Hit the Floor (dance group), entertainment stage

10:30 a.m.- Center Stage Dance Academy (dance group), enter-

tainment stage 11 a.m.

- Food, craft, merchant, vendors, rides, games and concessions until fireworks begin, at the park

- Paratus Air Helicopter Rides, diamond 3- Turtle Race registration, diamond 1

Noon- Turtle races begin, diamond 1

4 p.m.- Parade, North and South Main Streets

6 p.m.- Mark’s Ark Animal Show, entertainment stage

7 p.m.- Black Cat Mambo (rock, reggae, ska band) until 10

p.m., entertainment stage 8 p.m.

- Door prize drawing (need not be present to win)- Parade winners trophies presented

10 p.m.- Raffle drawing (need not be present to win), enter-

tainment stage 10:15 p.m.

- Fireworks at the north end of the park

68th Turtle Days starts tonight

Sharon L. Dunn, 71Sharon L. Dunn, 71, of Columbia City, passed away Tues-

day, June 13, 2017 at her home. Arrangements are pending with DeMoney-Grimes, a Life

Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City. Read the Thursday edition of The Post & Mail for a com-

plete obituary and service times.

thorities to issue an Amber Alert. Her children’s bodies were found later that day inside Macomber’s stolen car parked behind the Elkhart Police De-partment, about 70 miles northwest of Fort Wayne. Pasztor had flagged down an officer and showed him the bodies.

According to court documents, she told officers she drove the children

around northern Indiana and southern Michigan, taking them to a park and a restaurant before smothering them with her hands.

Pasztor told police that she shot Macomber with a hunting rifle, and she gave officers directions to the spot where she had buried Macomber un-der a tent that the two had bought

Sept. 25, court documents filed in Allen Superior Court said.

Pasztor told police she killed Ma-comber to “send a message to the ‘car-tels’ not to mess with her,” court docu-ments said.

“The defendant stated that she knew Frank was setting her up to the cartels.”

The Dekko Foundation, Fahl fam-ily, Lutheran Health, Whitley County Community Foundation and so many others. In Columbia City, we are truly building a future together,” said Co-lumbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel.

With funding now approved, the

project will be entering its final design stages, and the city will be moving for-ward with the $1.25 million bond.

A public hearing was conducted dur-ing the Columbia City Common Coun-cil Tuesday evening. No one was in at-tendance to speak on the issue.

The city will now seek formal ap-proval by the state. Officials are con-sidering allowing the bonds to be sold to the public, but no decision has been made currently.

A ground breaking ceremony will take place in August.

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Today is Wednesday, June 14, the 165th day of 2017. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.

Today’s Highlight in History:On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress ap-

proved the design of the original American flag, declaring: “Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alter-nate red and white; that the Union be thir-teen stars, white on a blue field, represent-

ing a new constellation.”Today’s Birthdays: Actress Marla Gibbs is 86. Writer Peter

Mayle is 78. Actor Jack Bannon is 77. Country-rock musician Spooner Oldham is 74. Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zom-bies; Argent) is 72.

President Donald Trump is 71. Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 71. Rock musician Barry Melton is 70. Rock musician Alan White (Yes) is 68. Actor Eddie Mekka is 65. Actor Will Patton is 63. Olympic gold-medal speed skater Eric Heiden is 59. Jazz musician Marcus Miller is 58. Singer Boy George is 56. Rock musician Chris DeGarmo is 54. Actress Traylor Howard is 51. Actress Yasmine Bleeth is 49. Actor Faizon Love is 49. Actor Stephen Wallem is 49. In-ternational Tennis Hall of Famer Steffi Graf is 48.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions heatedly denied on Tuesday having an undisclosed meeting with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. and declared it was a “detest-able and appalling lie” to suggest he was aware of or took part in any col-lusion between Russia and the election campaign that sent Donald Trump to the White House.

Testifying at a packed Senate hear-ing, Sessions, who was a close Trump adviser during the battle for the presi-dency, also rejected any idea of miscon-duct in the ouster of FBI Director James Comey and vowed to defend his honor “against scurrilous and false allega-tions.”

In his dramatic appearance before former colleagues, Sessions contra-dicted a contention made by Comey at a hearing before the same panel last week. Comey told the intelligence committee that, after an encounter with President Trump in which he said Trump pressured him to back off an investigation into the former national security adviser, Comey “implored” Sessions to make sure he was never left alone with the president again — but that Sessions didn’t respond.

“He didn’t recall this, but I respond-ed to his comment by agreeing that the FBI and Department of Justice needed to be careful to follow department poli-cy regarding appropriate contacts with the White House,” Sessions said.

The former Alabama senator also de-fended himself against accusations that he misrepresented himself during his confirmation hearing when he said he hadn’t met with Russian officials dur-ing the campaign. Sessions argued that in the context of that hearing, “my an-swer was a fair and correct response to the charge as I understood it.”

The attorney general stepped aside from the Justice Department probe into Russian meddling in the campaign on March 2, the day after The Washington Post reported on two previously undis-closed meetings with Russian Ambas-sador Sergey Kislyak. Days after that, Sessions also corrected his confirma-tion hearing testimony to inform the committee about his two meetings with Kislyak.

Ahead of the hearing there had been suggestions that Sessions might have

had a third, unreported, encounter with Kislyak in April 2016, at Washing-ton’s Mayflower Hotel, where candi-date Trump was giving his first major foreign policy speech.

Sessions was adamant that he did not have a private meeting with Kis-lyak at that event. He did allow for the possibility that he encountered him in a reception that he said was attended by a couple dozen people, though he said he had no specific recollection of that.

Democratic senators have seized on the possibility of a third meeting to suggest that Sessions has not been forthcoming about the extent of his communications with the ambassador. Sens. Al Franken of Minnesota and Pat-rick Leahy of Vermont have sought an FBI investigation.

Sessions testified Tuesday that he re-cused himself from the current Russia investigation only because of a regula-tion that required it because of his in-volvement in the Trump campaign.

“Many have suggested that my re-cusal is because I felt I was a subject of the investigation myself, that I may have done something wrong,” Sessions added. That was not so, he said.

And while he had recused himself from the Russia probe, Sessions in-sisted, “I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations.”

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Ore-gon aggressively asked Sessions about suggestions arising from Comey’s tes-timony last week that there was some-thing “problematic” about his recusal.

Wyden asked Sessions what prob-lematic issues existed.

“Why don’t you tell me? There are none, Sen. Wyden, there are none,” Sessions insisted, his voice rising. “This is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and I don’t appreciate it.”

Sessions lent his support to the spe-

cial counsel, Robert Mueller, who is now in charge of the Trump campaign-Russia investigation. “I have confi-dence in Mr. Mueller,” he said.

At a separate hearing Tuesday, Dep-uty Attorney General Rod Rosenstein declared he’d seen no basis for dismiss-ing Mueller, the former FBI director he appointed as special counsel after Ses-sions’ recusal. A friend of the president suggested a day earlier that Trump was considering such an ouster.

Rosenstein said he would agree to dismiss Mueller only if there were a legitimate basis to do so, and an order from the president would not necessar-ily qualify.

Mueller also won votes of support Tuesday from the top two Republi-cans in Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, both of whom said they have confi-dence in him.

As for Comey’s firing, Sessions told senators that his recommendation had nothing to do with the Russia probe, that he and his second-in-command, Rosenstein, had a “clear view ... that we had problems there, and it was my best judgment that a fresh start at the FBI was the appropriate thing to do. And when asked I said that to the pres-ident.”

Sessions criticized Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investi-gation, which the White House had initially cited as the ostensible reason for his firing. Comey’s decision to an-nounce last year that Clinton would not be prosecuted over her emails was a “usurpation” of the Justice Depart-ment’s authority, Sessions said.

Asked about Trump’s own conten-tion that the president fired Comey with the Russia probe in mind, and re-gardless of any recommendation from anyone else, Sessions said: “I guess I’ll just have to let his words speak for themselves. I’m not sure what was in his mind specifically.”

Sessions refused to say whether he had ever discussed the Russia inves-tigation with Trump, arguing that he could not disclose private communica-tions with the president.

Democratic senators pressed him on the legal rationale for his refusal to dis-cuss those private conversations.

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Public official contactsUnited States Government

•President Donald John Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500; Comments: 202-456-1111; Switchboard: 202-456-1414; FAX: 202-456-2461; presi-dent@whitehouse.gov

•U.S. Senator Todd Young, SR B33. Senate Russell Office Build-ing, Washington, DC, 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5623. www.senate.gov/senators/115thCongress/Young–Todd.htm

•U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, SR-B33 Senate Russell Office Building, Wash-

ington, DC, 20510 Phone: 202-224-4814. www.donnelly.senate.gov/

•Congressman Jim Banks, 3rd Dis-trict 509 Cannon House Office Build-ing, Washington, DC 20515 Phone 202-225-4436. banks.house.gov

Indiana Government•Governor Eric Holcomb, Office of

the Governor, 206 State House, India-napolis, IN 46204-2797 Phone 317-232-4567. eholcomb@state.in.us

•State Representative Christopher Judy, House District 83, Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 1-800-382-9841. E-mail: H83@iga.in.gov.

•State Senator Andy Zay, Senate District 17, Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone 1-800-382-9467; sena-tor.zay@iga.in.gov

•State Senator David Long, Senate District 16, 200 W Washington St. In-dianapolis, IN 46204; 1-800-382-9467 or 317-232-9400; senator.long@iga.in.gov

Whitley County GovernmentCounty Commissioners

•Commissioner Chairman George Schrumpf, 1821 E. Schug Road, Co-lumbia City, IN, 46725, Phone: 260 609-3668; Columbia, Thorncreek and Wash-ington townships.

Next week is the Old Settlers Days & American Legion Festival in Downtown Columbia City.

Yes, it’s a time where our Downtown streets are closed for the midway rides, games, non-profit booths, and other fes-tivities.

However, it is also a time to reminisce about our commu-nity’s past and look ahead towards its future.

So, if you’ll indulge me for a moment, I’d like to take a look at both.

Columbia City, as you probably know, became a City in 1888. The Statue of Lib-erty had arrived in New York Harbor three year before. This was also just one year prior to North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington achieving Statehood. It was also 20 years before Henry Ford began production of the Model T.

In 1888, Whitley County had roughly 17,000 people (ac-cording to U.S. Census) and the City’s first mayor, Joseph Adair, had taken office. Interestingly, Mr. Adair had come to Whitley County from Noble County at the age of 16, was one of 11 children, practiced law and served as County Superintendent of Schools prior to becoming Mayor.

I bring up these fascinating history tidbits to encourage you to visit the Whitley County Historical Museum, 108 W. Jefferson St., to learn more about our history and potential-ly your own family history. The volunteers at the Thomas Marshall Home Museum are always more than willing to help residents and visitors alike find the historical informa-tion they are seeking.

And what better time to take a glimpse at history than during Old Settlers!

Bright future for Columbia City!Be a cheerleader: Tell everyone we need more residents in our great community!

On the flip side, I think it is fair to say that the future is truly bright for Columbia City.

Businesses and industries are growing. The new outdoor Russel and Evelyn Fahl Aquatics Facility will soon take the place of the former Burnworth Pool. Our Downtown is being revitalized and energized. Homes and apartments are pop-ping up throughout the community. A New Columbia City High School will be open in the Fall of 2020.

And this doesn’t cover any of the miscellaneous improve-ments that private groups, citizen boards and residents are making to our community.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Columbia City is poised to be a leader in residential and job growth in our region.

But you probably know where I’m going with this article, don’t you? We need . . . say it with me now . . . PEOPLE!

We need new residents to fill the worker shortages that ex-ist throughout Whitley County for today and into the future. As the “Boomer Generation” retires, that worker shortage becomes even more exacerbated.

So, if you have family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, second cousins, etc. who are looking for work and a great place to live, I ask you to be our cheerleader and invite them to join us in Columbia City!

Until next time . . .Ryan Daniel is second-term mayor of Columbia City.

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Scarlett Ort recently completes Columbia City’s Peabody Public Library’s 1,000 Book Club program. For reading and listening to 1,000 books, she got to choose a book to keep and her photo has been added to the Wall of Fame in the Children’s Department at the library. Scarlett Ort is pictured with her mother, Anna Ort.

Local author Wray McCalester is hosting a book-signing Saturday at Columbia City’s Peabody Public Library in celebration of his recently published book of poetry.

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COLUMBIA CITY — A lifelong pas-sion for one local resident is now be-coming public.

Wray McCalester, 68, has recently published a series of poetry in his new book, “The Blackbird’s Boast.”

The book is a collection of traditional and haiku poetry, and even a short play that McCalester has written through-out his life, the oldest poem of which being 50 years old.

“I’ve always loved books and words, and my parents always encouraged me growing up,” said McCalester. “I had piles of works, decided what was best and made the decision to self pub-lish. I spoke to many publishers, and found one that offered all the things that make it a quality book — I wanted something that would last and people would like.”

While writing his poetry, McCalester spent 30 years working as a contract negotiator and working with automo-biles.

For 17 years he was also the pastor at Wolf Lake United Methodist Church and Sparta United Church of Christ.

McCalester has since retired, and while looking for things to stay busy, decided to create his book.

“I had written before and decided I better do something with it,” he said.

McCalester said his greatest writing inspirations are E.E. Cummings, Em-ily Dickinson and Issa Kobayashi, of which all writing styles can be seen in his newly published work.

“E.E. (Cummings) inspired me to begin writing poetry. I’ve read every-thing he has ever written, and my early stuff – and the style – is very similar to his,” said McCalester.

He added that he hopes those who read his poetry find something that grabs them, and that his writing reach-es as many people as possible.

“The poetry in this book is about life — the silly to the sad,” said McCales-ter. “I never know until I sit and write what is going to come out of it. I enjoy the process, and seeing the idea take shape.”

The title of the book comes from a haiku poem he has written. “The ar-rival of the blackbird is a sign of spring for me,” said McCalester. “He always comes out with a loud trill to let others know he is here.”

McCalester will be having a book signing and have his books for pur-chase at Peabody Public Library from 1 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, June 17.

He invites the public to visit his table to discuss poetry and learn more about his work.

INDIANAPOLIS — With In-dependence Day celebrations ap-proaching, the Indiana State Fire Marshal is reminding Hoosiers about the safe and legal ways to buy fireworks.

“Safety should be the first consid-eration for anyone planning to use fireworks, and that starts with only buying consumer-grade fireworks

from authorized sellers,” said State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson.

Fireworks should only be pur-chased from retailers with valid Indiana fireworks sales permits is-sued by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s (IDHS) Fire and Building Safety Division, which is overseen by the State Fire Marshal.

If a sales permit is not on display,

it’s okay to ask an employee to see it before purchasing any kind of fire-works. If a fireworks retailer is not displaying a copy of its permit and cannot present it, citizens can call the IDHS Division of Fire and Build-ing Safety at 317-232-2222 to verify a retailer’s permit or report a retailer without a permit.

Hoosiers should also keep the fol-

lowing in mind:By law, fireworks cannot be sold

to or purchased by anyone younger than 18.

Consider buying glow sticks in-stead of sparklers for young chil-dren. Sparklers can burn at tempera-tures hot enough to melt glass.

Check packages and labels to make sure only 1.4G consumer

fireworks are purchased; any other types of fireworks are illegal for consumer sales or purchases in Indi-ana, and may be more explosive and dangerous.

Store fireworks in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children.

For more information on fire-works safety and other topics, visit GetPrepared.in.gov.

State Fire Marshal: Only buy fireworks from authorized sellers

COLUMBIA CITY — Tractor Supply Company, 528 N. Main St., Columbia City, will host pet and livestock adop-tions this Saturday, June 17.

During the event — which is held in celebration of pet and livestock owners — families will have the opportunity to visit with adoptable animals, and are also invited to interact with adoption volunteers to learn more about the joys and responsibilities associated with owning anything from cats and dogs to rabbits, goats, pigs, horses and more.

Purina Days is an annual in-store event from June 14 to 18 that highlights pets and livestock, as well as the tools need-ed to properly care for them. Columbia City Tractor Supply team members with experience caring for a wide variety of animals will be on-site to lend expert advice to customers.

"Pets and animals provide families with years of joy and we're proud to recognize the community organizations that work so hard to ensure as many as possible are going to good homes," said Joe Smith, manager of the Columbia City Trac-tor Supply store. "Whether you own a dog or a goat, Purina Days is all about celebrating our partnership with families who lovingly and responsibly raise animals of all kinds."

Contact Columbia City Tractor Supply store at 244-0060 for details about Purina Days. Groups looking to participate should visit TSCEventPartners.com and click Purina Days un-der the "Choose Event" tab.

Tractor Supply, both online and in store, offers a compre-hensive selection of products for equine, livestock, pets and small animals, including items necessary for their health, care, growth and containment.

For expert advice on raising pets and other animals, visit TractorSupply.com/KnowHow to receive deals and rewards on pet and livestock products, sign up for the Tractor Supply Neighbor's Club at NeighborsClub.com.

Jerry and Marna HinenJerry and Marna Hinen were united in marriage June

18, 1967. They are celebrating 50 years of marriage this Sunday.

Jerry spent the first two decades of their marriage working the family farm while being employed by Hurd’s Auto Repair. After that period of time, the couple opened J&M Repair where Jerry served many customers from the Noble-Whitley County area along with servic-ing buses for Whitley County Consolidated Schools. He also drove school bus for Whitley County Schools for a period of 21 years. Finally, he worked for and retired from the INDOT after 10 years there. Jerry has been a long time volunteer for the Thorncreek Fire Department and continues to serve in that capacity.

Marna enjoyed utilizing her secretarial skills not only for the couple’s business, but also in positions for Mutu-al Security, H&R Block, the Chamber of Commerce, the Nazarene Church and the Church of God. She was em-ployed by Christian Resources while the business was located in Columbia City. Along with Jerry, she drove bus for several years for WCCS. For nearly the past decade she has operated Mending by Marna, taking in seamstress work in their home.

The couple have two children, Diane Hile and Jere-my (Lori) Hinen, all from Columbia City; eight grand-children, Chasity (Toby) Fralick, Avery, Courtney and Aubrey Hile, Cayson West, Jacob, Morgan and Connor Hinen; and two great-grandchildren, Hadley and Emery Fralick.

50th anniversary

LEESBURG — The 2017 Safe Boating class, sponsored by the Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners (LTPO), will be held at Patona Bay Showroom located at T33 Lane, Leesburg.

The classes will be held June 21, 22 and 23 running each evening from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s instructor is Conser-vation Officer Nathan Hooley. All materials for the class are provided.

To be certified, all three classes must be attended. Refresh-ments will be available complements of Lake Tippecanoe Women’s Association.

The event is free of charge and open to the public.The Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners Inc. (LTPO) was

formed in 1944 for the purpose of preserving the health of the lake. LTPO has over 600 members represented by 50 plus landing directors from the 47 landings around the lake. To-gether, for more than 73 years, LTPO remains committed to ensuring lake preservation, fish and wildlife and quality of living.

For additional LTPO news and events visit www.ltpo.org.

Safe boating class offered next week

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Dear Readers: If you hap-pen to have leftover MASHED POTATOES, here is a recipe that’ll use those leftovers and have peo-ple asking for more. This potato pancake recipe will be a hit with your family! 1 cup mashed potatoes 1/2 cup flour 2 tablespoons baking powder 2 beaten eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt Pepper 1 tablespoon oil Combine all of the ingredients, adding pep-per to taste. Form into pancake-size patties. Fry in oil on both sides until golden brown. If you love really tasty homemade meals, and enjoy variety without spending hours in the kitchen, go to my website, www. Heloise.com, to order my pamphlet Main Dishes and More. Just send a stamped, (70 cents), self-addressed, long envelope, plus $3, to: Heloise/Main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. The mashed potato pancake recipe is not in this pamphlet, but many other wonderfully delicious recipes are waiting for you! If you want to add a little more flavor to the potato pancakes, add some finely chopped onions and just a dash of gar-lic. — Heloise

FUN FOOD FACTS Dear Readers: Did you know: • Peaches were once called “Persianapples.” •Peachesarefoundinliteratureasfarbackas 79 A.D. • There are more than 700 varieties ofpeaches. Some Chinese varieties resemble the size and shape of a hockey puck. • The first peach orchardwas planted inFlorida in 1565. •InChina,peachesarethesymbolofgood

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FEEDING THE HUNGRY Dear Heloise: I work with our local food bank, and I can tell you that in this land of plenty, many people are going hungry. We serve 58,000 individuals each week, but we are only one of many food banks across America. We have programs for children, the elderly and even family pets so that people won’t have to surrender their beloved companion. Please help us get the word out that every food bank needs more volunteers, more dona-tions and help with food drives. For as little as $1, we can feed seven people. Some of the food donations needed most are peanut but-ter, canned chili, canned stews, canned soups, cereals, canned tuna, beans and rice. Monetary donations also are welcome. No one in this country should have to go hungry. — Lucinda H. in San Antonio

2 BILLION CHERRIES Dear Readers: Utah produces approxi-mately 2 billion cherries per year, making it the official state fruit. After World War II, the Japanese sent cherry trees to Utah as a token of friendship. In Oklahoma, the watermelon is the offi-cial state vegetable because it comes from the cucumber and gourd families. — Heloise ©2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

Dear Annie: Two years after my mentally ill mother passed away, my retired 76-year-old father, “Juan,” starteddating a 61-year-old woman, “Lucy.” At first,Lucywas friendlyto my sister and me, and we hoped we could fill a gap, because she was estranged from her own family and had lost her previous hus-band in a tragic New Year’s Eve accident years prior. She has no children of her own. My family, includ-ing my three children, was welcoming. My father is kindandgeneroustoLucywith trips and gifts, and it’s good he has someone who brings that out in him. But now, as the relation-ship has progressed, they are shutting us out of their lives.Lucyhascausedriftsbetween us with gossip and talking behind our backs. She persuaded him to buy a house and move away from his network of friends and family. She pushed my father into using my sis-ter’s and my trust assets to buy said house, and she doesn’t actually live with

my father. He’s rented her an apart-ment of her own for three years now. She says she can’t move in yet because she’s “stillcleaning out”

her current place. Yet my dad just revised the deed to give her the house upon his passing. My sister and I ques-tionLucy’s intentions,andwe’re worried she’s using my dad. Our small family is now divided in a way I never thought possible. Any suggestions about how to salvage the rela-tionship with my father without causing his girl-friend to further isolate him from my sister and me? — Looking to Bridge the Girlfriend Divide Dear Looking: Sharks can smell blood from a mile away. Your father has prob-ably been hurting and feel-ing lonely for a long time. He was vulnerable. I’m not prepared to declare Lucya shark just based on your letter; it’s possible that she truly loves your father and you and she just has her

differences. If she’s a shark, her fin will surface in time. In the meantime, consult a lawyer to explore any legal options you might have should things with Lucyand your dad escalate. Even more importantly, be as much a part of your dad’s life as possible so that he is not isolated. Take him to lunch, or go for walks together. The more he feels connected to family the less dependent he will be on his girlfriend. Dear Annie: This is in response to “WorriedTimes Two,” who were concerned about their potentially unsafe ex-daughter-in-law’s having custody of their grand-children. You may be interested in suggesting that in this situation, their son could ask the judge or magistrate to appoint a special advocate. It would be in the best interest of the children. Court-appointed special guardians can do amazingly thorough inves-tigations and make recom-mendations to the court. I felt very sad about the situ-ation described and have been involved over the past 24 years as an advocate in similar situations. I would like these children to get the help they need. — Court-Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem Dear CASA/GAL: I appreciate your bringing such a great resource to my attention. Thank you. Those interested in having an advocate appointed can visit http://www.casafor-children.org for more infor-mation. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@cre-ators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.©2017 CREATORS.COM

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Directions: Preheat oven to 400°. Season pork with salt & pepper. Cook in oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Add onion & plums. Bake 15 minutes or until temperature registers 145°.Transfer all to a serving platter, reserving drippings in skillet. Cover pork loosely with aluminum foil, and let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, stir vinegar and preserves into drippings; cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 3 to 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in thyme. Pour over pork and plum mixture.

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE WHITLEY CIRCUIT COURT )SS:COUNTY OF WHITLEY ) CAUSE NO. 92C01-1705-PL-252

TODD L. PUTMAN and, )JULIE A. PUTMAN, ) Plaintiffs, ) )vs. ) )PEARL FRY and )WANDA FRY )and the widows, heirs, devisees, )and next of kin of decedents, all of )whose names or addresses, are unknown )to the Plaintiffs, ) Defendants. )

NOTICE OF SUITThe Plaintiffs to the Defendants above named, and any other person

who may be concerned. YouarenotifiedthatyouhavebeensuedintheCourtabovenamed.

The nature of the suit against you is: Action to Quiet Title to Real Estate. Thissummonsbypublicationisspecificallydirectedtothefollowing defendants whose whereabouts are unknown: Pearl Fry and Wanda Fry, and the widows, heirs, devisees, and next of kin of decedents, all of whose names or addresses are unknown to the Plaintiffs.

In addition to the above named Defendants being served by this summons there may be other Defendants who have an interest in this law suit.

If you have a claim for relief against the Plaintiffs arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in you written answer.

You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, on or before the 1st day of August, 2017, (the same being within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit), and if you fail to do so a judgment will be entered against you for what the plaintiff has demanded. Respectfully submitted, BLOOM GATES SHIPMAN & WHITELEATHER By /s/ Matthew R. Shipman Attorney No. 20664-49BLOOM GATES SHIPMAN & WHITELEATHER119 SOUTH MAIN STREETP.O. BOX 807COLUMBIA CITY, IN 46725TELEPHONE: (260) 248-8900ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS5727/5-31, 6-7, 14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlp

WHITLEY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT801 South Line Street

Columbia City, IN 46725Telephone (260) 248-3123 Fax (260) 248-3125

E-mail: whitleyhighway@whitleygov.com

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the Whitley County Commissioners

will open sealed bids in the Commissioners Room, located in the Government Center, Columbia City, Indiana on Monday July 3, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. for the following:

“2017 Annual Major Supplies for Liquid Asphalt and Liquid Asphalt Emulsion”

SpecificationsforthebiditemsareavailableattheWhitleyCountyAuditor’sofficeandtheWhitleyCountyHighwayDepartment.

Bids submitted are NOT required to have a Bidders Bond. Sealed bids must be received at the Auditor’s office by 10:00 a.m. prior to the 1:00 p.m. bid opening on July 3, 2017.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

WHITLEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:

________(signed)_______________________________George Schrumpf, Chairman

________(signed)_______________________________Donald Amber, Vice Chairman

_________(signed)______________________________Tom Western, Member Date: June 5, 2017 ATTEST: (signed)___________ Jana Schinbeckler (06-05-17) Whitley County Auditor5743/6-14, 21----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlp

LEGAL NOTICEThe North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative (Bremen Public Schools, Rochester Community Schools, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, Warsaw Community Schools, Wawasee Community Schools, Whitko School Corporation) hereby announces its intenttodestroyconfidentialeducationalrecords,havingbeencollectedand maintained for the purpose of providing special education services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and Indiana State Board of Education, Article 7, for all students whose year of birth is1990or before.Allpersonallyidentifiableinformationregardingeducationalserviceswillbedestroyed,providedfiveyearshavepassed since the student has exited the program. Any parent or former student wishing to review and/or receive copies of information prior to destruction should contact:

Amy Hobbs, Director of Special ServicesNorth Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative 1 Administration DriveWarsaw, Indiana 46580(574) 371-5098

Unless a request is submitted, all such information will be destroyed as of July 1, 2017.5744/6-9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlpSTATE OF INDIANA IN THE WHITLEY CIRCUIT COURT

COUNTY OF WHITLEY, SS: CAUSE NO. 92C01-1706-EU00-41

IN THE MATTER OF THEUNSUPERVISED ESTATE OFPAULA J. ANDERS, DECEASED

NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that Kirban W. Wolfe was, on the 6th day of June, 2017, appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Paula J. Anders, deceased, who died on the 26th day of May, 2017.

All person who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due,mustfiletheclaimintheofficeoftheClerkofthisCourtwithinthree(3)monthsfromthedateofthefirstpublicationofthisnotice,orwithin nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Date at Columbia City, Indiana, this 6th day of June, 2017. /s/ Debbie Beers Debbie Beers, Clerk Whitley Circuit Court

John W. Whiteleather, Jr. #1046-92BLOOM GATES SHIPMAN & WHITELEATHER119 South Main StreetColumbia City, IN 46725Telephone 260-248-8900

ATTORNEYS FOR ESTATE5745/6-14, 21----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlp

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given, that the Whitley County Board Of Zoning AppealsshallholdapublichearingonPetition17-W-SE-11filedbyRichard D. & Marta Hawkins requesting a special exception for a secondary dwelling unit for the following described real estate, to-wit:

PT N2 N2 SE4S8-T30-R81.72 ACRES

Located on the east side of 850 West, 1/2 mile north of 700 South (more commonly known as 6531 S. 850 West, South Whitley) in Section 08 of Cleveland Township.

This hearing will be held at 220 W. Van Buren Street, Whitley County Government Center, Columbia City, Indiana on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Written comments will be considered if they are received in the officeoftheColumbiaCity/WhitleyCountyJointPlanning-BuildingDept located at 220 West Van Buren Street, Suite 204, Columbia City, Indiana no later than 12:00 Noon on the day of the hearing. A copy oftheproposalisonfileintheofficeoftheColumbiaCity/WhitleyCounty Joint Planning-Building Dept for examination before the hearing. The Board may continue the hearing from time to time as may be found necessary.

Danny Wilkinson, ChairmanWhitley County Board Of Zoning Appeals5746/6-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlp

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A compilationof obituaries from 2016Whitley County, Indiana

Jill A. Abbott, 55June 16, 1961 — Nov. 23, 2016Jill A. Abbott, 55, of Columbia City,

passed away at 1:04 a.m. Wednesday,

Nov. 23, 2016 at Parkview Regional

Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born

June 16, 1961 in Columbia City, she

was the daughter of Harold E. and

Pearline (Johnson) Alexander.She grew up south of Columbia City

and graduated from Columbia City

Joint High School with the Class of

1979. Jill had worked as a waitress and

cook at various places including Pen-

guin Point, Whitley County Memorial

Hospital, Miller’s Merry Manner, Re-

naissance Village, S&L Truck Stop and Humane Society of

Whitley County. On April 10, 1999, she married John Abbott.

Abbott

Robert V. Abbott, 83March 26, 1933 — May 26, 2016

Robert V. Abbott, 83, of Warsaw and formerly of Columbia

City, passed away May 26, 2016 at Parkview Wabash Hospi-

tal. Born March 26, 1933, he was the son of Oscar and Ruth

(Sutherland) Abbott. He was a 1951 graduate of Leesburg

High School.Robert served in the U.S. Navy after high school and was

discharged as Petty Officer 3rd Class in 1955. Shortly after-

ward, Bob was united in marriage to the love of his life, Mar-

jorie I. Huffman. Together the two shared 45 years and many

memories.Bob enjoyed gardening raising livestock on the family

property and was known for his strong work ethic. He was

a member of American Legion Post 253 in North Webster,

Indiana.Ronald D. Abbott, 75

April 8, 1940 — March 30, 2016Ronald D. Abbott, 75, of Columbia

City, passed away on Wednesday,

March 30, 2016 at Renaissance Vil-

lage in Columbia City. Mr. Abbott was

born April 8, 1940 in Kent, Ill., to the

late Clyde Abbott and Juanita Abbott

(Davis).Ronald served his country honor-

ably with the U.S. Army for 20 years.

On Nov. 26, 1972, he married Madon-

na Maybee in Kokomo. Ron worked as

a truck driver for more than 20 years

and was employed by Weaver Pop-

corn, Central City Freight Line and

Oasis Transport. He loved to woodwork and tinker with

cars.Abbott

Janice E. Adair, 83Dec. 2, 1932 — Jan. 11, 2016

Janice E. Adair, 83, of Logansport, passed away at 6 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 in Lafayette.Born Dec. 2, 1932 in Larwill, she was the daughter of John

and Eva Mohn Metzger.On Feb. 26, 1956, she was married to Kay W. Adair, who

preceded her in death June 13, 2003.A 1950 graduate of Wolf Lake High School, Janice was an

avid card player, especially Euchre. She was a member of the

Lockport Church.Betty J. Alred, 84Jan. 11, 1932 — July 19, 2016Betty J. Alred, 84, formerly of Columbia City, died at 10:03

p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical

Center, Fort Wayne. She had made her home at Peabody

Home, North Manchester, since April 2006.

She was born Jan. 11, 1932 in Whitley County, a daughter

of Scott E. and Fannie E. (Burkhart) Jones. A lifelong resident

of Whitley County, most of her life was spent in Columbia

City. She completed her education at Columbia City High

School.She was employed at Blue Bell, Precision Plastics for 24

years and retired in 1994 from BRC Rubber in Churubusco.

John Amstutz, 74Aug. 3, 2016 John Amstutz, 74, passed away

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Parkview

Regional Medical Center in Fort

Wayne. Born in Lorain, Ohio, John

graduated from Ohio University and

IPFW. He was a Captain in the U.S. Air

Force. John worked more than 40 years

in the area of finance and accounting

and retired from Union Tool Corp. of

Warsaw as Secretary-Treasurer.He was a member of Resurrec-

tion Lutheran Church and a former

member of Grace Lutheran Church

of Columbia City, where he was the

treasurer and assisted with the food pantry. He was an avid

Chicago Cubs fan and was an accomplished woodworker.

Amstutz

Robert Lee Anders, 54Aug. 23, 1962 — Oct. 3, 2016

Robert Lee Anders, 54, of Columbia

City, left this earth to undoubtedly go

attempt to raise hell in Heaven with

the Savior he got to know the past few

years of his life Oct. 3, 2016.Born Aug. 23, 1962, he was the

youngest of three children born to

Paul and Margorie (Cullimore) An-

ders. He graduated from Columbia

City High School and spent his adult

life working as both a farmer and me-

chanic. He enjoyed cooking, tearing

apart and rebuilding John Deere trac-

tors, visiting with loved ones and was a sap for animals.

AndersGerald N. Arnett, 79

Feb. 18, 1937 — June 11, 2016Gerald N. Arnett, 79, formerly of

Roanoke, died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday,

June 11, 2016 at Norwood Nursing &

Rehab in Huntington where he had

been a resident since June 4, 2014. He

was born Feb. 18, 1937 in Andrews, a

son of Kenneth and Cordelia (Voght)

Arnett. As a young boy, his family

moved to South Whitley. He gradu-

ated from South Whitley High School.

On April 11, 1964, he married Mar-

lene J. Mefford. He was employed at

Fox Products and Dana Corp. in Fort

Wayne. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was a member of

American Legion Post #98, Moose Lodge and Eagles.

Arnett

Bonita ‘Bonnie’ Arnold, 81March 9, 1935 — May 24, 2016

Bonita “Bonnie” A. Arnold, 81, of

rural Columbia City, died at 8:05 a.m.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Parkview

Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She

was born March 9, 1935 in Columbia

City, a daughter of the late Eugene

and Eva (Plummer) Mullendore. She

grew up in Columbia City and gradu-

ated from Columbia City High School.

On July 30, 1955 she was united in

marriage to Forrest M. Arnold. She

was employed for approximately 19

years with Whitley County Memorial

Hospital in the billing department, retiring in 1994. She was

a former 4-H leader of the Pony Club.

Arnold

Helen Arntson, 102Jan. 12, 1914 — Dec. 3, 2016

Helen (Ryerse) Arntson, 102, for-

merly of Columbia City, died Sat-

urday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Traverse City,

Mich., where she lived the past 11

years.She was born Jan. 12, 1914 in St.

Ignace, Mich., a daughter of Fred

Graeme and Edna (Martin) Ryerse.

She graduated from LaSalle High

School in St. Ignace and Michigan

State College in 1937.After college, she taught at Petos-

key High School and Ferndale High

School where she met her husband,

Carl Arntson. They were married Feb. 26, 1943 in Detroit.

She taught at Marshall Middle School from 1967 to 1977.

Arntson

Donna Lynn Asa, 53Oct. 9, 1962 — Feb. 11, 2016

Donna Lynn Asa, 53, of Columbia

City, passed away at 7:08 p.m. Thurs-

day, Feb. 11, 2016 at Parkview Region-

al Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born

Oct. 9, 1962 in Columbia City, she was

the daughter of William and Margaret

(Hedrick) Kintzel.Donna was a lifetime area resident

and attended local schools. She gradu-

ated from Columbia City High School

with the Class of 1981. Following that

she earned a certificate in business ad-

ministration. Donna worked for sev-

eral years at Magnavox and had worked for the U.S. Postal

Service as a letter carrier. On July 18, 1982, Donna married P.

Dellas Asa in Columbia City.

Asa

Evelyn L. Auer, 92Aug. 5, 1923 — Jan. 20, 2016Evelyn L. Auer, 92, a lifelong Whit-

ley County resident, died at 6:50 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at Renais-

sance Village where she had been a

resident since May 13.She was born Aug. 5, 1923 in Whit-

ley County, a daughter of Rev. Mari-

on and Ida L. (Scarlett) Shroyer. She

attended Blue River and Marshall

Schools, graduating from Columbia

City High School in 1942.On April 8, 1944, she was united

in marriage to Robert H. Auer. They

made their home on their farm until

2009 when they moved into Columbia City. They also win-

tered in Naples, Fla., for 20 years.

Auer

Bernadine (Ellet) Ault, 84May 28, 1931 — March 28, 2016

Bernadine Marie (Ellet) Ault, 84, of Huntington, passed

away Monday, March 28, 2016, at 12:54 p.m. surrounded by

her family, friends and loving husband at Parkview Regional

Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ault was born May 28, 1931, to Herman and Mary

(Schaefer) Stoltz. Her parents preceded her in death. Her

first marriage was to Walter Max Ellet who preceded her in

death Aug. 9, 1982. Her second marriage was to Larry Ault

Dec. 27, 1987.Early on in her life, Bernadine was employed at McGuire’s

Restaurant. Later she was employed at Triad-Utrad, from

where she retired. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul

Catholic Church, Huntington, and the Rosary Sodality. She

was a member of Warsaw Chapter of the Goldwing Associa-

tion, and also a member of the Twin Bridges Square Dance

Club in Huntington and the Indiana Square Dance Callers

and Cuers Association. Bernadine and her husband Larry

shared the love of motorcycle riding and square dancing to-

gether.

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McIlroy’s complaint: It’s the U.S. Open, leave rough aloneERIN, Wis. (AP) — Rory

McIlroy couldn’t hold back on his complaints about the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, with an unusual twist: He was discouraged to hear the USGA is making it too easy.

The USGA said Tuesday that overnight storms and more rain in the forecast were making some of the na-tive grasses lay down, which would create such dense rough that it would be virtu-ally unplayable. So it set out to trim the thickest rough on the fourth, 12th, 14th and 18th holes.

This was bad news to McIlroy, whose power and accuracy off the tee is his

strength.“Really?” McIlroy said

during his news conference.His issue — and the opin-

ion Kevin Na did not share when he posted video of thick stuff earlier in the week — was that the fair-ways were wide enough al-ready.

“We have 60 yards from left line to right line,” McIl-roy said. “You’ve got 156 of the best players in the world here. If we can’t hit it within that avenue, you might as well pack your bags and go home. These are the widest fairways we’ve ever played in a U.S. Open. Even the first and second cut is another

ten yards on top of that. So if you’ve got 50 or 60 yards to hit into and you’re com-plaining about the fescue that’s wider than that, I don’t think that’s an issue.”

The grass is so thick that it’s essentially a one-shot penalty. The options are to take a penalty shot for an unplayable lie or hack it out to the fairway, assuming the player can get a club on the ball.

“I get that it’s thick and whatever, but it’s a hazard,” McIlroy said. “If you put red lines just right along that people wouldn’t com-plain. It’s a hazard. I don’t know. It’s a U.S. Open. It’s

supposed to be a tough test. And if guys can’t put it into play within a 50-yard zone, I don’t think they’ve got much to complain about.”

Former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein had a different outlook.

He took a photo of the maintenance staff trimming away and tweeted, “Guess the USGA decided to be nice this week and cut down some of the rough.”

RULES OFFICIALS: The U.S. Open wants to be a little quicker with its communica-tions over rules issues, espe-cially in light of last year at Oakmont.

Dustin Johnson’s ball

moved ever so slightly on the fifth green. The USGA realized a few holes later it needed a closer review. It told him about the possibil-ity of a penalty on the 12th tee, and said he could re-view it after the round. That meant Johnson played the last seven holes not know-ing what his score would be.

He won by four, then was docked one shot, so it went down as a three-shot victory. He still got the trophy, but the USGA looked bad.3

USGA President Diana Murphy says there will not be walking scorers on the weekend for the first time. Instead, the USGA will sta-

tion at least two officials on every hole (except for par 3s) and in other strategic spots along the course.

“We regretted the han-dling last year,” Murphy said in a meeting with golf writers. “We want to stay out of the way and not be part of the story.”

FIRST-TIME WINNERS: Zach Johnson won the Brit-ish Open two years ago at St. Andrews for his second major. Since then, there has been nothing but first-time winners at the majors — Jason Day, Danny Willett, Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jimmy Walker and Sergio Garcia.

Richard, Cordero carry Padres to 6-2 win over Reds

Curry, Durant strivingto build Warriors dynasty

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry tucked a celebratory cigar into his right sock for safekeeping as he handled all of his post-championship obligations.

His fists were clenched as he pondered his latest ac-complishment, still wearing his sweaty uniform, ankle braces, kneepads and game shoes. Oh, there would be more partying, for sure. Per-haps all summer long.

And if he and the rest of the Warriors have their way, for years to come.

Curry, Kevin Durant and their teammates are deter-mined to build a dynasty together — and they might just be well on their way.

LeBron James believes so.Two titles in three years

for Golden State. A fabulous first one with and for Du-rant.

“We’re obviously just get-ting started,” Curry said af-ter closing out Cleveland in Monday night’s NBA Finals Game 5. “This is something that we want to continue to do, but for us to have these conversations that we had almost a year ago and now being in this position, worth every shot we took in prac-tice, fighting through inju-ries that he had this year, and it’s an unbelievable feel-ing.”

The second NBA champi-onship feels drastically dif-ferent for Curry, because this one was a comeback from a heartbreaking missed op-portunity last year against James and the Cavaliers when the Warriors knew they should have won it all but squandered a 3-1 lead.

As a raucous crowd cheered at Oracle Arena,

Curry watched freshly crowned Finals MVP Durant capturing his first ring in his 10th NBA season.

“It’s different just because of what happened last year to be honest,” Curry said. “We went through, for lack of a better term, basketball hell in that sense of just be-ing so close to getting the job done and not realizing that goal and having to think about that for an entire year and compartmentalize and just try to keep the right per-spective about this season and learn the lessons that we learned.”

Coach Steve Kerr cried. Golden State general man-ager Bob Myers also was moved to tears given Kerr’s courageous Finals comeback from an 11-game absence while dealing with compli-cations from back surgery following the 2015 title run.

Kerr still found time to crack a joke on the stage af-terward: “Well, we had very little talent, actually, it was mostly coaching.”

Later, he was straightfor-ward and serious: “We were heartbroken last year, but this year was our turn.”

Myers realizes adding Du-rant might not have worked so well with anyone but the Warriors.

“Kevin’s journey, our team embraced him. Some teams wouldn’t embrace a guy who came into a situa-tion like ours. It looks like it was easy, but guys like Steph Curry welcoming him and kind of let him shine — it worked out like it should,” Myers said. “If you want to win, it doesn’t matter. It’s not about who scored what. It’s about winning. I think he

knew that. He won a cham-pionship, and then we were close and didn’t win one. So you have a clear sense of what matters when you go through that stuff.”

Now, the Warriors will face a frenzy of free-agent moves this summer to try to keep as many stars and brilliant backups as possible around for another run in 2018.

Owner Joe Lacob will be pulling out his pocketbook to potentially give Curry a $200 million deal. Whatever it is, the big-money contract will be a hefty raise from the $12 million he earned on the way to a 16-1 postseason.

Money and egos aside, the Warriors blended beau-tifully from the day Durant first walked into team head-quarters.

One moment late Monday captured the camaraderie that evolved. As a grinning Curry held daughter Riley in his arms, Durant stood next to them with his left hand on the point guard’s head.

Later, the two-time reign-ing MVP took off his new NBA champions hat and studied it briefly before pull-ing it on again, backward.

Curry had Durant to com-plement his game this time, to take some pressure off. They learned from each oth-er every step of the way, they pushed one another through fierce shooting competitions that were pure entertain-ment on a practice floor.

And when Steph turned that corner, I think it was after Christmas Day, when he turned that cor-ner, we became almost unbeatable.”sais Draymond Green.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — When manager Andy Green came to the mound in the eighth inning, Clayton Rich-ard thought his outing was over.

Richard stayed in the game, however — and near-ly finished it.

The left-hander carried a shutout into the ninth and Franchy Cordero homered twice as the San Diego Pa-dres beat the slumping Cin-cinnati Reds 6-2 on Tuesday night.

One out from going the distance, Richard was re-moved after pinch-hitter Tucker Barnhart’s two-run double. He allowed eight

hits while striking out six and walking two on 127 pitches.

“I really appreciate the op-portunity he gave me there, because I don’t think a lot of managers do that in that situation,” Richard said. “I felt really appreciative to try and finish what I started. Unfortunately in the ninth, I wasn’t able to get it done.”

Brandon Maurer got the final out for his 11th save, sealing Cincinnati’s fifth straight loss.

“I desperately wanted to see him get that last out,” Green said, referring to Richard. “He deserves those kinds of opportunities. He

has earned them with trust over the years.”

Richard (5-7) tossed San Diego’s only complete game of the season on May 21. This time, he left to a stand-ing ovation.

Cordero hit a drive to center field in the first in-ning against Scott Feldman (5-5) and added another solo homer onto the beach beyond the right-center field fence in the seventh. The multihomer game was Cordero’s first, after he hit his first career home run on Monday. “I’m just getting some pitches to hit and get-ting the barrel on the ball,” Cordero said.

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All-State softball lists released

Post & Mail photo / Mark Parker

Whitko sophomore catcher Emalee Duggins makes a throw to first for a put out this past season. Duggins was one of five Whitley County softball players honored with selection

to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports All-State rosters. Ellie Snep, sophomore pitcher in the background, also made the list as a first-team selection.

Five From Whitley County named to ICGSA softball All-State lists

INDIANAPOLIS — Five Whitley County high school softball players have been included on the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports all-state lists.

Mallory Pearson, Abi Er-win and Ellie Snep were all listed on the Class 2A/1A list.

Kennedy Krull and Em-alee Duggins were included on the second team roster..

Pearson, a senior third baseman for Churubusco, sported a .369 batting av-erage this season with an

on-base percentage of .414. Pearson had 38 hits and 16 RBIs, while scoring 20 runs.

Churubusco sophomore shortstop Abi Erwin was also listed on the first team roster. Erwin hit .384 with a .461 on-base percentage this past season. Erwin also had 38 hits and produced 31 RBIs while scoring 31 runs for the Eagles.

Whitko sophomore Ellie Snep was a first team selec-tion at the pitcher position.

Snep picked up 20 wins this past season for the Wild-

cats. Snep had a 1.48 earned run average with opponents batting a slim .188 against her in 175 innings pitched. Senp recorded 171 strike outs for the season.

Kennedy Krull, Whitko’s senior shortstop, was a sec-ond team selection.

Krull hit .256 with a .351 on-base percentage for the Wildcats, including a solo home run in the Wildcats IHSAA Regional champion-ship against Winamac.

Krull sports a .916 fielding average from her shortstop

spot.Whitko sophomore catch-

er Emalee Duggins was also a second team all-state selec-tion.

Duggins was a solid per-former at the catcher posi-tion for the Wildcats, who could be depended on for stopping any ball within her reach.

Duggins batted .355 for the Wildcats, with an on-base percentage of .450.

Duggins produced 33 RBIs and scored 17 runs in the past season.

Rizzo, Happ go long as Cubs rout Mets, 14-3NEW YORK (AP) — Joe

Maddon had a big idea to turn around his slumping Chicago Cubs.

How big? About 240 pounds, right at the top of the batting order.

Anthony Rizzo began the game with a long home run after a surprising move to the leadoff spot, rookie Ian Happ hit his first career grand slam and the Cubs trounced the New York Mets 14-3 on Tuesday night.

“It just worked out per-fectly,” Maddon said.

Backed by a season-best seven-run second inning, the World Series champs snapped a nine-game skid on the road and moved back to .500 through 64 games. The Cubs had lost five of six

overall.Jon Lester (4-4) earned his

150th win and matched a season high with 10 strike-outs. He allowed a run and five hits over seven innings.

Rizzo, batting leadoff for the first time in his career, had two hits, three RBIs and a bases-loaded walk.

He’s reached safely in 21 of his last 36 plate appear-ances.

“The thing is, he’s not impacted by that,” Mad-don said of moving Rizzo around the lineup. “He kind of has fun with it. He doesn’t look at it in any other ways except it’s going to be fun.”

Rizzo got the Cubs rolling with a 462-foot shot to center field off Zack Wheeler (3-4). Chicago then batted around

in the second, and the big-gest blow came when Happ went the opposite way with the bases loaded for his sixth homer.

Every starter for the Cubs had at least one hit by the fourth inning, including Lester, who also drew a walk in the sixth.

Jason Heyward, Kris Bry-ant and Javier Baez also went deep for Chicago, which matched a season high for runs and had 15 hits. Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and a walk.

“They all looked better,” Maddon said.

Rizzo became the seventh Cubs player to bat leadoff this season, getting the nod from Maddon because Ben Zobrist is nursing a left wrist

injury, and Kyle Schwarber and Happ have been strug-gling.

Except for his thick frame, Rizzo looked the part of a traditional leadoff man in his second plate appearance.

After falling behind 0-2, he choked way up the bat and battled back for a bas-es-loaded, two-out walk. Happ’s slam came in the next at-bat against Wheeler.

“He sets a great example of how to work an at-bat,” Maddon said of Rizzo.

Rizzo also legged out an RBI double in the third.

Rizzo entered Tuesday with a .390 on-base percent-age this season, while Chi-cago had a .306 OBP from the leadoff spot — which ranked 24th in the majors.

Dexter Fowler was a regu-lar atop the lineup when the Cubs won the World Series last year, but he signed a free agent contract with St. Louis in the offseason.

Maddon plans to keep Rizzo in the leadoff spot Wednesday against New York, and he’s ready for an extended stay up there.

“You know what? Let’s go on a run now,” Rizzo said. “That’d be great. Just keep winning, no matter what.”

WHEELS OFFWheeler threw 46 pitches

in the second and set career worsts with eight earned runs allowed in 1 2/3 in-nings.

“I don’t know,” he said. “I just didn’t feel it tonight. That’s unfortunate. I put us

in a hole early.”Mets starters had given

up one run or fewer in six straight games, the team’s best run since 2010, accord-ing to the Elias Sports Bu-reau. New York had won four straight and five of six.

SPECIAL COMPANYLester tied Jered Weaver

in seventh place for wins among active pitchers. Cubs teammate John Lackey ranks third with 180, and Atlanta’s Bartolo Colon is first with 235.

What does the accom-plishment mean to Lester?

“It means I’m old,” he said.

ALL OR NOTHINGHapp also struck out four

times, dropping his average to .207.

Andrew Luck eager to start throwing as rehab continues

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck’s message to concerned Colts’ fans is sim-ple: Don’t sweat it.

He isn’t worried about his throwing shoulder, the Colts owner doesn’t seem to be and those inside the orga-nization continue to believe Luck will soon be back to work.

Five months after under-going surgery for a partial-ly torn labrum in his right shoulder, Indianapolis’ fran-chise quarterback said Tues-day he is eager to begin the next step in his recovery — throwing a football.

“It’s not fun to stand on the sidelines, but I under-stand when you have a sur-gery you understand what goes into that decision the consequences of that, espe-cially with that you’re going to miss parts of that for re-hab,” Luck said as the Colts opened a three-day manda-tory minicamp.

“Certainly there’s an urge (to throw), but that’s not part of the protocol,” he added later.

Coach Chuck Pagano and others inside the organiza-tion remain hopeful all that changes when training camp opens July 29.

Since the surgery, Luck has been limited primarily to studying tapes, helping teammates understand how he sees plays developing, using the Colts’ virtual real-ity room and coaching from the sideline.

So far, nobody has provid-ed a timetable for his return. On Tuesday, the league’s highest-paid player again declined to give specifics about what he’s doing or how soon he might be back on the field, though he did acknowledge he could start throwing soon.

Fans, meanwhile, have grown increasingly uneasy

about Luck’s lengthy rehab program and fear he may not be ready when players return to the team complex July 29.

Luck tried to dismiss any such notion after practice ended.

“They don’t need to have any concerns about their quarterback,” he said. “It’s all fine.”

In time, the Colts insist he will be fine.

At a town hall meeting last week, owner Jim Irsay told fans that Luck’s surgery was “not that complicated,” calling it a “simple” labrum repair.

Perhaps the most encour-aging sign was that Luck missed only one game last season, with a concussion, despite having to fight through an injury that first occurred in the first month of the 2015 season.

Irsay explained it wasn’t easy for Luck to get ready for games last season.

But Luck doesn’t even look like himself yet.

After losing 10 to 15 pounds following surgery, Luck said Tuesday that he’s regained about 10 to 12 pounds and plans to add a few more before the Colts return to the team complex in six weeks.

And without Luck on the field, things certainly have a different appearance in Indy.

Over the past two months, Scott Tolzien, Stephen Mor-ris and Phillip Walker have taken the snaps.

Walker is an undrafted rookie out of Temple.

Morris spent most of the past two seasons on India-napolis’ practice squad and has not attempted an NFL pass.

Tolzien enters his seventh season with more intercep-tions (seven) than touch-down passes (two).

Matt Davidson’s slam powers White Sox over Orioles, 6-1CHICAGO (AP) — Matt David-

son hit his first career grand slam, Derek Holland scattered eight hits over six innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Ori-oles 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Jose Abreu went 3 for 4 and Avi-sail Garcia had a two-run double as Chicago won its second straight after dropping nine of 11.

Davidson leads the White Sox with 12 homers in 163 at-bats.

Manny Machado had an RBI-sin-gle for the Orioles, who dropped to 31-32 with the loss.

Holland (5-6) faced trouble in every inning, but managed to give up just one run.

The left-hander had lost his three previous starts, allowing 15 earned

runs in 13 innings (10.38 ERA) dur-ing that span.

Baltimore starter Alec Asher (2-5) allowed six runs and six hits in five-plus innings following a fast start.

The Orioles grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

Joey Rickard had a leadoff dou-ble, was sacrificed to third and scored on a long single by Macha-do that one-hopped the wall in left field.

Machado was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.

Chicago strung together three straight hits to begin the fourth in-ning to take a 2-1 lead.

Melky Cabrera and Abreu sin-gled to put runners on first and

second. Garcia then doubled to the left-

center gap to score both runners.The Orioles seemed poised to

answer in the fifth, but Holland worked out of a jam — runners on first and third with no outs — by getting Machado to pop up to second and clean-up hitter Mark Trumbo to bounce into a double play.

Holland escaped trouble in the sixth following a leadoff double by Trey Mancini.

Davidson’s slam in the bot-tom of the inning made it 6-1 and knocked Asher out of the game.

Abreu started the sixth with a single, Garcia was hit by a pitch and Todd Frazier walked to load

the bases. Davidson worked the count to

3-2 and cracked a fastball deep into the left-field bleachers, a blast esti-mated at 438 feet.

TRAINER’S ROOMOrioles: 1B Chris Davis likely

is headed to the DL with a right oblique strain suffered in Mon-day’s loss.

Davis had an MRI on Tuesday and was scheduled to fly back to Baltimore on Tuesday night for further testing.

White Sox: RHP James Shields (right lat strain) allowed two runs and six hits over five innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte Tuesday night.

He threw 90 pitches, striking out

six and walking two. “Hopefully, this winds up being

his last one and we activate him in the not-too-distant future,” GM Rick Hahn said. .

LHP Carlos Rodon (left biceps bursitis) is scheduled to make his second rehab start for Charlotte (third overall) on Saturday.

UP NEXTWhite Sox RHP Miguel Gon-

zalez (4-7, 4.89 ERA) will look to break out a recent slump in the third game of the four-game series.

Gonzalez is 1-7 with a 6.56 ERA in his last eight starts.

Orioles Right-handed pitcher Dylan Bundy (6-5, 3.05) is holding opponents to a .238 batting aver-age this season.