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THURSDAYOCTOBER 31, 2013

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BOB BUTTGEN

This scarecrow won fi rst place in the contest hosted by the Future Ligonier Alliance. It’s a reasonable facsimile of Ligonier attorney Tom Wigent and was created by his family.The second-place scarecrow was placed up the street and was a tribute to Ligonier Dr. Robert Stone.

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Adorable Kitty: Kimberly Correa in Mrs. Hicks’ fi rst grade class at West Noble Primary School, dressed up for the costume party that was part of the school’s “Red Ribbon Week” festivities. (More photos are on page 7.)

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West Noble Primary School teacher Troy Risser and his wife, Donna, portray Batman and Batgirl during the school’s costume contest, held last week as part of Red Ribbon Week festivities at the school.

BOB BUTTGEN

Many area residents decorated their homes and yards in the spirit of Halloween, including this residence on historic Main Street in Ligonier. Trick-or-treat takes place tonight in Ligonier, and hundreds of kids are expected to descend on the area in search of candy.

BY BOB BUTTGENbbuttgen@kpcmedia.com

LIGONIER — After a debate that stretched over two months, the Ligonier City Council Monday night turned down the idea of adding the mayor’s job to the state’s Public Employee Retire-ment Fund .

Currently, all city jobs except the mayor are covered by the retirement fund. The city pays about 10 to 11 percent of an employee’s salary into the fund, and the employee adds another 3 percent. Public safety employees

pay 6 percent of their wages into the plan.

But people are not vested into the fund, meaning they cannot start collecting pension checks until they have been in the system for 10 years. That would require a mayor to either serve at least 2 1/2 terms or take another job with the city that is covered by PERF.

Council members wrestled with the option during their last three meetings. Monday’s meeting was the fi rst time all fi ve council members were present for the discussion.

Council member Julie Bell said the idea is not specifi cally meant to benefi t current Mayor Patty Fisel, who was not present at the meeting. Bell said she favored adding the mayor to the retirement system because it would attract younger and more qualifi ed people to run for mayor.

Council member Ken Schuman, who presided over the meeting in Fisel’s absence (she was ill), said he opposed the idea, based on his own feelings along with input from the public. The cost of adding the mayor to the state

fund was a factor in his decision, he said.

The cost of adding the mayor to PERF would be shared three ways, with the water and sewer depart-ments contributing two-thirds out of their revenues, and the general fund kicking in the other one-third. Only the general fund portion would use tax dollars.

Schuman said, “We have an exceptional mayor now in Patty, but there’s no guarantee of that in the future. We need to protect the city in case our next mayor is not as dedicated as she is.”

Clerk-Treasurer Barb Hawn said she believes the mayor should be in the PERF system. Hawn said she took a survey of surrounding cities in this part of the state, and the majority include their mayors in the state’s retirement fund.

Council member Chris Fought also spoke against adding the mayor’s position to PERF, saying it would not be worth the invest-ment.

Bell then made a motion to proceed with adding the mayor’s job to PERF, but her motion died for lack of a second, ending the discussion.

Also at Monday’s meeting, the council voted to endorse a plan by the Ligonier Redevelopment Commission to greatly expand the city’s Warren tax-increment fi nancing district.

TIF districts draw money from property taxes paid by factories.

Council nixes pension for mayor’s job

Chase ends with

arrestBY BOB BRALEY

bbraley@kpcmedia.comCROMWELL — A Middle-

bury man allegedly used a gun to hold another man against his will over the weekend, Noble County authorities said.

Trent A. Faulkner, 27, also allegedly led police on a vehicle and foot chase that straddled

county lines and ended when a police dog found him, said Noble County Sheriff Doug Harp.

Faukner was charged Monday in Noble Circuit Court with criminal confi nement with a

deadly weapon, a Class B felony, Noble County Prosecutor Steven T. Clouse said.

The incident began Saturday night, when Faulkner allegedly held a male victim in a car as the car drove around in the Noble-Kos-ciusko-Elkhart-LaGrange counties area, Harp said. “It was a mobile location,” he added.

Faulkner allegedly showed the victim a gun that was in his possession at the time, Clouse said.

Once the victim was able to get away in extreme western Noble County, he called police, Harp said. Police reports indicate the call from the victim came at 8:34 a.m. Sunday.

Offi cers began to search for the suspect, Harp said. When they approached Faulkner, he allegedly fl ed in a car, the sheriff said.

Faulkner allegedly drove the car off the road, through a fi eld and a wood line, Harp said. At one point, the Noble and Kosciusko county sheriff’s departments, the Ligonier Police Department and Indiana State Police were involved in the case and search.

Faulkner then allegedly abandoned his vehicle and fl ed on foot, Harp said. K-9 offi cers from the Ligonier and Avilla police departments were called in to track Faulkner, Harp said. The Ligonier Police K-9 found him hiding in a thicket.

No one was injured during the events, Harp said.

Faulkner is being held at the Noble County Jail for $100,000 bond, Clouse said. The next hearing in his case will be Dec. 12. Faulkner is seeking to hire his own attorney, Clouse said.

Faulkner

BOB BUTTGEN

Here’s the new picnic area at Pettit Park in Ligonier. It’s part of the improvement program at the park, with picnic tables and other features being added. Most of the improvements are being funded through a grant from the Hagen Family Foundation of Ligonier. SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 3

Noble House benefi t auction and dinner set

for Friday.Details on

page 2

Not a lot of room, or time this week, but I wanted to get this important message across.

If you attend just one medical-related fundraiser this season, make sure you get down to Cromwell on Saturday, Nov. 16, for the benefi t that will help Jim Heintzelman of Cromwell.

In addition to his many other accomplishments and roles, Jim has been a member — volunteer to be precise — with

the Sparta Township Volunteer Fire Depart-ment for something like 34 years.

But for the past few months, Jim has been battling something other than fi res. He’s been in and out of the hospital with a pretty serious medical disorder that has consumed every ounce of energy he and his fi ne family can muster.

The specifi cs of his illness don’t matter at this time, but trust me: He needs your help.

That’s why his fellow fi refi ghters are hosting a big dinner on the 16th of November, probably at the fi re station in Cromwell or perhaps at the Cromwell Community Center. It’s going to be a hog roast with all kinds of other great food to eat, along with an auction, 50-50 drawing and other ways to raise money to help Jim.

More details are still being worked out, but please save the date and start spreading

the news that this fi refi ghter and his family need your help. Illnesses such as these can drain a person in more ways than one, including physically, mentally, emotionally and fi nancially.

So be prepared to open your wallets and purses, and say a prayer for Jim Heintzelman and his family as he faces the toughest fi ght of his life.

Jim, like most other fi refi ghters, is one tough son-of-a-gun, but everyone needs help now and then, and this is one of those times.

Like I said, more details will be forthcoming. But you know when it is and what it is, so be prepared to do your part. Even if you can’t make it to the actual event, there will be ways to give to help this local hero.

Thanks!

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Sandra JohnstonCROMWELL — Sandra

L. “Pam” Johnston, 59, of Cromwell died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at Parkview Noble Hospital.

Mrs. Johnston retired from West Noble School Corp. after 15 years of busing school children.

Local visitation and services were held Wednesday at The Sanctuary, 10121 N. S.R. 13, Syracuse.

Pastors Craig Fritchley and Ron Cox offi ciated.

Memorials are to The Sanctuary, 10121 N. S.R. 13, Syracuse, IN 46567.

Yeager Funeral Home in Ligonier is in charge of arrangements.

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

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LIGONIER — A 5K Zombie Run to support the Ligonier Track Club and New DAWN, a program of LEAP of Noble County, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, on the West Noble campus behind the elemen-tary school building.

The action starts at 10 a.m.

Runners will have to contend with “zombies” who will try to grab a fl ag off of the runners’ waist-band. In addition, runners will have to maneuver through, climb over, crawl under, jump around obstacles and try not to let the zombie take their fl ag.

Cost to run in the fundraiser is $15, with awards planned for various age groups: male and female, 12-under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-over.

For more information contact race director Kayla Replogle at reploglek@westnoble.k12.in.us.

Several local businesses and clubs are sponsoring the run: Cromwell-Kimmel

Lions Club, Star of the West, Annie Oakley, Burnworth Zollars, Kroger-Owen’s, Ligtel, Subway, Napa, Casey’s General Store, CVS, Ace Hardware, Global Travel and RadioShack.

There will be a zombie training on Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. at the high school that zombies must attend in order to be a zombie on Saturday. West Noble Theatre33 will do the makeup for the zombies.

“West Noble’s Theatre 33 really helps make this run a reality by making our zombies come to life!,” said Replogle.

Last year was the fi rst year and about 80 runners took part. Organizers are hoping for as many as 200 this year.

Runners can pick up registration forms at the high school offi ce or at the Ligonier Recreation Center.

More information and registration forms are on-line at www.leapofnoble-county.org.

West Noble Zombie Run set for Nov. 9

THE BOB REPORT

KENDALLVILLE —Plan to join the staff at Parkview Noble Hospital as they share tips and hints to help you cook healthy this holiday season.

See how easy it is to make your holiday meals tasty, special and healthy.

This is the fi fth year Parkview Noble has offered a Healthy Holiday Recipes program and this year’s topic is all about Christmas Brunch!! This free community education program takes place Thursday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. at the hospital in the Noble 1,2 and 3 meeting rooms.

Featured recipes include:• Asparagus & turkey

bacon strata• Overnight caramel

French toast

• Mini vegetable quiche• Cranberry salad• Pumpkin pie cake• Pecan sticky rolls• Green bean casserole

with Madeira mushrooms• Cider wassailParticipants will get to

sample all the prepared dishes and will receive printed copies of all recipes.

Presenting the program will be Parkview Chef Stan Horne, along with Parkview Noble dietitian, Julia Just.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve your place in the class, or for more information, call Parkview Noble Hospital Community Relations offi ce at 888-737-9311, ext. 78161 or 347-8161 for more informa-tion or to reserve a seat.

Parkview Noble Hospital offers healthy holiday

eating, cooking programLigonier Evangelical Church hosting ‘trunk-or-treat’ on Saturday

LIGONIER — Saturday, Ligonier Evangelical Church is hosting a “trunk-or-treat” event for area families.

It begins at 5 p.m. and includes treats for kids. A meal will be served along with an auction, and the public is invited

The church is located on Lincolnway South (U.S. 33), south of U.S. 6 and north of the high school, in Ligonier.

Trinity Lutheran Church haystack supper is Saturday

LIGONIER — Trinity Lutheran Church in Ligonier is inviting the public to its haystack supper this Saturday, Nov. 2, at the church. Serving is from 5-7 p.m.

There’s no admission price but donations will be accepted for the church’s mission projects. Funding for the dinner is being provided by the Lutheran Foundation.

The church is located at the corner of 4th and Martin streets in Ligonier, two blocks west of S.R. 5.

City Hall closed two days next weekLIGONIER —City Hall offi ces will be closed on

Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, and Wednesday, Nov. 6, as employees will be attending a software-training event.

Please use the drive-up dropbox located in the alley on the south side of City Hall for payments during this time.

KENDALLVILLE —Travel and adventure, along with the best of local food, culture and services will go on the auction block Friday for the annual benefi t auction and dinner for Noble House Ministries Inc.

The annual event, which raises funds for the group’s homeless shelters in Albion, will be held Friday evening at the Kendallville Event Center. The function will feature catering by Goeglein’s and entertain-ment by the Tiny Giants band, as well as a live auction, silent auction and bake sale.

Activities begin at 5 p.m. with an hour of browsing and social time. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., and the auction begins at 7 p.m.

One of the auction’s premier packages is a two-night stay at a hotel on Drummond Island in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Hosts Dr. Donza and Catherine Worden will provide a one-hour aerial tour of the island and surrounding area, as well as a post-fl ight glass of wine. The winning bidder can book the vacation on the date of his or her choice to best take advantage of the island’s many leisure opportunities, including golf,

ATV exploration, kayaking, birding, hiking, biking and fi shing.

Other travel-related auction items include an overnight stay at the Painted Turtle Inn bed and breakfast in St. Joseph, Mich.; $250 worth of travel tickets good at any Best Western in the country; and one night in a deluxe king room at the Best Western in Kendallville.

A framed Indiana Univer-sity jersey signed by Cody

Zeller, 2011’s Mr. Basket-ball and a current NBA player, will be auctioned, and it comes with a certifi -cate of authenticity.

An original pottery bowl created by local artist Tom Sherbondy is expected to draw many bids.

Entertainment auction items include a tea party for 12 at the Carriage House at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, East Noble Theatre season tickets, tickets to Breakfast with Santa and Gaslight Theatre, dinner for eight delivered to the buyer’s home by East Noble FCCLA, and a Sylvan Lake moonlight cruise for eight with wine and cheese.

Auction attendees who wish to promote a business, political candidate or public message can bid on eight weeks of billboard space, with a choice of any one of several possible locations in Noble or LaGrange counties.

Tickets still are available for the Noble House Benefi t Auction at $30 each or a table of eight for $220.

To make a reservation, call Noble House executive director Debi Pfaffenberger at 636-3016 or board vice president Nancy Shambaugh at 854-2577 or 894-3529.

Noble House auction is FridayAnnual event helps fund county’s homeless shelters

This framed Indiana University jersey signed by Cody Zeller, 2011’s Mr. Basketball and a current NBA player, will be auctioned Friday night at the Noble House Ministries benefi t.

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News from the Cromwell libraryCROMWELL — Basket weaving, “Stone Soup” and

many other special events are planned this month at Noble County Public Library West in Cromwell.

• The After-School Club features weekly activities for K-5 kids on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (No Afterschool Club Nov. 28 due to West Noble break)

• The After-School Club this month will be “Stone Soup” Thursday, Nov. 14, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Following the legend, we will be creating “stone soup” and making our own hot rolls to go along with it.

• After-School Movie: This month’s feature will be “Planes” on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 3:30-5 p.m.

• Storytime: For preschoolers ages 2-6. Join us for stories, games, crafts, songs and a snack Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

• Basket-weaving workshop: Need to give a gift for the holidays, but not sure how to present it? Send it in a basket handmade by you. This workshop will be taught by instructor Shirley Shipley. A materials fee of $20 is required at registration, with a minimum of six people required to hold the class. Space is limited to eight, so sign up soon. Call Suzie at 636-7197 for more information. The class at Cromwell is Saturday, Nov. 16. from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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The expansion will include the downtown district and several residential neighborhoods. It will make funds available for a facade-improvement program as well as reducing the cost to homeowners of improvements to the city’s sewer system.

The plan still has to be fi nalized before it goes into effect.The TIF district already includes the former Wirk

Garment factory which has been declared an eyesore, and the city is looking at grants to cover the cost of razing it.

• Alan Duncan, director of parks and recreation for the city, said he continues to meet with representatives of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on a new boat-launch area on Pigeon Street near the downtown area. Duncan said it appears to be a sure thing but more details need to be worked out.

He also said improvements to Pettit Park, including a new picnic area, are nearing completion. Funding for many of the additions came from a grant from the Hagen Family Foundation. Countryscapes and Gardens of Ligonier is doing some of the landscaping and other work in the park.

• Leaf collection will continue through most of November, according to Mike Burdette, street superinten-dent.

• The council moved its next meeting to Tuesday, Nov. 12, instead of Monday, Nov. 11, because of Veterans Day.

Council continued from Page 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

West Noble Middle School has recognized two groups of sixth-graders as “Students of the Month” for September. In the photo above on the left are the science and language arts students. In the front, from left, are Eion Fuleki - Science, and Zachery Elswick - Language Arts. In the back are Brogan

Jones - Language Arts and Andrew Keck - Science. In the photo above, on the right, are Thomas Sheeley - Social Studies, and Kiara Campos - Social Studies. In the back are, from left, Beatrice Hastings - Math, Kyle Mawhorter - Math and Gabrielle Foreman - Math.

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BY PATRICK REDMOND

predmond@kpcmedia.comTOPEKA — A blue

ribbon carefully taped between two posts was neatly cut Saturday morning, offi cially opening the new Community Health Clinic in Topeka, although the independent health offi ce has been seeing patients since September.

Nearly fi ve years in the planning, the clinic is unique, its manager says, specializing in treating and understanding the rare medical needs of many patients who suffer genetic disorders. The clinic is on Lehman Street on the northern edge of town, sharing a building with a Topeka physician, Dr. John Egli.

“We’re a genetics clinic, aimed at helping the Amish, Mennonite and rural community, especially those with metabolic disorders,” said Jared Beasley, operations manager for the facility. Founders of the clinic the Amish tend to have an increased risk for having children with rare genetic disorders.

“There are a lot of what we call metabolic conditions, and the reason why is there is a lot them is because they are recessed conditions, meaning they

happen when the parents are carriers for that condition,” said Dr. Zineb Ammous, a clinical geneti-cist and staff physician at CHC. “And because, obviously, the Amish tend to marry from within the same community, there is higher prevalence for genetic conditions.”

According to statistics provided by the clinic, northeast Indiana is the home to more than 35,000 Amish residents, and those communities tend to be home to a “dispro-portionately large number of children with inherited and non-inherited genetic disorders.”

In small communities, typically rare genetic and chromosomal disorders are somewhat more likely to be expressed. The bulk of the patients now coming through the clinic’s doors are children.

Many of the conditions seen at the clinic are so rare they are almost unheard of in the general population. They include a host of metabolic issues that disrupt the normal chemical reactions that turn food into energy. That includes disorders such as galactosemia, a disease interrupting the body’s ability to process galactose, a simple sugar. Galactosemia is caused

by a mutation on a partic-ular gene, and may cause life-threatening complica-tions in newborns within a few days after their birth.

Another disorder, nonketotic hyperglycin-emia, also known as NKH, is exceedingly rare in the general population but is now appearing with uncommon frequency among the plain population. CHC offi cials said one local family has two daughters identifi ed with the once-rare disorder.

The fi rst daughter was born in 2000, at a time when there were only 167

known cases of NKH across the globe. Since then, 16 more cases of the disorder have been documented in northeast Indiana alone. In fact, a 10-mile area of northern Indiana has the world’s largest concentra-tion of patients with NKH. Medical professionals are seeing dozens of other rare genetic diseases within the local population, as well, clinic offi cials said.

The Community Health Clinic manager said its mission is to help patients understand their conditions, treat them when possible and help mitigate the damage diseases would infl ict if left untreated.

Similar clinics exist in Lancaster, Pa., and Holmes County, Ohio, two more major centers of Amish populations.

“We provide some counseling and diet management for the patient, so that they may get to the age of 20 and fi nd they don’t have irreversible heart and kidney damage,” Beasley explained. “And then they may not have the health crisis that tends to happen once or twice a year to these patients which put them in the hospital. So, preventing those type of things long-range really takes the cost out of health care. We’re preventing the exacerbations, the

irreversible damage, the long-term problems many of these conditions create when they’re not tightly managed.”

While the clinic is an independently operated organization, it has created a relationship with Parkview Health and Parkview LaGrange Hospital, as well as other health care institutions in the state and Midwest.

Though many of the conditions that come through the clinic’s doors are incurable, the conditions may be manageable by controlling a patient’s diet and ensuring he or she understands the disease. That can avoid a real medical crisis.

“We’re aimed specifi -cally at prevention of crisis due to genetic disorders,” Beasley said. “Part of the need is not only the volume of patients that experience these kind of conditions, it is also an economic need. By managing these genetic disorders, we can signifi cantly reduce the need for what I’ll call crisis intervention or expensive hospitalization, or the need for travel to large specialty clinics outside the area.

“These kind of crisis can be prevented through good management,” he said., “and that’s part of what we’re here to help with.”

New specialty medical clinic opens in Topeka

Dr. Zineb Ammous. a clinical geneticist, is on staff at the Topeka Community Health Clinic that offi cially opened its doors on Saturday.

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LIGONIER — West Noble Elementary School is having a program to honor all the veterans in our area on November 11, which is Veterans Day.

The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the gym.

Prior to the program, from 9-9:30, all veterans are invited to an open house and reception at the school

This event is open to all veterans as well as active duty military personnel, and their families are invited to attend, as well as the public.

Pak-a-Sak holding

fundraiser for veterans on

Nov. 16LIGONIER — The

Pak-a-Sak convenience store in Ligonier is holding a fundrasier for the Fort Wayne Veterans Home. The fundraiser will be on Saturday, Nov. 16, when local veterans and American Legion members will pump gasoline for customers.

Customers can make a donation to the veterans’ home from 9 a.m. to noon.

The store is located at the corner of fourth and Cavin streets in downtown Ligonier.

LIGONIER — The Ligonier Fire Department and the Ligonier Lions Club will sponsor a benefi t pancake and sausage breakfast this Saturday, Nov. 2, from 7-10 a.m. at the station in downtown Ligonier.

The cost of the breakfast is a free-will donation. All proceeds will help aid in the medical expenses of West Noble High School student Alex Hall, who was injured during an altercation with another student at the school earlier this year.

Hall spent time in the hospital and is now doing physical therapy.

Benefi tbreakfast is Saturday for

Alex Hall

Save the DateThe Cromwell-Kimmell Lions Club wil have its annual Feather Party and bingo games on

Friday, Nov. 22, at the Cromwell Community Center. Doors open at 6 p.m.; games start at

6:30 p.m.

Clean-up month at cemetery

LIGONIER — The board of directors for Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier is announcing its fall cleanup for the month of November.

Residents are being asked to remove any objects and items that are on the ground.

LaBraid Butter Braids being sold at

Ligonier library

The Ligonier Public Library is selling LaBraid’s Butter Braids through Nov. 7. Prices are $13 each, except for the new double-chocolate pre-mium dessert, which is $14. Flavors are apple, cinnamon rolls, cherry,

cinnamon, cream cheese and strawberry cheesecake.

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CROMWELLCALVARY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

111 W. Orange St., Cromwell. 260-856-2610. Sunday School 8:45 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sister Elsie Fregeau, Interim PastorVisitors Welcome!

CROMWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Orange and Water streets.

Rev. Dave Boesenberg. Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

INDIAN VILLAGE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2-1/2 miles south of Cromwell on S.R. 5.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Fellowship Coffee Time - After Worship Service Pastor Rachel Bales-Case, 856-5553

ROCK CHURCH LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTERInterdenominational

9564 E 1050 N Turkey Creek Rd., Lake WawaseeSunday Celebration Service 10 a.m.

Candlelight Meditation 1st Sunday 6:32 p.m.Information on classes, Call 260-856-4003/856-2002

THE RED ZONE9358 E. Wizard of Oz Way (Enchanted Hills Playhouse)

Web site: therz.com; Phone 260-856-2914Worship Service: Saturday Nights 7 p.m.

Worship Service: Sunday Mornings 10 a.m.

KIMMELLBROADWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

900 W, Kimmell; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday Eve. Service 7 p.m.

Rev. Richard Rensner

KIMMELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2861 N. Hitler St., Kimmell, 894-0649

Rev. Rachel Bales-Case. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m.,

Bible Zone Kids Club Wednesday 5:45 p.m.Handicap Accessible

SPARTA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST(Old Congregational) U.S. 33 South of Kimmell.

Sunday School 9 a.m., Coffee Hour 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Wray McCalester, 636-7005.

LIGONIERAPOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH OF GOD

317 Pigeon Rd Wednesday 7 p.m. Sat., 7 p.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Eve. 6:30 p.m.Rev. Joseph Lee Brickey. 894-4711.

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF LIGONIER 204 W. Sixth St.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.

BURR OAK CHURCH 11010 West 1100 North, Ligonier,

260-642-4813Sunday School 9 a.m., Church 10 a.m.

CENTRO EVANGELISTIC EBENEEZER Rev. Pedro Tomao and Rev. Lois Tomayo1998 U.S. 6 West, Ligonier, 260-241-5054

Services held on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,and Thursday at 6 p.m.; 260-894-7768

LIGONIER CHURCH OF CHRIST Corner of 9025 N and 860 W, 260-894-4847

Sunday Bible school 9:30 a.m., Eve. Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study

& youth program 6 p.m.Mel Harrel, Preacher-Evangelist

LIGONIER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

College and Martin streets, 260-894-3277Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.,

6 p.m. Wed., Bible study 7 p.mRev. John V. Lutton, Pastor

LIGONIER EVANGELICAL CHURCH U.S. 33 South, 260-894-4853

Sunday School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.,Small Groups 6 p.m., Wednesday Youth Mtg. 7 p.m.,

Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.Rev. Troy Diersing

LIGONIER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 407 S. Cavin St.

Rev. Stan Wilson Sunday Worship, 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sanctuary is open for prayer from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

on Tuesday and Thursday; 260-894-3869 or 894-3800

LIGONIER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH466 S. Townline Road, 894-3765.

Pastor Byron Kaiser Youth Leader Cody Cripe

Secretary Carrie HartmanOffice Hours, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mon., - Fri

Traditional Worship at the Mount 9 a.m.,Sunday School at the Mount 10 a.m.,

Contemporary Worship at the Crosswalk 10:30 a.m.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 300 Ravine Park Dr. (Turn west at Marathon Station)

Church Office: Monday-Friday 9-3, 260-894-4946 Mass times: Saturday 6:30 p.m. - in English,

Sunday 10:15 a.m. - in English,Misa Para Domingo a las 12:30 p.m.

y 2 p.m. - En Espanol, Confessions after Mass. Father Wilson Corzo

SHILO BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Jim Shepherd

709 N. Johnson St., Ligonier. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.,

Services held on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.and Wednesday at 6 p.m.,

Wednesday Bible study at 4:30 p.m. 260-221-0003

STONE’S HILL COMMUNITY CHURCHU.S. 33, South, Ligonier, 894-7528

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. (Jr. Church and Nursery available at both worship times),

Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Cornerstone Cafe’ Sunday 9:15 a.m.,

Wednesday Children’s Ministry 6:30 p.m.,Youth Cafe and Game Room open at 6 p.m.,

Wednesday Youth Ministry 7 p.m., Wednesday Parent Ministry 6:30 p.m.,

Pastor Joey Nelson

STRONG TOWER WORSHIP CENTER203 S. Main St., 260-221-3063

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

TEMPLO BETEL Asamieas de Dios

502 Diamond Lake Road, 260-894-7674 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,

Sunday Eve Worship 6:30 p.m.

TRINITY ASSEMBLY OF GOD1288 W. Union, 260-894-4665

Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Champions for Christ Kids, 6:15 p.m.

Game room opens at 5:30 p.m.Pastor Cory Kirkham

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH L.C.M.S.Fourth and Martin streets, 260-894-3667

Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School and Bible class 10:15 a.m.

TOPEKAFIRST BAPTIST

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

Rev. Mark Campbell, Pastor.

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

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

WAWAKAWAWAKA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 9 a.m.

WAWAKA UNITED METHODIST CHURCHSunday School 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.

OTHERSBLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

S.R. 9 South, Albion Fr. Joachim (Jim) Quadros, Pastor

Masses: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., Monday & Wednesday 6:30 p.m.,

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 7:30 a.m.

CLINTON BRICK MENNONITE CHURCH4 miles north of Millersburg on S.R. 13

Sunday School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.Ron Kennel, Pastor

COSPERVILLE BAPTIST8851 N 250 W (between Wawaka and Rome City),

761-2321. Jim Barnes, pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday Worship & Youth Group 7 p.m.

www.cospervillebc.com

MILLERSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST11851 C.R. 44, Millersburg

Sunday Bible School 9 a.m.,Sunday Worship 10 a.m.,Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

ORMAS BAPTIST 8962 N 300 W, Columbia City, 260-760-4678

Pastor Dr. Gordan Rankin Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,

Evening Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m.

RICH VILLE UNITED METH ODIST CHURCHSunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.

Pastor Carol Knox

SALEM COMMUNITY MISSIONARY C.R. 325 S (1/4 mile southeast of Wilmot).

Pastor John T. Morgan. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m.

Church Directory

Attention Ministers: Please send corrections, additions or changes for this listing to: The Advance Leader,

P.O. Box 30, Ligonier, IN 46767; e-mail: leader@kpcnews.net; fax: 894-3102

This church directory is sponsored by the following business establishments of the community and The Advance Leader.

STAR OF THE WESTLIGONIER, INDIANA

LIGONIER TELEPHONE CO., INC.894-7161

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Evil will triumph when good men do nothing

To the editor:“Evil will triumph when good men do nothing.” —

Edmund Burke.Evil is winning because good men have not stood up to

say “no” to:1) Unaffordable Healthcare Act — what better way

to destroy a country than take away their right to choose their doctor and treatments … 1/6th of our total economy.

2) Take away their Constitutional right to defend themselves—making every “crisis” a reason to limit gun ownership.

3) Restrict factual news through media outlets.4) Distort (lie) outright to the American people.5) Allowing the Islam religion freedoms that other

religions are denied.6) Cover-Ups—Benghazi …the people who survived

are being hidden and kept from testifying.7) Changing our history through education (Common

Core; deleting historical facts).If what you just read (and these are only a few brief

facts) is new to you, then you are uninformed! Sorry, but that is the truth. You, and the United States of America, are being destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Stand up and speak out. Call your representatives at 202-224-3121 today.

Evil will triumph when good men do nothing. Are you OK with that ?

Sincerely,Margaret Arendt

Syracuse

Joshua, the new leader replacing Moses, stood before all of Children of Israel as they were preparing to enter their new land.

They would have their own nation now, a place to call home and the Lord had provided it for them.

There would have to be many decisions made to make it happen by many people. We are looking for good leadership and people capable of making the correct choices.

Joshua addressed the multitude, “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … but as for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord.”

Life consists of choices from the cradle to the grave.

My grandparents made annual trips to Florida through the winter and at the age of 8, I was privileged to go with them. I was there when Grandpa and my dad took the map, and planned the route and marked it.

As we made the trip I sat with the map on my lap, and helped Grandpa Lewis stay on course, and it was there that I learned to read a

map. Each turn and crossing, every city and town was important in getting to where we wished to arrive.

In the process of going to my overseas duty station to the USS Helena, I learned to pilot the ship and how important it was to keep it exactly on course with no deviations! One degree off would cause us to miss our destination.

In life we do not always know what our long range destination is going to be, but we must learn early in life the importance of making smart choices about all we do and the process needs to begin as soon as we are born.

It cannot wait until we start school, or reach an age of accountability or

adulthood.By then it can be too late

and wrong and bad decisions can take us down a destruc-tive path with irreparable damage already having been done.

I’m seeing so many making life-altering decisions that are so wrong, and my heart cries out for them; my prayers go up to the Lord for them, praying that something will change and I’m standing by in case someone will call out for help.

Many of those paths I’ve been down before and I know where they go and I know I can help, but more often than not, the call does not come. I guess I’m like the lifeguard, waiting for the call for help and the hands waving to attract attention.

Parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, pastors and Sunday school teachers all can be of service in this process of making choices. My parents, Grandma and Grandpa Lewis (my dad’s side of the family) spent their entire lives working to help me choose the right path to follow.

I was Grandma’s shopping buddy so almost always we would go out somewhere to eat together, and she always bought the lunch.

After being in the nursing home for some time I stopped by, picked her up, and took her to one of our favorite places to eat.

After the meal I saw big tears well up in her eyes, as she said, “John, I can’t pay for it anymore, I have no money.”

My emotions gave me somewhat of a jerk, and I answered, “Grandma, it is alright, this one is on me now!” That would be our last lunch together in this world.

I realized that she had passed the baton to me now, and that guiding young lives in the decision-making process was now in my hands.

Lord, please help me to do it as well as she did it!

FROM THE WINDOW

OF MY STUDY

•Rev. John Lutton

Choosing the right path to follow

Rev. Lutton is senior pastor at the Ligonier

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

john.lutton@gmail.com.

FINISHING TOUCHES ON BIG PROJECT

This is one of the new sidewalks recently constructed along S.R. 5 (Cavin Street) on the north side of Ligonier. The sidewalks were torn up as part of the combined-sewer overfl ow project the city has been working on for years. The project now moves to the central part of the city.

Bob Buttgen

WAWAKA — Cosper-ville Baptist Church of Wawaka will offer “Trunk or Treat,” an opportunity for children to trick-or-treat in the parking lot of the Wawaka ball park todayfrom 5-7 p.m.

Vehicles will line up by 4:45 p.m. with trick-or-treating starting at 5 p.m. There will be hot cider, doughnuts and a free train ride.

For more information, please call 761-2321.

Trunk-or- treat is tonight

Ligonier’s trick-or-treat is today

from 5-7 p.m.

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NOTICE TO ADOPTIONNotice is hereby given to taxpayers of West Noble School Corporation that the proper officers of West Noble School

Corporation have established a Capital Projects Fund and adopted a plan under IC 20-46-6-5.Ten or more taxpayers in the school corporation who will be affected by the plan may file a petition with the County

Auditor of Noble County, not later than ten (10) days after the publication of this notice, setting forth their objections tothe plan. Upon filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of LocalGovernment Finance. The Department will then fix a dae and conduct a public hearing on the plan before issuing itsapproval or disapproval thereof.

The following is a general outline of the adopted plan:EXPENDITURES: 2014 2015 2016(1) Land Acquisition And Development - - -(2) Professional Services 5,000 5,000 5,000(3) Education Specifications Development - - -(4) Building Acquisition, Construction and Improvement 330,000 425,000 380,000(5) Rental of Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment 240,000 270,000 295,000(6) Purchase of Mobile or Fixed Equipment 564,000 674,000 709,000(7) Emergency Allocation 100,000 100,000 100,000(8) Utilities 510,251 510,251 510,251(9) Maintenance of Equipment 280,000 285,000 325,000(10) Sports Facility 45,000 50,000 75,000(11) Property or Casualty Insurance - - -(12) Other Operation and Maintenance of Plant - - -(13) Other Proposed Expenditures 370,000 395,000 425,000(14) Allocation for Future Projects - - -(15) Transfer From One Fund to Another - - -TOTAL EXPENDITURES, ALLOCATIONS & TRANSFERS 2,444,251 2,714,251 2,824,251SOURCES AND ESTIMATES OF REVENUE(1) Projected January 1 Cash Balance 413,636 300,000 300,000(2) Less Encumbrances Carried Forward from Previous Year 413,636 300,000 300,000(3) Estimated Cash Balance Available for Plan (Line 1 minus Line 2) - - -(4) Property Tax Revenue 2,381,042 2,547,715 2,649,624(5) Auto Excise, CVET and FIT receipts 74,974 74,974 74,974(6) Other revenueTOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN (Add lines 3, 4, 5 and 6): 2,456,016 2,622,689 2,724,598

This notice contains future allocations for the following projects:Project-Location 2014 2015 2016____________________ ________ ________ ________

Future allocations as specified above will be subject to objections during the period stated in the Notice of Adoption tobe published at a later date.

TO BE PUBLISHED IN YEARS AFTER THE FIRST YEARThis notice contains future allocations for the following projects, which have previously been subject to taxpayer objec-

tions.Project-Location 2014 2015 2016____________________ ________ ________ ________

Future allocations as specified above are not subject to objections during the period stated in the Notice of Adoptionto be published at a later date.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOn, or about, December 6, 2013,

the City of Ligonier, Noble County,Indiana, intends to apply to the Indi-ana Office of Community and RuralAffairs for a grant from the Office ofCommunity and Rural Affairs CDBGDisaster Recovery Appropriation.This program is funded by the U.S.Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment. These funds are to beused for community disaster assis-tance. The City of Ligonier intendsusing the Disaster Relief Clearancefunds for Demolition of the GarmentBuilding between Water Street andCavin Street. The total amount ofDisaster Recovery funds to be re-quested is $222,000.00. The amountof Disaster Recovery funds proposedto be used for activities that willbenefit low-and moderate- incomepersons is $162,726. The applicantplans spending local funds, from Re-development District funds on hand,in the amount of $25,000.

The City of Ligonier will hold aPublic Hearing on Tuesday, Novem-ber 12, 2013, at 7:00 P.M. in the CityHall Council Room in the LigonierCity Hall Building located at 301 S.Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indiana, toprovide interested parties an oppor-tunity to express their views on theproposed federally funded CDBGDisaster Recovery project. Personswith disabilities or not-English speak-ing persons who wish to attend thepublic hearing and need assistanceshould contact Barbara Hawn,Clerk-Treasurer, at 301 S. CavinStreet, Ligonier, IN 46767, or call260-894-4131 not later than Novem-ber 6, 2013. Every effort will bemade to make reasonable accommo-dations for these persons.

Information related to this projectwill be available for review prior tothe public hearing as of November 6,2013, at the Clerk-Treasurer's office.Interested citizens are invited to pro-vide comments regarding these is-sues either at the public hearing orby prior written statement. Writtencomments should be submitted toBarbara Hawn at the above addressno later than 6:00 P.M. on November12th, in order to ensure placement ofsuch comments in the official recordof the public hearing proceedings. Aplan to minimize displacement andprovide assistance to those dis-placed has been prepared by theCity of Ligonier and is also availableto the public. This project will resultin no displacement of any persons orbusiness. For additional informationconcerning this proposed project,please contact Mayor Patricia Fiselat 260-894-4113.

Mayor Patricia FiselCity of Ligonier

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LEGAL NOTICEOFFICIAL NOTICE OF

INTENT TO SELL BONDSUpon not less than twenty four (24)

hours' notice given by telephone bythe undersigned Clerk Treasurer, theCity of Ligonier, Indiana ("City ") willreceive and consider bids for the pur-chase of the following describedbonds. Any person interested in sub-mitting a bid for the bonds must fur-nish in writing to the undersignedClerk Treasurer of the City, c/o H.J.Umbaugh & Associates, CertifiedPublic Accountants, LLP, 8365 Key-stone Crossing, Suite 300, Indian-apolis, Indiana 46240, (317)465-1500, (317) 465-1550 (facsimile)o r v i a e - m a i l t oclark@umbaugh.com, on or before11:00 a.m. (Indianapolis Time) onNovember 8, 2013, the person's

name, address, and telephone num-ber. The persons may also furnish atelex or telecopy number or an e-mailaddress. The undersigned ClerkTreasurer will notify (or cause to benotified) each person so registered ofthe date and time bids will be re-ceived not less than twenty four (24)hours before the date and time ofsale. The notification shall be madeby telephone at the number furnishedby such person and also by telex ortelecopy or e-mail if a telex or tele-copy number or e-mail address hasbeen received. The sale is expectedto take place on or about November12, 2013.

At the time designated for the sale,the Clerk Treasurer will receive andconsider bids for the purchase of thebonds of the City designated as"General Obligation Bonds of 2013"in the aggregate amount of$550,000. Bidders may bid a dis-count not to exceed 1% of the parvalue of the bonds. The bonds willbear interest at a rate or rates not toexceed 4% per annum (the exact in-terest rate or rates will be determinedby bidding). Interest will be payablesemiannually on February 1 andAugust 1 of each year, beginning onFebruary 1, 2014. Interest will becalculated on a 360 day year consist-ing of twelve 30 day months. Saidbonds will be dated as of the date ofdelivery of the bonds, will be in thedenominations of $5,000 or integralmultiples thereof and will mature an-nually on August 1 in the years andin the amounts as follows:Year Amount2014 $110,0002015 105,0002016 110,0002017 110,0002018 115,000

All or a portion of the bonds maybe issued as one or more termbonds, upon election of the success-ful bidder. Such term bonds shallhave a stated maturity or maturitiesof August 1, in the years as deter-mined by the successful bidderthrough the final maturity as de-scribed above for the bonds. Theterm bonds shall be subject to man-datory sinking fund redemption andfinal payment(s) at maturity at 100%of the principal amount thereof, plusaccrued interest to the redemptiondate, on dates consistent with theabove schedule.

The bonds of this issue are not sub-ject to optional redemption prior tomaturity.

Principal is payable at the office ofa registrar and paying agent to bedesignated by the City. Interest shallbe paid by check mailed to the regis-tered owners or by wire transfer todepositories. The bonds will be is-sued in fully registered form.

Each bid must be for all of thebonds and must state the rate orrates of interest in multiples of 1/8 or1/20 of 1%. Any bids specifying twoor more interest rates shall alsospecify the amount and maturities ofthe bonds bearing each rate, but allbonds maturing on the same dateshall bear the same single interestrate. The rate on any maturity shallbe equal to or greater than the rateon the immediately preceding matur-ity. The award will be made to thebest bidder complying with the termsof sale and offering the lowest net in-terest cost to the City, to be deter-mined by computing the total intereston all of the bonds to their maturitiesand adding thereto the discount bid,if any, and deducting therefrom thepremium bid, if any. Although not aterm of sale, it is requested that eachbid show the net dollar interest costto final maturity and the net effectiveaverage interest rate on the entire is-sue. No conditional bid or bids forless than 99% of the par value of thebonds will be considered. The rightis reserved to reject any and all bids.In the event no satisfactory bids arereceived at the time of the sale, thesale will be continued from day today thereafter, without further adver-tisement for a period of thirty (30)days during which time no bid whichprovides a higher net interest cost tothe City than the best bid received atthe time of the advertised sale will beconsidered.

Each bid must be on a customarybid form which shall be enclosed in asealed envelope addressed to theundersigned Clerk-Treasurer andmarked "Bid for City of Ligonier, Indi-

ana, General Obligation Bonds of2013." The winning bidder will benotified and instructed to submit agood faith deposit which may consistof either a certified or cashier's checkor a wire transfer in the amount of$55,000 ("Deposit"). If a check issubmitted, it shall be drawn on abank or trust company which is in-sured by the Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation and shall submittedto the City (or shall wire transfer suchamount as instructed by the City) notlater than 3:30 p.m. (Ligonier time)on the next business day followingthe date of the award. In either case,the Deposit shall be payable to the"City of Ligonier, Indiana," and shallbe held as a guaranty of the perform-ance of the bid. No interest on theDeposit will accrue to the successfulbidder. If the successful bidder failsto honor its accepted bid, the Depositwill be retained by the City. The suc-cessful bidder will be required tomake payment for such bonds inFederal Reserve funds or other im-mediately available funds and acceptdelivery of the bonds within five daysafter being notified that the bonds areready for delivery, at such bank inthe City of Indianapolis, Indiana, orthe City of Ligonier, Indiana, as thepurchaser shall designate, or at suchother location which may be mutuallyagreed to by the City and such bid-der. It is anticipated that the bondswill be ready for delivery within thirtydays after the date of the sale and ifnot ready for delivery within forty fivedays after the sale date, the pur-chaser shall be entitled to rescind thesale and obtain the return of the De-posit. The opinion of Ice Miller LLP,bond counsel of Indianapolis, Indi-ana, approving the legality of thebonds, together with a transcript ofthe bond proceedings, and closingcertificates in the usual form showingno litigation, will be furnished to thesuccessful bidder at the expense ofthe City.

The bonds may be issued, at theoption of the successful bidder, bymeans of a book-entry-only systemwith no physical distribution of bondcertificates made to the public. Inthis case, one bond certificate foreach maturity will be issued to andregistered in the name of Cede &Co., as nominee of The DepositoryTrust Company, New York, NewYork ("DTC"), and immobilized in itscustody. The successful bidder, as acondition of delivery of the bonds,shall be required to deposit the bondcertificates with DTC, registered inthe name of Cede & Co., nominee ofDTC.

It is anticipated that CUSIP identifi-cation numbers will be printed on thebonds, but neither the failure to printsuch numbers on any bond nor anyerror with respect thereto shall con-stitute cause for failure or refusal bythe successful bidder therefor to ac-cept delivery of and pay for thebonds in accordance with the termsof its bid. No CUSIP identificationnumber shall be deemed to be a partof any bond or a part of the contractevidenced thereby and no liabilityshall hereafter attach to the City orany of its officers or agents becauseof or on account of such numbers.All expenses in relation to the print-ing of CUSIP identification numberson the bonds shall be paid for by theCity; provided, however, that theCUSIP Service Bureau charge forthe assignment of said numbers shallbe the responsibility of and shall bepaid for by the successful bidder.The successful bidder will also be re-sponsible for any other fees or ex-penses it incurs in connection withthe resale of the bonds.

The bonds are being issued underthe provisions of Indiana Code36-4-6-19 for the purpose of provid-ing funds to be applied on the costsof the construction and acquisition ofcertain capital improvements andequipment needs of the City, to-gether will all necessary improve-ments, appurtenances and equip-ment related thereto. The bondsconstitute general obligations of theCity. Principal of and interest on thebonds are payable from an ad valo-rem property tax levied and collectedon all taxable property within theCity. In the opinion of bond counsel,under the federal statutes, decisions,regulations and rulings existing onthis date, the interest on the bonds isexcludable from gross income for

purposes of federal income taxation.The bonds are subject to the Inter-

nal Revenue Code of 1986 as in ef-fect on the date of their issuance("Code") which imposes limitationson the issuance of obligations likethe bonds under federal tax law. TheCity has covenanted to comply withthose limitations to the extent re-quired to preserve the exclusion ofinterest on the bonds from gross in-come for federal income tax pur-poses. The City has designated thebonds for purposes of Section 265(b)of the Code to qualify for the$10,000,000 annual exception fromthe 100% disallowance, in the caseof banks and other financial institu-tions, of the deduction for interest ex-pense allocable to tax-exempt obliga-tions.

The City will be preparing an Offer-ing Circular in connection with thesale of the bonds. The Offering Cir-cular and further information relativeto the bonds may be obtained fromthe City's Financial Advisor, H.J. Um-baugh & Associates, Certified PublicAccountants, LLP, 8365 KeystoneCrossing, Suite 300, Indianapolis, In-diana 46240.

Dated this [23rd] [24th]day of Octo-ber, 2013.

/s/ Barbara Hawn, Clerk-Treasurer,City of Ligonier, Indiana

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PUBLIC NOTICEREQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONSFOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

This is a request for qualificationsto provide professional engineeringservices for a Disaster Relief 2 Grantwhich will be applied for by the Cityof Ligonier for the purpose of clearingthe Old Wirk Garment Factory for theCity of Ligonier. In order to complywith the Indiana Office of Communityand Rural Affairs and related require-ments regarding competitive negotia-tion of professional services, the Cityof Ligonier is seeking Statements ofQualifications for the provision of en-gineering services relating to the pro-ject.

The firm selected will be involvedin the following activities on behalf ofthe community: develop preliminaryengineering plans for demolition ofthe building including clearance andsite leveling for the City. The engi-neer will be responsible for providinga detailed cost estimate; demolitiondrawings; site leveling drawings; andproject over site upon approval ofgrant funding.

The City of Ligonier will negotiatea cost reimbursement type of con-tract for these services that is contin-gent on the final commitment of grant

funding. All services will be statedon the cost reimbursement basis(hourly rate and maximum hoursfixed). The award contract will havea “not to exceed” clause that will limitthe allowable fees charged in con-nection with these services throughclose-out.

In order to be considered, qualifi-cations must be submitted to MayorPatricia Fisel, 301 S. Cavin Street,Ligonier, IN 46767 no later than 9:00A.M. on December 2, 2013. The Cityreserves the right to reject any or allqualifications. All qualificationsshould be sealed and marked on theenvelope, “GARMENT FACTORYCLEARANCE ENGINEERINGQUALIFICATIONS”.

Qualifications will be opened at9:00 A.M. on December 2, 2013, andread aloud by name. The qualifica-tions will be reviewed by the CityCommittee (5) and additional infor-mation may be requested from sub-mitting firms. The City will interviewselected firms at a date to be deter-mined. The contract will be awardedto the most reasonable, responsible,and responsive offeror whose qualifi-cations are determined to be themost advantageous to the City allfactors considered after receipt of theDR2 Grant.

SCOPE OF SERVICES:1. Completing the Preliminary En-

gineering of each to determine theestimated cost;

2. Completing the Detailed CostBudget;

3. Completing the Demolitionplans and specifications upon grantapproval;

4. Completing the site levelingplans and specifications upon grantapproval;

5. All related over site work.QUALIFICATIONS:The qualifications must include

sufficient information to provide foradequate evaluation. At a minimumit should contain the following.

1. Qualifications and experienceof the firm, and responsible individu-als;

2. List of previously related jobs.3. List of current projects in plan-

ning, or under construction;4. Identification, and qualifica-

tions, of engineer(s) to be responsi-ble for the project design

5. Knowledge of DR2 Clearance.PROPOSAL EVALUATION RE-

VIEW FACTORS:1. Qualifications and experience

of the firm and responsible individu-als; 25 points

2. List of previously relatedjobs; 25 points

3. List of current projects in plan-

ning, or under constructions;10 points

4.Identification, and qualifications,of engineer(s) to be responsible forthe project design. 15 points

5. Knowledge of DR2 Clear-ance 25 pointsTOTAL 100 points

Qualifications will be reviewed us-ing the above evaluation review fac-tors. Points will be assigned to eachcriterion based on the content of thequalification only. However, the CityCommittee may or may not negotiatethe fee schedule with one or more of-feror.

FEDERAL PROVISIONS:Attention is particularly called to

the federal requirements listed in Ap-pendix A. The State of Indiana Of-fice of Community and Rural Affairshas adopted a goal of 10% minorityand/or female owned business forconstruction related or purchase re-lated contracts for the work.

AWARD OF CONTRACT:After close of negotiations, the

City will award the contract to the se-lected offeror upon approval of theDR2 Grant and will promptly notifyunsuccessful candidates.

The tentative award of the con-tract will be awarded in an openmeeting to be scheduled. The actualcontract will not be signed until re-ceipt of grant release from the Indi-ana Office of Community and RuralAffairs.

SIGNATURE:The qualifications shall be signed

by an official authorized to bind thefirm and shall contain a statement tothe effect that the qualifications isfirm for a ninety (90) day period. Theproposal shall also provide the fol-lowing information: name, title, ad-dress and telephone number of indi-viduals with authority to negotiateand bind the bidder contractually,and who may also be contacted dur-ing the period of qualification evalua-tion.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THERFQ;

Questions concerning the RFQshould be addressed to:

Mayor Patricia Fisel, Mayor, 301S. Cavin Street, Ligonier, IN 46767,(260) 894-4113

OrBob Murphy, R.P. Murphy & Asso-

ciates, Inc., 1501 N. Binkley Rd., Lar-will, IN 46764, (260) 327-3404

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West Noble junior Brandon Arnold (505) is going back to the state fi nals after fi nishing eighth in the New Haven Semistate Saturday at The Plex.

Ken Fillmore

Arnold running at state meet for second time

FORT WAYNE — Four area cross country runners, including West Noble junior Brandon Arnold, did well enough in Saturday’s New Haven Semistate to earn berths into next weekend’s Indiana High School Athletic Associa-tion State Finals in Terre Haute.

The top ten individuals from nonqualifying state teams also earned state fi nals bids.

Arnold was the eighth boy to fi nish, reaching the line in 16:08.74.

Arnold ran another controlled postseason race.

“It was pretty relaxing. I wanted to stay with my pack and I thought I executed pretty well,” he said. “It was

windy, but it was not a big factor.”

Arnold knows what to expect after making state for the fi rst time last year and won’t be in awe of the fi eld nor the surroundings on the LaVern Gibson Champion-ship Course at the Wabash Valley Sports Center this coming Saturday.

“My goal is to do a lot better,” Arnold said. “It won’t be as stressful this time around. In my last race (of the season), if I can’t give it everything I can, that would be very disappointing.”

Carroll won the boys semistate with 71 points, followed by Northridge (116), Bishop Dwenger (142), South Bend Riley

(149), Homestead (160) and South Adams (169) to round out the state qualifi ers. West Noble was 11th with 227.

Brad Pyle was 46th for the Chargers in 16:58.25, and Alex Deluna was 59th in 17:04.65. Other runners scoring for West Noble were Salvador Campos and Logan Weimer at 74th and 119th, respectively.

In the girls’ race, West Noble junior Amairany Cruz was 41st in 20:03.08.

She was the only Charger running in the girls’ race, based on her performance at regional the week before.

Saturday’s cross country state fi nals will start with the boys’ race at 1 p.m., followed by the girls’ race at 1:45 p.m.

Chargers are 11th as team; Cruz is 41st girl

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Senior fi tness, aerobics classes offeredLigonier Recreation Center

hosting classes open to the publicLIGONIER — Registration has started

for Senior Fitness classes that will begin on November 11 and end on December 19 at the Ligonier Sports and Recreation Center in Kenney Park.

Classes will be held on Monday and Thursday from 9:30-10:15 a.m. This will be six-week holiday session and the cost is $15 for recreation center members and $20 for non-members.

These classes are designed for those 55 and over, and will focus on strength,

endurance, mobility, fl exibility and balance.

Aerobics starts Nov. 12In addition, the holiday session of

aerobics will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the center, and continue through Dec. 23.

Registration is now in progress and the cost for the six-week session is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. This session will incorporate steps, weights and body bars.

Stop by or call the Ligonier Sports and Recreation Center at 894-7344 for more information on either of these classes.

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FORT WAYNE — The West Noble football team learned the hard way just how deceiving an opponent’s 0-9 record can be.

The Chargers took it on the chin from Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, 41-3, in the opening game of the Class 3A Sectional 27 football tournament Friday night.

West Noble brought a 3-6 record into the game while the Knights were 0-9. But the Knights’ record was not indicative of their abilities, as many of those losses came at the hands of state-ranked powerhouses such as Snider and Leo.

And Friday night, Luers turned the Chargers every which way but loose as they dominated the contest from start to fi nish.

West Noble escaped the shutout when Uriel Macias kicked a fi eld goal as time expired in the game.

Luers scored twice in the fi rst quarter, three times in the second and added a fi nal touchdown in the third quarter.

The Knights advance to play Heritage next week while the Chargers saw their season come to an unthrilling conclusion. West Noble was forced

to scramble its offense as starting quarterback Waylon Richardson was out with an injury. That put senior Landon Stover back in as signal caller for the Chargers. Stover ran the West Noble offense for the fi rst few games this season before sitting out a game with an injury, and Richardson took over.

But Friday night, the Bishop Luers defense

was just too much for the Charger offense.

West Noble had a good drive going to start the third quarter and drove to the Knights’ fi ve-yard line before fumbling the ball away.

It was the fi nal game of their high school careers for fi ve West Noble seniors: Adam Hursey, Macias, Joe Lee, Carlos Medina and Stover.

Football season ends

TOM ATZ

West Noble’s junior receiver Brandon Moser (18) runs for yardage after catching a pass during Friday’s sectional football game against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. The Chargers fell, 41-3, to the Knights.

WN SEVENTH-GRADERS ARE CHAMPIONS

Here’s the seventh-grade volleyball team at West Noble Middle School, after winning the LLC tournament on Oct. 19 at Lakeland. The young Chargers defeated the Westview Warriors in the semifi nals in two sets, 25-16 and 25-18 to advance into the championship game against Prairie Heights. In the champion-ship match, the Lady Chargers dominated in two sets - 25-11 and 25-7 - to bring home the 2013 LLC championship to West Noble. In the back row, from the left, are Amanda Denton, Alyssa Baumgartner, BreAnna Hunter, Angela Gross, Kourtnie Jones, Jaden Hanna, Lauren Burns, Morgan Shearer, Becky Yoder and Tori Miller. In the front, from left, are Tessia Ruch, Megan Godfrey, Hope McClelland, Tara Miller, Maddie Schermerhorn, Riley Kruger and Olivia Halsey.

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LIGONIER — West Noble’s volleyball season came to a halt in the semifi nal round of the class 3A, sectional 21 tournament Saturday.

The Chargers fell to Tippecanoe Valley in three games to start the day’s events in the West Noble gym.

In the semifi nals, Tippecanoe Valley’s scores over the Chargers (7-28) were 25-17, 25-9, 25-17, while Fairfi eld ousted NorthWood in the other semi, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.

Kaylie Warble had six kills for West Noble while Rachel Schermerhorn and Kenzie Teel each recorded fi ve. Kelsie Peterson had 27 digs and 14 assists for the Chargers.

Tippecanoe Valley (18-9) lost to Fairfi eld in the fi nals as Fairfi eld ended up winning the sectional championship in three sets: 25-17, 25-15, 25-11.

It was a season of highs and lows for the team that always kept their fans excited.

“The most important thing we can take away from this season is the growth we experienced as a team, as well as individual players,” said head coach Danielle Powell. “We had several freshmen and sophomore players step up and do some really great things for us at every level in the program.”

As for next year, the coaches are looking at Kaylie Warble and Kenzie Teel to continue to improve and become dynamic players in the program. Other young

players, including Erin Mawhorter, Taylor Rose, and Sarah Buchanan, will be critical in the development of the team’s defense, she said.

“In addition, we are expecting Vanesa Ratliff to hone her skills in the middle and become a dominant hitter and blocker for us. Becca Schermerhorn will be charged with leading the team as our future setter. Together, the juniors — Cara Groff, Taylor Fisher, and Amanda Huntsman — will set the tone on the court with their combined experience in addition to their leadership of the team. All of these pieces will be vital in our sustained growth program-wide.”

Powell also noted that one of the keys for the future of this program will be the players’ work in the off season. Several girls have committed to playing club volleyball this winter, which will prove to be very valuable in their develop-ment as players.

For any girls that cannot play club, open gyms this winter and spring will be available, she added. “Anything these girls can do to gain court experience will benefi t us in the long run.”

West Noble will lose two seniors to graduation: Kelsie Peterson and Rachel Schermerhorn. Both girls added much to the team’s success this season and will be missed, but also did a good job of helping to develop some of the underclassmen who will return next year.

High school volleyball team

made it to semis

Fall sports awards are Thursday,

Nov. 7, at the high school.

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Costumes highlight Red Ribbon WeekCAPTAIN AMERICAS, THE THREE TIERS AND MYSTERY-MOM SPOTTED AT WEST NOBLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

A couple of superheroes at West Noble Primary School enjoyed playing a pair of The Avengers at the school’s costume party last week, part of the Red Ribbon Week celebration.

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Getting into the spirit of the costume contest at West Noble Primary School last week were these fi rst-grade teachers, from left, Tammi Hicks, Tami Golden and Katrina Pruitt.

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Joy Wert, a fi rst-grade teacher, and her son, Jaxon, were among those taking part in the Red Ribbon Week costume party at West Noble Primary School last week.

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FINAL DAY FOR PUMPKIN FANTASYLAND

Children from West Noble Elementary School enjoy one of the many attractions at the Pumpkin Fantasyland at Fashion Farm near Ligonier. Today marks the last day the fantasyland will be open. This year’s theme was “Zooland Babies” and featured many dioramas of animals made out of pumpkins, gourds and other items.

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SPECIAL VISITORS VISIT THE VISITORS CENTER

On a busy day earlier this month, third-graders from West Noble Elementary School visited several sites around the city on a walking fi eld trip. This group of youngsters was spotted at the Ligonier Visitors Center and Heritage Station Museum. The students had a chance to see many relics from the city’s past and were treated to stories of Ligonier history told by local volunteers.

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LIGONIER — The Burnworth Zollars auto dealerships in Ligonier have taken a big step into the future with the total remodeling of the business to meet Ford and Chevrolet specifi cations.

Stylish new exteriors on both the Ford and Chevrolet showrooms and buildings set off the front of the dealership, located on U.S. 6 in Ligonier.

Renovations, using local contractors, have changed both the exteriors and interiors of the city’s only auto dealerships.

Changes include all new customer lounges with fl at-screen television sets, plush new seating, refreshment bar and a more

open concept to allow easy access for customers to access the service depart-ments.

The Ford half of the business created a drive-through service area and Chevrolet dealership added a canopy to better protect customers entering the showrooms for services or sales.

The company’s changes are a commitment to the future, said Rick Zollars, owner of the dealerships. “We are proud to be a part of this community and wanted to show our confi dence in what we have to offer out customers,” Zollars said.

The dealership will be marking its 35th anniver-

sary in February 2014.To help celebrate its new

look, Burnworth Zollars is hosting a grand re-opening on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to visit and see the new look of Burnworth Zollars in Ligonier

The Burnworth Zollars dealerships are longtime supporters of many community efforts, especially those that affect the young people of the area. Through sponsorships for local athletic teams as well as academic clubs and other endeavors at West Noble schools, the business has earned a stellar reputa-tion or being a good neighbor to all.

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A new look for Burnworth Zollars

CHAD KLINE

The Ford dealership of Burnworth Zollars has a new look on U.S. 6 in Ligonier, with renovations made to the exterior and interior of the building. Burnworth Zollars is celebrating its 35th anniversary in February, 2014, along with a grand re-opening on Saturday, Nov. 9.

CHAD KLINE

Here’s a look at the Chevrolet side of the Burnworth Zollars dealerships, located on U.S. 6 in Ligonier. Extensive changes have been made to both the outside and inside of the building, including a canopy over the entrance.

Local auto dealerships on U.S. 6 given makeover of interiors, exteriors

LIGONIER — Burnworth-Zollars Chevrolet, one of 15 Chevrolet dealers from northeast Indiana that partnered with local youth baseball leagues for the 2013 baseball program, has concluded a successful season with Kimmell Little League.

Burnworth Zollars Chevrolet provided the Kimmell youth baseball association with new equipment, a fi nancial contri-bution and an opportunity for community members to enter the free Chevrolet vehicle sweepstakes.

“Chevrolet has a long history with baseball, and we’re glad we were able to bring that tradition to our youth leagues in Ligonier,” said Ken Cook, general manager

for Burnworth Zollars Chevrolet.Equipment donated by Burnworth

Zollars Chevrolet included equipment bags, baseball buckets, practice hitting nets, umpire ball bags, batting tees and Chevrolet Youth Baseball T-shirts. In addition, the dealership helped donate either a Chevy Malibu or a Chevy Traverse as the grand prize for a free regional sweepstakes.

“We truly enjoy being involved with the classic American tradition of youth baseball,” said Cook. “Sponsoring Kimmell Little League gave us the opportunity to show our commitment to the youth and families in Ligonier, and we are thrilled to have achieved such positive results.”

Kimmell baseball league helped by BZ

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LIGONIER — A “Fall Hog Roast” will take place at Ligonier United Methodist Church this Saturday from 5-7:30 p.m. in The CrossWalk.

This free meal for the entire community takes the

place of the church’s annual Thanksgiving dinner.

The menu includes pulled-pork sandwiches, hot dogs, applesauce, coleslaw, drinks and desserts including apple and pumpkin pies.

There’s no charge for tickets. Donations will be accepted but not required.

All donations will go to the church’s missions fund to help purchase a new trailer and tools for mission trips.

Church to host community hog roast