By STU CLAMPITTReadTheReporter.com

John Dashiell – “Dash” to his friends – was a Navy veteran who served on the Noblesville Fire Depart-ment from July 15, 1968 to June 29, 1998. He had his last Thanksgiving with his family in Omaha, Neb., went to the hospital on Nov. 24, and passed away Dec. 8, 2018. This reporter was for-tunate enough to spend time talking to his wife, Melissa Dashiell, and several of the men who served with him in the fire department about the Dash’s life and his influ-ence on the lives of others.

“We met on a blind a date in early 1970,” Me-lissa said. “My friend was having a little party. It was a little bitty party because the whole thing was to get us together. It was just six of us. I noticed John had a really neat car. He had a ’66 Chevelle, it had a 397, 4 on the floor, and he had great hair. I used to tell him, ‘You got a second date because you had a car and you had great hair.’”

Melissa and John mar-ried in 1971. They had two children, Abe and Karen. Abe Dashiell lives in Indi-ana and Karen Seymoure lives in Omaha, Neb. with

her husband and a five-year-old son, Colin, who was ad-opted from China.

The Dashiells traveled to all 50 states as well as Canada and Mexico. Me-lissa told The Reporter she has a refrigerator magnet purchased from every state they saw together.

She speaks of John with a smile in her voice and of-ten with laughter.

“He had all kinds of hobbies,” Melissa said. “He went from one to another.

He grew gourds and painted them, he carved wood, he was a watercolor painter, he had a coin collection and he

made jewelry from stones that he polished. You know

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Photo provided by Noblesville Fire DepartmentA photo from the Noblesville Fire Department shows (from left) Melissa, Abe, Karen and John Dashiell at a Christmas party at Station 2 in the 1970s.

Dash leaves his mark Noblesville Fire, family remembers John Dashiell . . .

Photos providedThe Westfield Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Friday evening in the 300 block of Penn Street. No serious injuries were reported. Firefighters from Carmel and Noblesville assisted.

No injuries reported in Westfield apartment fire

Biscuits and gravyChuck and I

are creatures of habit.

When we got married it did not take him long to learn "my way" around town. Tak-ing the backstreets and staying off the main ones.

We go to his church or mine as well as ours in Tam-pa and we sit pretty much in the same pew every week.

Chuck learned that my breakfast choice was bis-cuits and gravy ... at Ginger's Café.

We go to yoga on Friday mornings and then head to Ginger's. Chuck orders his usual half order of biscuits and gravy with a half side of hash browns. No hash browns for me.

Funny how quickly the staff at Ginger's not only learned our names but what we order to eat. Whenever I deviate away from my usual, they question me. Monica or Leslie will ask, "Really?" Chuck never strays from his biscuits and gravy. He's both predictable and loyal.

A few weeks ago Gin-ger's closed as they were relocating from the east side to the south side of town. Chuck and I had to get out of our Friday comfort zone and find other places to eat. We felt like we were cheating on Mikki Perrine, the owner of Ginger's.

So on Friday we invited ourselves to the new place, located in the building where Kaye's Beauty College had been, 1111 S. 10th St.

I knew Mikki was try-ing to get things ready for their reopening on Monday. I knew the one thing I could do to help was to hang the décor on the walls. So Chuck and I arrived there after he went to yoga. We were

armed with ham-mer and nails to do what we could to help Mikki and her crew.

After a quick tour of the place, which you all are going to love, we started putting a few holes in the

walls and decorating with many of the accessories from the old place. I felt like Joan-na Gaines.

License plates. Navy memorabilia. Cookbooks. Antiques. Coffee signs. All these bring back memories of good times. The menu is a reminder of comfort food. Meatloaf. Chicken and noo-dles. Liver and onions. Food that fills the belly and calms the soul.

Guess what? Those things will not only be served at lunch but Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Who doesn't love comfort food?

Ginger's will open this Monday at 7:00 for breakfast and lunch. Guess who will be two of the first customers there? You see, Mikki and her crew have become our friends. I would not get up before the crack of dawn for just anyone or just any rea-son but we are talking bis-cuits and gravy after a cold snowy weekend.

There is a sign as you enter that says, "The best memories are made when gathered around a table." I think there will be lots of good memories at the place where everyone knows our name and they serve really good biscuits and gravy.

You might just meet up with Chuck and me and fel-low columnist Amy Shankla-nd as well as a few other Old Noblesville people. After all, we all need a little comfort for our souls and comfort food for our bellies.

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Learn World War II history with Sheridan Historical SocietyThe REPORTER

The Sheridan Historical Soci-ety is offering an interesting pub-lic program on Monday evening, Jan. 14 to people interested in the stories of World War II soldiers.

Indianapolis resident and his-torian Ronald P. May offers pre-sentations on a variety of topics

related to World War II, including veteran stories from his books, contributions of women in the war, battle grounds and the geog-raphy of World War II and places to remember those who served (Indiana memorials/museums and national memorials/museums).

A gifted public speaker, Ron

May speaks regularly to veterans’ organizations, civic groups, pub-lic libraries, faith communities and other gatherings on a variety of topics. His concentration for this program will be the stories brought back by Hoosier veter-ans.

May will also be offering a va-

riety of his books for sale to those who attend and will be available to answer questions and auto-graph any purchases.

The program is free of charge and open to all. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and take place in the Community Room of the Sheridan Public Library. May

John Walter “Dash” DashiellMay 18, 1943 – December 8, 2018

John Walter “Dash” Dashiell, 75, Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Noblesville, passed away on Dec. 8, 2018 in Omaha, Neb. A celebration of life will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the IAFF Local 4416 Union Hall, 399 S. 14th St., Noblesville.

In lieu of flowers, please donate in John’s name to Mesothe-lioma Research at curemeso.org or to your favorite charity.

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Guerin Catholic HS expels students shown

bullying, mockingfellow student in video

The REPORTERA video posted on so-

cial media showing Guer-in Catholic High School cheerleaders mocking and bullying a class mate has resulted in the expulsion of those students.

John Atha, president of Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, is-sued this statement Friday:

"As a follow up re-

garding the video posted last month, the students in the video are no longer en-rolled at Guerin Catholic High School. We consider disciplinary action and the details of the investigation covered under the protec-tion of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Pri-vacy Act) and will not re-lease information related to the process."

To help Hamilton County families affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse, you can donate the

following items:• Art supplies (for children to journal and express their emotions)• Bottled water (8 oz. bottles, preferably)• Individually packaged snacks• Gas cards (many women have no access to funds after fleeing their abuser)

I was born and raised right here in Noblesville. I grew up in a home without domestic violence or assault - it wasn’t something I saw, or even heard about.

But when I was introduced to Prevail of Central Indiana, I was shocked by the number of individuals who are affected by domestic violence. In 2018 alone, Prevail helped more than 4,000 clients in Hamilton County. (Nearly 80 percent of clients are women and children.)

Prevail is strictly confidential, and since their core values include integrity and respect, they provide their services at no charge. Domestic violence and abuse are hard topics to discuss, so you don’t often hear about them. But at Tom Wood Volkswagen in Noblesville, we’re breaking the taboo and raising awareness for Prevail, an organization that helps families in Hamilton County.

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By FRED SWIFTReadTheReporter.com

The formation of a new Noblesville law firm, Dol-lard Evans Whalin LLP, was announced this week. With offices at 920 Logan St., Suite 200, the firm is in-volved in the general prac-

tice of law.The law partners, An-

drew Dollard, Christopher Evans and Trampas Whalin, opened for business on Jan. 1. All three have been attor-neys in Hamilton County for several years.

Dollard, a Sheridan na-tive, has been practicing

since 2010. He graduated from Valdosta State Univer-sity with a master’s degree from Indiana State Uni-versity and is a graduate of law school at Western Michigan University. He now lives in Carmel where he is involved in commu-nity activities including

Stephen Ministries.Evans, longtime No-

blesville resident, graduat-ed from Indiana University and received his law degree from Western Michigan.

Whalin is a Ball State University graduate. He then earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law. He is also a Noblesville resident.

"Our firm is committed to dedicated service to all the Hamilton County com-munity," Dollard said.

The REPORTERDo you have what it

takes? Do you seek the thrill of victory? Do you dare to step onto the court?

If so, the gauntlet has been thrown down to en-ter the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Shop for Kids Dodge, Duck, and Dip Dodgeball Challenge on April 27 at Hamilton Heights High School. The double elimination tourna-ment will test the skills of all those who dare to enter while supporting a worth-while cause – providing support for the less-for-tunate youth of Hamilton County.

Shop for Kids provides numerous area youth who are in need of assistance a $200 shopping trip during the holiday season. To fund the $10,000 needed to finance the program, fi-nancial support is raised

throughout the year. The funds then go to provide children with toys, clothes and other items to make the holiday season a bit brighter for those who may not have enough. Even in Hamilton County, there are always those who need an extra hand.

The entry fee for the Shop for Kids Dodgeball Challenge is $100 for a team of six with special sponsorships at the $250 and $500 levels. Create your own weird and wacky team or come as you are.

The tournament is dou-ble elimination with prize money for the top three teams. Form a team and sign up early for plenty of prac-tice time before the April 27 tournament at Hamilton Heights High School.

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those stone polishers that kids can get? He had four of them going at once – about drove me nuts! They had to do a different grit for each one. They went through coarse, then through finer and finer grits.”

John even panned for gold in White River.

“He built his own sluice,” Melissa said. “Any-time we were on a trip that the area had panning for gold, well, we had to go do that. He had so many inter-ests.”

Both Melissa and mem-bers of the Noblesville Fire Department talked about John as a man who was al-ways doing something with his hands – always build-ing or fixing or improving things.

“He liked a lot of stuff, but it was always stuff he could do with his hands,” Melissa said. “He barely ever read. I read a lot. He’d ask me, ‘Are there any pic-tures in that book?’ I’d say, ‘Nope.’ And he’d say, ‘Well that’s a waste of time.’”

In John’s honor, we have included pictures with this article. You can find even more in the website version of this story.

“Most people would say he was shy and reserved,” Melissa said. “He loved to travel, but I did all the talking, so there you go. He let me be the outgoing one. He could sit back and watch or comment when he want-ed to. He was always think-ing, but rarely said what he was thinking. The guys from the fire department will say the same thing.”

The men from Nobles-ville Fire Department did indeed say that same.

“John’s father, Gil-bert Dashiell, was Assis-tant Chief for the Nobles-ville Fire Department for 25 years, but they never worked together,” Assis-tant Chief Matt Mitchell told The Reporter. Gilbert Dashiell did spend time in the station with John after

his retirement, however. “He and his dad could both be sitting there, and you might not hear 10 words out of them. They were both very quiet. Reserved.”

According to Fire Chief Greg Wyant, though qui-et, Dash was exceptionally well-liked.

“The interesting thing about Dash is that if you went out and found every person that knew him and lined them up, I don’t think anyone would say anything bad about him,” Wyant said.

Assistant Chief Mitchell agreed.

“Everybody says this, and it’s a cliché, but in this case, I think it’s true: I don’t think Dash had a single en-emy,” Mitchell said. “Ev-erybody liked Dash. That’s pretty rare. When some-body passes away, they al-ways say, ‘Oh, he was the greatest guy in the world,’ but with Dash it was actual-ly the case.”

Dash and DonutsOne story that brings

laughter from men who served with him is about donuts.

“He loved donuts,” Chief Wyant said. “Am I wrong? But Melissa didn’t like that he loved donuts.”

According to Mitchell, there was a watch room that Dash would spend some time in when he wasn’t fix-ing something at the work-bench.

“He’d go up there and he’d have his donut,” Mitchell said. “We would have someone open the back door in the evening time, so he’d think it was Melissa and he’d scramble to hide all the evidence. ‘Donuts and Dash’ is pretty legendary.”

According to Captain Joel Musselman, Melissa did catch him with a donut at least once.

“It was summer, so we had all the bay doors open,” Musselman said. “He had literally just taken a bite

and here she comes walk-ing in the door – just the look on his face alone was just priceless. He knew he’d been caught and there was nothing he could do.”

Always Calm“He was my first cap-

tain,” Musselman said. “We went to our first fire on South Street off 10th. He said, ‘Just follow me. We’re going in.’ We’re going in this fire and you can feel the hair on your ears start to stand up – it’s that hot. We just kept going until fi-nally we’re at the scene of the fire. He just opens up, puts it out and says, ‘Well, okay.’”

There was an apartment fire in downtown Nobles-ville that Mitchell respond-ed to with Dash.

“Dash was just as calm as he could be,” Mitchell said. “He was on the radio saying, ‘Hey, Noblesville, we’ve got a little smoke showing. Yeah, I see a little flame. Yeah, somebody just jumped out of a window.’ I’m in the back just freaking out. A downtown fire with people jumping out of win-dows! He was just as calm as he could be. I don’t know if his blood pressure ever got above 120 over 80.”

Deputy Chief Chris Gellinger’s story about Dash’s ever-calm demeanor involved Ken Gilliam.

“Gilliam was driving and Dash was his captain,”

Gilliam said. “They were going out Pleasant Street toward 37. They cleared the hill and the light turned red. It was a slick night. Gilliam slammed on the brakes and the truck did a complete 360, slid out on to 37 going the right direction and they just kept going. So Gilliam looked over and said, ‘Pret-ty fancy driving, wasn’t it?’ All Dash said was, ‘I’ve seen better.’”

Lasting ImpactSeveral men in the No-

blesville Fire Department remember Dash from their

first days on the job. Several also remember his last.

“When we had a retire-ment party for him, he want-ed to do it here with his old crew,” Gellinger told The Reporter. “We set up it in the bay. Kind of just like in the movies, as the party was winding down we caught a house fire. We all got on the trucks and left. As I look over Dash was standing there crying because his old crew left without him.”

Chief Wyant said that was just something you didn’t expect from Dash. “You know that inside he was torn up, but you’d nev-er expect to see it,” Wyant said.

John Dashiell was diag-nosed with cancer in March of 2017, just a few years af-ter he and Melissa moved to Florida.

“He never complained,” Melissa said. “He went through all the chemo and treatments and finally the doctors said they couldn’t do anything more for him. Ever after that he was feel-ing good. He said, ‘If I’m dying, I don’t know it be-cause I feel fine.’ So we did

as much as we could. We went to all kinds of places.”

They were in Omaha for Thanksgiving with their children and their grand-child in November.

“We had a great Thanks-giving,” Melissa said. “He was good the next day. Then he went in the hospital that weekend and died Decem-ber 8. We had no idea that was going to happen. We were with the whole family, so that was the good thing about it.”

Dash was always sur-prised at how many people knew him.

“That always cracked me up,” Melissa said. “It’s funny how a shy person thinks. But I know John would have loved this. Even though he was shy, he liked recognition – everybody does. I’m sure he would have really enjoyed the fact that he had a newspaper ar-ticle written about him.”

This reporter certainly hopes so.

“There are parts of Dash still here in the way some of the people worked with him and learned from him,” Chief Wyant said.

Dashfrom Page 1

(Left, from left) Noblesville Fire Chief James Bailey, Bill Uhrick, Mayor Joe Butler, Mike Butler, John Dashiell and John McGee. (Right, from left) Noblesville Fire Department Deputy Chief Chris Gellinger, Captain Joel Musselman, Captain Scott Newby, Fire Chief Greg Wyant and Assistant Chief Matt Mitchell shared some of their memories of Dash with The Reporter.

Photo provided by Noblesville Fire Department Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt

Photo provided by Melissa DashiellThis is the last Dashiell family photo, taken on Nov. 24, 2018, the same night John was taken to the hospital in Omaha, Neb.

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The importance of servingEditor’s Note:

The Sheridan Stu-dent Column is brought to read-ers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade En-glish class, taught by Abigayle Williams.

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “It is better to give than to receive.” I truly think it is. There is nothing like the gift you get from giving to others.

Serving is simply help-ing or giving to other people. You don’t have to go out and buy something for someone. Sometimes all people need is your time. There are lots of great ways to serve and give back. Whatever you do, serving is a major gift to others and to yourself.

There are many opportu-nities to serve in the church. You can serve by passing out bulletins, greeting, and passing communion and of-fering plates. You can also volunteer to lead or help teach classes for any ages, be it small group leaders for middle and high school students or chaperones or leaders for church camps. You can also raise money and go on missions trips. These trips can be in Amer-

ica or they can be overseas. Mission trips are a huge way to serve and give back to peo-ple who are less fortunate than you.

You also gain a lot from serv-ing other people. Outside of church

you can donate money to many organizations. You can also serve in a food pantry, or there are many other volunteer opportuni-ties available.

Last summer I went on a mission trip to Kentucky with my youth group. We helped people in need. We fixed part of a ceiling and part of some flooring, worked on building a porch, cleaned for elderly people who were physically unable to do so themselves, and met with kids to tell them stories, do crafts and play games with them.

I went into the trip thinking about the lives I would touch, how I would help other people and how important I would be to the people I was helping. While I did meet and help many people, I ended up going home with a gift bigger than I could give any of the peo-ple there. The conversations

and the relationships I had were so hard to give up.

I cleaned for a lady with cancer. She didn’t feel well so she had to lie in bed the en-tire time we were there, and she was apologizing about it. I helped build a porch for a lady who struggled to walk, and she was happy and jok-ing the entire time we were with her. I formed a relation-ship with a little boy and he asked if he would see me the next week, but I had to tell him goodbye.

I learned a lot about my-self on that trip. I learned about how I can serve and help other people. When I went home I found there were so many ways to serve. All I had to do was help people out with a great, caring and compassionate attitude.

One thought the leaders there left us with was, “Your mission trip isn’t ending, it’s just beginning.” They were telling us that we need to continue to serve others. While I went away on a trip to help other people, there are many things we can do for our neighbors at home. Plenty of people need help with cleaning, repairs and other things around the house, and kids need love and attention.

There is some way for

every single person to be able to serve. This can in-clude serving in church, in the military, or simply help-ing other people. You serve others by bringing a meal to someone who just had sur-gery or mowing the lawn for an elderly neighbor.

There are many differ-ent organizations where you can donate money or goods to others. For example, Op-eration Christmas Child allows you to pack shoe boxes with toys that will be shipped to kids in different countries.

Seeing the joy others get from the help they receive is like no other feeling in the world. Serving others will benefit them and you, and it will help you to be a better person.

SIERRA DUKESheridan High School Student

WISH-TV | wishtv.comIndiana plans to issue

February's food stamp benefits this Saturday for hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers due to the partial federal government shut-down.

The state's Family and Social Services Adminis-tration said Friday it will distribute February's Sup-plemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program benefits on Jan. 19 for about 585,000 Indiana residents.

Indiana's SNAP ben-efits are usually issued to recipients over a 19-day period each month.

But the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has directed states to issue Feb-ruary's benefits early as a one-time early benefit due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The FSSA says it's "strongly" encouraging In-diana's SNAP recipients to budget the benefits they'll receive next week to en-sure that they'll cover their food needs throughout February.

January's SNAP ben-efits are being distributed according to the normal schedule.

Indiana issuing food stamps early due to shutdown

IMCU launches new ad campaign featuring Indiana Pacers player Myles Turner

The REPORTERIndiana Members Cred-

it Union (IMCU) recently launched a new televi-sion advertising campaign showcasing Indiana Pacers player Myles Turner with IMCU’s president and CEO Ron Collier.

The ad campaign high-lights IMCU’s 60 years of giving back to the commu-nity and partnership with Myles Turner through its backpack donation pro-gram. The new campaign launched at the beginning of 2019 and includes two creative spots.

One of the creative spots highlight Myles Turner and the assistance he provides to local students through IMCU’s backpack dona-tion program. Ron Col-lier, IMCU’s president and

CEO and Indiana native is also featured in the com-mercials. Collier, born and raised in Central Indiana, attended Ball State Univer-sity, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sec-ondary Education and later taught at Noblesville High School. Collier knows first-hand the importance of sup-pling students with tools to be successful in school.

“IMCU was founded on the campus of IUPUI over 60 years ago by a group of medical employees,” said Collier. “Here at IMCU, we appreciate the importance of education and our youth in our community. We thank Myles for sharing in this passion with us, and our board members, employees and most importantly, our IMCU members for their

support in this very worthy initiative.”

For more information or to view the spots, please visit IMCU.com.

About Indiana Members Credit Union

Indiana Members Cred-it Union, headquartered in Indianapolis, was founded in 1956 on the campus of IUPUI. IMCU has since grown to 26 branches in Central Indiana, offering consumer and business members a better financial alternative and a full array of products and services. Traditionally offering better rates on loans and deposits, IMCU maintains true to its roots by “Keeping It Sim-ple” for members. For more information, please visit IMCU online at imcu.com.

Photo providedIndiana Pacers player Myles Turner and IMCU President and CEO Ron Collier are shown here on set for the commercial filming.

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The REPORTERDuke Energy wants to

remind customers that help with managing energy bills is available for any cus-tomer who may be experi-encing financial hardship, including workers affected by the federal government shutdown, which is moving into its fourth week.

“While the government shutdown is a very visible issue now, we recognize that unforeseen hardships can happen to anyone at any time,” said Lesley Quick, Duke Energy’s vice pres-ident of revenue services. “To assist our customers who are having difficulties paying their bills, we have long offered programs and assistance agencies to help.”

Billing assistance programs

For customers who are unable to commit to specific dates for payments, Duke Energy partners with local assistance agencies across

its service areas who dis-tribute funds to individu-als in need. Each state has specific programs and eli-gibility requirements. See the links below for what’s available in Indiana:

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These billing plans are ideal for customers who are unable to pay a large bill now, but can afford to pay the average amount. Please click here to enroll and learn more.

Deferred paymentsIn the event a customer

is unable to pay a past due

bill, Duke Energy’s cus-tomer service specialists are available to discuss a cus-tomer’s situation and pro-vide assistance to meet the customer’s specific needs.

Residential customer service specialists are avail-able from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday by phone at 800-521-2232.

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The REPORTER1861 – Henry

Smith Lane took the oath as Gover-nor of Indiana. He served only two days before re-signing to go to the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor Oliver P. Mor-ton assumed the position of chief executive.

1890 – Elmer Davis was born in Aurora. He was a reporter for the New York Times and later became a famous radio network newscaster. During World War II, he served as head of the Office of War Infor-mation.

1905 – Dedication cer-emonies were held for the Sullivan Public Library. The local women's club had been awarded $10,000 by Andrew Carnegie for the construction of the build-ing, which features a domed tower. The initial collection included 1,222 books.

1920 – Governor James P. Goodrich called a spe-cial session of the Indiana Legislature to ratify the Women's Suffrage Amend-ment of the United States

Constitution. Indiana was the 26th state to approve this, the 19th Amendment, which became effective na-tionwide in August of 1920.

1942 – Actress Carole Lombard attended a war bond rally in Indianapolis. The popular movie star, born in Fort Wayne, joined Governor Henry Schricker in ceremonies at the State-house. On the flight back home to California, the actress and 21 others were killed when their plane crashed into the side of a mountain in Nevada.

2000 – A new display case for the Indiana Con-stitutions was dedicated in the rotunda of the State-house. Among those at the ceremony were Governor Frank O'Bannon, Chief Jus-tice Randall Shepard, State Senator Jim Merritt, and Jacqueline Graham Burton, great-great-granddaughter of Jonathan Jennings, the state's first governor.

Who was Indiana’s shortest-serving governor?

Duke Energy programs available to help manage energy bills

The REPORTER

Allisonville Road Southbound and north-

bound traffic on Allison-ville Road has moved onto the newly constructed pave-ment as part of Phase 3 of the project. This will be the

traffic configuration moving into the spring of 2019. The posted speed limit will re-main 30 mph.

For more info on this project, view the Fact sheet.

State Road 37 Drainage work for State

Road 37 is in progress. Con-struction vehicles will be us-ing the construction entrance on Lantern Road, between 126th and 131st streets, and may cause some short de-lays. There are no scheduled lane restrictions or closures along SR 37 at this time.

Fishers road construction updates, week of Jan. 14

Review your fixed-income strategy as interest rates rise

When inter-est rates rise, the value of your fixed-income in-vestments, such as bonds, will typically fall. If this happens, how should you respond?

First of all, it’s important to understand this inverse correlation be-tween interest rates and bond prices. Essentially, when interest rates rise, investors won’t pay you full price for your bonds because they can purchase newly issued ones that pay higher rates. So, if you sell your bonds before they ma-ture, you could lose some of the principal value.

You may be seeing a price drop among your bonds right now, because interest rates generally rose in 2018 and may continue to do so in 2019. While you might not like this decline, you don’t necessarily have to take any action, partic-ularly if you’re planning to hold these bonds until maturity. Of course, you do have to consider credit

risk – the chance that a portion of the principal and interest will not be paid back to investors – but unless the bond issuers default, which is usually unlikely, particu-larly with invest-

ment-grade bonds, you can expect to receive the same regular interest payments you always did, no matter where rates move.

Holding some of your bonds – particularly your longer-term ones – until they mature may prove useful during a period of rising interest rates. Al-though long-term bond prices – the amount you could get if you were to sell these bonds – tend to fall more significantly than short-term bond pric-es, the actual income that longer-term bonds provide may still be higher, because longer-term bonds typical-ly pay higher interest rates than shorter-term ones.

To preserve this income and still take advantage of rising interest rates, you

may want to construct a “bond ladder” consisting of short-, intermediate- and longer-term bonds. Because a ladder contains bonds with staggered ma-turity dates, some are ma-turing and can be reinvest-ed – and in a rising-rate environment such as we’re currently experiencing, you would be replacing maturing bonds with high-er-yielding ones. As is the case with all your invest-ments, however, you must evaluate whether a bond ladder and the securities held within it are consistent with your objectives, risk tolerance and financial cir-cumstances.

You can build a bond ladder with individu-al bonds, but you might find it easier, and perhaps more affordable, to own bond-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in bonds. Many bond funds and ETFs own a portfolio of bonds of various maturities, so they’re already diversified.

Building a bond ladder can help you navigate the rising-rate environment.

But you also have anoth-er incentive to continue investing in bonds, bond funds or ETFs – namely, they can help diversify a stock-heavy portfolio. If you only owned stocks, your investment statements would probably fluctuate greatly – it’s no secret that the stock market can go on some wild rides. But even in the face of escalating interest rates, bond pric-es generally don’t exhibit the same sharp swings as stocks, so owning an ap-propriate percentage of bonds based on your per-sonal circumstances can help add some stability to your investment mix.

As an investor, you do need to be aware of rising interest rates, but as we’ve seen, they certainly don’t mean that you should lose your interest in bonds as a valuable part of your in-vestment strategy.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

COREy SyLvESTERCicero Edward Jones

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Phillip L. Miller March 17, 1942 – January 10, 2019

Phillip L. Miller, 76, Tipton died at 7:14 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at his residence. He was born on March 17, 1942 in Hamilton County to Clyde L. & Virginia (Pritchard) Miller. On September 17, 1967, he married Lynn Ann Snipes.

Phil worked for General Motors before retiring in 2004. He was a member of Cicero Christian Church and Hinkle Masonic Lodge No. 310. Phil enjoyed reading, word search puzzles and sports. He was an avid collector of New York Yankees memorabilia. Phil served his country in the United States Army from 1964 until 1966.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lynn; three children, An-thony Miller and wife Lee Ann, Andrew Miller and wife April, An-nissa Happel and husband Kevin; and seven grandchildren. Phil was preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Lynn Miller.

Phil’s funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 14 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton, with John Knapp, Robert McGuire and Bruce Chalk presiding. Burial with military rites will

follow at Fairview Cemetery in Tipton. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 13 at the funeral home with a Masonic Service at 6 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to Hinkle Mason-ic Lodge 310, 22520 Gifford Ave., Cicero, IN 46034, or Cicero American Legion, 50 Washington Ave., Cicero, IN 46034.

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By RICHIE HALLAfter a three-year journey that included

a 1,200-mile and back detour, Grant Weath-erford is finally back to playing basketballin front of the people he loves the most.

Weatherford, a 2015 Hamilton Heightsgraduate, is among the stars on this year'sIUPUI men's basketball team. Weatherfordtransferred to IUPUI last year, and aftersitting out for a red-shirt year last season, heis starting for the Jaguars and alreadymaking solid contributions to what has sofar been a winning season.

Weatherford had originally committedto Purdue after graduating from Heights,then transferred to Midland College in Texasafter a redshirt year with the Boilermakers.He was eager to return back home to Indi-ana; a big reason for doing so was to be nearhis family, which is now able to see him playwithout having to catch a four-hour flight.

"It's definitely very heartwarming tolook up there after the game, just seeingfamiliar faces, people that have been withme through it all," said Weatherford.

The 6-foot-2 Weatherford has started inall 18 of IUPUI's games this season. He isaveraging 7.1 points per game, and hasreached double figures five times, includinga 20-point performance back on Dec. 18against Purdue Fort Wayne (formerlyknown as IPFW). Weatherford is alsopulling 2.9 rebounds and dishing out 2.8assists per contest, all of this helping theJaguars to a 10-8 record so far this season.

Those wins have come against somesolid programs, such as Eastern Illinois,Boston College, Bradley and Western Illi-nois; Weatherford said the team tried to"amp up our out-of-conference schedule alittle bit this year." IUPUI plays in theHorizon League and is currently 2-3 in theconference, with victories over UIC andCleveland State, and losses to NorthernKentucky, Wright State and YoungstownState.

Weatherford originally was to play atPurdue after graduating from Heights, butwound up being redshirted in what wouldhave been his freshman year. He left Purdue,and then headed to Texas. It was a long wayfrom home, but it would ultimately prove tobe a positive experience.

"I thought it was good to just get awayand focus on things I needed to focus on,"said Weatherford - "get back to beingmyself." He wound up having a successfulseason at Midland, averaging 6.9 points, 3.6rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Thatincluded two double-doubles, a 17-pointperformance against New Mexico JuniorCollege and 15 points against New MexicoMilitary Institute.

Midland College is located in the city ofMidland, about 350 miles west of San

Antonio and not too far from the NewMexico border. The college was truly "deepin the heart of Texas" and an interestingexperience for Weatherford, as he foundhimself having to recreate a support systemfrom scratch.

"It was interesting going out there. Ididn't know anyone, so it was an eye-open-ing experience," said Weatherford, who saidplaying that year at Midland not only helpedhim grow as a person, but also grow hisgame as well.

"I thought it was a good year," he said."I would have to have team success overindividual success to get to the dreams andgoals I wanted to reach."

But after a year out west, Weatherfordwas ready to return home. He had someonewho really wanted him there besides hisfamily: IUPUI coach Jason Gardner, whohad been recruiting Weatherford since highschool.

"They contacted me. Coach Gardner'sbeen a coach that recruited me. He recruitedme again when I was in junior college. Welaugh about it - third time's the charm," saidWeatherford.

So, Weatherford was finally back homeagain in Indiana. But he wouldn't be able toplay right away. Weatherford redshirtedagain in the 2017-18 season, a medicalredshirt as he was out all season due to kneesurgery, but he was still a presence for hisnew teammates.

"Coach made sure that I was at everysingle practice, that I was still looked at asa leader," said Weatherford. The coachesmade sure he was around the team as muchas possible, and was a leader off the court.

Now, Weatherford is on the court, andhe will be there for a while. Weatherford isa sophomore eligibility-wise, and wasgranted a clock extension by the NCAA lastmonth, ensuring that he will be able to playfor the next three years.

"Definitely looking forward for the nextthree years," said Weatherford. He alsowants to do his part in representing the cityof Indianapolis well. "We feel like there'speople that want us to be there," he said.

Academically, Weatherford has beenquite busy. He's already earned degrees ingeneral studies and business, and is close toearning one in communications. Weather-ford has a Bachelor's degree in Organiza-tional Leadership and is working on hisMasters as well.

But after so much success in basketball,Weatherford wants to keep that going for aslong as possible. "It's up in the air, but I'dlike to take basketball as far as I can," hesaid.

"I feel like I can make a career out of thisand hopefully when that's done, I'll have alot of options," said Weatherford.

Back in Indiana, Weatherford standing out for IUPUI

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Hamilton Heights graduate Grant Weatherford is back in Indiana, playing for theIUPUI men’s basketball team. Weatherford is starting for the Jaguars and has helpedthe team to a 10-8 record so far this season.

The winter storm that impacted Indianaon Saturday resulted in the cancellation orpostponement of most Hamilton Countyathletic events.

Among the events postponed were threebig wrestling meets: The HoosierCrossroads Conference meet at FranklinCentral, the Metropolitan Conference meetat Lawrence Central, and the HoosierConference meet at Western. All three meetswill now take place next Saturday, Jan. 19.The Hoosier Conference swim meet atPurdue was pushed back to Jan. 19 also.

Here is a list of other postponements:Hamilton Heights girls basketball team

will play at Tipton on Monday. Juniorvarsity tipoff is at 6 p.m., with the varsity tofollow.

The Heights boys basketball team wasto play Western Boone at the Hoosier Gymon Saturday. The Huskies will now host theStars on Tuesday, Jan. 22, with a 6 p.m. JVstart. Refunds for tickets will be availablestarting on Monday morning during regularschool hours. You must bring your ticketsto receive the refund.

Guerin Catholic's girls basketball gamewith Connersville is postponed toWednesday, Jan. 23.

Guerin Catholic's boys basketball gameat Martinsville will take place this comingTuesday, Jan. 15.

The Sheridan boys basketball game withElwood has been rescheduled to Saturday,Jan. 26.

Hamilton Southeastern's boys basketballgame at Anderson will take place onTuesday, Feb. 12.

The Carmel boys basketball game withBishop Dwenger has been rescheduled forFriday, Feb. 22.

Most Saturday events postponed

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT. GBToronto 32 12 .727 -Philadelphia 27 16 .628 4.5Boston 25 17 .595 6.0Brooklyn 21 23 .477 11.0New York 10 32 .238 21.0Central W L PCT. GBMilwaukee 29 12 .707 -Indiana 28 14 .667 1.5Detroit 18 23 .439 11.0Chicago 10 33 .233 20.0Cleveland 8 35 .186 22.0Southeast W L PCT. GBMiami 21 20 .512 -Charlotte 19 23 .452 2.5Orlando 18 24 .429 3.5Washington 18 25 .419 4.0Atlanta 13 29 .310 8.5

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBDenver 28 13 .683 -Oklahoma City 26 16 .619 2.5Portland 26 17 .605 3.0Utah 23 21 .523 6.5Minnesota 21 22 .488 8.0Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 28 14 .667 -L.A. Clippers 24 18 .571 4.0L.A. Lakers 23 20 .535 5.5Sacramento 22 21 .512 6.5Phoenix 11 33 .250 18.0Southwest W L PCT. GBHouston 24 17 .585 -San Antonio 25 19 .568 -Dallas 20 22 .476 4.5New Orleans 20 23 .465 5.0Memphis 19 23 .452 5.5

NBA standingsSaturday’s scores

Detroit 109, L.A. Clippers 104Miami 112, Memphis 108Orlando 105, Boston 103

Minnesota 110, New Orleans 106

Oklahoma City 122, San Antonio 112Phoenix 102, Denver 93

Sacramento 104, Charlotte 97Utah 110, Chicago 102

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The Guerin Catholic wrestling teamfinished second at the Circle City Confer-ence meet, which took place Saturday atRoncalli.

The host Rebels won the meet, withBishop Chatard third and Brebeuf Jesuitfourth. The Golden Eagles beat the Braves54-6 and the Trojans 52-24, while falling toRoncalli 72-9.

Guerin Catholic had two wrestlers winindividual conference championships. JeffDunasky went 3-0 at 145 pounds, whileZach Sutton was also 3-0 at 152 pounds.Dunasky won a tough match over Roncalli'sTyce Freije 9-7, then beat his Chatard oppo-nent 17-7 to clinch the championship. Suttonscored a pin over the Rebels' David Page.

The following Guerin wrestlers all went

2-1 for the tournament: Clay Patton (106),Jon Koscal (120), Ben Batchelder (160),Brayden Hall (170), Alex Hubbard (182),Max Fallin (195) and Robert Sapienza(220). Luke Tabor was 1-2 at 126 pounds.

Dunasky Sutton

Golden Eagles wrestlingtakes second at conference