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Classified ................................B6-B8Deaths ............................................A4Opinion ..........................................B4Sports ......................................B1-B3Life ..................................................A5TV, Comics, Dear Abby ..............B5

ColtsSnow can’tstop PaganoPage B1

VIP CallAngola soldier

talks to ObamaPage A2

Weather20 percent chance of

more snow todaywith a high of 29and a low of 14.

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THURSDAYDecember 27, 2012

CommentaryNew Year’s goals,not resolutions

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GOODMORNING

BY DAVE [email protected]

WASHINGTON — When U.S.Rep-elect Susan Brooks takes herseat in Congress next week, theHouse will have two representativeswith deep roots in northeast Indiana.

Republican Rep. MarlinStutzman, of course, represents thelocal 3rd District and lives inLaGrange County.

Brooks, 51, a newly electedRepublican from Carmel, claimsstrong family ties to Garrett and the

lakes area near Rome City andWolcottville.

“It’s a place that we love cominghome to, and we feel very much apart of northern Indiana,” saidBrooks, whose parents Bob andMarilyn Wiant, live on Adams Lakenortheast of Wolcottville.

Born in Auburn, Brooks grew upin the Fort Wayne area and graduatedfrom Homestead High School, whereher father was the head footballcoach at the time.

“When she was selected for Girls

State back in highschool, she camehome and thoughtshe would like tobecome a lawyer,”Brooks’ mothersaid. “She set highgoals for herself.”

“She was verycommitted to thingseven way back inhigh school,” herfather said.

Bob Wiant left Homestead tobecome football coach at East NobleHigh School in the 1980s, while

Brooks was in college at MiamiUniversity of Ohio.

Brooks came home during thesummer of 1982 to work at KraftFoods in Kendallville.

“It was a great experience,actually,” she said about her second-shift job at Kraft, “I had neverworked in a manufacturing facilitybefore, so I learned a bit aboutmanufacturing, about process andteamwork.” She still remembers thecompany giving everyone a steakdinner as a reward for a safetyachievement.

SEE CONGRESSWOMAN, PAGE A6

Auburn man to rideRose Parade float

AUBURN — Lions ClubInternational presidentWayne Madden ofAuburn,will ride in the RoseParade on New Year’s Dayin Pasadena, Calif.

Madden will ride on float57 with his wife, Linda, theirdaughter and two grandsons.

Each ofthe majorserviceorganiza-tions,Kiwanis,Lions andRotary willhave floatsin theparade,Maddensaid.

“Each internationalpresident rides on the float,”he added.

Madden began his one-year term as president of theinternational organization inJune. Since then, he hastraveled to countries such asMalaysia, Nigeria andIndonesia visiting localLions clubs.

Madden said he enjoysthe opportunity to meetLions from all over theworld.

“I get to see the variousprojects they (Lions) do allover their communities tohelp people,” he said.

When his term aspresident ends, Madden willtransition into a role ofchairman for the Lions ClubInternational Foundation.

Lions Clubs Internationalis a service-based organiza-tion that helps communitiesaround the world withprojects such as fightingmeasles and blindness,especially in children.

H.W. Bush’sfever worsens

HOUSTON (AP) — A“stubborn” fever that keptformer President GeorgeH.W. Bush in a hospital overChristmas has gotten worse,and doctors have put him ona liquids-only diet, hisspokesman said Wednesday.

Jim McGrath, Bush’sspokesman in Houston, hadsaid earlier in the day thatthe fever had gone away, buthe later corrected himself.

“It’s an elevated fever, soit’s actually gone up in thelast day or two,” McGrathtold The Associated Press.“It’s a stubborn fever thatwon’t go away.”

Doctors at MethodistHospital in Houston haverun tests and are treating thefever with Tylenol, but theystill haven’t nailed down acause, McGrath said.

Madden

New Indiana congresswoman has local tiesBrooks’ parents live in LaGrange County

Brooks

Visitors bureau hires new director

Shane Campbell of Kendallville rides his bikedown Sherman Street in Kendallville during aheavy snowfall Wednesday afternoon. Snow

blanketed the area for the first major snowfallthis winter.

CHAD KLINE

BY AARON [email protected]

The season’s first winter stormdumped several inches of snow onthe region Wednesday, creatinghazardous road conditions thatslowed traffic and kept tow trucksand snow plows busy morning tonight.

Under a National WeatherService-issued Winter WeatherAdvisory, the area saw snow falltotals that ranged from 4.5 inchesin the southern portion and 3.5inches more north. Frigid tempera-tures and gusting winds made thegoing difficult for motorists.

The major routes through thefour-county region – I-69, S.R. 3and the Indiana Toll Road – sawvery slow-moving trafficthroughout the day as plow trucksscrambled to keep the roadwayclear under steadily-falling snowand motorists just tried to keeptheir vehicles on the roadways.

A KPC Media Group reporter

traveling from Angola to FortWayne on I-69 Wednesdayafternoon reported seeing 11 slide-offs and two property damagecrashes.

The conditions kept lawenforcement officers busythroughout the day.

Noble County Sheriff’s Depart-ment reported two propertydamage crashes and five slide-offsassociated with treacherous roadconditions, as of 7 p.m.Wednesday. One of those slide-offs briefly closed southboundS.R. 3 south of Kendallvillearound 5:30 p.m. while a towtruck pulled an SUV out of a deepditch.

Officers in Steuben Countyworked 15 crashes Wednesday,according to statistics from thecounty’s communication center.One of those crashes was a minorpersonal injury crash.

DeKalb County CentralCommunications reported roughly

25 weather-related incidencesWednesday, with the majoritybeing slide-offs with no damage.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’sDepartment reported one personwas injured in a three-vehiclecrash that occurred at 2:48 p.m. Inthat incident, a 1996 Jeep beingdriven southbound on C.R. 7 bySpencer Diederich, 25, of Garrettwas unable to stop at a stop signwhere the road intersects withS.R. 8. The Jeep struck a 2005Chevy that was being drivenwestbound on S.R. 8 by Sherry L.Stacy, 60, of Rome City.

The impact sent Stacy’s vehicleinto the eastbound lane where itwas struck by an eastbound 2000Saturn being driven by Daniel S.Thomas, 54, of Albion.

Thomas was taken to DeKalbHealth by DeKalb EMS with acomplaint of ankle pain.

Assisting county police at thescene were the Garrett Fire andPolice departments.

Area blanketed by winter storm

KENDALLVILLE — The NobleCounty Convention and VisitorsBureau said Wednesday that it hashired Sheryl A. Prentice asexecutive director effective Jan. 7,2013.

Prentice has served northeastIndiana as a newspaper reporter andeditor, marketing director for theAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automo-bile Museum, and as a longtimeboard member of the Auburn ArtsCommission.

The bureau said her manyaccomplishments and award-winning design and writing skillswill aid her as she takes the leader-ship role to develop relationshipswith and support the tourism efforts

of the major tourism attractions,festivals, lodging facilities andcommunities inNoble County.

Prenticereplaces outgoingdirector John Bry,who resigned theposition effective atthe end of 2012. AsBry leaves thispost, he will begina different rolewith the visitors bureau. Bry willtransition into a new positioncreated to oversee community assetdevelopment.

“We are excited to see our visionbecoming reality,” said Lori Gagen,

board president. “John brought hisextraordinary knowledge andexperience into Noble County threeyears ago and has helped build aforward-thinking strategy thatchallenges the traditional role of atourism bureau. His new role,focusing on asset development, willallow us to put more time andenergy on tourism initiatives suchas the Main Street program, Farmto Fork, Green Triangle, TombstoneTrail, and others he has introducedover the past couple of years.”

While Bry continues to identifyand help develop the county’stourism assets, Prentice will befocused primarily on moretraditional promotional and

marketing efforts that help peoplediscover Noble County and, ideally,put “heads in beds” at the county’saccommodations, a news releasesaid..Funding for the traditionalmarketing efforts is derived fromthe county innkeeper’s tax,collected from people who stay inarea hotels, bed-and-breakfasts andcabins.

Funding for the addition of asecond paid position at the visitorsbureau, focusing on asset develop-ment, is initially being madepossible by County EconomicDevelopment Income Tax (CEDIT)funds and a $30,000 matching grantfrom the Olive B. Cole Foundation.

Prentice

Villageat risk?Meeting set todiscuss Main Street’sApple Festival effortBY DENNIS [email protected]

KENDALLVILLE — TheApple Festival of Kendallville’sMain Street Village in thedowntown business district maybe no more.

Don Gura, president of theDowntown Business Association,announced this week the associa-tion is meeting Jan. 8 to considerdiscontinuing the Main StreetVillage. Since 1992, the villagehas been a fixture of the annualApple Festival of Kendallville,held on the first weekend inOctober.

Gura said the final decisionwill be made at a meeting ofassociation members Tuesday,Jan. 8, at 8 a.m. at Joanna’sDealicious Treats, 201 S. MainSt.

“The hours upon hours ofplanning and the weekend setupand cleanup with a handful ofvolunteers has really just reachedits limit,” Gura said.

Main Street Village wasstarted in 1992 by formerdowntown store owner SandiFischer and a group of downtownmerchants to support andpromote the downtown. At thetime the RedevelopmentCommission, the Local Develop-ment Corp. and the Main StreetBusiness Association werelooking at ways to revitalize thedowntown area through thestate’s Main Street program.

The first Main Street Villagewas held in the three blocksbetween Rush and Mitchellstreets. More than 25 vendors setup on Main Street, and 20downtown businesses participatedwith their employees in periodcostumes and windows decoratedfor the 18th-to-19th-centurytheme.

Buses carried festivalgoersbetween the festival’s NobleCounty Fairgrounds venue andthe downtown.

Gura said interest in the MainStreet Village has declinedrecently, and so has financialsupport. There was no coordi-nator this year. A committee

BY BOB [email protected]

ALBION — The owner of anew business in Albion, CaliforniaDreamin, also owns two businessesthat were raided by InternalRevenue Service investigators andIndiana State Police officers inSeptember.

One of the businesses raidedwas another location of CaliforniaDreamin in North Webster. Also

raided during the investigationwere Stimmelator’s Gentlemen’sClub in North Webster and thehome of the businesses’ owner,Samuel S. Stimmel, 63, of NorthWebster.

The one thing all threeCalifornia Dreamin locations havein common is selling a brand ofpotpourri that Stimmel describedas “completely legal.”

California Dreamin’s Albion

location is at 120 W. Main St. inthe former office of Dr. WilliamFitzkee, directly across the streetfrom the Noble CountyCourthouse square and two doorsto the west of the office ofNortheastern Indiana CASA.

“It’s a variety store,” saidStimmel. While a paper sign onthe door said the business sellsnovelties, gifts and clothes, it will

New Albion business’ owner linked to IRS raid

SEE VILLAGE, PAGE A6

SEE PRENTICE, PAGE A6

SEE RAID, PAGE A6

Icy roads contributeto crashes

KENDALLVILLE —Police investigated threeweather related trafficcrashes on Monday.

At 5:24 p.m. policewere dispatched to analley intersection behindthe 500 block of WestWilliam Street where aChevrolet pickup truckstruck a utility pole.

Timothy T. Wells, 38,of the 500 block of WestWilliam Street, Kendall-ville, told police he wasdriving the truckeastbound approaching thealley intersection when thetruck slid on ice andstruck the pole.

No injuries werereported. Police estimatedthe damage at $1,000 to$2,500.

At about 7:37 p.m.police were called to RileyRoad near the WakefieldCircle residentialcommunity where a ToyotaAvalon had slid off theroad, struck fourmailboxes on a woodenpost and damaged a lawnat 1105 Riley Road.

Jessica L. Hochstetler,21, of rural Kendallville,told police she was drivingthe Toyota northboundwhen her vehicle losttraction and slid off theroad. Police reported RileyRoad was ice-covered atthe time.

No injuries werereported. Police estimatedthe damage at $1,000 to$2,500.

At about 8 p.m. policewere dispatched to thepost office at 695 FairStreet where a vehicle hadstruck the building and leftthe scene.

A witness identified the

vehicle and driver forpolice, and officers locatedJody C. Lewis, 52 of the900 block of Villa Terrace,Kendallville. She toldpolice she was driving anOldsmobile Intrigueeastbound and attempted tostop for a vehicle in fronther but lost control and hercar ran into the post officebuilding. Police reportedthe weather conditions andvehicle speed contributed tothe crash.

Lewis also told policeshe did not know what todo. She drove to herresidence and called 911.Police reported receivingthe 911 call while travelingto the crash scene.

No injuries werereported. Police estimatedthe total damage at $2,500to $5,000.

Hit and run incidentreported at Walmart

KENDALLVILLE — Ahit and run was reported inthe Walmart parking lotMonday.

At about 2:30 p.m. policewere called to the parkinglot at 2501 E. North St. Theowner of a Nissan Maximatold police he came out thestore and discovered his carhad been damaged by anunknown vehicle that hadleft the scene.

Police estimated thedamage at $1,000 to $2,500.

Parked SUV struckon Main Street

KENDALLVILLE — ADodge Neon struck a FordExplorer parked on MainStreet Sunday night resultingin an estimated $5,000 to$10,000 damage, accordingto police.

Hope A.Deyo, 16, of rural

Avilla, told police she wasdriving the Dodgesouthbound when it struckthe unoccupied Ford parkedin front of 523 N. Main St.

A witness told police theDodge Neon did not veer ormake any suddenmovements to avoid thecollision.

Deyo told police she hadonly been driving since July,and it was dark. She didn’tsee the Ford until it was toolate to avoid the collision.

No injuries were reported.

Four booked intoNoble County Jail

ALBION — Four peoplewere booked into theNoble County Jail Mondayand Tuesday, the NobleCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment said.

• Tyler Etter, 22, ofKendallville was chargedwith domestic battery andstrangulation and held on$50,000 bond.

• Cody Allen Morrison,21, of Kendallville wasbooked on a failure toappear warrant and heldwithout bond.

• Christopher M. Short,26, of Rome City wasbooked on a warrant fortheft — receiving stolenproperty and possession ofa controlled substance. Nobond was listed.

• John D. Slone, 43, ofKendallville was chargedwith disorderly conductand held on $3,500 bond.

Mailbox smashedWOLCOTTVILLE — A

mailbox was smashed in the100 block of East OrangeStreet, the Wolcottville PoliceDepartment said. Thecriminal mischief wasreported Monday at 2:59 p.m.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a pub-

lic hearing will be held by the Plan Commission of the City of Kendall-ville, Indiana, at 7:00 PM, on Mon-day, January 07, 2013 in Council Chambers, 234 S. Main Street, Ken-dallville, Indiana, to consider Docket Number Z-2-12, a proposed Amend-ment to the Zoning Ordinance of Kendallville, Indiana.

The proposed amendment in-volves a change in Zoning Classifica-tion from an

I-1 district to an AR and C-2A dis-trict.

For the following described real estate located in Noble County, Indi-ana to wit:

Location of Property Involved: 628 Billy Drive, formerly known as Ken-dallville Mobile Home Park

Other legal description:AR Zoning Legal DescriptionA part of the East half of the North-

east Quarter of Section 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 East, Wayne Township, City of Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, and more particu-larly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northeast cor-ner of the Northeast Quarter of Sec-tion 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 East; thence due west (assumed bearing) along the North line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 31, a distance of 632.0 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes 30 sec-onds West (parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter), a distance of 720.60 feet to the point of begin-ning of this description; thence con-tinuing South 0 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West (parallel to the East lien of said Northeast Quarter) a dis-tance of 1223.45 feet; South 00 de-grees 00 minutes 00 seconds West (parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter) a distance of 330.00 feet; thence North 0 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds East (parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter), a distance of 1188.56 feet; thence North 83 degrees 58 minutes 09 seconds East, a distance of

332.09 feet to the aforementioned point of beginning, 9.14 acres, more of less.

C-2A Zoning Legal DescriptionA part of the East half of the North-

east Quarter of Section 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 East, Wayne Township, City of Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, and more particu-larly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northeast cor-ner of the Northeast Quarter of Sec-tion 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 East; thence due West (assumed bearing) along the North line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 31, a distance of 632.0 feet to the point of beginning of this description; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West (parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter). a dis-tance of 720.60 feet; thence South 83 degrees 58 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 332.09 feet; thence North 0 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds East (parallel to the East line of said Northeast Quarter), a dis-tance of 775.49 feet to the North line of said Northeast Quarter; thence due East (assumed bearing) along said North line, a distance of 330.00 feet to the aforementioned point of beginning, 5.59 acres, more of less.

Applicant: Joseph D. Bishop, PEProperty Owner: Chicago Equity Trust, LLC

Written suggestions or objections to the proposed appeal may be filed with the Director of Planning and Zoning at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Plan Com-mission at the time and place speci-fied.

Kendallville Plan CommissionBy: David A. Lange

Date: 12-21-12NS,00325206,12/27

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a pub-

lic hearing will be held by the Plan Commission of the City of Kendall-ville, Indiana, at 7:00 PM, on the 7th day of January, 2013 in Council Chambers, City Hall, 234 S. Main Street, in Kendallville, Indiana, to consider a preliminary plat for a pro-posed Subdivision in the jurisdic-tional limits of the City of Kendallville, Docket Number SD-2-12.

The proposed subdivision involves a tract of land owned by:

Chicago Equity Trust LLCand is zoned proposed C-2A &

AR, for the following described real estate located in Noble County, Indi-ana, to wit:

Subdivision legal descriptionA part of the East half of the North-

east Quarter of Section 31, Township 35 North, range 11 East, Wayne Township, City of Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, and more particu-larly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northeast cor-

ner of the Northeast Quarter of Sec-tion 31, Township 35 North, Range11 East; thence due west (assumedbearing) along the North line of theNortheast Quarter of said Section 31,a distance of 632.0 feet to the pointof beginning of this description;thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes30 seconds West (parallel to the Eastline of said Northeast Quarter). A dis-tance of 1944.05 feet; thence South90 degrees 00 minutes 00 secondsWest, a distance of 330.00 feet;thence North 0 degrees 39 minutes30 seconds East (parallel to the Eastline of said Northeast Quarter), a dis-tance of 1944.05 feet to the Northline of said Northeast Quarter;thence due East (assumed bearing)a long said North line, a distance of330.00 feet to the aforementionedpoint of beginning, 14.73 acres, moreof less.

Written suggestions or objectionsto the proposed preliminary plat for aSubdivision may be filed with the Di-rector of Planning and Zoning at, orbefore such meeting and will beheard by the Plan Commission at thetime and place specified. Said hear-ing may be continued from time totime as may be necessary.

Interested persons desiring to pre-sent their views upon the proposedpreliminary plat for a Subdivision, ei-ther in writing or verbally, will begiven the opportunity to be heard atthe above mentioned time and place.

Kendallville Plan CommissionAuthorized By: David A. Lange

Date: December 21, 2012NS,00325207,12/27

PUBLIC NOTICEJANUARY COURT CLAIMS

3M Electronic Monitoring -3,907.30; All Printing & PublicationsIn - 414.60; Allen Business Machines- 150.52; Allen County Juvenile Cen-ter - 2,880.00; Brandon W Pulver -200.00; Brent Ecenbarger - 527.19;Carlos Reyes Malagon - 200.00;Child Support - 224.41; Eric Black-man - 60.00; ERS Automation -100.00; Eva Hernandez - 180.00; Ev-erett Newman - 262.95; IndianaJudges Assoc - 600.00; IndianaStamp Co., Inc. - 38.51; Information & Records Assoc. - 2,336.00; JamesAbbs - 5.00; Jenni Applegate -192.33; JLDC - 525.00; MatthewBender & Co., Inc - 1,450.93; Mi-chael J Kramer - 179.58; MichelleBowers - 3.36; Noble County Clerk -430.00; Patterson Reporting -146.95; PharmChem, Inc - 63.00;Redwood Toxicology Lab - 2,972.10;Robert Kirsch - 310.74; Sally Leh-man - 360.80; Spanicus LLC -181.63; Stacey Beam - 46.79; Ste-ven Clouse - 532.77; Tonya J. Yates- 26.38; Wildman Uniform & Linen -42.49; William Walz - 241.12; GrandTotal: 19,792.45

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BY DENNIS [email protected]

KENDALLVILLE — Cityofficials have determined aguardrail where Wayne Streetcurves into Park Avenue is notneeded to protect Noble CountyFairgrounds property, but changeswill be made to warning signswith a speed limit advisory.

In early November, FrankMorton, safety chairman for theNoble County Fair Board, askedthe city to install a guardrail onthe north side of Wayne Street atthe curve to prevent vehicles fromcrashing into fairgrounds fencingand property. In a letter to theBoard of Public Works, Mortonwarned crashes into the fencehave occurred at night whenfairgrounds activities have ceased,

but a daytime crash through thefence could cause injuries tosomeone on the grounds.

The board postponed action onthe request to study the issue.

Wednesday morning, the boardvoted to follow city engineeringdepartment administrator ScottDerby’s recommendations ofchanges to area that do notinclude a guardrail. The site hasexisting yellow arrow signswarning motorists about the curvein the road.

Derby reported only two trafficaccidents at the site have beenreported to and investigated bypolice in the past three years. Hestudied traffic count and traffic

speed counts done previously andstate traffic control regulations.

Derby recommended placingall required traffic control signsand making minor adjustments toone large arrow sign’s placement.He also recommended placing atthe site supplemental trafficcontrol signs including advisoryspeed signs, installing raisedpavement markers through thecurve and repainting existingcenterline markings.

“We will continue monitoringthe situation to see if we need toreplace existing curb with 6-inchhigh curb and gutter,” he told theboard. Replacing about 100 linearfeet of curb would cost about$2,000.

In other business, the board:• approved the purchase of six

WatchGuard in-car video systemsfor police department vehicles ata total cost of $28,842. PoliceChief Rob Wiley said the videosystems will be installed in theschool resource officer’s vehicle,the reserve officer vehicle andpatrol vehicles without it, and onewill be kept in storage as areplacement.

• approved the purchase of anew fire department commandvehicle from Shepherd’sChevrolet Buick GMC in Kendall-ville for $37,226. The other bidwas from Max Platt Ford Lincolnfor $33,532.

In a written report to the board,Fire Chief Mike Riehm said eventhough the Ford from Platt wasthe lowest bid, the vehicle did notmeet the specifications or

included the equipment specified.• approved water quality

control department superintendentBill Forbes’ request to contractlab testing with CommonwealthBiomonitoring of Indianapolis for$11,000. The department cannotdo the state-required testing, andmust hire an outside vendor, hesaid.

• approved the purchase of anew copier-printer for the waterquality control department for$8,213. The equipment willreplace a 13-year-old copier thatno longer works properly and isless efficient, according toForbes.

• approved paying the 2013membership fee of $4,104 to theIndiana Association of Cities andTowns.

City decides against Wayne Street guardrail

Heavy snow made local intersections trickywhen the snow started to stick to roads innortheast Indiana Wednesday. Here, twotrucks travel south on S.R. 9, crossing S.R.

120 in Howe Wednesday morning.Emergency dispatchers in LaGrangeCounty reported no serious traffic incidents— only a few vehicles sliding off roadways.

Treacherous travelPATRICK REDMOND

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Deployed Angola soldier chatswith Commander-in-Chief TuesdayFROM STAFF REPORTS

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan —“Hello, President Obama? … I’m great, howare you?”

So began the most memorable phone callof a six-month deployment for Senior AirmanKeshia Shutts with the 451st ExpeditionaryLogistics Readiness Squadron here, whoreceived a Christmas morning phone callfrom President Barack Obama.

The Commander-in-Chief thanked Shuttsfor her service and asked if she had been ableto talk to her 3-year old daughter, Sienna,back home in Angola, Ind. He also asked ifShutts, who is engaged, had set a date for theceremony.

“September 1, 2013,” she replied. “You’remore than welcome to attend our wedding.”

Shutts, originally from Montpelier, Ohio, isdeployed from the 121st Logistics ReadinessSquadron of the 121st Air Refueling Wing,Ohio Air National Guard, located at Ricken-backer International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

She was one of 10 deployed troops fromaround the world that was nominated andchosen to receive a Christmas phone callfrom the president.

She is nearing the end of a six-monthdeployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan,where she started off in aerial port, and for thelast five months has worked as an administra-tive assistant in the squadron’s commandsection. She was nominated by wing leader-ship to receive the call from President Obamain recognition of her outstanding performance.

“Airman Shutts conducts herself as a truequality Airman,” said Lt. Col. Manuel Perez,the 451st ELRS commander. “She demandsperfection and professionalism, and shereally sets the example.”

In addition to her official duties, Shutts hasvolunteered at the Role 3 hospital, at the USOand as a victim advocate in the wing’s SexualAssault Prevention and Response program. Shealso volunteered 12 hours to mentor 30 Afghanchildren at the local Kandahar Bazaar school.

Volunteering at the hospital and workingwith the Afghan children have been twohighlights of her deployment, she said.

Since Shutts has been at KAF, she has alsocompleted Airman Leadership School and ispursuing her second Bachelor’s Degree, innursing.

“For me, nominating her was a no-brainer,” Perez said. “If I had to pick my No.1 Airman in the squadron, it would be her.”

Shutts, who has been selected for staffsergeant and will sew on the new rank nextmonth, said it was an honor to be selected toreceive the phone call from the president.

“It was awesome,” she said of the call.“Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Senior Airman Keshia Shutts received aChristmas morning phone call fromPresident Barack Obama while deployedat Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. TheCommander-in-Chief called Shutts towish her a Merry Christmas and thankher for her service. They talked about her3-year-old daughter and her upcomingwedding.

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The exception is a loneCanada goose that I firstnoticed in the predawngrayness several weeks ago.It stood on the far edge ofthe pond, making noattempt to take flight. Iassumed it had spent thenight on the pond. It wasthere the next dawn — andthe next. I thought itpossibly had been woundedby a hunter, making itsescape to land on the pondto rest and recover.

The goose proved wary.It preferred the far side ofthe pond when I approachedthe water’s edge to feed theducks, behavior thatcontrasted with othervisiting geese when Iarrived late for the morningfeeding. These geese wouldswim or walk toward me,shoulder the ducks out ofthe way and try to eat thecorn I scattered for theducks.

I started my daily feeding

of the ducks (mostlymallards) more than a yearago. It gave this oldwildfowler pleasure. I liketo watch ducks. I amobsessed by them. I hopedmy shelled corn would getthe ducks (especially thehens) through the winter ingood physical condition,better prepared for asuccessful spring nesting.

When the pond freezesover, as it did this pastweek, the ducks retreat toopen water on a nearby riverand I scatter corn on theriverbank. Last winter I helda flock of nearly 100mallards, along with a lonehen wood duck.

The river is not idealduck habitat, being narrowand deep. But the mallardsmanage, especially whenthere is an abundance offree food.

In early December Ibegan wondering whatwould happen to the lonegoose once the pond’ssurface turned to ice, ashappened a few days ago.Would it walk to the riverand join the ducks?

I recalled that nearly 50years ago an Arctic-nestingblue goose landed on thelocal millrace and became apermanent resident. In thosedays we called them bluegeese; today biologistsdescribe them as the bluephase of the snow goose.

To my mind adult bluegeese are the prettiest of allgeese, with the possibleexception of the emperorgoose found in the AleutianIslands. I have never seen awild emperor goose. Thelast time I checked, theywere protected fromhunting due to a populationdecline.

My lone Canada goosegradually became moretrusting. After the recenthard freeze, I would go tothe pond each evening andscatter corn for the bird. Itwould not eat until I moved

a good distance away. Ithought the corn would giveit more calories than thegrass on which it grazed. Noducks competed for theyellow kernels.

I viewed the ice as thekey problem. Open watergave the bird a sanctuary. Itcould swim away fromshore to escape land-basedpredators. But with the hardfreeze, a predator couldchase the goose across theice.

On early Christmasmorning, with the tempera-ture hovering near 20degrees Fahrenheit, I wentto the pond. I did not seethe goose. Did it finallywalk to the river or head inthe opposite direction to theopen water along the nearbymillrace?

I have no idea. The ducksremained along the river.

I doubt the goose flewaway. It gave no indicationthat it could fly. I did notsee a scattering of feathersto indicate a coyote or dogmight have chased it downand killed it. The pond andits shoreline left no clues.

I am left to wonder aboutits fate, a mystery never tobe solved, another ofnature’s eternal mysteries.

JAMES H. PHILLIPS can bereached at [email protected].

A female Cooper’s hawk, below, visited an Angola yard onDec. 2 followed by a juvenile who visited Jan. 9. Cooper’shawks are indigenous to the area. While they preferforests and open woodlands, they also can be foundnesting in urban areas.

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LAKE JAMES —ThePokagon State Park NatureCenter will be hosting a birdbanding demonstration from1-4 p.m. Saturday, weatherpermitting.

Guest interpretivenaturalist John Schaust fromWild Birds Unlimited willdemonstrate catching birds,collecting and recordingdata, and placing a band ontheir leg, before safelyreleasing them. Special netswill be set up at the center’swoodland window to catchbirds for banding.

Viewers may come atany time during the threehours and watch theprocess. The event mayneed to be postponed in theadvent of unfavorableweather for capturing birds.Program status can bechecked by calling the parkat 833-2012 on Saturday.

Nature Center hours thatday will be 10 a.m. to 5p.m. The center’s woodlandwindow allows gueststhroughout the year towatch birds at feeders —along with mascot squirrelPatches — from inside withspeakers equipped tocapture their calls andscratchings.

Although the program isfree and open to all, there isthe normal park entrancefee of $5 for in-statevehicles or $7 for out-of-state vehicles.

Birdbandingdemo atPokagonSaturday

A captured tuftedtitmouse is shown after itwas caught for bandingduring an event that isheld annually at thePokagon State ParkNature Center. At right,John Schaust of WildBirds Unlimited removes anuthatch from a net usedto capture birds forbanding. FRED WOOLEY

John Schaust of Wild Birds Unlimitedattaches a leg band to a bird caught at

Pokagon State Park and records its data. FRED WOOLEY

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Richard BucklesAVILLA — Richard

“Dick” Russell Buckles, age72, passed away at his homein Avilla, surrounded by hisfamily on Wednesday,December 26, 2012 at 12:08a.m.

Mr. Buckles was born onJuly 23, 1940 in ColumbiaCity. The son of Russell andLavina(Maulsby)Buckles, helived most ofhis life inAvilla.

Hemarried PattyJo Giengeron April 3,1964 at theImmanuelLutheranChurch. Shesurvives inAvilla.

Richardworked atthetransformer department atGeneral Electric for 37 1/2years, retiring in 2000. Someof his hobbies were fishing,woodworking, andgardening. He was an activemember of ImmanuelLutheran Church in Avilla.

Mr. Buckles served hiscountry in the United StatesMarine Corps from 1959 to1963. He received a medalfor Good Conduct. He wasvery active in the AmericanLegion Post 240 in Avilla,where he held many offices.He was Past Commander, amember of the HonorGuard, he was involved inthe American LegionScholarsip Program and wasthe bar manager. He wasalso a former member of theAvilla Fire Department,where he was Fire Chief in1978. He retired from thefire department in 1983.

Surviving are his wife of48 years, Patty Jo Buckles ofAvilla; his son and daughter-in-law, Brian and DarlaBuckles of Avilla; his twodaughters, Shelly Buckles ofAvilla, Missy and ChadConley of Wolcottville; fivegrandchildren and five greatgrandchildren; brothers Don(Bethel) Buckles of Avillaand James Buckles ofKendallville; and sister-in-law, Nancy Buckles.

He is preceded in deathby his parents, his brothers,George Buckles and PaulBuckles, and his sisters-in-law, Ann Buckles and JoyceBuckles.

Funeral services for Mr.Buckles will be on Saturday,December 29, 2012 at 11a.m. at Immanueal LutheranChurch in Avilla. PastorPatrick Kuhlman willofficiate.

Visitation will be onFriday, December 28, 2012from 3-8: p.m. at BrazzellFuneral Home, AvillaChapel. Visitation will alsobe one hour prior to thefuneral on Saturday.

Burial following will beat Immanuel LutheranCemetery in Avilla.Pallbearers will be SkeeterGrocock, Ray Grocock,Justin Nartker, Jerry

Cochran, Tim Gienger andJim Blessing. Honorarypallbearer will be CadenConley. Military Rites willbe performed by theAmerican Legion Post 240.

Please make memorialsin memory of Richard toImmanuel Lutheran Churchor to the American LegionPost 240 Scholarshipprogram in his name.

Go to brazzellfuneralhome.com to send onlinecondolences.

Mary KellerKENDALLVILLE —

Mary Keller, 88, passedaway December 23, 2012, ather daughter’s home in NewHampshire.

She was born April 19,1924, in Albion, Indiana, toFrank and Eva (Hanson)Rodman. She graduatedfrom Albion High School in1942. She married RalphLeroy Keller on April 30,1945. They had onedaughter, Diana.

Mrs. Keller wasemployed as a telephoneoperator for 33 years,retiring in 1979. She was anavid reader, and loved herhome and family. She was amember of Trinity ChurchUnited Methodist inKendallville for many years.

She was preceded indeath by her husband,Ralph, of 60 years in 2005.

She is survived by twosisters, Wava Duckworth andPauline Meyer; her daughter,Diana Porritt and herhusband, Bill, ofNorthwood, NewHampshire; grandchildren,Christopher DeLong andwife, Wendy, living inChina; Lisa Butler andhusband, Kenneth, of Avilla;Nikki Powers and husband,Bryan, of Barrington, NewHampshire. Great-grandchil-dren include Isaiah andCarissa DeLong, Audrey,Cassandra and HannahButler, Colin, Tad, Libbyand Adah Powers. Great-great-grandchildren includeAllison and Karson Butler.

Visitation will beSaturday, December 29,2012 from 10-11 a.m. atHite Funeral Home inKendallville.

Funeral service will beSaturday, December 29,2012 at 11 a.m. at HiteFuneral Home. Officiatingthe funeral service will beRev. Scott Pattison of TrinityChurch United MethodistChurch.

Burial will be in LakeView Cemetery in Kendall-ville, Indiana.

Send a condolence to theatwww.hitefuneralhome.com.

Charles StokesBUTLER — Charles M.

Stokes, 77, died MondayDecember 24, 2012 at hishome in Butler.

He was born March 12,1935 in Lima, Ohio, to Earland Celesta (Hall) Stokes.

He worked at J B Tooland Die in Wapakoneta,Ohio, retiring in 2000 andhe was a veteran of theUnited States Marine Corps.

Charles married SandraScott on August 2, 1968 inGrace Methodist Church inLima, Ohio, and she passedaway May 4, 2012.

He is survived by threesons and two daughters,Terri (Ken) Orange of NorthPort, Fla., Tim (Cindy)Stokes of Melrose, Ohio,Tony Stokes (Becky Skiba)of Harrod, Ohio, Todd(Dawn) Stokes of Dayton,Ohio, and Charlene Honcell(Donald Hankey) of Butler;two brothers John Richard“Dick” (Marilyn) Stokes andHarry Stokes both of Lima,Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and15 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in deathby his parents; wife; fivebrothers, Hewitt Stokes,Donald Stokes, GlennStokes, Earl Stokes Jr. andDavid Stokes; and foursisters, Mary EleanorNettles, Isabell Stokes,Patricia Needham andDonna Shibler.

Services will be 2 p.m.Saturday December 29,2012 at Feller & ClarkFuneral Home, 875 SouthWayne Street, Waterloo,with Dale Rabineau offici-ating. Calling is two hoursprior to the service fromnoon to 2 p.m. at the funeralhome Saturday.

To send condolences visitwww.fellerandclark.com.

Betty BrownAUBURN — Betty J.

Brown, 93, of Auburn, diedWednesday, Dec. 26, 2012,at Milford Gardens AssistedLiving in Milford, Ohio.

She was born March 21,1919, in Hicksville, Ohio, toGerald “Ted” and Alda(Smith) Betts. They bothpreceded her in death.

She was a 1937 graduateof Hicksville and then wenton to attend the Universityof Toledo. She married MaxS. “Tank” Brown on Aug.31, 1940, in Hicksville,Ohio, and he died in April of2002. For most of her lifethey lived in Auburn exceptfor 1952-54 when they livedin Hicksville and 1967-74when they lived in Denton,Texas.

She was a member of theAuburn First UnitedMethodist Church. She wasalso an associate member ofthe Tri Kappa Sorority,associate member of theKenwigs, member of theFriends of the Library, 50-year member of the Order ofthe Eastern Star – Ashleychapter # 229, member ofthe Maxine Colman Circle,ACD Women’s Association,and was a volunteer for theAuburn Cord DuesenbergAutomobile Museum.

Surviving are a son anddaughter-in-law, Timothy J.and Dee Brown of Milford,Ohio; Dr. Betsy and LarrySchenck of Denton, Texas;two grandchildren, AmyChristine Brown Crouseand her husband, Donald,of Cincinnati, Ohio, andCharles Schenck ofDenton, Texas; and great-grandchildren, Katherine,Timothy, Elizabeth Crouse,and John Wesley and

Quentin Schenck.Services will be 1 p.m.

Saturday, December 29 atFeller and Clark FuneralHome, 1860 S. Center St.,Auburn, with the Rev. TedJansen officiating. Burialwill be in WoodlawnCemetery in Auburn.

Visitation will be from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday atthe funeral home.

Memorials may bedirected to the Auburn CordDuesenberg AutomobileMuseum endowment fund orthe Auburn First UnitedMethodist Church.

To view an onlineobituary or to sendcondolences, visitwww.fellerandclark.com.

Dean WingKENDALLVILLE —

Dean C. Wing, 80, diedSaturday, December 22,2012, at his home inKendallville.

He was born December17, 1932, in Auburn to J.Paul and Virginia (Poppele)Wing.

Heworked for40 years forIndiana BellTelephoneuntil hisretirement in1994. Hewas a U.S.ArmyVeteran ofthe Korean War. He was amember of Beacon BaptistChurch of Kendallville.

Dean married ArdellaJames on December 30,1961, in the Calvary Templein Fort Wayne and shesurvives in Kendallville.

He is also survived by adaughter and son-in-law,Sheryl and Don Stallman ofKendallville: two grandchil-dren, Sarah Stallman andMatthew Stallman: abrother-in-law, GeorgeJames of Auburn; nieces andnephews, Sandra and GeraldLockwood of Auburn,Dwight James of FortWayne, Karen and DaveCarter of Auburn, Roger andBecky Gafkin of GreenfieldSC, Dr. David and JanetGafkin of Auburn, Dr. Jamesand Nita Gafkin ofBrownwood, TX and Jewelland Bill LaBrash of FortWayne.

He was preceded in deathby his parents and a brotherand sisters-in-law, Gail andBetty Gafken and BernieceJames.

A memorial service willbe 4 p.m. Sunday, December30, 2012, at Feller and ClarkFuneral Home, 1860 CenterSt., Auburn. The family willreceive friends three hoursprior to the service from 1-4p.m. Sunday at the funeralhome.

Preferred memorials canbe directed to the Kendall-ville Humane Shelter orChild Evangelism. To sendcondolences visitwww.fellerandclark.com.

Anna Ruth HaynesAUBURN — Anna Ruth

Haynes, 92, died Thursday,Dec. 20, 2012, at Provena

Sacred Heart Home inAvilla.

Calling will be todayfrom 5-7 p.m. at the CedarLake Church of theBrethren, 2939 C.R. 15,Auburn. A memorial servicewill be at the church at 7p.m. today. A family-onlyburial service is planned toprecede the service.Memorials are to HeiferInternational, PO Box 8058,Little Rock AZ,www.heifer.org , or Churchof Brethren GlobalMinistries, 1451 DundeeAve, Elgin, IL, 60120,www.brethren.org.

Charles HenryFORT WAYNE —

Charles Richard Henry, 87,died Wednesday, Dec. 26,2012, at New Haven Careand Rehabilitation in NewHaven. Funeral services arepending at Hite FuneralHome in Kendallville.

Helen CriderLIGONIER — Services

for Helen Crider have beenrescheduled to Friday at2:30 p.m. at Yeager FuneralHome in Ligonier. Burialwill follow at Oak ParkCemetery in Ligonier.Calling will be Friday from11 a.m.-2 p.m. prior to theservice.

Levi LehmanLIGONIER — Levi

Lehman, 67, of Ligonier,died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012in Goshen. Cremation willtake place at LegacyCremation & RemembranceCenter in Ligonier.

Robert SkinnerCOLDWATER, Mich. —

Robert Eugene Skinner, 90,of Coldwater, Mich., diedSunday, Dec. 23, 2012 atCommunity Health Centerof Branch County. Amemorial service will takeplace Saturday at 11 a.m. atthe Coldwater AmericanLegion Post 52. Cremationwill take place. DutcherFuneral Home of Coldwateris in charge of arrangements.

LeRoy NelsonKENDALLVILLE —

LeRoy Nelson, 67, ofKendallville, diedWednesday, Dec. 26, 2012in Parkview RegionalMedical Center, Fort Wayne.

Arrangements arepending at Young FamilyFuneral Home, KendallvilleChapel, 222 S. State St.,Kendallville.

Carl GeimerANGOLA — Carl J.

Geimer, 88, died Thursday,Dec. 26, 2012 at the VisitingNurse and Hospice Home inFort Wayne. Arrangementsare pending at the H.E.Johnson & Sons FuneralHome in Angola.

George HontzLIGONIER — George

Lewis Hontz, 76, ofLigonier, die at 12:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 atAvalon Village. Arrange-ments are pending withYeager Funeral Home.

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) —A massive explosion rippedthrough a warehouse full offireworks in Nigeria’s largestcity on Wednesday, sparkinga fire that threatenedsurrounding city blocks andsending a plume of thicksmoke high into the sky. Atleast one person died and 15others were wounded,emergency officials said.

The blast occurredaround 9 a.m. in the Jankaraarea of Lagos Island, aneighborhood of narrowstreets and tall cementbuildings holding shops andhousing people sometimes adozen to a room in themegacity of Lagos. Theforce of the explosionechoed miles away andshook windows.

An Associated Pressjournalist saw members ofthe Nigerian Red Crosstreating people with minorcuts and bruises a fewblocks from the site. Later,rescuers pulled out a badlycharred corpse from the still-smoldering structure.

Many people wereinjured when theystampeded through thearea’s narrow alleyways,said Yushau Shuaib, aspokesman for Nigeria’sNational EmergencyManagement Agency.

“The explosion was notsuspected to be a deliberateattack to cause confusion assecurity agencies havecommenced their investiga-tions,” Shuaib said in astatement later Wednesday.

Casualties, however,could rise as rescuerscontinue to clear debris fromthe fire. Smoke still roseover the neighborhood as thesun started to set Wednesdayover Lagos.

Rubble-strewn streetssurrounding the burningbuildings were covered inthe spent shells of fireworks.Several police officers andsecurity officials foundlarge, mortar-like fireworksin the building, the kindwired to explode as part of alarge arrangement put on byprofessionals.

Nigerians commonlyshoot off fireworks andfirecrackers to markChristmas and the New Year,with hawkers roaming intraffic with fistfuls of thesmall explosives to sell topassing drivers.

Local governmentofficials have tried to banfireworks this year, in partdue to safety and in part dueto the fear they can cause ina nation where a radicalIslamist sect is carrying outshootings and car bombings.Nevertheless fireworks haveexploded across the countryin recent days to mark theholiday season.

1 dead, 15woundedin Nigeriaexplosion

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Contest: Dec. 27-28.Annual Gingerbread Housecontest and display at YoderShopping Center south oftown. Last year, two entrieswere invited to a nationalcontest. Houses on displaythrough Dec. 31. Yoder’sDepartment Store, 300 S.Van Buren St., Shipshe-wana.

Shipshewana IceFestival: Dec. 27-28. Foodchefs and members of theMichiana Ice CarversAssociation will use acombined 30,000 or morepounds of ice to carveapproximately 40 sculpturesin varying shapes, fromanimals and toys to popularpeople, nostalgic food, andother interesting objects. Formore information, go tovisitshipshewana.org.Shipshewana.

Adult BasicEducation/GED prepara-tion classes: 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Free. KendallvillePublic Library, 221 ParkAve., Kendallville.

Adult BasicEducation/GED prepara-tion classes: 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Free. Topeka BranchLibrary, 133 N. Main St.,Topeka.

Adult BasicEducation/GED prepara-tion classes: 10:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Free. LigonierPolice Station Building, 300S. Cavin St., Ligonier.

Food Pantry: 10:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Pantry is openThursdays. Mornings 10:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. andafternoons from 2:30-4:30p.m. West Noble FoodPantry, 519 Gerber St.,Ligonier.

Adult BasicEducation/GED prepara-tion classes: Noon to 4 p.m.Free. Vistula Headstart, 603Townline Road, LaGrange.

Euchre: 1 p.m. EveryTuesday and Thursday.Public welcome. Kendall-ville VFW Post, 112Veterans Way, Kendallville.

Food and ClothingPantry: 2-5 p.m. Openevery Thursday from 2-5pm. For more informationcall 438-8678. HelpingHands, 275 Martin St.,Rome City.

Adult BasicEducation/GED prepara-tion classes: 4:30-8:30 p.m.Free. LEAP of NobleCounty, 610 Grand St.,Ligonier.

ESL Instruction: 5-8p.m. Free. Vistula Headstart,603 Townline Road,LaGrange.

Bingo: 6 p.m. EachThursday. Sponsored bySylvan Lake ImprovementAssociation. Rome CityBingo Hall, S.R. 9, RomeCity.

Community StrokeSupport Group: 6:30 p.m.For those who have had astroke or significant braininjury and their caregivers.For more information, callRandy Packer at 260-350-9280. LaGrange Council onAging, LaGrange.

Northeast Indiana 9-12Project: 6:30-8 p.m.Meetings canceled until Jan.10. Kendallville PublicLibrary, Kendallville.

Celebrate Recovery: 7p.m. Meets each Thursday.CrossPointe Family Church,S. R. 3 and Drake Road,Kendallville.

iPad App Pack: 7 p.m.New iPad users will discussthe use of apps and shareexperiences with the powersand the problems of theApple iPad. KendallvillePublic Library, Kendallville.

Holiday Greeting Cardsdisplay: 9 p.m. Dec. 27-28.

29 school children madegreeting card boardsdisplayed and illuminated indrive-through campground.Bixler Lake Campgrounds,East side Bixler Lake,Kendallville.

Friday, December 28Community Table:

10:30 a.m. Free meal from10:30-11:30 andCommunity Harvest FoodTruck delivering at 11 a.m.Trinity Assembly of GodChurch, 1288 W. Union St.,Ligonier.

Euchre: 12:30 p.m.Games played on Fridays.Call 347-4226 for moreinformation. Noble CountyCouncil on Aging, 111Cedar St., Kendallville.

Central Noble FoodPantry: 1-2 p.m. CentralNoble Food Pantry, 104 N.Orange St., Albion, providesdry goods, health andbeauty products, dairy andmeat from 1-2 p.m. onFridays. Call BonnieBrownell at 564-8160 formore information. CentralNoble Food Pantry, 104 N.Orange St., Albion.

Euchre: 1 p.m. Gamesplayed at no charge. KenneyPark Recreation Center,Ligonier.

Friendship FoodPantry: 2-4 p.m. Fooddistributed every Wednesdayfrom 1-3 p.m. and 4-5:30p.m. and Fridays from 2-4p.m. Friendship FoodPantry, 2004 E. Dowling St.,Kendallville.

Gamblers Anonymous:6:30-8 p.m. ConferenceRoom 1. Contact 599-0238.Kendallville Public Library,221 Park Ave., Kendallville.

Euchre: 7 p.m. Fridaysat the Helmer Fire Station,Helmer.

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The position will becomepermanent if sustainableincome streams from“theme-based” tourismprograms are successfullydeveloped.

“We have a big challengeahead of us in the comingmonths,” Gagen said. “Theboard, county government,and taxpayers will belooking for outcomes thatprove this strategy can work.There is no doubt amongthose who have met and

worked with John Bry overthe past couple of years thathis enthusiasm is infectious.We are very anxious to seewhat he and a new year willbring given this newopportunity.”

This week’s developmentscap a very busy year for thevisitors bureau, a newsrelease said. Last fall, thebureau moved its office tothe Kendallville Chamber ofCommerce in downtownKendallville to cutoccupancy costs as well as

enhance collaborative efforts.A volunteer-driven marketingcommittee has been workingto update branding for thecounty’s promotional efforts,as well as to develop a new,improved Web site to betteraid and encourage travel andtourism in Noble County andimprove communicationswith tourism partners.

For more informationabout the visitors bureau, goto visitnoblecounty.com orcall the bureau’s office at599-0060.

PRENTICE: Bureau is finishing off a busy yearFROM PAGE A1

organized and managed theMain Street Village.

“The last few years haveled to increasing challengeswith fewer grants availablefor entertainment andcultural events, and adeclining number ofvendors and volunteers,” hesaid. On Sunday. the secondday of this year’s festival,only five storefronts wereopen, added Gura.

The Main Street Villagehas lost $3,000 in the lastfew years, while the AppleFestival of Kendallville

operates at a profit that isput back into the followingyear’s festival. This year,the Main Street Villagecommittee used theEconomic ImprovementDistrict’s $1,000 coordi-nator contribution to coverentertainment and miscella-neous costs. The final yearof a Dekko Foundationgrant for $3,000 also wasused for entertainment.

This year the coordi-nating committee promotedan Indian theme for theMain Street Village to giveit a fresh look.

Gura described thedecision to discontinue theMain Street Village as“drastic,” but with no onecoming forth to volunteer tobe the coordinator and thelack of financial anddowntown business support,the association has calledthe meeting to make a finaldecision.

Interested volunteers andMain Street Villagesupporters are encouaged tocontact current committeemembers including Gura at347-3276 or SummerMoser at 349-1745.

VILLAGE: Main Street has lost $3,000 last few yearsFROM PAGE A1

offer more than that,although the exact mix ofwhat will be sold is stillbeing formulated, Stimmelsaid.

California Dreamin hasthree locations, Stimmelsaid. Its location in Elkhartopened in July, and its NorthWebster store opened Sept.20.

Each California Dreaminlocation sells a different mixof items, Stimmel said. TheElkhart store offerscomputer resales andcomputer repair, as well astools.

The North WebsterCalifornia Dreamin location,next door to Stimmelator’s,sells items including “femalewear,” NFL sweatshirts, stunguns, candles, beer glassesand watches, Stimmel said.

All three locations sellthe B2 the Bomb brand ofpotpourri, Stimmel said.Without being asked, hevolunteered that it had beentested and doesn’t containany illegal chemicals.

“What we do is legal. It’saroma therapy. You’re notsupposed to be smoking it,”Stimmel said.

Stimmel’s strip club at114 E. Washington St.,North Webster, originallyopened as Cruisers, butbecame Stimmelator’s in1998.

Cruisers was more of aband-oriented night club, butpeople weren’t supportingthe bands, Stimmel said,

adding, “Wet T-shirt contestswent over very well.”

Stimmel began to havebands on the main floor anddancers on the upper floor.Everyone was going to theupper floor, he said, adding,“You go with the servicesthat people want.”

Stimmelator’s hasn’toperated without contro-versy. North Websterofficials tried unsuccessfullyto shut the operation downin 1998, according to courtrecords.

Stimmel turnedownership of Stimmelator’sover to his daughter, TracyStimmel, before a Jan. 6,2005, meeting of theKosciusko County AlcoholicBeverage Commission.

At the time, SamStimmel was seeking toopen a club in VictoriaCounty, Texas. After theTexas club idea wasdropped, Sam Stimmelresumed ownership ofStimmelator’s, which he stillowns today.

On Sept. 12, 2012, agentsof the Internal RevenueService and Indiana StatePolice raided Stimmel’shome, Stimmelator’s andStimmel’s building at 108 E.Washington St., whichwould open eight days lateras the North Websterlocation of CaliforniaDreamin.

Stimmel said investiga-tors took a lot of hispaperwork, but he had nofurther comment on what

they took or why.Indiana State Police

referred all questions aboutthe investigation to the IRS.Calls to the IRS publicinformation officer numberwere unanswered Mondayand Wednesday.

Any charges in the casewould be filed in the U.S.District Court in SouthBend. As of Wednesday, nocharges had been filedagainst Stimmel in thatcourt. No charges of anykind have been filed againstStimmel in Noble Countycourts.

Stimmel said he believeshe is doing a positive thing.He said he has receivedcommunication from aformer methamphetamineaddict thanking him forselling B2. Stimmel reportedthat the former addict saidhe would be using methagain without B2.

“I want to feel likethere’s more good thanharm,” Stimmel said.

Some varieties ofpotpourri have been bannedin Indiana, since they havebeen used as syntheticmarijuana. The ban on suchdrugs was strengthened inMarch when Gov. MitchDaniels signed legislationfrom the Indiana GeneralAssembly into law.

Indiana’s new law allowsthe state pharmacy board todeclare a substance is asynthetic drug, making theprocess for banning suchsubstances faster.

RAID: Stimmel has never been charged in NobleFROM PAGE A1

Sunrise Friday 8:07 a.m.

Sunset Friday 5:19 p.m.

Partly sunny today with a 20 percentchance of snow showers before noon. Hightoday of 29 and a low tonight dropping to14 degrees. Sun and cloudy expectedFriday. Daytime high of 27. Overnight lowswill be in the teens. Cloudy Saturday andcolders with highs in the mid-20s.

The Kraft experience camein handy for Brooks’ leader-ship role with Ivy TechCommunity College for fiveyears, her last job beforewinning election to Congress,she said.

While her father wasteaching and coaching at EastNoble, her parents bought ahome on Adams Lake. Thatcarried on a family tradition.During her childhood, Brooks’grandparents, the lake Jesseand Mary Jane (Gump) Fulk,owned a cottage on WitmerLake near Wolcottville.

“We grew up coming to thelake from Fort Wayne. RomeCity and Wolcottville were theareas I’ve grown up in myentire life,” Brooks said. Sheremembers spending summers

water skiing. On Sundays, thefamily attended St. Gaspar’sCatholic Church north ofRome City, where her motherhas been the organist since themid-1980s. Brooks’ aunt anduncle, Duane and BeverlyRowe, now live in the familycottage on Witmer Lake

Brooks also can trace herfamily tree to Garrett, whereboth of her parents graduatedfrom Garrett High School. Heruncle, Dave Wiant, recentlyserved eight years as mayor ofGarrett, though he from theopposite political party.

“He is what I woulddefinitely call a Blue DogDemocrat, a fiscally conserva-tive person,” Brooks saidabout her uncle. “He wasabout good government. Wecertainly have that in

common.”Frustration over federal

finances led Brooks to decideto run for Congress in mid-2011.

“I had never run for officebefore. I had never seriouslyconsidered running for officebefore,” she said.

The decision to enter therace came on her 25thwedding anniversary, she said,Her children were 18 and 21years old at the time.

“They became incrediblyexcited about it,” she said.

Brooks believes she bringsa strong set of qualifications toWashington. She served asdeputy mayor of Indianapolisin the late 1990s, then as U.S.attorney for the SouthernDistrict of Indiana, overseeing62 counties, from 2001-2007.

CONGRESSWOMAN: Both parents born in GarrettFROM PAGE A1

BTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 kpcnews.comTHE NEWS SUN

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Dec. 27, 1964 — TheCleveland Brownsscore 17 points in thethird quarter and goon to beat theBaltimore Colts 27-0for the NFL champi-onship.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)— Tim Tebow thinks he mighthave been misunderstood.

The New York Jets backupquarterback insisted Wednesdaythat he never asked out of runningwildcat plays last week, butacknowledged what he said tocoach Rex Ryan may have beenmisinterpreted as such.

“I never said, ‘Hey, I don’t doanything or I won’t do anything,’”Tebow said. “That wasn’t the talkat all. He knows that and

everybody on this team knowsthat. I’d never not do something ifI was asked, and I think that’swhat’s disappointing about thewhole situation, people saying,‘You quit,’ or, ‘You didn’t do this.’It was not it at all.

“It was just me asking to get anopportunity to play the position Ilove, which is quarterback. Itwasn’t me asking out of anything.”

Ryan chose to go with third-stringer Greg McElroy over Tebowin place of the benched Mark

Sanchez for Sunday’s game againstthe San Diego Chargers. Afterhearing the news, Tebow went toRyan to discuss the situation.

“I was definitely disappointedand frustrated,” Tebow said.

ESPN New York first reportedSunday that Tebow had asked outof the wildcat, and a person withknowledge of the situationconfirmed that to The AssociatedPress. But Tebow thinks it was asituation in which he wishes hewas “more clear” when he initially

spoke with Ryan.Tebow realized that Ryan might

have misinterpreted his commentswhen he wasn’t in wildcatpackages during practiceWednesday and Thursday, andreiterated to the coach last Fridayhe would do anything the teamasked of him.

“I just asked for an opportunityto play quarterback and hedefinitely understood that,” Tebowsaid, “and then Friday, I went up tohim again and reiterated that.”

Tebow says he didn’t ask not to run wildcat

Colts head coach Chuck Pagano watches histeam go through drills during practice

Wednesday in Indianapolis. He was on thepractice field for the first time since Sept. 26.

AP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —Chuck Pagano beat the traffic anda blizzard into work Wednesdaymorning — all in an effort to beatthe Texans.

After spending the last threemonths fighting leukemia, theinspirational Colts coach arrivedearly at the team complex. He metbriefly with his players to givethem a succinct message aboutthis week’s game plan, thenstepped onto the practice field forthe first time since Sept. 26.

It seemed nothing had changed.“From Day 1, we set goals for

ourselves, and after watching whatthis team has done over the courseof the season, the last 12 weeks,it’s just not in our DNA,” Paganosaid when asked about resting hisstarters Sunday against Houston.

“Our families deserve it, our fansdeserve to see our best gameregardless of the circumstances.They’re going to roll the ball outthere and our job is to win aballgame and that’s what we’regoing to do.”

While Pagano wanted to take abusiness-as-usual approach intohis first regular workday, itcertainly wasn’t easy amid all theoutside stuff.

Up to a foot of wind-whippedsnow had fallen in parts ofIndianapolis, creating hazardousdriving conditions. Pagano said hearrived at the team complex soearly, he had no trouble driving.And though he considered movingup the scheduled afternoonpractice so players could returnhome, Pagano decided against it

because forecasters were hopefulthe road conditions would improveas the snow tapered off late in theafternoon.

The snowiest day of the yearwas no deterrent for Pagano, whoreturned to the team complexMonday, met briefly with playerswho gave him a standing ovation,and spent about 30 minutesanswering questions from reporters.On Wednesday, he strolled onto theteam’s indoor practice field for thefirst time in three months, presidedover the full-scale practice in theafternoon and savored everyprecious moment.

“Any time you just get removedfrom where you’re supposed to beon a daily basis — I’ve been doingthis for the last 28 years of my life

Snow can’t stop Pagano

SEE PAGANO, PAGE B2

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) —Jay Cutler understands theChicago Bears need help to get tothe playoffs, and they could usemore than just an assist fromarchrival Green Bay.

How about getting that offenseto pitch in?

It hasn’t in recent weeks, andthat’s one reason the Bears (9-6)are in danger of missing theplayoffs for the fifth time in sixyears. The struggles on offensehave played a big role in theirfree-fall after a 7-1 start, and evenif they win at Detroit in the seasonfinale on Sunday, there’s noguarantee they’ll make it.

They’ll still need Green Bay tobeat or tie Minnesota. They couldalso get in with a tie if the Vikingslose.

“This is a big game,” Cutlersaid. “I think last week was a biggame. We’ve got to win. There’snothing else to be said about it.And quarterback play, these aregames you’ve got to have.”

After dropping five of theirprevious six, the Bears are comingoff a 28-13 win over Arizonathanks to two defensivetouchdowns. Starting running backMatt Forte’s status for this week isin question after he injured hisright ankle for the third time thisseason.

He came through with one ofhis better performances, runningfor 88 yards and a touchdown on12 carries before leaving thegame.

He did not practice Wednesday.“His ankle is looking pretty

good,” coach Lovie Smith said.“It’s a big football game. They’re

Bearsneedpunch

SEE BEARS, PAGE B2

NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton Manning andAdrian Peterson want to cap their sensationalcomebacks with Super Bowl appearances. Fornow, they can be proud of Pro Bowl spots.

So can Redskins quarterback Robert GriffinIII, one of two rookies chosen Wednesday forthe Jan. 27 NFL all-star game.

Manning missed all of the 2011 season withneck and back problems that required severaloperations. He then signed with Denver as afree agent and has led the Broncos on a 10-game winning streak to take the AFC West.

“I know there’s great players out there in theNFL, but there’s some great players on thisteam this year that deserve to go,” saidManning, whose 12th Pro Bowl is a record forquarterbacks. He ranks fourth in league passingthis year, has thrown 34 touchdowns and 11interceptions.

Four other Broncos made the AFC roster:DE Elvis Dumervil, linebacker Von Miller, CBChamp Bailey and tackle Ryan Clady. Bailey’s12th appearance is a record for defensive backs.

“My goal has always been to go out andhelp the team win and play at a high level,”Manning added. “Anything that comes alongwith that, like being honored as a Pro Bowlselection, is very humbling.”

Two Colts, receiver Reggie Wayne andoutside linebacker Robert Mathis, were namedto the AFC squad. The Bears will berepresented by cornerback Charles Tillman,defensive lineman Henry Melton and receiverBrandon Marshall on the NFC team.

Minnesota’s Peterson tore up his left kneeon Christmas Eve last year, underwent majorsurgery, then was back for the season opener.He’s gone from uncertain to unstoppable,

running away with the rushing title with acareer-high 1,898 yards and lifting the Vikingstoward an NFC wild card.

“Coming into the season after going throughthe rehab process, I just told myself that Iwanted to lead my team to a championship andmake sure that I contribute and do my part,”

Peterson said. “I’ve been doing it.”Griffin is one of three rookie QBs who had

superb debut seasons, along with Andrew Luckof Indianapolis and Russell Wilson of Seattle.Luck and Wilson weren’t voted to the ProBowl by players, coaches and fans, although

Pro Bowl great finish to comebacks

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28)rushes for a gain as Houston defender

Connor Barwin pursues Sunday. Petersonwas named to the Pro Bowl Wednesday.

AP

SEE PRO BOWL, PAGE B2

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their teams are in theplayoffs; Griffin can get tothe postseason if Washingtonbeats Dallas on Sunday.

“You can’t play downthose kind of things,” Griffinsaid. “I’ve always said mywhole football career thatyou don’t play for awards.They just come.”

San Francisco had themost players selected, nine,including six from itssecond-ranked defense.Houston was next witheight, six on offense.

Kansas City, despite its 2-13 record that is tied withJacksonville for worst in theleague, had five ProBowlers, including RBJamaal Charles, who likePeterson is coming backfrom a torn ACL.

One other rookie,

Minnesota kicker BlairWalsh, was chosen. Walshhas nine field goals of atleast 50 yards, an NFL mark.

The AFC kicker is at theother end of the spectrum:Cleveland’s Phil Dawsonearned his first selection inhis 14th NFL season.

Another record setter willbe heading to Honolulu:Detroit WR Calvin Johnson.

Johnson broke JerryRice’s single-season yardsreceiving record and has1,892 yards with a game left.

Falcons tight end TonyGonzalez set the record forPro Bowls at his position bybeing chosen for the 13thtime.

The league’s top twosackmasters, DEs AldonSmith of San Francisco andJ.J. Watt of Houston, werefirst-time selections.

PRO BOWL: Record-breakersWalsh, Johnson head for HawaiiFROM PAGE B1

all big. You always playguys when they’re healthyand ready to go. Hopefully,that’ll be the case with Matt.He’s pretty encouraged bywhat’s happened.”

That’s good news for anoffense that hasn’t deliveredmuch in recent weeks.

If Forte isn’t ready, theBears would turn to KahlilBell and Armando Allenwith backup Michael Bushon injured reserve.

Injuries on both sideshave mounted with thelosses, but the defense atleast has been doing its part.The Bears got back to theirball-hawking ways againstan anemic offense last week,with Charles Tillmanreturning an interception fora score and Zack Bowmanreturning a fumble recovery

one yard for anothertouchdown.

But the offense again hadtrouble finding the end zone.

The Bears have just threetouchdowns rushing andeight passing over the pastseven games and had onlyone of each against theCardinals.

Cutler completed 1 ofhis first 11 passes andfinished with 146 yardsafter throwing for just 135the previous week in a lossto Green Bay that left theBears looking for help toget to the playoffs ratherthan controlling their owndestiny.

The offense did click inthe two-minute drill justbefore halftime againstArizona, with BrandonMarshall hauling in an 11-yard touchdown pass.

BEARS: Healthy Forte would beboost for offense that’s struggledFROM PAGE B1

and then all of a sudden to betaken away from it, and thento be blessed to get backbefore the end of the season— it’s a great feeling,” hesaid. “It’s just good to beback around the players andpractice and coaching again.”

Playing to win whatwould normally be ameaningless game is a starkcontrast from previous Coltsplayoff years. Starters wereroutinely held out of late-season games that had nobearing on playoff position.

The most glaring examplecame in 2009 when the Coltswere 14-0, yet yanked theirstarters in the third quarter ofa home game against the NewYork Jets. Indy lost the gameand lost a few weeks later toNew Orleans in the SuperBowl.

But after making thisyear’s historic turnaroundfrom 2-14 to 10-5, andenduring the emotionalroller-coaster of losing ahead coach for 12 weeks andnow getting him back, theColts want to play. They arelocked into the AFC’s No. 5seed and will open theplayoffs on the road againstthe AFC’s No. 4 seed,Baltimore or New England.

“I think there is somethingto be said about keeping yourmomentum going and I thinkit could be a positive thing,”outside linebacker DwightFreeney said. “I think guyswho are banged up, theyshouldn’t play. But I thinkthat guys who can play,should play. Yeah, you’rerisking getting hurt, but that’sjust what it is. It’s part of thegame.”

PAGANO: Colts set to go all outeven with playoff position lockedFROM PAGE B1

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NOTEBOOK

Daytona dream almost reality Martinsville Speedway promoter Clay

Campbell has been going to DaytonaInternational Speedway since he was a toddler,always dreaming that one day he’d be able torace on the hallowed high banks.

“I know my way around Daytona better thanI do some of the communities surroundingMartinsville,” he said. “Growing up in the busi-ness you look forward to getting to race, and asmany times as I’ve been to Daytona, I’ve beeninside and outside the track, just wishing Icould get on the track.”

Now at age 52, his dream is on the verge ofcoming true. Campbell, a veteran of the shorttracks around his native Virginia, is set to drivethe No. 08 Ford in the ARCA season opener atDaytona next February.

“I go back to the Bill [France] Sr. and AnnieB. [France] days, and knew a lot of the peoplefrom the ’60s to now,” he said. “I’ve seen thetransformation of the sport and of DaytonaInternational Speedway, so it’s pretty neat tofinally get to do this aspect of it.”

Campbell raced this season in an ARCA raceat Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona’s sistertrack, but was caught in an early multi-carcrash and didn’t get the finish he’d hoped for.

Now, after a successful test at Daytona lastweek, he’s feeling good about his chances atDaytona.

“The test went good,” he said. “Each time wewent out we picked up a little bit and wound upsixth fastest overall for the weekend.”

In his 25 years or so of Late Model racing,Campbell has raced and won at tracks acrossthe Southeast, but he’s competed only once atMartinsville, the track built by his late grandfa-ther Clay Earles. His career highlight so farwas winning the Limited Late Model trackchampionship at Caraway Speedway in 2000.

But he said another big highlight, fromDaytona, is not out of the question.

“I think we have as good a shot at winning asanybody,” he said. “You see guys win there thatdon’t win anywhere else. If you have a little bitof luck on your side and stay out of trouble andwork the draft ... a win is not out of the ques-tion.”

Eury begins tenure with Swan Spending a few weeks resting and deer hunt-

ing, veteran crew chief Tony Eury Jr. is back atwork in NASCAR. Eury, released late in theseason from JR Motorsports, where he is a co-owner, is now the crew chief for the No. 30Toyota driven in Sprint Cup by David Stremme.At his new Swan Racing team, owned byBrandon Davis, Eury will be reunited withSteve Hmiel, a former co-worker from his daysat Dale Earnhardt Inc.

“I am really impressed with the team SwanRacing is building and I am proud to be part ofit,” Eury said in a team release. “I am lookingforward to working with David Stremmebehind the wheel and with competition directorSteve Hmiel.”

Hmiel also had praise for Eury.“Tony Jr. has pretty much done it all from

tire changer to crew chief,” he said. “His experi-ence and knowledge will be pivotal to the suc-cess of Swan Racing.”

By RICK MINTER / Universal UclickBy RICK MINTER / Universal Uclick

One of the most cherished awards inmotorsports is the Mario AndrettiTrophy, which is given to the driver

selected as the SPEED Performer of theYear. A panel of 23 people from the motor-sports industry, including Andretti himself,chooses the winner from a list of 16 driversfrom 13 different forms of motorsports.

The candidates this year are Sprint Cupchampion Brad Keselowski, Sebastian Vetteland Fernando Alonso from Formula One,Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner fromMotoGP, Ryan Hunter-Reay from IndyCar,the NHRA’s Antron Brown, Kyle Larsonfrom USAC and NASCAR, Sammy Swindelland Donny Schatz from the World ofOutlaws, Sebastien Loeb of World Rally,Andre Lotterer of WEC, Scott Pruett ofGrand-Am, Josh Hayes from AMA ProSuperbike, Ryan Villopoto from Supercrossand Max Biaggi from World Superbike.

Andretti said that while the list includesseveral series champions, one can win thetrophy without winning a title.

“You try to consider the individual effort,”he said, adding that choosing a winner thisyear was hard. “There’s a lot of talent outthere, this year especially, as far as how com-petitive each series was.”

He pointed out that the championships ofmost major racing series weren’t decideduntil the final race.

“Because of that, for us, it’s not easy,” hesaid. “I’d gladly hand the [voting] duties tosomebody else.”

Andretti said Keselowski is certainly astrong candidate.

“I love his attitude,” Andretti said. “Hewants to win. He’s not satisfied with any-

thing less, and I like that. One thing I detestis guys that say ‘I’m good if I finish top five,top 10.’

“Winning is the ultimate. Naturally youcan’t win every time, but you have to havethat attitude, and he does and I like that.

“And he’s shown to be a darn good littlerace driver.”

Andretti also was impressed with howKeselowski overcame the pressure from themedia, and Jimmie Johnson, on and off thetrack, down the stretch of the Chase.

“He got it done against some odds,”Andretti said. “To me that’s the mark of achampion. When you’re under pressure and

you can think straight and control your emo-tions, that’s what champions are made of.People that crumble under pressure willnever accomplish that. Not everybody can dothat, believe me. But he demonstrated thathe’s well worthy of that championship.”

Andretti also liked what he saw in KyleLarson, the 19-year-old open-wheel racerwho nearly won twice in just four starts inthe Camping World Truck Series and tookthe championship of NASCAR’s K&N ProSeries East division in his first year of racingfendered vehicles.

“The kid has a heck of a record this year,just phenomenal,” Andretti said. “He’s onethat we’re going to hear a lot of as we go on.Rare talents don’t come too often, and heseems to be one that has a little somethingextra special.”

Andretti, who won his share of races insprint cars, also appreciates the accomplish-ments of Sammy Swindell, who at age 57won a series-best 13 features including theprestigious King’s Royal at Tony Stewart’sEldora Speedway. He finished third in Worldof Outlaw points and led the circuit in heatraces wins and fast qualifying times.

“That turkey doesn’t know when to quit,”Andretti said. “He’s amazing. I love that guy… Here’s a guy who has been winning hisentire career and keeps on winning now thathe’s a grandfather.”

Andretti will present the trophy, a 100-pound sculpture created by bronze artist ElieHazak, during a SPEED broadcast on Jan.27. Previous winners include Tony Stewartand Jimmie Johnson from NASCAR,Sebastian Vettel from Formula One, andTony Schumacher from the NHRA.

Brad Keselowski with the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup trophy. (NASCAR photo)

Andretti makes two?

Mario Andretti in 2009, with the trophy that bears hisname. (NASCAR photo)

Clay Campbell (Martinsville Speedway photo)

Cup champ candidate for coveted racing trophy

NUMERICALLYSPEAKING

Different driverswho won Sprint

Cup poles in 201217

Sprint Cup racesin which Joe

Nemechek and Josh Wisedid not finish, the most ofany drivers

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Different driverswho won Sprint

Cup races in 2012

Sprint Cup racesin which J.J. Yeley

failed to qualify, the mostof any driver

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Daytona dream almost reality Martinsville Speedway promoter Clay

Campbell has been going to DaytonaInternational Speedway since he was a toddler,always dreaming that one day he’d be able torace on the hallowed high banks.

“I know my way around Daytona better thanI do some of the communities surroundingMartinsville,” he said. “Growing up in the busi-ness you look forward to getting to race, and asmany times as I’ve been to Daytona, I’ve beeninside and outside the track, just wishing Icould get on the track.”

Now at age 52, his dream is on the verge ofcoming true. Campbell, a veteran of the shorttracks around his native Virginia, is set to drivethe No. 08 Ford in the ARCA season opener atDaytona next February.

“I go back to the Bill [France] Sr. and AnnieB. [France] days, and knew a lot of the peoplefrom the ’60s to now,” he said. “I’ve seen thetransformation of the sport and of DaytonaInternational Speedway, so it’s pretty neat tofinally get to do this aspect of it.”

Campbell raced this season in an ARCA raceat Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona’s sistertrack, but was caught in an early multi-carcrash and didn’t get the finish he’d hoped for.

Now, after a successful test at Daytona lastweek, he’s feeling good about his chances atDaytona.

“The test went good,” he said. “Each time wewent out we picked up a little bit and wound upsixth fastest overall for the weekend.”

In his 25 years or so of Late Model racing,Campbell has raced and won at tracks acrossthe Southeast, but he’s competed only once atMartinsville, the track built by his late grandfa-ther Clay Earles. His career highlight so farwas winning the Limited Late Model trackchampionship at Caraway Speedway in 2000.

But he said another big highlight, fromDaytona, is not out of the question.

“I think we have as good a shot at winning asanybody,” he said. “You see guys win there thatdon’t win anywhere else. If you have a little bitof luck on your side and stay out of trouble andwork the draft ... a win is not out of the ques-tion.”

Clay Campbell (Martinsville Speedway photo)

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Red Sox acquire relief aceHanrahan in six-player deal

BOSTON (AP) — If Joel Hanrahan cando for the Boston Red Sox what he didagainst them, they should be very happywith their new closer.

In the first of his two All-Star seasons,the right-hander posted back-to-back savesfor the Pittsburgh Pirates with perfect ninthinnings against the Red Sox in June 2011.He struck out Adrian Gonzalez, whoentered the series batting .359, to end thesecond game.

“When people look back on me as aPirate, that’s the one that stands out themost to them,” Hanrahan said Wednesdayafter being obtained in a six-player trade.

People such as Red Sox assistantgeneral manager Brian O’Halloran.

“It definitely made an impression onme,” he said. “It was not fun to be in thebatter’s box against Joel Hanrahan.”

Now American League hitters will seewhat it’s like.

Boston completed the deal Wednesday,also receiving infielder Brock Holt. TheRed Sox gave up right-handers MarkMelancon and Stolmy Pimentel, infielderIvan DeJesus Jr. and first baseman-outfielder Jerry Sands.

The Red Sox also announced thesigning of free agent shortstop StephenDrew, who agreed to a one-year contractearly last week. That reported $9.5 milliondeal was contingent on the former OaklandAthletic and Arizona Diamondback, whobroke his ankle in 2011, passing aphysical.

Pierzynski signs with RangersARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A.J.

Pierzynski can joke with Texas managerRon Washington about last season’s All-Star snub now that he’s the starting catcherfor the Rangers.

They shared a laugh over lunch a fewdays before Wednesday’s announcementthat Pierzynski’s one-year free agentcontract with Texas was complete. Bothconsidered the All-Star issue dead after ithappened in July, even though Pierzynskihad a cryptic retort when Washingtonexplained the difficulty of the decision.

“Everybody keeps trying to make a bigdeal out of it, but I’ve known Wash for areally long time,” Pierzynski said. “It’s notgoing to change the way I feel about RonWashington because I know what he’sdone in this game and I know where hestands and what he’s all about. It’s overand done with for me.”

Washington said Pierzynski will be theprimary catcher, pushing Geovany Soto tothe backup role after he re-signed as a freeagent. Pierzynski hit .278 with a career-high 27 home runs in 135 games for theChicago White Sox, while Soto took a paycut after hitting .196 in 47 gamesfollowing a trade with the Chicago Cubs.

Ibanez back where he startedSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle

Mariners officially announced their $2.75million, one-year deal with outfielder RaulIbanez on Wednesday, returning theveteran to where he began his major leaguecareer in 1996.

Seattle confirmed an agreement withIbanez over the weekend but needed toclear a roster spot before making thetransaction official. That took place whenthe Mariners designated for assignmentright-handed pitcher D.J. Mitchell,opening a spot on the 40-man roster.Mitchell was acquired from the New YorkYankees in the trade last July for IchiroSuzuki.

The deal allows Ibanez to earn anadditional $1.25 million in performancebonuses. This will be his third stint withthe Mariners, after rejoining them from2004-08.

“Raul is the ultimate professional bothon and off the field,” Seattle manager EricWedge said in a statement. “His veteranpresence will be invaluable to our youngergroup of players.”

Ravens activate Lewis, buthe’s unlikely to play Sunday

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) —Linebacker Ray Lewis has been added tothe Baltimore Ravens’ 53-man roster, butcoach John Harbaugh says the 17-yearveteran will not play Sunday against theCincinnati Bengals.

The 37-year-old was placed on theinjured reserve-designated to return listafter tearing his right triceps on Oct. 14.He returned to practice on Dec. 5, and inorder for him to be eligible for theplayoffs, the Ravens had to add him to theactive roster by Wednesday.

Closer Joel Hanrahan was traded to theRed Sox by the Pirates Wednesday.

AP

Area Boys BasketballNORTHEAST HOOSIER CONF.

TEAMS NHC ALLColumbia City Eagles 1-0 7-0DeKalb Barons 1-0 5-2Homestead Spartans 1-0 6-1New Haven Bulldogs 1-0 3-1Bellmont Braves 0-1 2-5Carroll Chargers 0-1 1-5East Noble Knights 0-1 1-5Norwell Knights 0-1 6-1Friday, Dec. 28Holiday Hoops TournamentAt East NobleDeKalb vs. Prairie HeightsEast Noble vs. HeritageHomestead vs. Prairie HeightsHomestead vs. DeKalbEast Noble vs. Huntington NorthHoliday Hoops TournamentAt Columbia CityCarroll vs. ChurubuscoColumbia City vs. Blackhawk ChristianCarroll vs. MarionColumbia City vs. MunsterSaturday, Dec. 29Adams Central at BellmontLeo at NorwellDeKalb, East Noble, Homestead,Columbia City in Holiday HoopsTournament at CarrollNoblesville TournamentSB Adams vs. NoblesvilleNew Haven vs. Hammond Noll

NORTHEAST CORNER CONF.TEAMS NECC ALLWestview Warriors 4-0 7-1Fairfield Falcons 3-0 4-4West Noble Chargers 3-0 7-0Fremont Eagles 2-0 5-1Eastside Blazers 2-0 2-5Angola Hornets 1-1 3-3Hamilton Marines 1-2 5-4Prairie Heights Panthers 1-3 3-4Churubusco Eagles 0-3 0-6Central Noble Cougars 0-4 1-7Lakeland Lakers 0-4 1-7Saturday’s GameTippecanoe Valley TournamentFairfield 56, Rochester 42Thursday, Dec. 27East Noble at Central NobleColdwater, Mich. TournamentFremont vs. Eaton Rapids, Mich.Morenci, Mich. vs. Coldwater, Mich.Friday, Dec. 28Angola at LeoWest Noble at EastsideFairfield vs. Bremen at IndianapolisFremont at Coldwater, Mich. Tourna-mentHoliday Hoops TournamentAt Columbia CityChurubusco vs. CarrollChurubusco vs. MarionHoliday Hoops TournamentAt East NoblePrairie Heights vs. DeKalbPrairie Heights vs. HomesteadSaturday, Dec. 29Churubusco, Prairie Heights inHoliday Hoops Tournament at Carroll

ALLEN COUNTY ATHLETIC CONF.TEAMS ACAC ALLAdams Cent. Flying Jets 2-0 5-2Bluffton Tigers 2-0 4-4Leo Lions 2-0 3-4Heritage Patriots 1-1 2-4Woodlan Warriors 1-1 5-2Garrett Railroaders 0-2 2-5South Adams Starfires 0-2 2-6Southern Wells Raiders 0-2 2-5Friday, Dec. 28Winchester at BlufftonAngola at LeoUnion Modoc at South AdamsSouthern Wells at DalevilleWoodlan at Wayne Trace, OhioHoliday Hoops TournamentAt East NobleHeritage vs. East NobleHeritage vs. Huntington NorthSaturday, Dec. 29Adams Central at BellmontHeritage in Holiday Hoops Tourna-ment at Carroll

Area Girls BasketballNORTHEAST HOOSIER CONF.

TEAMS NHC ALLEast Noble Knights 3-0 7-3Norwell Knights 3-0 8-2DeKalb Barons 2-1 7-4Homestead Spartans 2-1 8-1Bellmont Squaws 1-2 4-9Carroll Chargers 1-2 5-5Columbia City Eagles 0-3 2-9New Haven Bulldogs 0-3 2-9Friday’s GamesNorwell 65, Notre Dame, Ky. 46Saturday’s GamesFW South 65, Norwell 48Indpls Roncalli 63, Norwell 45Goshen TournamentDeKalb 55, Chesterton 49 2OTGoshen 56, DeKalb 55Frankfort TournamentFrankfort 65, Bellmont 55Winchester 60, Bellmont 50Thursday, Dec. 27East Noble at Central NobleNorthridge TournamentColumbia City vs. AndreanColumbia City vs. PortageHomestead vs. NorthWoodHomestead vs. ConcordFriday, Dec. 28Garrett at New HavenBen Davis TournamentBloomington South vs. Ben DavisCarroll vs. PlainfieldNorthridge TournamentColumbia City vs. NorthridgeHomestead vs. HobartSaturday, Dec. 29Norwell ShootoutNorwell vs. PlymouthNorwell vs. Wawasee

NORTHEAST CORNER CONF.TEAMS NECC ALLAngola Hornets 6-0 9-1West Noble Chargers 6-1 8-4Fairfield Falcons 5-1 5-4Westview Warriors 5-1 7-5Prairie Heights Panthers 4-3 6-5Fremont Eagles 3-2 6-4Lakeland Lakers 2-5 2-10Churubusco Eagles 1-4 2-9Hamilton Marines 1-4 1-6Eastside Blazers 0-5 0-9Central Noble Cougars 0-7 0-12Thursday, Dec. 27East Noble at Central NobleLeo at AngolaJimtown at FairfieldColdwater, Mich. TournamentNiles, Mich. vs. Williamston, Mich.Fremont vs. Coldwater, Mich.Friday, Dec. 28Heritage at ChurubuscoFremont in Coldwater tournamentSaturday, Dec. 29Tippecanoe Valley at West NobleSouth Adams TournamentEastside vs. Blackhawk ChristianSouth Adams vs. Seton CatholicHamilton TournamentHamilton vs. PioneerKouts vs. Centerville

ALLEN COUNTY ATHLETIC CONF.TEAMS ACAC ALLWoodlan Warriors 4-0 7-3Garrett Railroaders 3-1 7-4Leo Lions 3-1 8-2Southern Wells Raiders 3-1 8-2Adams Cent. Flying Jets 1-3 3-7Heritage Patriots 1-3 7-5South Adams Starfires 1-3 4-7Bluffton Tigers 0-4 4-8Thursday, Dec. 27Leo at AngolaFriday, Dec. 28Garrett at New HavenHeritage at ChurubuscoAdams Central at Muncie SouthSaturday, Dec. 29Randolph Southern at Southern WellsWoodlan at Antwerp, OhioSouth Adams TournamentEastside vs. Blackhawk ChristianSouth Adams vs. Seton Catholic

Top 25 Basketball ScheduleThursday's GameNo. 8 Cincinnati vs. New Mexico, 9 p.m.Friday's GamesNo. 5 Indiana vs. Jacksonville, 8 p.m.No. 7 Missouri at UCLA, 10 p.m.No. 13 Gonzaga vs. Baylor, 8 p.m.Saturday's GamesNo. 1 Duke vs. Santa Clara, NoonNo. 2 Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 7p.m.No. 4 Louisville vs. Kentucky, 4 p.m.No. 6 Kansas vs. American, 8 p.m.No. 9 Syracuse vs. Alcorn State, 7 p.m.No. 10 Ohio State vs. Chicago State,4:30 p.m.

No. 12 Illinois vs. Auburn at the UnitedCenter, 2:15 p.m.No. 14 Florida vs. Air Force at the BB&TCenter, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m.No. 16 Creighton vs. Evansville, 8:05p.m.No. 18 Butler at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.No. 20 UNLV at North Carolina, 2 p.m.No. 23 N.C. State vs. WesternMichigan, NoonNo. 25 Kansas State vs. UMKC, 7 p.m.

NBA StandingsEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNew York 20 8 .714 —Boston 14 13 .519 5½Brooklyn 14 14 .500 6Philadelphia 14 15 .483 6½Toronto 9 19 .321 11Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 20 6 .769 —Atlanta 17 9 .654 3Orlando 12 16 .429 9Charlotte 7 21 .250 14Washington 3 23 .115 17Central Division

W L Pct GBIndiana 16 12 .571 —Milwaukee 15 12 .556 ½Chicago 15 12 .556 ½Detroit 9 22 .290 8½Cleveland 7 23 .233 10WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 21 8 .724 —Memphis 18 8 .692 1½Houston 16 12 .571 4½Dallas 12 16 .429 8½New Orleans 6 22 .214 14½Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 21 6 .778 —Denver 15 14 .517 7Utah 15 14 .517 7Portland 13 13 .500 7½Minnesota 13 13 .500 7½Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 22 6 .786 —Golden State 18 10 .643 4L.A. Lakers 14 14 .500 8Phoenix 11 17 .393 11Sacramento 9 18 .333 12½Tuesday's GamesBoston 93, Brooklyn 76L.A. Lakers 100, New York 94Miami 103, Oklahoma City 97Houston 120, Chicago 97L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 100Wednesday's GamesMiami 105, Charlotte 92New Orleans 97, Orlando 94Cleveland 87, Washington 84Chicago at Indiana, ppd., weatherconditionsAtlanta 126, Detroit 119, 2OTHouston 87, Minnesota 84Philadelphia 99, Memphis 89Milwaukee 108, Brooklyn 93Toronto at San Antonio, lateL.A. Lakers at Denver, lateNew York at Phoenix, lateGolden State at Utah, lateSacramento at Portland, lateThursday's GamesDallas at Oklahoma City, lateBoston at L.A. Clippers, lateFriday's GamesPhoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30p.m.Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NBA SummariesAt Orlando, Fla.NEW ORLEANS (97)Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, A.Davis 6-14 0-0 12,Lopez 9-10 11-12 29, Vasquez 12-212-2 27, Rivers 2-7 0-0 4, McGuire 3-30-0 6, Anderson 4-11 6-6 15, Roberts1-5 0-0 2, Mason 0-1 0-0 0, Henry 1-20-0 2. Totals 38-76 19-20 97.ORLANDO (94)Harkless 1-5 0-0 2, Ayon 2-4 0-0 4,Vucevic 8-17 3-5 19, Nelson 11-17 2-228, Afflalo 6-14 0-0 14, Redick 2-10 6-6 12, McRoberts 2-3 0-0 5, Moore 4-90-0 10, Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 11-13 94.New Orleans 26 23 29 19—97Orlando 24 29 23 18—943-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-12(Vasquez 1-4, Anderson 1-5, Rivers 0-1,Mason 0-1, Roberts 0-1), Orlando 11-30 (Nelson 4-8, Moore 2-5, Redick 2-7,Afflalo 2-7, McRoberts 1-1, Vucevic 0-1,Harkless 0-1). Fouled Out—None.Rebounds—New Orleans 40 (A.Davis11), Orlando 44 (Vucevic 9). Assists—New Orleans 19 (Vasquez 8), Orlando25 (Nelson 10). Total Fouls—NewOrleans 17, Orlando 17. Technicals—Orlando defensive three second. A—18,846 (18,500).

At Charlotte, N.C.MIAMI (105)James 9-19 7-8 27, Haslem 0-4 0-0 0,Bosh 6-12 1-3 14, Chalmers 5-10 3-417, Wade 10-19 8-10 29, Battier 3-5 0-0 9, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-2 0-0 0,Cole 2-6 0-0 4, Jones 2-4 0-0 5. Totals37-81 19-25 105.CHARLOTTE (92)Kidd-Gilchrist 2-6 2-2 6, Warrick 8-122-3 18, Biyombo 3-8 1-3 7, Walker 9-205-7 27, Henderson 5-19 4-5 14,Sessions 7-12 4-6 19, Diop 0-1 0-0 0,Taylor 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 34-78 19-28 92.Miami 27 28 23 27—105Charlotte 18 20 33 21— 923-Point Goals—Miami 12-23 (Chalmers4-6, Battier 3-5, James 2-4, Wade 1-1,Bosh 1-1, Jones 1-3, Miller 0-1, Cole 0-2), Charlotte 5-14 (Walker 4-8,Sessions 1-3, Henderson 0-3). FouledOut—None. Rebounds—Miami 50(James 12), Charlotte 53 (Biyombo 10).Assists—Miami 21 (James 8), Charlotte18 (Walker 6). Total Fouls—Miami 25,Charlotte 22. Technicals—Haslem,Henderson. A—19,602 (19,077).

At Washington, D.C.CLEVELAND (87)Gee 4-9 1-2 10, Thompson 5-9 5-5 15,Zeller 3-10 0-0 6, Irving 8-23 7-11 26,Waiters 3-11 1-2 9, Gibson 3-4 1-3 10,Walton 3-6 0-0 6, Miles 1-6 0-0 3,Pargo 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-82 15-23 87.WASHINGTON (84)Webster 5-7 0-0 12, Nene 6-10 4-5 16,Okafor 8-14 1-2 17, Mack 2-6 0-0 6,Beal 0-5 2-2 2, Seraphin 2-6 0-0 4,Vesely 1-2 0-2 2, Martin 2-6 0-0 4,Crawford 7-15 3-3 17, Temple 1-3 0-02, Singleton 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-76 10-14 84.Cleveland 22 23 23 19—87Washington 26 17 25 16—843-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-27(Gibson 3-4, Irving 3-9, Waiters 2-5,Gee 1-2, Miles 1-5, Walton 0-1, Pargo0-1), Washington 4-18 (Webster 2-3,Mack 2-3, Vesely 0-1, Martin 0-2,Temple 0-2, Beal 0-2, Crawford 0-5).Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 47 (Thompson 12),Washington 57 (Okafor, Webster 10).Assists—Cleveland 20 (Irving 8),Washington 22 (Mack 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 16, Washington 21. Techni-cals—Washington defensive threesecond. A—13,846 (20,308).

At MilwaukeeBROOKLYN (93)Johnson 5-15 2-2 13, Wallace 2-8 4-48, Lopez 9-18 3-5 21, Watson 2-12 4-4 8, Bogans 4-8 1-1 11, Brooks 2-5 1-1 5, Blatche 5-10 4-5 14, Stackhouse1-5 0-0 2, Evans 0-0 2-2 2, Taylor 3-6 0-0 7, Shengelia 0-0 0-0 0, Teletovic 1-10-0 2. Totals 34-88 21-24 93.MILWAUKEE (108)Daniels 2-5 0-0 5, Mbah a Moute 0-3 0-0 0, Sanders 6-11 0-0 12, Jennings 9-15 4-4 25, Ellis 7-14 3-4 20, Dunleavy6-12 3-3 17, Udrih 2-5 0-0 4, Udoh 4-11 0-0 8, Ilyasova 4-7 8-8 17, Lamb 0-10-0 0, Henson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-8418-19 108.Brooklyn 24 18 25 26— 93Milwaukee 22 33 23 30—1083-Point Goals—Brooklyn 4-21 (Bogans2-5, Taylor 1-2, Johnson 1-4, Blatche 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Wallace 0-2, Watson 0-3, Stackhouse 0-3), Milwaukee 10-17(Ellis 3-3, Jennings 3-4, Dunleavy 2-6,Ilyasova 1-1, Daniels 1-2, Udrih 0-1).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Brooklyn 50 (Wallace 12), Milwaukee52 (Sanders 12). Assists—Brooklyn 17(Wallace 8), Milwaukee 24 (Ellis 7).Total Fouls—Brooklyn 18, Milwaukee 20.Technicals—Blatche, Milwaukeedefensive three second. A—13,102(18,717).

At Memphis, Tenn.PHILADELPHIA (99)Wright 8-11 7-8 28, T.Young 6-10 1-213, L.Allen 2-6 2-4 6, Holiday 5-16 2-213, Turner 0-4 1-2 1, Hawes 9-14 2-420, N.Young 5-7 1-1 12, Ivey 2-3 0-0 6.Totals 37-71 16-23 99.MEMPHIS (89)Pondexter 3-10 4-4 13, Randolph 10-18 2-2 23, Gasol 9-15 0-0 18, Conley3-17 3-3 10, T.Allen 3-8 0-0 6, Ellington1-6 0-0 2, Arthur 3-6 2-2 8, Speights 2-4 3-6 7, Bayless 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 35-9014-17 89.Philadelphia 26 23 26 24—99Memphis 29 18 23 19—893-Point Goals—Philadelphia 9-16(Wright 5-8, Ivey 2-2, Holiday 1-2,N.Young 1-3, Hawes 0-1), Memphis 5-15 (Pondexter 3-7, Randolph 1-1,Conley 1-3, Arthur 0-1, Bayless 0-1,T.Allen 0-1, Ellington 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 49(Hawes 9), Memphis 50 (Randolph 9).Assists—Philadelphia 23 (Turner,Holiday 9), Memphis 22 (Gasol 8). TotalFouls—Philadelphia 15, Memphis 18.Technicals—Philadelphia defensivethree second. A—16,055 (18,119).

NBA LeadersScoring

G FG FT PTS AVGBryant, LAL 28 287 203 836 29.9Anthony, NYK 24 235 152 684 28.5Durant, OKC 27 245 225 758 28.1Harden, HOU 26 195 227 667 25.7James, MIA 25 250 104 638 25.5Wstbrk, OKC 27 199 141 578 21.4Aldridg, POR 24 199 102 500 20.8Pierce, BOS 27 180 143 553 20.5Curry, GOL 28 195 92 565 20.2Lee, GOL 28 234 91 559 20.0Wade, MIA 22 165 99 435 19.8Ellis, MIL 26 186 116 506 19.5Mayo, DAL 28 189 94 541 19.3Parker, SAN 27 199 101 512 19.0Lillard, POR 26 165 95 484 18.6Walker, CHA 27 182 99 495 18.3Holiday, PHL 24 176 61 439 18.3Gay, MEM 25 174 80 455 18.2Griffin, LAC 28 209 88 508 18.1DeRzan, TOR 28 191 109 506 18.1Rebounds

GOFF DEF TOT AVGVarejao, CLE 25 138 223 361 14.4Rndlph, MEM 25 119 200 319 12.8Howard, LAL 28 104 230 334 11.9Asik, HOU 27 92 222 314 11.6Lee, GOL 28 90 225 315 11.3Hickson, POR25 103 171 274 11.0Noah, CHI 27 98 187 285 10.6Duncan, SAN 28 50 235 285 10.2Jefferson, UTA 28 62 223 285 10.2Chndler, NYK 28 119 158 277 9.9FG Percentage

FG FGA PCTChandler, NYK 129 187 .690McGee, DEN 135 225 .600Jordan, LAC 111 191 .581Howard, LAL 175 306 .572Ibaka, OKC 164 289 .567Hickson, POR 131 231 .567Lopez, NOR 133 241 .552Landry, GOL 127 231 .550Bosh, MIA 159 290 .548James, MIA 250 459 .545Assists

G AST AVGRondo, BOS 24 286 11.9Paul, LAC 28 266 9.5Holiday, PHL 24 212 8.8Vasquez, NOR 27 234 8.7Westbrook, OKC 27 233 8.6Williams, Bro 27 216 8.0Calderon, TOR 28 210 7.5Parker, SAN 27 194 7.2Lawson, DEN 29 200 6.9

NBADL StandingsCentral Division

W L Pct GBTulsa 8 3 .727 —Texas 8 4 .667 ½Sioux Falls 7 4 .636 1Austin 6 5 .545 2Rio Grande Valley 5 6 .455 3Iowa 3 7 .300 4½West Division

W L Pct GBSanta Cruz 6 2 .750 —Bakersfield 8 5 .615 ½Los Angeles 5 4 .556 1½Reno 3 6 .333 3½Idaho 1 10 .091 6½East Division

W L Pct GBMaine 7 4 .636 —Erie 6 4 .600 ½Canton 6 7 .462 2Springfield 4 5 .444 2Fort Wayne 3 10 .231 5Tuesday's GamesIowa 102, Sioux Falls 80Wednesday's GamesAustin at Canton, lateMaine at Idaho, lateThursday's GamesSpringfield at Santa Cruz, 10 p.m.

NFL StandingsAMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAy-New Eng 11 4 0 .733 529331Miami 7 8 0 .467 288289N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272347Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316426South

W L T Pct PF PAy-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400303x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329371Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292451Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235406North

W L T Pct PF PAy-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381321x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368303Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312304Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292344West

W L T Pct PF PAy-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443286San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326329Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269419Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208387NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAWashington 9 6 0 .600 408370Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358372N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387337Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273402South

W L T Pct PF PAy-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402277New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423410Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367377Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313325North

W L T Pct PF PAy-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399299Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342314Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349253Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348411West

W L T Pct PF PAx-San Fran 10 4 1 .700 370260x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392232St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286328Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237330x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionSunday, Dec. 30Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.Miami at New England, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.

NFL Playoff ScenariosAFCCLINCHED: Houston, AFC South;Denver, AFC West; New England, AFCEast; Baltimore, AFC North;Indianapolis, No. 5 playoff spot; Cincin-nati, No. 6 playoff spot.HOUSTON (at Indianapolis)Clinches first-round bye with:— Win or tie, or— New England loss or tie, or— Denver loss

Clinches home-field advantagethroughout AFC playoffs with:— Win, or— Tie AND Denver loss or tie, or— New England loss or tie AND DenverlossDENVER (vs. Kansas City)Clinches first-round bye with:— Win or tie, or— New England loss or tieClinches home-field advantagethroughout AFC playoffs with:— Win AND Houston loss or tie, or— Tie AND Houston lossNEW ENGLAND (vs. Miami)Clinches first-round bye with:— Win AND Denver or Houston lossClinches home-field advantagethroughout AFC playoffs with:— Win AND Denver and Houston lossNFCCLINCHED: Atlanta, NFC South andhome-field advantage; Green Bay, NFCNorth; San Francisco, playoff spot;Seattle, playoff spotGREEN BAY (at Minnesota)Clinches first-round bye with:— Win, or— Tie AND San Francisco loss or tie, or— San Francisco loss AND Seattle lossor tieSAN FRANCISCO (vs. Arizona)Clinches NFC West with:— Win or tie, or— Seattle loss or tieClinches first-round bye with:— Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or— Tie AND Green Bay lossSEATTLE (vs. St. Louis)Clinches NFC West with:— Win AND San Francisco lossClinches first-round bye with:— Win AND San Francisco loss ANDGreen Bay lossWASHINGTON (vs. Dallas)Clinches NFC East with:— Win or tieClinches playoff spot with:— Chicago loss AND Minnesota lossDALLAS (at Washington)Clinches NFC East with:— WinNY GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia)Clinches playoff spot with:— Win AND Dallas loss or tie ANDChicago loss AND Minnesota lossMINNESOTA (vs. Green Bay)Clinches playoff spot with:— Win, or— Tie AND Chicago loss or tie, or— Dallas loss or tie AND N.Y. Giantsloss or tie AND Chicago lossCHICAGO (at Detroit)Clinches playoff spot with:— Win AND Minnesota loss or tie, or— Tie AND Minnesota loss

Pro Bowl SelectionsAt Aloha Stadium, HonoluluSunday, Jan. 27AFCOffenseQuarterbacks — Tom Brady, NewEngland; Peyton Manning, Denver; MattSchaub, HoustonRunning Backs — Jamaal Charles,Kansas City; Arian Foster, Houston; RayRice, BaltimoreFullback — Vonta Leach, BaltimoreWide Receivers — A.J. Green, Cincin-nati; Andre Johnson, Houston; ReggieWayne, Indianapolis; Wes Welker, NewEnglandTight Ends — Rob Gronkowski, NewEngland; Heath Miller, PittsburghTackles — Duane Brown, Houston; RyanClady, Denver; Joe Thomas, Cleveland;Marshall Yanda, BaltimoreGuards — Logan Mankins, NewEngland; Wade Smith, HoustonCenters — Chris Myers, Houston;Maurkice Pouncey, PittsburghDefenseEnds — Elvis Dumervil, Denver;Cameron Wake, Miami; J.J. Watt,HoustonInterior Linemen — Geno Atkins, Cincin-nati; Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; VinceWilfork, New EnglandOutside Linebackers — Tamba Hali,Kansas City; Robert Mathis,Indianapolis; Von Viller, DenverInside/Middle Linebackers — DerrickJohnson, Kansas City; Jerod Mayo, NewEnglandCornerbacks — Champ Bailey, Denver;Antonio Cromartie, N.Y. Jets; JohnathanJoseph, HoustonStrong Safeties — Eric Berry, KansasCity; LaRon Landry, N.Y. JetsFree Safety — Ed Reed, BaltimoreSpecialistsPlacekicker — Phil Dawson, ClevelandPunter — Dustin Colquitt, Kansas CityKick Returner — Jacoby Jones,BaltimoreSpecial Team — Matthew Slater, NewEnglandNFCOffenseQuarterbacks — Robert Griffin III,Washington; Aaron Rodgers, GreenBay; Matt Ryan, AtlantaRunning Backs — Frank Gore, SanFrancisco; Marshawn Lynch, Seattle;Adrian Peterson, MinnesotaFullback — Jerome Felton, MinnesotaWide Receivers — Victor Cruz, N.Y.Giants; Calvin Johnson, Detroit; JulioJones, Atlanta; Brandon Marshall,ChicagoTight Ends — Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta;Jason Witten, DallasTackles — Russell Okung, Seattle; JoeStaley, San Francisco; Trent Williams,WashingtonGuards — Jahri Evans, New Orleans;Mike Iupati, San Francisco; Chris Snee,N.Y. GiantsCenters — Jeff Saturday, Green Bay;Max Unger, SeattleDefenseEnds — Jared Allen, Minnesota; JuliusPeppers, Chicago; Jason Pierre-Paul,N.Y. GiantsInterior Linemen — Gerald McCoy,Tampa Bay; Henry Melton, Chicago;Justin Smith, San FranciscoOutside Linebackers — Clay Matthews,Green Bay; Aldon Smith, SanFrancisco; DeMarcus Ware, DallasInside/Middle Linebackers — NaVorroBowman, San Francisco; Patrick Willis,San FranciscoCornerbacks — Tim Jennings, Chicago;Patrick Peterson, Arizona; CharlesTillman, ChicagoStrong Safeties — Donte Whitner, SanFranciscoFree Safeties — Dashon Goldson, SanFrancisco; Earl Thomas, SeattleSpecialistsPlacekicker — Blair Walsh, MinnesotaPunter — Thomas Morstead, NewOrleansKick Returner — Leon Washington,SeattleSpecial Team — Lorenzo Alexander,Washington

College Bowl ScheduleSaturday, Dec. 15New Mexico Bowl, At AlbuquerqueArizona 49, Nevada 48Famous Idaho Potato BowlAt Boise, IdahoUtah State 41, Toledo 15Thursday, Dec. 20Poinsettia Bowl, At San DiegoBYU 23, San Diego State 6Friday, Dec. 21Beef 'O' Brady's BowlAt St. Petersburg, Fla.UCF 38, Ball State 17Saturday, Dec. 22, New Orleans BowlLouisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina34Las Vegas BowlBoise State 28, Washington 26Monday, Dec. 24, Hawaii BowlAt HonoluluSMU 43, Fresno State 10Wednesday, Dec. 26Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, At DetroitCentral Michigan (6-6) vs. WesternKentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 27Military Bowl, At WashingtonBowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State(10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)Belk Bowl, At Charlotte, N.C.Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30p.m. (ESPN)Holiday Bowl, At San DiegoBaylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m.(ESPN)Friday, Dec. 28Independence BowlAt Shreveport, La.Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4),2 p.m. (ESPN)Russell Athletic Bowl, At Orlando, Fla.Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3),

5:30 p.m. (ESPN)Meineke Car Care Bowl, At HoustonMinnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 29Armed Forces BowlAt Fort Worth, TexasRice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45a.m. (ESPN)Fight Hunger Bowl, At San FranciscoArizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15p.m. (ESPN2)Pinstripe Bowl, At New YorkSyracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5),3:15 p.m. (ESPN)Alamo Bowl, At San AntonioTexas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3),6:45 p.m. (ESPN)Buffalo Wild Wings BowlAt Tempe, Ariz.Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5),10:15 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Dec. 31Music City Bowl, At Nashville, Tenn.Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5),Noon (ESPN)Sun Bowl, At El Paso, TexasGeorgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)Liberty Bowl, At Memphis, Tenn.Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30p.m. (ESPN)Chick-fil-A Bowl, At AtlantaLSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30p.m. (ESPN)Tuesday, Jan. 1Heart of Dallas Bowl, At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5),Noon (ESPNU)Gator Bowl, At Jacksonville, Fla.Mississippi State (8-4) vs.Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)Capital One Bowl, At Orlando, Fla.Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1p.m. (ABC)Outback Bowl, At Tampa, Fla.South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)Rose Bowl, At Pasadena, Calif.Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5p.m. (ESPN)Orange Bowl, At MiamiNorthern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State(11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Jan. 2Sugar Bowl, At New OrleansFlorida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Jan. 3Fiesta Bowl, At Glendale, Ariz.Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1),8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Jan. 4Cotton Bowl, At Arlington, TexasTexas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2),8 p.m. (FOX)Saturday, Jan. 5BBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1p.m. (ESPN)Sunday, Jan. 6GoDaddy.com Bowl, At Mobile, Ala.Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Jan. 7BCS National ChampionshipAt MiamiNotre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1),8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Jan. 19East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Fla.East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)Saturday, Jan. 26Senior Bowl, At Mobile, Ala.North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)

ECHL StandingsEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W LOLSL Pts GF GAReading 29 21 7 0 1 43106 79Trenton 28 13 11 2 2 30 88 91Wheeling 27 12 10 2 3 29 78 84Elmira 28 12 13 1 2 27 86 87North Division

GP W LOLSL Pts GF GACincinnati 27 17 8 2 0 36 84 71Toledo 29 16 12 0 1 33 94 81FtWayne 28 14 12 1 1 30 82 92Kalamzoo 28 11 14 2 1 25 82 87Evansville 31 11 17 0 3 25 83113South Division

GP W LOLSL Pts GF GAGreenville 33 19 12 1 1 40 107100Gwinnett 30 19 10 1 0 39 83 70Florida 30 14 10 2 4 34108112SCarolina 32 13 15 1 3 30 87 97Orlando 31 12 15 2 2 28 82 97WESTERN CONFERENCEMountain Division

GP W LOLSL Pts GF GAAlaska 31 23 8 0 0 46106 82Idaho 29 18 7 1 3 40114 84Colorado 30 16 11 1 2 35115 98Utah 26 11 11 1 3 26 84104Pacific Division

GP W LOLSL Pts GF GAOntario 28 20 7 1 0 41113 78Stockton 30 15 9 3 3 36105 97Las Vegas27 12 11 1 3 28 76 80San Fran 32 11 17 1 3 26 92128Bakersfld 30 7 20 1 2 17 73116NOTE: Two points are awarded for awin, one point for an overtime orshootout loss.Wednesday's GamesNo games scheduledThursday's GamesFlorida at Orlando, 7 p.m.Wheeling at Greenville, 7 p.m.South Carolina at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.Reading at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.Toledo at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.Elmira at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.Stockton at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.Friday's GamesFlorida at Orlando, 7 p.m.Wheeling at Greenville, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.South Carolina at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.Trenton at Reading, 7:05 p.m.Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m.Elmira at Evansville, 8:15 p.m.Ontario at Utah, 9:05 p.m.Stockton at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.Las Vegas at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.Colorado at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.

TransactionsBASEBALLAmerican LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Traded RHPMark Melancon, RHP Stolmy Pimentel,INF Ivan De Jesus and 1B/OF JerrySands to Pittsburgh for RHP JoelHanrahan and INF Brock Holt. Agreedto terms with SS Stephen Drew on aone-year contract.SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed toterms with OF Raul Ibanez on a one-year contract. Designated RHP D.J.Mitchell for assignment.TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to termswith C A.J. Pierzynski on a one-yearcontract.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationMIAMI HEAT — Assigned C DexterPittman to Sioux Falls (NBADL).FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS — Released OT J.B.Shugarts from the practice squad.Signed TE Derek Buttles to the practicesquad.CHICAGO BEARS — Signed S TroyNolan.CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed SUsama Young on injured reserve.Signed QB Josh Johnson. Signed DBJordan Mabin to the practice squad.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TEChase Ford to the practice squad.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — SignedWR WR Kamar Aiken, RB JamesDevelin and DB Cyhl Quarles to thepractice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed TETravis Beckum on injured reserve.Signed DB Terrence Frederick from thepractice squad and CB Brandon Bingto the practice squad.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — PlacedQB Nick Foles on injured reserve.Signed DT Antonio Dixon to a two-yearcontract. Signed LB Marcus Dowtin tothe practice squad.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — PlacedTE Heath Miller, CB Ike Taylor and RBBaron Batch on injured reserve. SignedS Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith and LBMarshall McFadden from the practicesquad and FB Jamie McCoy from SanDiego's practice squad.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — PlacedDT Aubrayo Franklin and S BrandonTaylor on injured reserve. Signed SSean Cattouse and CB Greg Gatsonfrom the practice squad and CB ArthurHobbs and TE Anthony Miller to thepractice squad.

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Prairie Heights thanksSouth Milford Lion’s Club

To the editor:Prairie Heights Elementary School

would like to give a huge thank you to theSouth Milford Lion’s Club for theirthoughtful donation to our students on ourAngel Tree.

The Lion’s Club’s very kind donationbought our students clothes, shoes, boots,blankets, coats, socks and snow pants. Weare lucky to have such a caring group ofgentlemen in our community who provideditems for our students that they need forChristmas.

Our Angel Tree would not have been sosuccessful if it weren’t for the Lion’sClub’s contribution to the gifts. We wouldlike to give the South Milford Lion’s Club

our deepest gratitude for being so kind andthoughtful of our students.

Your donation is greatly appreciated,and we wish you Happy Holidays!

Andria FolsomSchool counselor

Prairie Heights Elementary School

Family says thank you forbenefit for Denny Anderson

To the editor:With grateful and humble hearts, my

family and I would like to thank theLigonier Lion’s Club, the Ligonier FireDepartment and the community for theirparticipation in the benefit breakfast forDenny Anderson that was held on Nov.10.

Denny lived a life of quiet generosity,

always reaching out and helping people inthe community. This community hasalways been his home and he had a greatdeal of love and respect for the people init. We have been blessed beyond measureto be able to be a part of this communitythat he loved; a community that reachesout and takes care of its members. Thisis what Denny felt so passionate aboutand always was proud to have been apart of.

This makes us feel all the morehumbled and honored to have been theones who were “reached out to” and “takencare of” during this painful time. The loveand generosity that was poured out to uswill never ever be forgotten.

We offer our deepest and most sincerethanks to all of you.

The Denny Anderson family

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ew Year’s resolutions?Argh! I’ve never beenone to make New Year’s

resolutions.I think it’s been a media-

driven thing for many years.Newspaper columnists go

for this old standby topic thistime of the year because it’s soeasy to comment on and writeabout. Even TV is in thismode. Entertainment networkshound celebrities for their NewYear’s resolutions. Politiciansmay chime in on newscommentary shows when thehost asks them “What’s yourNew Year’s resolution?”

No one that I can recall isever held accountable. NewYear’s resolutions proclaimedby the acclaimed rarely if evercome back to haunt the peoplemaking them. The only peoplewho may regret not keeping aNew Year’s resolution arethose making them, and theyprobably forget unless theywrite it down or file itelectronically somewhere. It’sa given if you warn someoneyou will hold them account-able who insists on telling youtheir New Year’s resolution,they’ll laugh and say youwon’t remember. And they’llbe right.

I could make a New Year’sresolution to lose weight, diet,exercise or save more andspend less like most everyone

else whomakes NewYear’s resolu-tions but Iknow at myage that won’thappen so whydo it. Someoneonce said aNew Year’sresolution issomething thatgoes in oneYear and outthe other.

Let’s getreal here. Ifyou make aNew Year’s

resolution and vow to keep it,you’ll need motivation like adoctor’s prognosis, the threat ofdivorce from your significantother, the Internal RevenueService knocking on your dooror a humiliating comment aboutyour sagging physique.

I’ve been a regular for yeararound workouts at the localYMCA for the past 17 years.There is always an increase inthe number of unfamiliar facesand bodies trying out the

treadmills, jogging track,training bikes and weightmachines the week or two afterNew Year’s Day. Theydefinitely have fitness andweight loss on their minds, andit’s inspiring to see them startout with so much energy andenthusiasm.

Along about mid-Marchwhen the weather warms up,most of them have dropped out,and I’d like to think they’vemoved outside for theirexercise. Chances are thoughthey’ve given up, not havinglost the 10 to 20 pounds in sixto eight weeks or gained thebody tone for the new springbreak bikini swimsuit. It takesmore effort than three hours aweek at the Y for six to eightweeks to lose weight and getfit. It takes diet AND exercise.Your family doctor will tell youthat.

Comedian Jay Leno oncesaid, “Now there are moreoverweight people in Americathan average-weight people. Sooverweight people are nowaverage, which means you’vealready met your New Year’sresolution.”

Here are few realistic goalsfor you to shoot for in 2013that don’t involve losing

weight or getting fit:• Be more productive at

work or in school. Don’tprocrastinate.

• Organize your life. Anorganized individual is areliable person. You want tochange because you want yourlife to progress.

• Boost your confidence.Believe in yourself. Improveyour self esteem. Gain moreknowledge. Have faith in yourabilities.

• Be more friendly andapproachable. Interact withmore people. Let people inyour life.

• Learn how to cook. Havea healthy meal by avoidingtake-outs and fast-foods.

• Drink moderately.Hangovers lead to a lot ofmental and physical problems.

• Share knowledge withothers. Life is a never-endingprocess of making mistakes.Every day is a chance to learnsomething new to pass on toothers. Leave a meaningfullegacy to the world.

Notice I said goals, not NewYear’s resolutions.

DENNIS NARTKER is a reporterfor KPC Media Group. He can bereached at [email protected].

New Year’s resolutions — Bah! Humbug!N

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ere’s the problem.When she comes toeat at our house, we

serve meat and vegetables —plenty of vegetables. She can eatall the vegetables she wants, andshe never has to touch the meat.Which is fine — there’s moremeat for the rest of us. But whenwe go to her house, she servesonly vegetables.”

My friend Jackson has justreturned from his vegetariansister-in-law’s house, where shehosted the holiday meal as shedoes in alternating years.“There’s never any meat at herplace,” he says. “It’s not fair.”

“Is she a good cook?” I asked.“Yes, but you’re missing the

point. Why is it that we bend overbackward to accommodate her byserving mashed potatoes andcreamed corn and cranberrysauce, but she never makes thetiniest bit of meat for us? It’s notlike we serve just meat at our

house. You can be a vegetarianand still find plenty to eat. Wehave potato chips andcorn chips and guacamoleand fried mozzarellasticks and doughnuts andsticky buns …”

“Wow, you are reallybending over backward,” Iinterjected. “It’s not as ifyou had all that stuff lyingaround your houseanyway.”

“Once again, you’remissing the point. I’m notsaying she has to go outand slaughter a cow justso I can have a piece ofmeat, but come on! Would it killher to put a little chicken on thetable for the holidays? I’m noteven asking her to cook a turkeyor a ham — just a chicken. Noteven a big one. A chicken ispractically a vegetable anyway.It’s like a vegetable with legs.”

“Yes, it’s hard to believe that

someone who wouldn’t hurt a flywon’t cook you a chicken. So I

guess you had to fill upon chips and dip.”

“If only. She doesn’thave anything like that.It’s all pieces ofcauliflower and broccoliwith hummus and olivesand little bits of gooeycheese that a friend ofhers makes. There’s noreal food anywhere.”

“It’s a wonder yousurvived. It’s a surpriseyou didn’t turn into acannibal after going awhole day without meat.”

“If I hadn’t had bacon andsausage for breakfast, I may have.My life did flash in front of myeyes, but it wasn’t from the lackof meat. It was when Sarahstarted asking for the recipes forstuff. ‘Oh, that was delicious.You’d never know that was agluten-free cake. Can I have the

recipe?’ Yesterday she made melentil soup for lunch. What isthat? Her sister is a bad influenceon her.”

Jackson’s wife, Sarah,regularly prepares things Jackdistrusts under the guise ofkeeping him healthy. “What’sthis?” is a question I’ve heard attheir dinner table dozens of times.

“It’s a fish taco,” Sarah mightreply.

“A fish taco? Did the grocerystore run out of hamburger?”

“All the magazines say weshould eat less meat and morefish. Fish once a week isn’t goingto kill you. You could stand tolose some weight.”

“Yeah, I see those people inthe magazines you read. All skinand bones like your sister. Thatcan’t be healthy.”

“Can you imagine what wouldhappen if I told Sarah she couldstand to lose some weight?” Jackasks me.

“It would upset the balance ofworld peace; it would causeuntold misery; life as we know itwould come to an end,” I said.

“You complain about thisevery other year,” I continued.“Couldn’t you smuggle meat intoyour sister-in-law’s house andhide it where you can get to iteasily? Say, under a sofa cushion?A little bit of beef jerky here, acan of Vienna sausages there?”

“Go ahead, make fun of me,”Jack said. “But when someoneinvites you to their house fordinner, it would be nice if theyserved an actual dinner.”

“That’s the holiday spirit. Thegood news is we all know what toget you for Christmas next year,”I said. “The Spam Gift Collec-tion.”

JIM MULLEN is a syndicatedcolumnist with NewspaperEnterprise Association. He can bereached at JimMullenBooks.com.

Meat-free holiday can make you about as happy as a heart attack

JIMMULLEN

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oosier voters could vote in 2014on a constitutional amendment toprohibit same-sex marriage. TheIndiana General Assembly should

prevent this vote from happening.Indiana law already defines marriage as

between aman and awoman. Thedebate is onwhether tospell this outin theIndianaConstitutionto make thelaw moredifficult toreverse.

Publicopinion ongaymarriagehas evolvedrapidly inrecent

years.Let the debate over same-sex marriage

continue, weighing the pros and cons oflegalization and of continuing Indiana’scurrent ban.

The Howey/DePauw Battleground Poll,conducted just before the Nov. 6 election,found Hoosiers are almost evenly split onthe constitutional amendment. The pollwas cosponsored by The Times MediaCompany.

A Nov. 12-24 Ball State Universitypoll found 54 percent of Hoosiersopposed the constitutional amendment,compared with 38 percent who supportit.

Nationally, 48 percent of Americanssupport same-sex marriage while 43percent oppose it, according to the resultsof Pew Research Centers polls releasedthis year.

Lame duck Gov. Mitch Daniels saidrecently he wouldn’t comment on theproposed constitutional amendment butthat a family headed by a same-sex couple“sure beats single parenthood.”

Daniels is the Republican fiscal conser-vative who famously urged the GOP todeclare a social truce and focus on fiscalissues.

His successor, Gov.-elect Mike Pence,has been a strong opponent of same-sexmarriage but said he would defer to theleaders in the General Assembly on thatissue. “Now is the time for Hoosiers tofocus on getting this economy moving,”Pence said.

To put this issue before the voters in2014, the General Assembly would have tovote in favor of the constitutionalamendment in either 2013 or 2014.

Even as Indiana’s constitutionalamendment is being considered, though,the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dec. 7 toreview two cases related to same-sexmarriage. The court’s ruling could affectIndiana’s existing law.

Even if it doesn’t, constitutionalamendments should be rare. This is notone of those exceptions. There’s noneed to amend the Constitution toaccomplish what state law alreadyprovides.

The Times, Munster

No needto amendIndiana’s

constitutionH

Let the debate over

same-sex marriage

continue, weighing the

pros and cons of

legalization and of

continuing Indiana’s

current ban.

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On this date:• In 932, New York City’s

Radio City Music Hallopened to the public inmidtown Manhattan.

• In 1947, the originalversion of the puppetcharacter Howdy Doodymade its TV debut on NBC’s“Puppet Playhouse.”In 1985, Palestinianguerrillas opened fire insidethe Rome and Viennaairports; 19 victims werekilled, plus four attackerswho were slain by police andsecurity personnel.

DEAR DOCTOR K: Myfather had a stroke and hasbecome depressed during hislong recovery. Will antide-pressants help? I’m askingbecause of the damage thestroke has done to his brain.

DEAR READER: Iremember a patient like yourfather. Before his stroke, hewas outgoing, active in hischurch and community, andalways cracking jokes. Thenhe was hit with a stroke thatparalyzed his left arm and leg.

Fortunately, his speech andthinking were not affected,but his personality changedcompletely. He sat in bedsaying very little to anyonewho came in the room,including his family, friendsand doctor. When physicaltherapists tried to get him todo exercises to build back thestrength on his left side, hewas mostly uncooperative. Iwas worried that the strokehad caused dementia, but itbecame clear he was as smart

as ever.He was depressed. About

one in four people who’vehad a stroke develop majordepression. You’re right that

the injury tothe brainfrom thestroke canitself causechanges inbrainchemistrythat lead todepression.However,depressionalso can be areaction tothe impair-ments causedby the stroke.In otherwords,depression

following a stroke can be likedepression following anothermajor illness that affects aperson’s life but does notinjure the brain — such as a

heart attack or cancer.You might think that in

someone who has difficultytalking or understandingspeech, or difficulty movinghis arms and legs, depressionis the least of his problems.But the mental anguish ofdepression isn’t a minorconcern. Left untreated,depression can undermineefforts at rehabilitation andworsen cognitive disabilities.

That’s what happened atfirst to my patient, until hisdepression was successfullytreated. Depression after astroke is associated withpoorer outcomes a year afterthe stroke has occurred. It’salso associated with a higherdeath rate in subsequentyears.

Fortunately, antidepres-sants seem to be fairlyeffective. In 2008, scientistspublished a review of theresearch in this area. Theyconcluded that the medica-tions had a “small but signifi-

cant” effect on post-strokedepression.

What’s more, the benefitsof antidepressants may not belimited to relieving depres-sion; they may positivelyaffect areas and networks inthe brain that improve otherimpaired functions as well.

Studies published in thelast couple of years havefound that certain antidepres-sants (in combination withphysical therapy) can helpwith recovery from stroke-induced paralysis, muscleweakness and overalldisability.

If you haven’t alreadydone so, talk to your father’sdoctor about his depression.Ask the doctor to recommenda psychiatrist who has experi-ence working with strokepatients.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 COMICS • TV LISTINGS kpcnews.com B5•

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON

THE BORN LOSER BY ART & CHIP SANSOM

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ALLEY OOP BY JACK AND CAROLE BENDER

FRANK & ERNEST BY BOB THAVES

DUSTIN BY STEVE KELLEY & JEFF PARKER

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REAL ESTATE4+ acres with lots of frontage along new state road 3, prop-erty could be a great place for a home business with a large limestone lot and 70x104 pole building. Property also has a 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2-story house with large basement. Home has new carpet and linoleum and lots of closets and storage. Added recently new windows and siding, also included is a large 1 or 2 car garage. Don’t overlook this property with easy access to St. Rd. 3 from 300 S. For appt. to see or more info call 260-336-9750 or 260-463-2828.OPEN HOUSE: THURS., DEC. 20 • 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.REAL ESTATE TERMS: 10% down day of auction balance at closing. POSSESSION: At closing. TAXES: To be prorated.

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*MISC*Work benches; 10’ and 16’ gates; hog panels; T-posts; Ritchie frost free cattle water; engine hoist; 1100 & 1500 gal poly tank; 2 farrowing crates; Karcher HDS1000 and 3000 psi elect hot water power washer; Dewalt 3800psi gas power washer with elec start; Troybuilt elec start rear tine tiller; MF frnt weights; cat 3 quick hitch; misc. JD parts; 4 sets of 28” rear tire chains; lots more than what’s advertised.TERMS: Cash, good check or credit card.

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Avilla1 & 2 BR APTS$450-$500/ per month. Call 260-897-3188

GarrettBeautiful, 2-3 BR, ground-level also2 BR upper, rent

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$475-$575.+ util.No pets. Application

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Butler2 BR land contractGarage, $470/mo.

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