(Sept. 1, 2010) — The hours for the Churubusco Park splashpad – Paul’s Pad – for this Labor Day weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday are  11 a.m. to 7 p.m. all three days.

ADULT DEPARTMENT

Learn How to Paint

Thursday, September 2 9 AM, 1 PM & 6 PM

Moonlight Silhouette in acrylics. There is a sample on display at the library. The $10.00 fee includes all materials and the canvas (no frame). Registration is required.

BYOBeads

Wednesday, September 8 9 AM to 1 PM Join fellow beaders to exchange ideas and complete up those unfinished projects. This is a FREE program.

Writers’ Book Discussion

Saturday September 11 6 PM The selection for the month of September is “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation” by Lynne Truss.

This is a FREE program.

Dark City Movie Night

Saturday, September 11 7 PM Burt Lancaster plots to get rid of Barbara Stanwyck in “Sorry, Wrong Number”. Popcorn and soda will be available. This is a FREE program.

Sunday Hours Return

Sunday, September 12 1PM – 5 PM

The library resumes its Sunday openings through Memorial Day of 2011.

Tatting with Laura Bobay

Monday September 13 & 27 5:30 PM Learn to create beautiful lace patterns using the needle technique. $13.00 fee for first time participation only.

Registration required.

Stained Glass Class

Monday, September 13 6 PM Make a 9 inch square ‘quilt’ piece – one night each month for 6 months. You will piece your “quilt” together the 7th month. The fee is $15. Registration is required.

Guitar Hero Tournament

Friday, September 17 6 PM Showcase your talent! Competition, prizes & refreshments. Registration is required. This is a FREE program.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Monday, September 20 All Day Join the bilge rats at the library as we celebrate the biggest day of the year. Food, fun and music! This is a FREE program.

Island Drums with Kent Arnsbarger

Monday, September 20 2 PM Steel Drummer Kent Arnsbarger returns to help us celebrate Pirate Day with the happy, foot tapping sounds of the steel drum. This is a FREE program.

Modern/Classics Book Club

Tuesday, September 21 Noon The selection for the month of September is “Lydia Bailey” by Kenneth Roberts. Walk-ins are always welcome. This is a FREE program.

Friends Movie Night

Saturday, September 25 7 PM Join the Friends of the Library for “Swing Time” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Refreshments will be available. This is a FREE program.

September Events for Young Adults

Cre8tive Kids Art – Wednesday, September 8, 6th grade and up at 6:00 PM. Learn different techniques of working with clay as you create your own clay sculpture. Limit of 20 per class. Sign-up in the Children’s Department.

Craft Saturday – Saturday, September 11 — Come anytime between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Young Adults can create an interesting water color painting.

Cooking 101 – Monday, September 13 at 4:00 PM. Kids can learn cooking basics and create tasty treats. This month we will be learning about the country of China and preparing several different Chinese foods. For grades 3-12. Sign-up requested. Limit of 20 students.

Teen Game Night – Monopoly! September 16 at 5:00 PM. Bring a friend or two and challenge other young adults to a game of Monopoly. Food provided! Sign-up requested.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day – Monday, September 20 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Best pirate costume contest, I spy wetlands, steel drum music, pirate games, puzzles, crafts, fun, prizes, cake, and grog!

Teen Café Club – Wednesday, September 22 at 5:00 PM. Writers group and book discussion.

Fall Band Jam – Sunday, September 26. Calling all Teens….If you are in a band or know a band of teenagers, then this Fall Band Jam is for you and them!!! Sign up in the Children’s Department, online, or call us. Refreshments will be served and let’s enjoy some music outside before the cold sets in!! Bring a lawn chair and some friends. This is an event you won’t want to miss!! Set up starts at 4:00PM and the concert starts at 5:00 PM. See you there!!

Show Me the Movies! – “The Lightning Thief”. Tuesday, September 28 at 6:30 PM. The first installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Refreshments will be served. This movie is rated PG.

September 2010 Children’s Events From the Peabody Public Library

Preschool Story Time meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 4:15 PM. In September our over all theme will be visiting the zoo. Story Time theme for September 7 and 9 is “Monkeying Around”, September 14 and 16 is “Roar with the Lions”, September 21 and 23 is “Bears! Oh My!” and September 28 and 30 is “Can Giraffes Dance?” Join us for stories, songs, finger plays and a craft. .

Toddler Time meets in the Children’s Department at 10:30 AM on Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28. This easy-going group is designed for parents and their children under age three.

Cre8tive Kids Art – Learn different techniques of working with clay as you create your own clay sculpture. Wednesday, September 8, K-2nd grade at 4:00 PM and 3rd-5th grade at 5:00 PM. Limit of 20 per class. Sign-up in the Children’s Department.

Joni Walker Art Classes – Thursday, September 9 and 23 at 4:15 PM. Sign up at the Children’s Services Desk, call the Children’s Department, or register online. Fee is $2 per person per class to cover the cost of materials. Ages 5 and up. Limit of 30 students. Sign-up requested.

Craft Saturday – Join us and make a sunshine craft for the younger kids and water color craft for the older kids. Saturday, September 11 anytime between 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Cooking 101 – Monday, September 13 at 4:00 PM. Kids can learn cooking basics and create tasty treats. This month we will be learning about the country of China and preparing several different Chinese foods. For grades 3-12. Sign-up requested. Limit of 20 students.

Grandparent’s Tea – Tuesday, September 14 from 4:30 PM until 6:30 PM. Come enjoy tea, cookies, & punch. Grandparents are encouraged to bring items, pictures, and stories from their childhood. All ages welcome to bring their grandparents or other special adults. Sign-up requested.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day – Monday, September 20 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Best pirate costume contest, I spy wetlands, steel drum music, pirate games, puzzles, crafts, fun, prizes, cake, and grog!

Book Buddies Year 1 – Tuesday, September 21 from 4:00 PM until 5:00. This monthly program is for children age 3 to 6 and their parents. For information, contact the Peabody Public Library Children’s Department at 244-5541..

Babes & Books – Wednesday, September 22 at 10:30. This monthly program is for babies 8 weeks to 18 months. For information, contact the Peabody Public Library Children’s Department at 244-5541.

Pet of the Week

Sponsored by Fort Financial Credit Union

Crocker is a stray pup who is probably just under one year old. He has the markings of a Rottweiler, and the body shape of a shepherd. He has a very playful and friendly personality, and will make some lucky family a very devoted pet! Crocker will need some play in his day, or some way to work off his puppy energy. This boy would be a wonderful hiking partner, and will do best in an active household, where he can be part of the action.

Come to the Whitley County Humane Shelter and meet Crocker and see what a beautiful and friendly puppy he is.

The shelter is located at 951 S. Line St., Columbia City. Shelter hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 2-7 and Saturday, 1-5.

For more information, call the shelter at 260-244-6664; e-mail dirhswc@yahoo.com, or visit the WCHS Web site at www.hswc.org.

“Dining with Diabetes” is a program for people with diabetes and their families. This 4 week cooking school will be held on Thursday evenings, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Whitley County Extension Office, 115 South Line Street, Columbia City. Includes: September 9 – “What is Diabetes?”; September 16 – “Main Dishes – Looking at Fats and Sodium”; September 23 – “Desserts – Looking at Carbohydrates and Sweeteners”; and September 30 – “Side Dishes – Looking at Vitamins and Fiber”. Cost is $35/person for all 4 sessions; $20 for the 2nd person in a family. Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana is providing a limited number of full scholarships for persons over age 60. Registrations are due Sept. 7. For more information, call 260-244-7615 or 260-625-3313 or e-mail cbarnett@purdue.edu.

“Dining with Diabetes” is a program for people with diabetes and their families. This four-week cooking school will be held on Thursday evenings, September 9, 16, 23, and 30, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Whitley County Extension Office, 115 South Line Street, Columbia City.

This curriculum reflects current advances in diabetes nutritional education and also takes into consideration today’s busy lifestyle. Recipes utilized throughout the curriculum have fewer and less expensive ingredients and are prepared with less fat and sodium content. Utilization of the artificial sweeteners in combination with limited amounts of sugar is emphasized to reduce overall carbohydrates and calories. Emphasis is placed on the addition and importance of fiber and calcium in the meal plan.

The class schedule is: September 9 – “What is Diabetes?”; September 16 – “Main Dishes – Looking at Fats and Sodium”; September 23 – “Desserts – Looking at Carbohydrates and Sweeteners”; and September 30 – “Side Dishes – Looking at Vitamins and Fiber”.

Cost is $35/person for all 4 sessions; $20 for the 2nd person in a family. Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana is providing a limited number of full scholarships for persons over age 60.

Registrations are due Sept. 7. For more information, call 260-244-7615 or 260-625-3313 or e-mail cbarnett@purdue.edu.

Garage Sale

When: Sat 9/4/10

Where: 8612 E Westwood Lane

In Northwest Passage subdivision just off 600N. Take Line St north and turn left on 600N. Follow signs. Lots of childrens clothes for sale.

For our many out-of-staters or for those who live nearby who have not yet seen it – here’s a shot of the new Town Government Center at 530 South Main Street …

ID Photo # 4

Recognize this familiar Busco sight? If so, post your answer in the comment section below.

A different photo will be featured each week through Oct. 20. The first person who correctly identifies the photo will receive 10 points. The person with the most points at the end of the 12-week span will receive a $30 iTunes card.

So, if you know exactly what this is – hurry and be the first to comment!

Photo # 3 - Winner, Ashley Bratten; Top of the K & K Video & Book Store on Main Street.

Photo # 2 - Won by Amanda. Bottom of Welcome to Churubusco Sign on U.S. 33.

Week 1 Photo - Won by Jennifer. Churubusco Community Child Care bus.

VIRGINIA E. “GINNY” LANTZ, 88, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at her residence.

She was born in Roanoke, Ind. All the grandchildren will greatly miss “Grandma Cookie.” Ginny was loved by her family and friends.

Surviving are her son, DeWayne E. (Carol) Trim of Fort Wayne; grandchildren, Douglas E. (Michelle) Trim of Churubusco and DeChelle (Donald) Rice of Fort Wayne;five great-grandchildren; and sister, Helen Smithson of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lantz; son, Larry Trim; brothers, Richard, Billie, Jesse and Kenneth Fulmer; sisters, Elvie Ummel, Lucille Joseph, Velma Mills, Dottie Fulmer and Evelyn Fulmer.

Service is 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne with visitation one hour prior to service. Visitation also from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 at the funeral home. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Heartland Hospice or American Diabetes Association.

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (August, 2010) The Churubusco United Methodist Church, 750 N. Main St., is hosting a rummage sale Thursday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 27, from 9-5 and on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. until noon. A bake sale will be held on Thursday only.

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (Aug. 24, 2010) — Saturday, August 28, the New Era Show Choir members and boosters will be hosting a car wash at Egolf’s IGA on South Main Street in Churubusco.

The car wash will be held from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cars will be washed and dried by members of New Era during this time at no charge, although free will donations will be accepted.

All proceeds from this event will be used to help offset the costs of New Era’s upcoming trip to Orlando, Florida in March, 2011, to compete in the FAME national show choir competition.

Here’s a chance to help the New Era Show Choir and drive away in a clean, shiny car at the same time!

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(August 24, 2010) — According to an article in this morning’s Journal Gazette by reporter Holly Abrams, a veteran Indiana State Police trooper resigned Friday after being questioned in an internal investigation.

The pending investigation pertains to deferral checks missing from the 31-year-veteran trooper’s post, a state police spokesman said Monday.

Dallard Tackett, 58, a lieutenant, was commander of the state police post along the Indiana Toll Road in Elkhart County, according to Abrams’ story.  The Toll Road post oversees the seven counties along the northern border of the state, including LaGrange and Steuben.

State police employees noticed missing deferral checks Thursday, prompting an investigation … For the rest of this story, go to the Journal Gazette …

Due to injuries she sustained in an ATV accident, Deanna Marie Wagner, age 37, of Columbia City, passed away at 6:34 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Monroe Hospital, Bloomington, IN. Born August 12, 1973 in Auburn, IN she was the daughter of Fredrick J. and Sherry Lindell (Williams) Harroff.

She attended Columbia City High School and Cornerstone Christian Schools. Raised in Churubusco and a current Whitley County resident, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include her parents, Fredrick and Sherry Harroff of Columbia City; daughters, Hope Ann and Faith Lynn Wagner both of Columbia City; sisters, Kimberley (Garry) Gorsuch of Albion and Roberta (Dean) Wort of Hicksville, OH; maternal grandmother, Phyllis Walerstein of Columbia City; 6 nieces and nephews; and fiance, Neil Carpenter of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by twin sons, Matthew & Anthony Wagner.

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Kenneth E. Dammeyer, 73, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away on Thursday evening, August 17, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township. He had been in declining health for some time, and had been seriously ill since January.

Mr. Dammeyer was born on January 2, 1937 in St. Mary’s Ohio, to Leon and Ada (Moeller) Dammeyer. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1955, and as a young man served with the U.S. Army National Guard.

While in Ohio he was engaged in farming and served with the St. Mary’s Volunteer Fire Department. He later lived in Fort Wayne for a period before moving to Churubusco in 1988.

For more of this obituary, click here …

Dave Partin, 62, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 1:05 a. m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the home of his mother in Churubusco. He had been in failing health since March.

Mr. Partin was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on July 15, 1948, and moved to Churubusco with his family in 1955.

A U. S. Army Vietnam veteran, he had been employed as a metal plater at Lippert Components in Goshen, and spent most of his adult life in Churubusco. He was a member of the Churubusco Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Turtle Post 3846.

For more of this obituary, click here …

William D. Cook, 75, a resident of Avilla, and formerly of Auburn and Huntertown, passed away at 10:00 p. m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Northridge Village Nursing Home in Albion, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.

Mr. Cook was born in Fort Wayne on January 25, 1935, a son of Bernard and Hope (Kuzeff) Cook, and spent his formative years there. As a young man he served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, and was married in Angola on July 20, 1953 to Shirley Spangle.

He was employed for 28 years at International Harvester in Fort Wayne, and later worked as a self-employed contractor. In his leisure time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, race car driving, and woodworking.

For more of this obituary, click here …

TRI LAKES, COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (Aug. 22, 2010) – Another cougar sighting – this time in our own backyard in Whitley County!

Linda Zimmerman and her husband Max, along with two relatives sighted an adult cougar taking a drink at the water’s edge of Big Cedar Lake in the East Basin at approximately 5 p.m. yesterday (Aug. 21, 2010).

Big Cedar Lake is one of the lakes that comprise Tri Lakes in Whitley County, a short drive from Churubusco and Blue Lake.

Zimmerman notified buscovoice.com early this morning at 12:27 a.m. (Apparently, she had a little trouble sleeping?)

This is what Zimmerman reported:

“My husband, Max, and two first cousins sighted an adult cougar on the north shore of Big Cedar Lake in the East Basin approximately 5 P.M. today (Aug. 21, 2010). We have alerted the Whitley County Sheriff Department, as well as neighbors adjoining the area of the sighting,” Zimmerman said.

“This sighting was a very clear, close range sighting of the cougar as it drank from the water’s edge and immediately bolted into brush and disappeared as we were approaching with our pontoon dead on,” Zimmerman continued.

“One neighbor had heard ’something wild’ last night outside (his/her home) but didn’t know what it was. Cougars don’t often attack humans, but they can and sometimes do. Pets, I imagine, would be considered fair game for this adult cougar! I can honestly say, we were all surprised at the sighting but all know exactly what we saw … no imagination here.”

If you sight what you believe to be a wild cat in or around your neighborhood, call the local Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or local law enforcement officials.

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There is a Web sight devoted to wild cat sightings in the Midwest called Cougar News.

Following are some of the articles listed on the sight.

The big cat out back? It could be a lion!

By SETH SLABAUGH of the Muncie Star

MUNCIE — The camera doesn’t lie. And that’s why state officials are now taking more seriously people such as Delaware County farmer Lon Wright when they cry “cougar.

At 2:30 a.m. on May 1, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources captured multiple images of a cougar, also known as a mountain lion, in rural Greene County east of Bloomfield and southwest of Bloomington.

Cameras were placed in the area after investigators found evidence consistent with mountain lion behavior, including a deer minus its intestines buried under a pile of leaves.

On March 1, DNR implemented a new policy to collect data and evaluate reported sightings of mountain lions, prompted by increased reports of the animals migrating east, specifically out of South Dakota.

Since then, 19 mountain lion sightings have been reported, including the one in Greene County — seven counties away from Delaware County. Of the remaining 18, two reports were confirmed by biologists as animals other than a mountain lion. Sixteen were classified as “unconfirmed,” either because of no physical evidence or because photographs provided were of insufficient quality to identify characteristics of any animal type.

Wright swears he saw a mountain lion in a hay field near his dairy farm in southern Delaware County in the summer of 2008. A feed company truck driver reported seeing a cougar walking down the driveway within 60 feet of Wright’s house. Wright’s wife also has seen it, close enough that she was prepared to squirt it with a garden hose if it had approached her.

For the rest of this story click here …

Category Archive for ‘Confirmed Sightings’

Wisconsin DNR response to cougar sightings varies by circumstance

Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Government Agency, Monitoring, Wisconsin on Jul 7th, 2010

DNR response to cougar sightings varies by circumstance

Rare animal sightings tend to jump start the imagination.

The cougar hiding in your neighbor’s woods. The wolverine scurrying under a deck. A timber wolf hunting cattle.

The Department of Natural Resources — the recipient of these reports — takes a case-by-case approach when deciding whether to investigate … (Click on headline for complete story)

Michigan DNRE determines trail camera photo in Menominee County is likely cougar

Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Government Agency, Michigan, Monitoring, Remote Camera on Jun 21st, 2010

Menominee County is in the southwestern corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and shares a border with Wisconsin

DNRE Determines Trail Camera Photo in Menominee County is Likely Cougar – June 21, 2010

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today announced it has reviewed a Menominee County trail camera picture [...]

COUGAR ON THE PROWL NEAR MORDEN

Conservation officials suggest healthy deer population attracting the predator

“Generally speaking, respect the animal, but do not fear it. Cougar attacks (on people) are very [...]

Brown County Ohio cougar was flea market purchase

Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Control, Monitoring, Ohio on May 31st, 2010

Most eastern states and Canadian provinces now ban private ownership of cougars or require the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal. As of 2009, only two states (Wisconsin & West Virginia) and one eastern Canadian [...]

Remote camera confirmation of cougar at Lena, Wisconsin

Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Remote Camera, Wisconsin on May 31st, 2010

Lena is in eastern Wisconsin north of Green Bay. Based on the location of the urinary opening, we know the cougar is a male.

Possible escaped captive cougar sighted in southwestern Ohio

Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Control, Monitoring, Ohio on May 28th, 2010

Georgetown is in SW Ohio near the Kentucky border.

http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/article_eaaa2e50-6a00-11df-bef9-001cc4c03286.html

Mountain lion believed sighted near Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Ohio — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has received two reports in two days of a mountain lion sighting near Georgetown, Ohio.

Police believe the animal may have escaped from a resident on Western Run Avenue in Mount [...]

Pet of the Week

Sponsored by Fort Financial Credit Union

Venus is a gorgeous white tabby with long hair. This mama kitty came to the Whitley County Humane Shelter with her three beautiful babies, Peyton, Fluffy, and Pat. Venus has been spayed and is ready to leave motherhood behind and find a good home where she will be cherished for the sweet and beautiful girl that she is. Please come in and meet this pretty kitty today!

The Whitley County Humane Shelter is located at 951 S. Line St., Columbia City. Shelter hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 2-7 and Saturday, 1-5.

For more information, call the shelter at 260-244-6664; e-mail dirhswc@yahoo.com, or visit the WCHS Web site at www.hswc.org.

Don Page

Several members of the Muller Memorial Pool committee were present including president Liz Schemm and Don Page, brother-in-law of the late Paul Muller, who willed a large sum of money  for the water feature.

Paul Muller was a lifelong resident of Churubusco. When he died in 2003, he left $361,000 to Smith-Green Community Schools for the construction of a swimming pool. The school decided at that time they could not undertake such a project, and the funds were held in a trust with Whitley County Community Foundation. In 2007, the Mueller Pool Committee was formed with the intent of making Paul Mueller’s dream a reality.

The proposed pool project, however, was estimated at $400,000 to $500,000 a simple community pool, with more elaborate plans falling in the $500,000 to $1- or $2-million range. Since a splash park would cost under $300,000 and require less maintenance, the pool committee decided last year to pursue that option.

The splash pad recirculates the used water, resulting in lower utility bills, and is low maintenance, with no lifeguards required.

A local life scout, Andrew Biddle, is planning to earn his badges by landscaping the area around the pad and planting several fast-growing shade trees. Page presented Biddle with a plaque for his efforts.

Jamin Longardner was the winner of the Name the Water Feature contest and was also honored with a plaque at today’s ceremony.

According to Rick Krider, superintendent of Churubusco Park, the splash pad will be open daily as long as weather permits, through September.

Park superintendent, Rick Krider, and town council president, Frank Kessler, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Jamin Longardener won the award for coming up with the name of the splash pad - Paul's Pad. Here, he is congratulated and presented with a plaque by Don Page.

Members of the pool committee, including president Liz Schemm, third from left, were present at the ceremony.

Paul Muller's granddaughter also spoke at the ceremony.

Not a happy splasher ...

Andrew Biddle is a Life Scout who has volunteered to plant trees and landscape in the area around the splash pad. Here, he receives a honorary plaque from Don Page.

Fun!  Fun! Fun!