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Butner crew members share memories at 41st annual reunion
Former USS Gen. H.W. Butner crew members (from left) John Elder and Howard Tucker listen as P.J. Smith tells a story during the group’s 41st annual reunion over the weekend. Wabash County residents Duane and Bonnie Truss hosted the event. Photo by Joseph Slacian
 
By Joseph Slacian
 
Eleven veterans, former crew members of the USS Gen. H.W. Butner, gathered in Wabash for their 41st reunion over the weekend.
 
While the group consisted of nine Navy veterans, a Marine veteran and an Army veteran, the men all insisted “we’re all in the Navy this weekend.”
 
The group had a busy weekend, touring various sites around Wabash and Miami counties on Friday, followed by a day to wander through Wabash on Saturday morning and afternoon, and a banquet Saturday night. While many of the wives and other family members took advantage of the chance to tour downtown and its offerings, the veterans opted to stay at the Charley Creek Inn, where they swapped stories and viewed thousands of photos of the Butner and past reunions.
 
The idea for the reunion was born in the Pottstown, Pa., area.
Posted on 2015 Apr 28
Four local students receive Self-Reliance Awards
INGUARD Self Reliance Award recipients (second from left) Sierra Pennington, Michael Lengel, Abby Houlihan and Julian Hobson, pose with Wabash Kiwanis Club president-elect Judy Ward and INGUARD representative Emerson Poort. Photo by Joseph Slacian
 
By Joseph Slacian
 
Four local high school students were honored Tuesday afternoon, April 21, during the INGUARD Self-Reliance Awards program at the Honeywell Center.
 
Honored were Julian Hobson of Wabash High School, Abby Houlihan and Michael Lengel of Southwood High School and Sierra Pennington of Manchester High School.
 
The youths each received $1,000 to be used as they wished.
Posted on 2015 Apr 28
Wabash County Transit named Technical Assistance Program
By Joseph Slacian
 
Living Well in Wabash County’ transit program – Wabash County Transit -- is one of five agencies across the United States selected as a participant in the National Rural Transit Assistance Program’s (National RTAP) newly launched Technical Assistance Program.
 
The pilot program is designed to provide direct technical assistance to rural and tribal transportation programs in the areas of compliance with federal regulations and building system capacity to respond to community needs. 
 
Wabash County Transit will receive technical assistance to identify the potential for a deviated fixed-route service.
Posted on 2015 Apr 28
MU president issues statement after lockdown

NORTH MANCHESTER -- Manchester University President Dave McFadden issued a statement Saturday afternoon following the campus lockdown on late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Posted on 2015 Apr 25
WPD seize two meth labs

Wabash Police seized two alleged meth labs on Friday, April 17, Sgt. Matt Benson, the department’s Public Information Officer, announced Tuesday.

Posted on 2015 Apr 21
Receiver appointed for Harvey Industries
By Joseph Slacian
 
A U.S. District Court appointed a Michigan-based company as receiver for Harvey Industries LLC and Harvey Property Management LLC.
 
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Michigan, in a March 26 decision, appointed Steve R. Wybo of Conway MacKenzie Inc. as the receiver. Harvey’s lone plant, outside of its corporate headquarters, is in Wabash.
 
According to a legal advertisement announcing the receivership, Wybo and the firm “seeks to maximize the value of the Harvey’s assets through an expedited sale process. Because of the accelerated nature of this process, any potential interest in the transaction must be indicated as soon as practicable.”
Posted on 2015 Apr 21
Trolley No.85 has several appearances planned

Scenes from the inaugural ride on Trolley No. 85 #TrolleyNo85 Find out more in next week's issue of The Paper of Wabash County!

Posted by The Paper of Wabash on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
 
By Joseph Slacian
 
Wabash County’s Trolley No.85 will make several public appearances in the next several weeks.
 
The trolley, which was purchased as a joint venture among the City of Wabash, Wabash County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Wabash Marketplace Inc., could be seen on the streets of Wabash and North Manchester on Wednesday, April 15, carrying a variety of leaders from both communities.
 
It will make its public debut during the Tulip Festival on April 25 at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.  It will make its first public appearance in Wabash on May 1 during the First Friday celebration.
Posted on 2015 Apr 21
Youngsters get look at Chinese culture
The Wabash FAME Festival welcomes visitors of all shapes and sizes to the Honeywell Center on Saturday April 18 to celebrate the festival’s ninth year in Wabash. Children had the opportunity to explore Chinese culture through art and music while enjoying performances by local students and the Fort Wayne Chinese Families and Friends Association. Photo by Emma Rausch
 
By Emma Rausch
 
The Foundation of Art and Music in Education (FAME) Festival hit off its ninth year in Wabash by celebrating Chinese culture on Saturday April 18.
 
From hosting a dragon dance to the assistant artist of Garfield, the festival astonished locals and a few out-of-towners by the talent and the artwork, according to Richard Tucker, volunteer greeter.
 
“What I’ve heard more than anything else is surprise,” Tucker said. “They don’t realize the volume of activities that are going on here and I think that’s great that they see that there’s a lot of activities that they can participate in.
 
“When I looked through the schedule of activities today, you can keep a child busy for the whole day and I think the depth of the programming is a big surprise.”
Posted on 2015 Apr 21

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