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Squires Winning Streak Ends At Columbia City
21 Feb 2008 - ( Sports )

by Eric Christiansen
The Columbia City Eagles had an answer for everything the Manchester Squires threw at them Friday night, running away with a 61-43 win.
The loss stopped a two game winning streak for the Squires, dropping them to 5-13 on the year.
“We just didn’t come ready to play tonight,” Manchester coach Gary Goshert said. “We fell behind early, and when you fall behind even six or seven points against a team like Columbia City, it’s almost like a 15 point deficit.”
The Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead with a patient, deliberate offensive attack.
Manchester finally got on the board with 3:44 left in the first quarter as Dan Bourne cut the lead in half with a three pointer.
Columbia City’s Jordan Moss and David Cable traded baskets, but the Eagles closed the quarter with a 7-2 run, including a three point play from Moss. Moss scored nine first quarter points to help the Eagles take a 15-7 lead at the end of the first.
“We didn’t double down on Moss as well as we wanted to and he hurt us inside,” Goshert said of the 6’4” post player. ....Read More

Smith Sworn In As Town Council Member
07 Feb 2008 - ( Front Page )


Jim Smith was sworn in as town council member, District II, on Tuesday, filling the spot left vacated by the departing Stan Escott.
Smith will take his spot on the council effective immediately. “My wife and I have been back since the end of May, and after having given this some thought, I decided to move forward,” said Smith.
Smith has both an extensive resume with North Manchester and also with politics.
He was the assistant principal and athletic director at Manchester High School from 1984-1987; was the principal at MHS from 1987-1993; and was the assistant superintendent of Manchester Community Schools from 1993-1998.
He then served as Superintendent of Oak Hill United School Corporation from 1998-2007.
While residing in North Manchester, Smith served on Wabash County Council from 1992-1998. He also has been a precinct committeeman and a delegate to the Indiana Republican Convention.
“I believe that my experiences in both my professional life and my political life have given me the ability to understand the workings of entities such as Town Council and have provided me with a successful background in creating and maintaining a vision for local government, public relations, employment relations, the budget process, and working with major projects, all of which I believe to be significant aspects of the business of a Town Council,” said Smith.
Smith has attended the last four council meetings to try to have some feeling of where they currently stand. “I’m just going to do a lot of listening, learning, and thinking for a while,” said Smith.
Council meets the first Wednesday of each month.

Beacon Holds Open House For Remodel
07 Feb 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Tim McLaughlin
Beacon Credit Union of North Manchester celebrated their grand reopening with an open house and ribbon cutting last week, following nearly a full year of construction.
“This branch has been treated so well by this community over the years, and we are very grateful to our members and staff for their patience during the process,” said Beacon President Bruce Ingraham.
“This project took a lot of give and take from both the staff and our members. It’s been dirty and it’s been noisy, but everyone has been very flexible. We want to say thank you to everyone involved,” Ingraham added. ....Read More

Key's Now Able To Offer Embroidery
07 Feb 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Tim McLaughlin
Key’s Gift and Photo Shop recently added another unique service to its store. Beginning immediately, Key’s has the capability to do embroidery. “The idea really came from things we have done at home, and from there, we just thought about all of the things that could be embroidered,” said store owner Scott Eberly.
Eberly said that with the embroidery machine, they can pretty much embroider anything. “We can do towels, hats, shirts, blankets, dog collars, you name it,” Eberly said.
They can embroider names or words on to items, but also have hundreds of designs that can be put on to things as well. “We can really offer some neat gift ideas,” said Eberly.
Items such as wedding towels with individual names on them, personalized golf towels with a name and design on it, or personalized Squire shirts, towels, chairs, or hats would make great gifts for many people.
“Our goal is to provide quality and fast service, and we will be very competitively priced,” said Eberly.
He indicated that many options will cost less than $10.
Key’s also plans on carrying items such as shirts, towels, blankets, and hats that can be purchased and then personalized with embroidery. “It’s going to be fun,” said Eberly. “People like to have their name on things. It gives an item a real unique, personal feel,” he added.

Parks and Rec To Look At Changes To Membership Plan
07 Feb 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Cyndel Taylor
The Parks and Recreation Board conditionally approved to change the family membership plan to feature more detailed requirements of grown children listed on the plan at their January 30 board meeting.
Any children claimed on the family plan who are over the age of 18 must meet three requirements: they must be claimed as dependants on tax forms, be a full time student, and be under the age of 21.
Another change states that family memberships are now limited to six members, with any additional members added for a fee of $15.
“We are doing it because people are abusing the policy” said Tracey Ihnen, Assistant to the Director of Parks and Recreation.
However, the board members expressed that they still want to make the facilities accessible to as many families as possible. ....Read More

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