Tuesday, October 17, 2017

CULINARY ART

CULINARY ART Hevana Haschel provides samples of baked goods at her Harvest Hoot booth in rural Kewanna Saturday. Haschel says she started baking at age 9 and began her own business at the age of 12 in her hometown of Queensland, Australia.

The Sentinel photos/Shelby Lopez
RHS brings home trophy

With help from their precocious teammates, the six seniors on the Rochester volleyball team protected their barn again Saturday, making all of their visitors feel completely unwelcome.

RHS didn’t just beat Wabash 25-14, 25-20, 25-23 to win their third consecutive Class 2A, Sectional 37 title and their 20th sectional title in school history, but they also completed an undefeated four-year run at home.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.
TOOL TIME

TOOL TIME Bronson Roberts, left, and Kevin Roberts, right, of K&T Home Improvements work Tuesday on the facade at the office of Fulton County Court Appointed Special Advocates, 420 Main St.

The Sentinel photos/Shelby Lopez
Shirley Willard given top award

Fulton County Historian Shirley Willard is the recipient of the Indiana Historical Society’s 2017 Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award.

She will be recognized during IHS’s annual Founders Day dinner Nov. 6 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in downtown Indianapolis.

The award is made annually to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of history. Wilma Moore, Indianapolis, also receives the award this year.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

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Recycling

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Local news

Pedalers take crazy shortcut

Editor’s note: This is the second of three stories about Sentinel Editor W.S. Wilson’s bicycle ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.
DAY 1
Pittsburgh – Connellsville, Pa.
62.24 miles
The riding began Monday morning in downtown Pittsburgh. We started near where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers form the Ohio and worked our way out of town on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail along the Monongahela River.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.
Editor begins GAP ride

My friends Paul and Mike and I decided to ride our bicycles from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., along two bike trails.

Our route included the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage, a former rail line between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Md. Then, the C&O Canal Towpath, about 180 miles roughly parallel to the Potomac River between Cumberland and our nation’s capital.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.
Water board mulls plans

Rochester Water Department heard initial plans Monday from HWC Engineering, Indianapolis, on projects projected to cost nearly $6 million.

HWC Engineering representatives Dick Weiger and Rex Dillinger spoke to the board about replacing a water main on Monroe Street and extending water and sewer services south of U.S. 31.

In its report to the board, the firm states that “over the last few years, the city has made multiple repairs to the existing water main on Monroe Street” and recommended replacing the water main from 14th to 18th streets.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

Akron Opera House Demo [10-04-17]

Akron Opera House Demolition on October 3, 2017.

25-269-17 Vehicle Break-in Suspects [07-18-17]

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday released this video showing who they believe to be the suspects in a series of vehicle break-ins that occurred on July 8.

07-05-17 Ski Show

06-25-17 Relay for Life

American Cancer Society Relay for Life, 2017

Becky Young's Bird Movie

Sports

Working, Riviera lead N. Miami

Football
North Miami 40, Tippecanoe Valley 14 (Friday): Tristan Working scored four touchdowns – three rushing and one receiving – and accounted for 198 yards from scrimmage, and Dakota Riviera ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass as the visiting Warriors handled Valley in the Three Rivers Conference Showcase fifth-place game at Smith-Bibler Memorial Field – Home of Death Valley Football Friday.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.
RHS brings home trophy

With help from their precocious teammates, the six seniors on the Rochester volleyball team protected their barn again Saturday, making all of their visitors feel completely unwelcome.

RHS didn’t just beat Wabash 25-14, 25-20, 25-23 to win their third consecutive Class 2A, Sectional 37 title and their 20th sectional title in school history, but they also completed an undefeated four-year run at home.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.
Perez’s passes push RHS past Peru

FOOTBALL
From 10th place to third place, the Rochester football team’s improvement could be noticed in the Three Rivers Conference standings.

RHS finished off that rise with a 21-6 win over Peru in the TRC Showcase third-place game at Barnhart Field Friday. Brady Perez threw two touchdown passes in a two-minute span in the second quarter, and Isaiah Jackson had an 11-yard touchdown run in the third quarter as the Zebras finished regular season play 7-2.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

Obituaries

James R. Bowers

Mr. James R. Bowers, 91, Rochester, passed away at 4:56 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, at Woodlawn Hospital.
On April 8, 1926, James was born in Winamac to George Washington Bowers and Hazel Heater Bowers. He shared his childhood with three sisters and two brothers.
Roger L. Shambaugh

Roger L. Shambaugh, 60, Rochester, died Monday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Survivors include his sister, Mary Hensley, Franklin; and his brothers, Jack Shambaugh, Warsaw, and Fred Shambaugh, Akron.
A memorial service is 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at New Life Church, Rochester.
Regina Vigar

June 28, 1924 – Oct. 14, 2017

Regina Vigar, 93, Rochester, passed away at 6:01 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at WoodBridge Health Campus, Logansport.

She was born on June 28, 1924, in Miami County, the daughter of Verl and Ruth A. (Imhoff) Burns.
Diana Kay Thornton

Aug. 29, 1949 – Oct. 14, 2017

Diana Kay Thornton, 68, Rochester, passed away at 1:19 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at her residence.

She was born on Aug. 29, 1949, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Jack D. and Lois (Rinearson) Younglove.
James R. Bowers

James R. Bowers, 91, Rochester, died Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Loie; five children, John Bowers, Rochester, RuthAnn Ravencroft, Rochester, Joe Bowers, Rochester, Sue Bowers, Sterling Heights, Mich., and Jay Bowers, Denver; and his sister, June Weber, Akron.
Mildred O. Harrold

Mildred O. Harrold, 97, Akron, passed away at 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at her residence.
She was born on Dec. 19, 1919, in Kosciusko County, to Oren and Grace (Cook) Craig.
She was united in marriage on Nov. 26, 1942, in the residence she had lived in most of her life, to Dorris L. Harrold. He preceded her in death on June 9, 2009.