Colleen Felabom
NORTH MANCHESTER - Colleen Felabom, 81, of North Manchester, succumbed Sept. 27, 2008, in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, and ascended into Heaven to be with her Heavenly Father and join her worldly father, mother, brother and sister, after an eight-month battle with colon cancer.
SBA Offers Loans For Nappanee Tornado Victims
NAPPANEE - Victims of the Oct. 18 tornado that damaged or destroyed more than 400 buildings in the Nappanee area can apply for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Association.
Biomet Announces $9 Million Charge In Orthofix Case
Biomet Inc.announced Thursday it has recorded an additional pretax charge of $9 million and has restated its previously announced results of operations for the quarter that ended Nov.30, 1999, as a result of the final resolution of outstanding matters in the Orthofix litigation. Previously, Biomet reported a special charge of $55 million in its fiscal 1999 consolidated financial statements as a result of the June 30, 1999, decision by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.The decision eliminated all but $1 million of the punitive damage award but upheld the compensatory damages awarded to Orthofix by the trial court. The U.S.Supreme Court declined to review the Third Court's decision, leaving its damage award standing.The additional charge recorded in the second quarter reflects the final determination of the interest element of the judgment.
1st Source Bank Named One Of America’s Best Banks By Forbes
1st Source is one of only five banks based in Indiana that made the list, and the only bank in Indiana that ranked in the top 15.
State Board Of Accounts Audit Shows $25K Missing From Silver Lake Accounts
More than $25,000 is missing from Silver Lakes coffers, according to a State Board of Accounts audit for 2004. The state's audit also found that financial records were inaccurate and incomplete; that one month's balances did not agree with the next month's balances; and that many receipts and disbursement records did not exist. The town's clerk-treasurer, Angela Glass, was elected during an Aug.19, 2003, town convention, defeating incumbent Teresa Howell.Howell's exit conference with the State Board of Accounts in February 2004, was without comment, meaning all the monies were accounted for and the ledgers were complete and accurate. There are eight pages of comments regarding Glass' record keeping in 2004.Town council members Tom Waite, Ron Jones and Stanley Williams were present when the contents of the report were discussed by auditors March 14.
Brown - That is Not How They Roll
I’m not a fan of most television commercials, but in particular, I cannot stand those annoying drug commercials which promise to cure a particular ailment as long as you can live with the potentially fatal side effects.
John E. Hammersley
John E. Hammersley, 86, Ocala, Fla., and formerly of Warsaw, passed away Dec. 30, 2013, at Legacy Hospice House, Ocala.
John E. Hammersley
John E. Hammersley, 86, of Ocala, Fla., and formerly of Warsaw, passed away Dec. 30, 2013, at Legacy Hospice House, Ocala, Fla.
Getting Real About Debt
One of my readers made an astute observation after reading last week’s column about government debt and the deficit.
'Tis The Season
Charities in the Warsaw area are reporting requests up and donations down this year as they head into the holidays, their most demanding season. "This summer the financial and food contributions hit rock bottom," said Marty Courtney, director of Combined Community Services. Because of recent community efforts to collect canned goods, she said, the CCS pantry is full but financial donations are still down. One of the hardest hit is The Salvation Army, which is reassessing its collection efforts in an attempt to adjust to changing needs and trends. Ken Locke, community ministries director for The Salvation Army, said the organization is becoming more creative in accepting donations. "We're re-evaluating how we do things," he said."We're more willing to take perishable items now, or to encourage in-kind gifts." "We also get a lot of requests for medications - a lot of people are not on medical benefits and they have a problem with prescriptions," he said.
Medtronic Sues Biomet Over Patent
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Medtronic Inc.announced Wednesday that its spinal business, Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc., has filed suit against Biomet Inc.and its subsidiary EBI Spine L.P., for patent infringement. The suit, which involves seven Medtronic patents and seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages, was filed in the U.S.District Court for the District of New Jersey. Three of the patents were purchased by Medtronic in 2005 from Gary K.Michelson, M.D., and involve single-lock anterior cervical plating systems used in cervical spinal fusions.Medtronic claims that a cervical plate marketed by Biomet under the trade name VueLock¨ Anterior Cervical Plate System and openly promoted as a plate that has a "Secure One-Step Locking" mechanism feature, infringes these Michelson patents, now owned by Medtronic.In previous litigation, Biomet and its subsidiary Cross Medical were found to infringe two different Medtronic cervical plate patents.
Grace Kickers Advance To National Semifinals
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace College’s men’s soccer team moved one step closer in its pursuit of a national championship on Wednesday.
