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Calorie Cops Begin To Mobilize

A story that moved across the Scripps Howard wire earlier this week almost made me laugh out loud. Perhaps you saw it.I ran it in Tuesday's edition. It was a real hoot.I mean, it wasn't meant to be funny, but it truly was. But I guess it was kind of tragic, too, at the same time, because it was incontrovertible evidence of what a twisted up wreck our society and culture are becoming. When I stopped laughing, I shook my head in disbelief. The story was about how there are people in this country pondering a fat tax. Not a tax on people who are overweight.(Not yet, anyway, that's probably not too far off.) No, it's a tax on things that make you fat.And maybe some lawsuits, too. Check this out: Former Surgeon General David Satcher says obesity translates into 300,000 premature deaths each year, and $117 billion in fat-related health bills from eating-related diseases like adult-onset diabetes and cholesterol-clogged arteries.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Disposition Of Murder Case Disappointing

There were various levels of disappointment for me in the case of the murder of Kathy Vroman. First of all, I was upset that someone was murdered in Milford.I suppose there is a certain level of naivet that goes with living in a small town like Milford. You know, the "it can't happen here syndrome."But that is precisely why most people choose to live in a small town. I could have worked in a bigger town at a bigger newspaper.Actually, I had that opportunity.But I wanted to live in a small town because I think it's safer and more neighborly and a better place to raise kids. So it was pretty upsetting to hear that a woman in Milford was shot a couple times in the head, transported to Michigan and dumped in the snow. Bad enough as the murder was, even more disappointing to me was the adjudication of the case. It's no joke.It's no clich.In Kosciusko County, somebody got away with murder.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wrestling Team Beats Goshen 38-27

GOSHEN - Warsaw's wrestling team improved its Northern Lakes Conference wrestling record to 5-1 with a 38-27 Thursday win over Goshen. Opening with three straight losses could have been a real setback for the Tigers, but the tide turned when Tanner Connealy (125) won an 11-5 major decision. This began a string of five wins for Warsaw that put the Tigers back in control. Warsaw's Robert Raymer (103) and Philip Anuta (112) were each pinned in 50 seconds.Raymer was the victim of a cradle, and Anuta was tied up in a figure-four headlock. When Anthony Boley (119) lost 8-5 to Tom Skinner, the team appeared to be on its heels.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Winona Appoints Several To Boards

WINONA LAKE - At their end-of-year meeting, the Winona Lake Town Council made several board appointments. To the Winona Lake Planning Commission, the council appointed Randy Ruppel, Mike Grill, Kim Endicott, Wally Ortega and Craig Snow.Ruppel's appointment is until 2003, Grill's is until 2004 and the remaining appointments are for one year. Snow, Mike Workman and Grill were appointed to the board of zoning appeals. Ivan Schuler was appointed to the park board; Don Fluke to the housing authority board and Thad Rothrock was recommended to the Economic Development Committee, a county board. Several transfers were approved and the town council members were sworn in.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Vikings Survive In Rochester 76-74

ROCHESTER -ÊFire alarms must have been going off all over Rochester when Tippecanoe Valley and Rochester met in a four-alarm overtime barn burner Friday night. Fortunately for Valley's boys basketball team, it finished hotter than the Zebras and earned a 76-74 Three Rivers Conference win. After the Vikings (9-2, 3-0 TRC) and Zebras (3-6, 1-2 TRC) played to a 64-64 stalemate in regulation, Josh Lett capitalized on a steal by B.J.Swank, and then Nick Patterson hit a basket to put the Zebras up by four, 68-64, making Valley fans more than a little nervous. However, one slick play by Cody New erased that lead and put the fans at ease.New hit a three-point basket and was fouled with 2:13 left in the overtime period.After New sank the free throw, the score was knotted at 68-68.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Town looks to OK final Village plan

WINONA LAKE - Brent Wilcoxson, managing director for the Village at Winona, is seeking final approval for a planned unit development that will allow completed structural improvements to be recorded. Wilcoxson presented design plans for the planned unit development for the Village at Winona at the Winona Town Council's meeting Tuesday. Wilcoxson said during the meeting he represented Grace Schools who own the Rodeheaver Auditorium parking lot. The Winona Plan Commission approved preliminary approval of the planned unit development in 1998 when Richard Helm, representing Winona Restoration Partners LLC, filed the original planned unit development. "A planned unit development allows a town to complete larger scale projects to fit in with the existing scape of communities for mixed uses such as hotels, parks and restaurants," Wilcoxson said. He described the development as a zoning tool to declare and record structures that are being developed.
JENNIFER PERYAM, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Glenn Knocks Off Triton

Editor's note: Because of a computer problem, this story did not run Saturday. WALKERTON - As Triton fans looked down at the tipoff, they had one thing on their mind: this game was a much-needed game to win.But the Triton fans didn't get their wish as the Trojans fell to Northern State Conference rival Glenn 55-53 in overtime Friday. "We weren't off to a promissing start at the beginning of the game," Triton coach Kevin O'Rourke said."Our team had a big opportunity going into this game, but we let it slip by." Midway into the first quarter, Glenn pulled out ahead leading 11-2 with nine points made by Mike Alexander and Corey Rough.The Trojans came back with Austin Unterbrink scoring six out of his total 18 points in the first quarter. "Austin did his job and that is to score points," O'Rourke said.
CRAIG LANKFORD, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Girls Too Tough For Whitko

SOUTH WHITLEY -Ê"I hope some of our younger kids and our middle school kids were here to see how it pays off when you play basketball 12 months a year," said Whitko coach Ryan Cunnungham. Cunningham's Whitko Wildcats saw what benefits working in the offseason can reap Monday night in a 51-29 loss to Three Rivers Conference opponent Manchester. Manchester got on the board early as Libby Pattison netted the first basket of the game. However, Whitko's Jayanna Begley tied the score at 2-all with a shot at the 6:54 mark.Whitko junior Amanda Busz followed with a basket of her own, putting Whitko up 4-2. After a free throw by Squire freshman Christa Peden, Whitko staged a 5-0 run.Busz netted a three-pointer and Claudia Badskey followed with another Wildcat basket to put the Wildcats up 9-3 with 3:06 left in the first frame.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

It's Acceptable To Stereotype Some People

Well, I guess I have to add Ally McBeal to the list of shows I refuse to watch in silent protest of content. Maybe this time I'll actually write a letter to Fox television. In case you missed it, it was a classic case of stereotyping.The target was Catholic priests and nuns.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Foresters Chop Down Grace

WINONA LAKE - Grace College's women's basketball hosted and fell to Huntington College Wednesday.The two teams were tied at 32 at halftime before Huntington won 69-64. Grace fell to 3-13 overall and 0-3 in the MCC, while Huntington improved to 7-7 overall and 3-0 in the MCC. Huntington senior forward Amy Bechtel, of Goshen, hit 7 of 12 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws to lead all scorers with 25 points. Grace outrebounded Huntington 38-26, and both teams hit 21 field goals.The Foresters had a slight edge in points off turnovers, 21-18. Where Huntington won the game was at the free throw line.Huntington hit 16 of 20 free throws (80 percent) in the second half, while Grace hit 7 of 12 (58 percent). Amilia Devros led the Lancers in the scoring column with 18.Amy Doron and Tracey Mantegna added 15 and 12, respectively.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Democrats Shouldn't Gloat Over Victories

Ah, the gloating. I love it when people gloat over a political party's success.It makes it more fun to toss a wet blanket on them. Before I begin I must say the Republicans got exactly what they deserved on Tuesday.As big an issue as the Iraq war was in this election, exit polling showed corruption was at least as important or more important to most voters. Polls showed the Republican-led Congress was viewed as corrupt and with good reason.Billions of dollars of earmarks (pork barrel spending) attached to bills.Lobbying scandals.E-mail scandals.Billions of dollars in shady Iraq "reconstruction" contracts. So the Republicans deserved to lose control.They didn't control things very well, now did they? But Democrats really shouldn't be gloating.Here's why. Since 1914 there have been 24 mid-term elections (1914 was the first year there were 435 House seats, by the way).
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

A Good Golf Game Is All In The Mind

My son plays golf for Wawasee, so I've spent a great deal of time the past four years watching teenagers play golf. These kids are really good at golf. Just this week, they won the regional at Fort Wayne and get to play for the state championship next week. I would like to congratulate them for the accomplishment.It's really pretty cool. I also would like to congratulate the Warsaw golf team on a fine season. One of Warsaw's golfers, Chris Hanson, advanced to the state tournament as an individual. Stephen Conrad, of Wawasee, was medalist at the regional and will vie for individual state honors as a member of the Warrior team. Actually, Warsaw outshot Wawasee three out of five times they played each other this season.But the Tigers came up a short in the regional, ending up in fourth place, while Wawasee set a tournament record to take first place. The first three teams advance to state.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Huntington Survives Grace Scare With 75-71 Overtime Win

HUNTINGTON - After Huntington's men's basketball team defeated Bethel College Saturday by 11 points, the Foresters became the team to beat in the Mid-Central Conference. When the new poll came out Tuesday, it backed up that statement as Huntington was ranked No.3 in the country, the highest the Foresters had ever been. Tuesday night, Huntington attempted to back up that ranking against the Grace College Lancers, but it found it more difficult than was expected.The Lancers took the Foresters to overtime before eventually falling 75-71. With six minutes to play Tuesday night, the Lancers found themselves in a 55-55 tie.Shannon Brown scored on a layup and Ryan Bricker followed up with a three-point play to give Grace a 60-55 lead with four minutes to go. Huntington came back with four consecutive points to cut the lead to one point before 5-foot-9 Matt Moore went over 6'4' Brodie Garber for a layup to give the Lancers a 62-59 advantage with two minutes to play.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Triton Outlasts LaVille In Double Overtime

BOURBON - It wasn't pretty, but it didn't matter. Despite 38 turnovers, Triton's girls basketball team held off LaVille in a double-overtime marathon game for a 63-59 victory Monday. The Trojans won largely because of clutch shooting down the stretch.In the fourth quarter and two overtimes, Triton knocked in 75 percent (12 of 16) of its shots and made 78 percent (7 of 9) from the free throw line.The Trojans are shooting less than 50 percent from the line for the year so the improvement was a big bonus. However, the 38 turnovers weren't a bonus.Head coach Mark Heeter could hardly do more than shake his head after seeing the performance his team put together.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

W's Hawkish Policy Raises Concerns

It is really difficult for me, generally a supporter of W, to discuss some of his administration's policies without squirming in my chair. And now with the North Koreans plumbing their mothballed reactor with fresh nuclear rods and throwing out the international inspectors, it's getting even worse. It's like a return to the Cold War or something.Not exactly what the world needs right now. But I know why North Korea is doing that.They're playing a little one-upmanship game with us because of the whole Iraq situation.And they're probably not really fond of the recently approved Missile Defense System, either.Not to mention our research into Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator missiles. And then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld tells the world that the U.S.is perfectly capable of carrying on a war against Iraq and North Korea at the same time if need be.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Raiders Gain Revenge Over NorthWood In NLC Contest

NAPPANEE - The game between Northwood and Northridge was a rematch of the Goshen Holiday Tournament.That night Northwood came out on top 45-43. Northridge turned the table and handed the Panthers a 58-49 loss Friday night. The Raiders jumped out to a seven-point lead to start the game.Their stingy defense and Northwood's sloppy play kept the Panthers from scoring until 2:48 in the first quarter when Panther forward Bobby Brown hit 1 of 2 free throws. The Panthers played Northridge even for the rest of the quarter and trailed 11-5 . Northwood came out in the second quarter and looked as if they would take over the game. Led by Brown and Aaron Huber, who led the Panther surge with 11 and 8 points respectively, Northwood posted 23 points in the second quarter to take the halftime lead 28-27.The Panthers led despite shooting less than 40 percent from the field and 4 of 11 from the charity stripe.
DAN RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Clinton's Bridge Under Construction

It looks like President Bill Clinton's "bridge to the 21st century" is going to start out with some new construction. A week or so before the election there were rumors flying around about lots of Clinton cabinet members bailing out of the administration. On Thursday, we got the story from Associated Press. The list of those either going or likely to go includes Hazel O'Leary, energy; William Perry, defense; Warren Christopher, state; Mickey Kantor, commerce; Federico Pena, transportation; Henry Cisneros, housing; Robert Reich, labor; ambassador Walter Mondale; and senior adviser George Stephanopolous. Also, the administration is trying to convince Attorney General Janet Reno that she should leave, but she wants to stay. I'll bet FBI director Louis Freeh, under fire recently because of the Olympic bomber case and other FBI flubs, might be under pressure, too.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Oil Drilling Plan Makes Strange Bedfellows

There's an old saying about politics making strange bedfellows, and the issue of drilling for oil in Alaska is a perfect example. The Democrats have long been the champion of organized labor, and labor unions traditionally support Democrats. But W's plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is drawing support from organized labor and criticism from the Democrats. Teamsters president James Hoffa recently said his union's support of the plan isn't creating a rift with Democrats, but one must wonder. Hoffa has been working on Sen.Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., to try to convince him not to block the drilling measure when it comes up in the Senate. The plan narrowly passed the House in July.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Pilots Maintain Mastery Over Lancers

WINONA LAKE - The Bethel Pilots men's basketball team entered Thursday's game with Grace experiencing something coach Mike Lightfoot is unfamiliar with: a slump. "This is the first time in my 13 years we have lost four of five," Lightfoot said."We lost three in a row once, in 1993." The Pilots, ranked No.6 in NAIA Division II, had lost four of five and were 16-4 overall and 0-2 in the Mid-Central Conference. They also entered experiencing something Lightfoot is familiar with: a winning streak.In this case, against Grace College.The Pilots had won 14 straight meetings with the Lancers. Would the slump continue? Or would the streak against Grace end the slump? The streak won out as Bethel beat Grace (9-12, 0-3 MCC) 77-65.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Parents Lose, Schools Win

You really have to love the 9th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals in California. Honestly, if their decisions weren't so tragic, they'd make great comedic material. There are some pretty enraged parents of elementary students in the Palmdale School District in California. See, the three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit ruled against the parents with regard to what the school district was asking their children about sex. The judges rejected the parents' claim that they should have a right to control when and where their kids are taught about sex. Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote "no such specific right can be found in the deep roots of the nation's history and tradition or implied in the concept of ordered liberty." In other words, the school can say what it wants about sex and you as parents, well, you just have no rights. Here's what happened. The school obtained permission from the parents to conduct a survey of its students.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016
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