BREMEN - A 17-year-old Bremen High School boy was killed as a result of a gunshot wound at the home of a friend Tuesday.
The Marshall County Coroner's Office said Justin A. Fretz died as a result of the wound to the head.
Police say Fretz was with a group of friends at the time of the accident. At this time, it's unclear what led to the shooting, investigators say.
The Bremen Police Department arrived at the scene where there was several juveniles. Teenagers outside the residence told police their friend was accidentally shot.
Bremen High School had youth pastors and mental health therapists from the Bowen Center on hand for students to talk with Wednesday morning.
Fretz's obituary appears on page 3A of today's newspaper.
Whitko Make-up Days Set
PIERCETON - Whitko Community Schools will be in session on the following make-up days: April 3, May 1, May 8 and May 15.
Chili Kick Off Scheduled In Winona
WINONA LAKE - 1000 Park BAK-AFE in the Village at Winona announces its first annual Baby, it's chilly month-long chili event. Each week during February, warm up with a bowl of chili prepared by one of four local chili chefs. Each chef will prepare his signature chili for one week of the month.
1000 Park will donate a percentage of all chili sales to Our Father's House, according to Aaron Wilcoxson, manager of the bakery/cafe.
Hours of operation are Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday until 9 p.m. Chili will be served daily starting at 11 a.m. until sold out. Stop by the shop at 1000 Park Avenue for information on the chefs and their chili and to pick up a cup of coffee or a Hoosier Mama cookie.
For more information, call 1000 Park at 574-269-1000.
Girl Scouts Selling Cookies
Girl Scouts are ready to provide the community with its favorite treat as they gain business and economic literacy skills.
This year, Girl Scout cookies will be on sale now through March 15. In addition to order taking, cookies-in-hand will provide these annual taste treats without the wait.
For $3.50 per box, customers can help girls build business skills and financial knowledge as they sell these Girl Scout cookie varieties: Thin Mints, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Caramel deLites, Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades and Daisy Go Rounds. Daisy Go Rounds are a new cookie with reduced fat, bursting with cinnamon and packaged as five handy single-serve snack packs in a box.
Again this year, all varieties of Girl Scout cookies are "zero trans fat per serving" in compliance with FDA regulation.
The Girl Scout Cookie program helps girls build important leadership skills. Through cookie activities, girls learn how to plan, build teams, speak up, make decisions, solve problems and manage resources. These skills add up so that ultimately girls learn to be leaders, in their own lives and in our communities. In fact, many successful business women have credited their business skills to the Girl Scout Cookie Program, making it the premier business and economic literacy program for girls in the United States.
Girls are the ultimate beneficiaries of all Girl Scout cookie activities, either directly or indirectly. Girls benefit directly by learning valuable life skills, earning money for their troop/group treasuries, and planning how to spend that money to achieve their troop/group goals.
"Girls also decide what to do with the money they earned for their troop projects. We don't know of any other youth-oriented activity where the girls themselves decide what to do with the money they earn," said Connie Frederick, product manager, Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana.
Girls also benefit indirectly by participating in a wide range of council-wide activities, which are made possible in part by the proceeds from the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program. After the commercial baker is paid, every penny remains in Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana to benefit the Girl Scouts in the local community, providing essential services to membership, such as financial assistance, program resources, training for adult volunteers and support for special events.
