Francesville Woman Arrested on Possession, OVWI Charges

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A Francesville woman was arrested Thursday after she reportedly was operating a vehicle under the influence of controlled substances.

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department had received a call about an intoxicated driver and police found Samantha Davis’ vehicle at 1726 W. 560 S. The vehicle was off the road stuck in a large snow bank. Police found the driver, Davis, in the passenger side of the vehicle. The officer tried talking to her but he stated in the police report that she was having a hard time focusing and talking. She was asked to step back to the police car and she reportedly stumbled to the car. The officer asked for her ID and she had a difficult time retrieving her wallet from the car. The officer also reportedly found marijuana in her vehicle.

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Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department Statistics for 2011

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Pulaski County Sheriff Michael Gayer released the Department’s statistics for 2011.

The Department investigated 384 accidents which is a decrease from 2010, deputies investigated 220 car vs. deer accidents, 35 burglaries, 114 thefts, 45 drug cases, 6 child molesting cases, 8 residential entry calls and 23 battery incidents. There were 7,275 total dispatch calls in 2011.

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USMCR Looking for Volunteers

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Carroll Harris, Lt. Col, United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), announced that she manages Selective Service System Boards which would be activated in the event of a draft and she is looking for volunteers in the area including Starke, LaPorte, Lake, St. Joseph, and Elkhart Counties.

Col. Harris says if you are willing to serve, call her and send her an application. For more information, you are asked to call her at (317) 506-0369.

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IU Health Starke Hospital Offers Prize for Donating Blood on Thursday

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IU Health Starke Hospital is offering a one hour massage to a lucky blood donor this Thursday.

“The American Red Cross is bringing their bloodmobile to Starke hospital this Thursday, January 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,” said David Hiatt, Vice President of Operations at IU Health Starke Hospital. “We’re going to have it in front of the hospital and we would like to invite members of the community to come and donate blood. To show our appreciation, we are putting together a raffle. Anybody that donates blood on Thursday will be entered in to win an hour-long massage at IU Health Starke Hospital.”

Boys Career Scoring Leaders (Current Players)

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

Boys Career Scoring Leaders: (Minimum 300 points)

  1. John Eckert-Sr. (NJ): 1,286
  2. Kendall Hochstedler-Sr. (NJ): 786
  3. Winston Yergler-Sr. (NJ): 644
  4. Josh Anderson-Sr. (JG): 610
  5. Elliott Coad-Sr. (K): 541
  6. Bryan McKinney-Sr. (W): 518
  7. Zach Shidler-Jr. (W): 404
  8. Spencer Dobson-Sr. (WC): 365
  9. Craig McIntosh-Sr. (OD): 320
  10. Collin Stevens-Jr. (C): 320
  11. Trent Elliott-So. (C): 302
  12. Micah Budzinski-Jr. (C): 300

Boys Basketball Leaders

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

Boys Scoring Leaders: (Through 1-14-12)

(Stats as reported to www.etpearl.com)

  1. John Eckert (NJ): 19.5ppg-215 points (11 games)
  2. Winston Yergler (NJ): 19.0ppg-210 points (11 games)
  3. Josh Anderson (JG): 18.3ppg-183 points (10 games)
  4. Elliott Coad (K): 17.5ppg-193 points (11 games)
  5. Riley Charlesworth (L): 15.8ppg-158 points (10 games)
  6. Trent Elliott (C): 15.8ppg-174 points (11 games)
  7. Marcus Kammrath (SC): 15.8ppg-178 points (9 games)
  8. Bryan McKinney (W): 14.2ppg-142 points (10 games)
  9. Allen Biggers (C): 14.0ppg-154 points (11 games)
  10. Kendall Hochstedler (NJ): 13.7ppg-151 points (11 games)
  11. Adam Clindaniel (SC): 10.7ppg-97 points (9 games)

Coaching Leaders: (Through 1-14-12)

  1. Dan Warkentien (SC): 254-104 .709 (16 years)
  2. Todd Boldry (K): 192-111 .634 (14 years)
  3. Travis Hannah (JG): 141-137 .507 (13 years)
  4. Bryan Heimlich (WC): 106-85 .555 (9 years)
  5. Kyle Elliott (C): 36-40 .473 (4 years)
  6. Kyle Johnson (W): 20-13 .606 (2 years)
  7. Phil Shabi (NJ): 9-2 .818 (1 year)
  8. Scot Spoljaric (L): 2-8 .200 (1 year)
  9. Matt Crawford (OD): 0-9 .000 (1 year)

Team Records: (Through 1-14-12)

  1. NJSP: 9-2
  2. Winamac: 8-2
  3. Culver: 7-4
  4. John Glenn: 5-5
  5. South Central: 4-5
  6. West Central: 3-10
  7. LaCrosse: 2-8
  8. Knox: 2-9
  9. Oregon-Davis: 0-9

Girls Career Scoring Leaders (Current Players)

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

Girls Career Scoring Leaders: (Minimum 300 points)

  1. Sarah Redweik-Sr. (W): 700
  2. Ashley Campbell-So. (OD): 630
  3. Jordann Frasure-Jr. (NJ): 604
  4. Justine Kruger-Sr. (WC): 567
  5. Elisabeth White-Sr. (NJ): 546
  6. Jesse Averone-So. (OD): 550
  7. Marissa Hamilton-Sr. (WC): 509
  8. Hope Wagner-Sr (K): 450
  9. Jill Rosenbaum-So. (SC): 421
  10. Kenley Sanchez-Sr. (NJ): 393
  11. Alisha McIntosh-So. (OD): 388
  12. Shelby Gilbert-Sr. (K): 376
  13. Stephanie Shorter-So. (W): 363
  14. Danna Timm-Sr. (NJ): 354
  15. Katie Schwenk-Sr. (OD): 329

Girls Basketball Leaders

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

Girls Scoring Leaders (through 1-14-12)

(Stats as reported to www.etpearl.com)

  1. Ashley Campbell (OD): 18.0ppg-289 points (16 games)
  2. Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 16.6ppg-249 points (15 games)
  3. Sarah Redweik (W): 13.8ppg-194 points (14 games)
  4. Jesse Averone (OD): 13.2ppg-198 points (15 games)
  5. Hope Wagner (K): 13.4ppg-215 points (16 games)
  6. Marissa Hamilton (WC): 13.0ppg-196 points (15 games)
  7. Kayla Shaffer (C): 12.7ppg-179 points (14 games)
  8. Justine Kruger (WC): 12.4ppg-187 points (15 games)
  9. Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.0ppg-192 points (16 games)
  10. Jordann Frasure (NJ):  12.3ppg-173 points (14 games)
  11. Kyler Columbia (JG): 11.8ppg-178 points (15 games)
  12. Mickella Hardy (C): 11.5ppg-138 points (12 games)
  13. Jessica Schramm (W): 10.8ppg-152 points (14 games)
  14. Stephanie Shorter (W): 10.6ppg-149 points (14 games)
  15. Elisabeth White (NJ): 10.2ppg-144 points (14 games)

Career Coaching Records: (through 1-14-12)

  1. Terry Minix (OD): 259-139 .651 (19 years)
  2. John Hampton (NJ): 115-75 .605 (9 years)
  3. Dan Huizenga (K): 114-103 .525 (10 years)
  4. Gina Hierlmeier (WC): 87-41 .680 (6 years)
  5. Tony Scheub (C): 31-10 .756 (2 years)
  6. Rick Budka (SC): 31-46 .402 (4 years)
  7. Jeff Wagner (W): 23-14 .621 (2 years)
  8. Brian McMahan (L): 5-29 .147 (3 years)
  9. Kyle Amor (JG): 3-12 .200 (1 year)

Team Records: (through 1-14-12)

  1. Oregon-Davis: 12-4
  2. West Central: 11-4
  3. NJSP: 10-4
  4. Winamac: 10-4
  5. Culver: 6-8
  6. South Central: 6-9
  7. Knox: 6-10
  8. LaCrosse: 3-11
  9. John Glenn: 3-12

John Eckert NJSP

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

1-14-12

John had a game high 30 points to go along with 9 rebounds in North Judson’s 76-62 win over 4A South Bend Clay. 14 of John’s 30 points came in the first quarter to help the Jays get off to a fast start en route to their ninth win of the year.

Spc. Robert Tauteris, Jr. Laid to Rest

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Two children hold up signs to thank Spc. Robert Tauteris, Jr. for his service

Spc. Robert Joseph Tauteris, Jr. was laid to rest yesterday near his mother in a LaCrosse cemetery. Tauteris was killed in action in Afghanistan on January 5th, along with three other members of his platoon.

Hundreds of people attended the services at the Braman and Bailey Funeral Home in North Judson. Included was Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, Congressman Joe Donnelly and State Representative Nancy Dembowski.

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Patriot Guard Members Aid Accident Victims

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Police and Patriot Guard members who were accompanying the remains of Spc. Robert Tauteris, Jr. from Valparaiso to North Judson on Saturday were credited with saving the lives of several people in a Jeep that was involved in an accident along the route. The Jeep was driven by Ana Pina, 35, of South Bend. The vehicle was rear-ended by a pick-up driven by 76-year-old John Buibish, of Grovertown.

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More Candidates File for Office

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The Starke County Clerk’s Office received three candidate filings in the first week. Kasey Clark has filed for Starke County Treasurer and Robert (Bob) Sims filed for Starke County Council at Large seat on the Democratic ticket. Clark is currently in the office filling the term of Linda Belork who was removed from the office in August of 2011. Democrat Dennis Estok filed last week for the office of Starke County Surveyor.

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Update on West Central Wind Turbine Construction

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The West Central wind turbine project was delayed for two days due to high winds in the area. Superintendent Charles Mellon said that the components arrived on the campus and crews were waiting to put up the base and the propellers. Those components were completed and put in place on Saturday. This week, electrical connections will be made and all of the components will be tested.

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Henry F. Schricker Award Dinner this Thursday

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Dorene Matzat

The Henry F. Schricker Award dinner is this Thursday at the Bass Lake Property Owners Association building. The Starke County Chamber of Commerce is still accepting reservations for the dinner today. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with the dinner beginning at 7:00 p.m.

This year’s award winner is Dorene Matzat. She has been a model of Henry F. Schricker’s motto of “service before self”. For the past 65 years, she has driven veterans to medical appointments to veterans hospitals, she has mowed lawns for the elderly in the North Judson area as well as her church and she is active in her church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She won the Aid Association for Lutherans Branch Award, the American Legion Auxiliary Member of the Year Award winner and she was also the recipient of the Patty Hunt Memorial Award.

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Week in Review for January 9th-13th, 2012

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Here is just some of the news that made the news in the Kankakee Valley this week.

Robert “Bobby” Tauteris Jr.

Robert Tauteris, Jr., 44 of Hamlet, died Thursday after a truck he was in struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. He died along with three other National Guard Soldiers from Indiana who were in the truck.

Jasper County Circuit Court Judge John Potter lifted the restraining order the Starke County Commissioners had against former Starke County Treasurer Linda Belork. She can not immediately return to office. A hearing regarding the financial discrepancies found in her office will need to be conducted first and that is scheduled for June 6th. Continue reading →

Mitch Fingerhut NJSP

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

1-13-12

Mitch scored 11 of his 14 points in the 1st half to help lead the Blue Jays to a big 74-31 win over Winamac. Mitch also hit 4 of the team’s 10 3-pointers and was blocking shots from start to finish as the Jays picked up their 8th win of the year.

Blankenship Charged with Theft

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William Blankenship

The Porter County Prosecutor has filed one count of Theft against Knox resident William Blankenship III. Prosecutor Brian Gensel said that more charges could be filed once all of the reports from the investigation come into his office.

Blankenship allegedly drove a Kouts police car away from the Family Express in Kouts Tuesday night. Kouts police Sgt. Dave Johnston placed a handcuffed Blankenship into the back seat of the police car and left the car to gather evidence in Blankenship’s vehicle. Blankenship then got into the driver’s seat of the police vehicle and drove away from the scene. The vehicle was found wrecked and submerged in a ditch in LaPorte County on Wednesday. Blankenship had been on the run since Tuesday and finally turned himself into police Thursday night.