INDIANAPOLIS (HSPA) – At just two years old, Kira Smith’s youngest daughter had access to electronic de-vices at her baby fingertips.

“Basically since she was old enough to hold an elec-tronic device, she’s always had one to play on in some form or fashion,” said the Daleville mother of three.

Though all of her daugh-ters, who now range from ages six to 11, use electronic devices daily, Smith knows where to draw the line.

“I limit them very much and have control to every-thing,” she said. “I know what they’re doing. They can’t even buy an app with-out my permission.”

Smith’s situation isn’t an uncommon one. As the swell of technological innovation continues to grow, so does the number of infants and young children using it.

According to the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatrics, 52 percent of children ages zero to eight had access to a mobile device in 2011. By 2013, that access had in-creased to 75 percent.

The same study found that in 1970, children began to regularly watch TV at age four.

But now, children begin interacting with digital me-dia as early as four months.

Screen time impactSome parents are starting

to wonder just how impact-ful electronic screen time could be on their youngsters.

A period of growth “Knowing what we know about how young children’s brains develop and what could possibly impede that process, brings up conver-sations about screen time,” said Carrie Bale, executive director of Muncie’s early learning center By5. “Does it help? Does it not?”

By5, an initiative dedi-cated to raising awareness

about early childhood brain development, focuses on ages zero to five. Bale said that’s when a child’s brain development is most critical.

“Research shows us that 90 percent of brain develop-ment happens by the age of five,” she said, “and 75 per-cent happens by the age of three.”

For the first few years of a child’s life, more than a million neurons connect to enable future brain func-tion, according to the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. That said, things could go one of

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COLUMBIA CITY — “They risked their lives to defend us, and it’s our responsibility to defend them,” began Brigadier General Stewart Goodwin Tuesday evening during the Military Appreciation Night hosted by the Whitley Coun-ty Patriots.

The evening was planned in order to honor all those, locally and afar, who served or are serving in all branches of the U.S. military.

There to speak at the event was Brig. Gen. Goodwin. He is the executive director of the Indiana War Memorial located in Indianapolis.

The most notable monu-ment in the state is the Sol-diers and Sailors Monument, located at the geographic center of the state and its capital.

Inside the monument is the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum.

The other large memorial is the Indiana War Memorial Museum, which houses in-formation and artifacts from all of the major wars.

Other memorials and

monuments in the state in-clude the American Legion Mall, Veterans Memorial Plaza, University Park and the U.S.S. Indianapolis Me-morial.

Indiana second onlyto D.C. for memorialsGoodwin shared with the

audience that Indiana is the number one state that dedi-cates the most acreage to memorials and monuments, and is second only to Wash-ington D.C. in number of those monuments.

“It’s so important to know the legacy the state has pro-duced,” Brig Gen. Goodwin said. “These people took an

oath to protect those who they would never meet so that we all could be free.”

He noted that throughout history Hoosiers have par-ticipated in higher numbers based on population per capita than many others in the nation.

“Indiana is the 16th larg-est state in the nation, but has the fourth largest Na-tional Guard,” he said. “Hoosiers get it. They un-derstand the importance of serving and defending, and now we must maintain and recognize those who served.

He encouraged the audi-ence to visit the museums, memorials and monuments in their next visit to India-napolis, but also to see the memorials located through-out each county for those local individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“Everybody’s service is honorable,” Goodwin said. “We want to tell the stories of ordinary Hoosiers who have done extraordinary things.”

Many of Whitley County’s memorials are erected on the Courthouse Square in Downtown Columbia City.

COLUMBIA CITY – Whit-ley County’s big 2017 4-H Livestock Auction on Thurs-day in the show barn on the Whitley County 4-H Fair-grounds started at 10 a.m. and the final bid was award-ed shortly before 6 p.m.

During that time span, $388,520.54 was raised for the 4-H Auction’s 427 lots, which was down 26 lots from 2016. The amount raised was higher by $4,000 than the 2016 total. Add-ons are still coming in so the fi-nalized total will be more.

The 4-H Auction’s all-time record total occurred in 2015 when $422,000 was raised. There were no individual purchase records broken this year.

“The support of this com-munity is truly awesome,” noted 4-H Auction organiz-ers. “Whitley County 4-H appreciates the continued community support in mak-ing the 4-H Auction such a success. It is the 34th year that Star Financial Bank has clerked the auction. All of the local auctioneers who donate their time to aid in the 4-Hers getting the most money for their animals is continually appreciated so much.”

4-H Auction 2017 results

There were five items sold under the Miscellaneous Cat-egory:

•2017 Miss Whitley County Jenna Pittenger kiss - $4,206.00

Purchased by: Family & Friends of Jenna Pittenger, Cox Farms, Shady Grove Farms, Crossroads Bank, Bayman Auc-tioneers, Roy & Melissa Stuck-ey, Star Insurance Star Bank, Lake City Bank, Luke & Kelly Gross, Ag Plus, Bill & Barb Overdeer, Brian & Dave Salo-mon, R & S Roofing/Smithson Farms, Farmers Grain, Troxel Equipment, Western Farms, Jeff Cormany & Family, Jerry & Amy Pettigrew, Jon & Tara Pet-tigrew, J & J Insurance/Hughes Network, Gene Browning/Pefleys Farm Equipment, F & F of Sophia Eiler, Blackburn & Green, Beacon Credit Union, QIG-LLC, Wayne Asphalt, Bra-vo Home & Gift, Himes & Krull CPA, Krider’s Meat Processing, Arden Schrader, Ron & Sherry Johnson, Micropulse Inc, Hinen Printing

•2017 Pork Queen Katelyn Johnson kiss- $2,100.00

Purchased by: Cox Farms, Mark & Alayne Johnson & Family, Ron & Sherry Johnson, Beck’s Hybrids/Steve Cor-many, Dave & Jann Johnson, Kyle & Pam Johnson, Roy & Melissa Stuckey, Tim & Janelle Johnson, Luke & Kelly Gross, Lamle Showstock, Dean & Julie Geiger, Greg Rupert, Family &

Friends of Jenna Pittenger•2017 Pork Ambassador Jus-

tin Johnson kiss- $630Purchased by: Hindbaugh

Farms LLC, Max & Jennifer Zeigler, Oliver Custom Com-bining, Family & Friends of Justin Johnson, Annette Lund, Doug & Alicia Johnson, Brian & Colleen Johnson, Jerry & Amy Pettigrew, Lamle Showstock, Shady Grove Farms, Ousley’s Bookkeeping & Tax Services

•Horse & Pony Quilt - $300Purchased by: Gene Browning/Pefleys Farm Equipment

•Corn Wood Carving (prof-its to go towards New Well on the fairgrounds) - $1,405.00

Purchased by: Columbia Auction Service, Heather Rich-ards, Ocken Bit & Spurmakers, Todd & Amy Lybarger, Miller Sewer & Drain, Styles by Sally, Schuman family Farms – Rob & Sarah, Micropulse Inc, Specialty Hybrids – Rob Schuman, Dean & Julie Geiger, Blackburn & Green, Amply Holstein’s.

Other champion, reserve champion and showmanship animals sold include:

BEEF•Reserve Grand Steer,

Champion Chianina & Cham-pion Bred, Born & Raised — Abbi Schrader - $4,050.00

Purchased by: Geiger Show Cattle, Pam McCoy, Don Wil-coxson Farms, Barian & Britte Stein & Family, Doug Western, Ag Plus, Gary Boggs & Family, Schrader Real Estate & Auc-tion, Lake City Bank, Beck’s Hybrid/Steve Cormany, Star Bank, Farmers Grain, Dave & Jann Johnson, J&J Insurance/Hughes Network, Axis Seed, Arden Schrader, Copp Farm Supply, Johnson Show Supply

•Champion Hereford– Ali-son Weeks - $2,450.00

Purchased by: LaOtto Meats,

White Crane Farm, Roger Mill-er, Red Star Contract Mfg, Dave Rupley Farms

•Reserve Champion Belted Galloway– Maggie Sands - $1,250

Purchased by: Dean Warren•Reserve Champion Short-

horn– Ellee Bills - $2,050Purchased by: Hinen Print-

ing, Jacie Worrick, J&J Insur-ance/Hughes Network

•Reserve Champion Short-horn Plus – Jacobie Geiger - $1,800

Purchased by: Hinen Print-ing

•Reserve Champion Sim-mental – Ryan Schroeder - $3,200

Purchased by: Steve Reiff INC, MC Wheeler & Sons Inc, J&J Insurance/Hughes Net-work, Goss Grocery, Stan & Nancy Jacob, Mark & Tracy Zarse, UPI Parks, Landrigan Cattle Company, Frick Service, Troxel Equipment, Biodyn_Midwest, Star Bank, Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder, JBS Unit-ed – Jon Zink

•Reserve Champion Cross-bred – Dillon Sheiss - $3,500

Purchased by: Kim Wheeler, GreenMark Equipment, Frick Service, Three D Stock Farm, Doug & Jenny Ferrell, Minear Real Estate, Ag Plus, J&J Insur-ance/Hughes Network, Star Bank, Jim Argerbright, Rider Electric, Hindbaugh Farms LLC, Donnie-Kelley-Dillon Sheiss

DAIRY CHEESENo champions sold.

DAIRY STEER•Grand Champion Steer,

Division 3 Champion – Logan Pettigrew - $3,400

Purchased by: Schrader Real Estate & Auction, Scott & Logan Pettigrew, Hinen Family Farms

$388,520Community supports2017 4-H Fair achievers

2017 4-H Fair Pork Am-bassador Justin Johnson earned double smooches – and $625 – at Thursday’s 4-H Fair Auction at the con-clusion of this year’s highly successful week’s worth of activities.At left, Hope Eberly earned $150 for her pair of chick-ens during the auction.

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4-H Auction, Page A2

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•Grand Champion Rate of Gain – Landen Waugh - $1,870

Purchased by: Steve Sicka-foose, Schrader Real estate & Auction, Grandma & Grandpa Nix, Amply Holsteins, Realcraft Industries Inc

•Grand Champion BBR – Logan Reimer - $2,200

Purchased by: Summit Hear-ing Solutions, Ken & Diana Laux, Nila & Randy Reimer, Grandma & Grandpa Nix, Ryan & Chassidy Johnson

•Reserve Champion Bred, Born & Raised – Madison Stricker - $2,500

Purchased by: Kelley Auto-motive Group, Ag Plus, Beacon credit Union, Salamonie Mills, Crossroads Bank, Shepherd’s Chevrolet, Beth Stricker

•Division 2 Champion – Brooklyn Dittmer - $2,120

Purchased by: Grandma & Grandpa Smallwood, Eel River Veterinary Clinic, Amply Hol-stein’s

•Division 4 Champion – Emma Nicodemus

Purchased by: Tom & Kris-ten Rentschler, Larry & Alice Nicodemus, Midwest Veal LLC – Steve Anderson, Linnemeier Farms

•Division 1 Reserve Cham-pion – Rebecca Hollowell - $1,400

Purchased by: Bloom, Gates & Whiteleather, Hosler Family Farms

•Division 2 Reserve Cham-pion – Audrey Zeigler - $1,595

Purchased by: Kent & Liz Hill, Laotto Meats, Brian & Dave Salomon, Weatherhead FCU, Dr. James McConnell, Dean & Julie Geiger, David & Sheila Schilling

•Division 4 Reserve Cham-pion, Junior Showman – Trey-ton Lomont - $1,950

Purchased by: Farmers Grain, Illuminated Image, John Saggars

•Showman & Showmen – Brad Johnson - $3,825

Purchased by: Redline Equipment, Cory Sickafoose, D & R Farms & Sons, Greg Rupert, Mike & Joyce Long, Ousley’s Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Whitley County Farm Bureau

Ins, Hilligoss Farms, Friends & Family of Brad Johnson, David & Jann Johnson, Kyle & Pam Johnson, J&M Geiger Fam-ily, Geiger Show Cattle, Dar-ian & Britte Stein, Waugh Farm Drainage, Donnie-Kelley-Dillon Sheiss, Ryan & Misty Schroeder, Mark Lamle, Steven Dittmer, Ryan & Chassidy Johnson, Suzy Campbell & Family

FEEDER CALF•Grand Champion Feeder

Calf, Division 7 Champion—Sophia Eiler - $1,800

Purchased by: Dan & Deb Mi-chel, Ag Plus, Family & Friends of Sophia Eiler, Doug & Sheryl Schrader, Troxel Equipment, Star Bank, Jim Argerbright, JA Pettigrew Farms, John Saggars

•Grand Champion Rate of Gain – John Hinen - $675

Purchased by: Red Star Con-tract Mfg, Hilligoss Farms

•Grand Champion Bred, Born & Raised, Division 7 Re-serve Champion

– Catherine Cormany - $3,300Purchased by: Mark & Con-

nie Forrester, Beck’s Hybrid Seed/Steve Cormany, JBS United Feeds, Kelley Automo-tive Group, Haviland Drainage, Poet Biorefining – North Man-chester, Schrader Real Estate & Auction, Lake City Bank, Ag Plus, EF Rhoades & Sons, Fratco Tile-Gabe Pankop, United Pro-ducers Inc, Star Insurance, Frick Service, Tim Fries, Hixson Sand & Gravel, Silveus Insurance Group, Farmers Grain, Black-burn & Green

•Division 1 Champion – Jada Conrad - $445

Purchased by: Dr. Dave Brelage & Family, Ben & Chable Johnson

•Division 2 Champion – Carly Linnemeier - $970

Purchased by: Midwest Veal LLC-Steve Anderson, Ag Plus, Sarah & Scott Nelson, Steve & Amy Nicodemus, Amply Holstein’s, Dr. Dave Brelage & Family, Shipshewana Auction

•Senior Showman – Madi-son Schroeder - $625

Purchased by: Grandma & Grandpa Patton, John Saggars

•Beginner Showman – Ian Stahl - $800

Purchased by: Drew Farms, AsGrow DeKalb, Micropulse Inc

•Rookie Showman – Jessa-lyn Hoskins - $595

Purchased by: 1st Source Bank, Western Farms, Ben &

Chable Johnson, Farmers Grain, Waugh Farm Drainage

GOAT•Champion Dairy Wether,

Junior Ambassador – Joshua Thompson - price unavailable

Purchased by: Bart & Lisa Schrader, Brian Stump, Gensic Engineering Inc

•Reserve Champion BBR Meat Wether – Jaden Rosto-chak - $1,184

Purchased by: CIS, Midwest Bonding, Kitrick Schrader, Ar-den Schrader, Crossroads Bank, Family & Friends of Jaden Ros-tochak

•Reserve Champion Meat Wether – Laney Ziliak - $700

Purchased by: Hilligoss Farms

•Reserve Champion Dairy Wether – Jacob Thompson - $400

Purchased by: Bart & Lisa Schrader, JG Cabinet & Coun-ter, Laotto Meats, Gensic Engi-neering Inc

•Champion BBR Dairy Wether – Addalie Wells - $1,221.30

Purchased by: Rabb Water Systems Inc, Turnbow Pros-thetics, Demoney & Grimes, Farmers Mutual Insurance, 1st Source Bank, Orizon Real Estate Inc, Carl Wells, Morsches Lum-ber Inc, Jerry Zumbrun, Scott Drew & family

•Reserve Champion BBR Dairy Wether – Aaron Wilcox-son - $370

Purchased by: Mark & Con-nie Forrester, Steel Dynamics Inc, Brad Cormany & Family, Brian Bridegam Family

•Senior Ambassador, Senior Showman, Showman of Show-men – Sophia Gebhart - $605

Purchased by: Suzy Camp-bell & Family, Joel Frank, Red Brush Nubians, Tara Thompson Family, Dwane & Tracey Peter-son Family

•Junior Ambassdaor – Han-nah Weirick - $440

Purchased by: Ron & Sherry Johnson, Gebhart Grove Nu-bians, Dwane & Tracey Peter-son, Amply Holstein’s, Anony-mous

•Beginner Showman & Be-ginner Ambassador – Robert Thompson - $375

Purchased by: Bart & Lisa Schrader, Dean Warren, Gensic Engineering Inc

•Rookie Showman – Tyler Waybright - $425

Purchased by: Kelley Au-

tomotive Group, Bart & Lisa Schrader, Kurt & Robyn Hinen, Hindbaugh Farms LLC, Ferrell Farms

POULTRY•Champion Meat Duck–

Aiden Bechtold - $300Purchased by: Hoffman Hill-

crest Farms, Bechtold Family, Larry & Arlene Sroufe, Dan & Angel O’Reilly

•Champion Rate of Gain – Maycee Nix - $525

Purchased by: Priority Live-stock, Waugh Farm Drainage, Mel & Jeannine Nix, Eel River Veterinary Clinic, Crossroads Bank

•Reserve Champion Rate of Gain – Tanner O’Reilly - $250

Purchased by: Ousley’s Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Red star Contract Mfg, Sroufe’s Garage, Larry & Arlene Sroufe, Dan & Angel O’Reilly

•Champion Overall Meat – Hannah Weirick - $575

Purchased by: Darlene Shrid-er, Lynn & Carlene Weirick, Star Tire & Automotive, Corpo-rate Air Services Inc, Family &

Friends of Hannah Weirick•Champion Broiler – Jacob

Holzinger - $425Purchased by: Laotto Meats,

Gebhart Gove Nubians, Farm-er & Merchants Bank, Farm-ers Grain, Cox Farms, Troxel Equipment, Star Bank, OPI

•Reserve Champion Overall Meat– Sarah Peterson - $200

Purchased by: Roger Miller & Verlin & Connie Dittmer

•Champion Tom Turkey, Champion Rate of Gain – Sar-ah Palmer - $2,515

Purchased by: Kelli Slack – ARBA Judge, Shirley Palmer, Ocken Bit & Spurmakers, 1st Source Bank, Family & Friends of Sarah Palmer, Indian Ridge Farm, W&W Locker, Lynn & Carlene Weirick, Orizon Real estate Inc, Metzger Auction, Reelcraft Industries, Inc, CC Veterinary Hospital, Schrader real Estate & Auction, Ousley’s Bookkeeping & Tax Services, Red star Contract Mfg, Rex & Debra Wilkinson, Weatherhead FCU, Sroufe’s Garage

•Champion Dual Purpose –

Shawna Hall - $100Purchased by: Schrader An-

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Purpose – Austin Hall - $100Purchased by: J & M Geiger

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•Champion Meat Pen – Hol-ly Esterline - $350

Purchased by: Bravo Home & Gift, Crossroads Bank

•Champion Roaster – Delia Norris - $125

Purchased by: Sharp All Tool, Danielle Oliver, Joseph Oliver

•Champion Stewer - Rhett Norris - $100

Purchased by: Sharp All Tool•Champion American Sa-

ble- Trey Wolfe - $175Purchased by: Whitley Coun-

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chillia - Joel Shepherd - $305Purchased by: Grable & As-

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Friends of the Shepherds•Champion Harequin - Cole Ber-

ing - $225Purchased by: Sharp All Tool, Micro-

pulse•Reserve Champion Roaster –

Hope Eberly - $125Purchased by: Danielle Oliver•Reserve Champion Stewer – Zach-

ary Gardner - $275Purchased by: Bolinger Tin Shop,

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•Senior Rabbit Ambassador – Rylee Gardner - $250

Purchased by: Bolinger Tin Shop, Terry & Felisity Gardner, Ag Plus, Homer Jennings

•Beginner Showman- Jaelynn Schaper - $150

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•Champion Dorset – Savannah Carnegie - $300

Purchased by: Beacon Credit Union•Champion Suffolk, Junior Show-

man, Junior Lamb & Wool Ambassa-dor - Brianna Ferrell - $1,100

Purchased by: Brett & Kaitlyn Slack, Lake City Bank, Ag Plus, Troxel Equip-ment, Steve Reiff INC, Prible Products, Channel, Sheets Diesel Performance LLC SDP, J&J Insurance/Hughes Net-work

•Grand Pair Market Lambs – Claire

Reiff - $3,140Purchased by: Slack Club Lambs,

CS Electric, Cory Sickafoose, Steve Sickafoose, Steve & Doris Reiff, Fer-rell Farms, Schipper Purebreds, Waugh Farm Drainage, Justin & Danielle

Gaerte, Lake City Bank, Amply Hol-stein’s, Crossroads Bank

•Reserve Grand Pair - Lance Gaerte - $590

Purchased by: Justin & Danielle Gaerte, R&S Roofing/Smithson Farms, Steve Reiff INC

•Reserve Champion Suffolk, Rate of Gain – Mackenzie Miller

Purchased by: Line Street Veterinary Hospital

•Beginner Showman, Beginner Lamb & Wool Ambassador - Julia Gaerte - $590

Purchased by: James T Cormany Farms, R&S Roofing/Smithson Farms, Steve Reiff INC, Justin & Danielle Gaerte

•Rookie Showman - Alivia Ander-son - $325

Purchased by: Anderson Farms, Ar-den Schrader

SWINE•Grand Champion Barrow—Hay-

ley Puckett - $2,725Purchased by: Beck’s Hybrids/

Steve Cormany, Cormany Farms Inc, Jeff Cormany & Family, Brad Cormany & Family, Ag Plus, Roger Miller, Dan & Deb Michel, Rob & Janelle Michel & Family, Weatherhead FCU

•Champion Spot—Evan Pettigrew - $1,550

Purchased by: Silveus Insurance Group, Jerry & Amy Pettigrew, Troxel

Equipment, Ag Plus, Lake City Bank, Buchanan Automotive Inc, Whitley Co. Farm Bureau Insurance, Farmers Grain Biodyn_Midwest, Steel Dynam-ics Inc, Morsches Lumber In, Black-burn & Green More Family Farms, JA Pettigrew Farms

•Champion Poland China- Mack-enzie Loe - $250

Purchased by: Patterson Family Dentistry PC

•Reserve Champion Lightweight Crossbred, Beginner Showman - Jaco-bie Geiger - $475

Purchased by: Donnie-Kelley-Dillon Sheiss, Farmers Grain

•Reserve Champion Heavyweight Crossbred - Kyler Price - $775

Purchased by: Benchmark Ag Ser-vices, Schipper Purebreds, Steve & Doris Reiff, Dan & Deb Michel, Travis Baker, Romine Group, Ag Plus

•Reserve Champion Duroc - Kate-lynn Johnson - $2,474

Purchased by: Hixson Sand & Grav-el, Robert & Courtney Hixson, Rider Electric, Schaefer Oil Company, ADM Alliance, Troxel Equipment, Lake City Bank, Silveus Insurance Group, Ag Plus, Beck’s Hybrids/Steve Cormany, UPI Parks, Bellar Construction, Star Insurance, Fratco Tile – Gabe Pankop, Brian & Dave Salomon, JBS United Feeds, Speedway Construction Prod-ucts, Ron & Sherry Johnson, Arden

Schrader•Reserve Champion Spot - Garrett

Geiger - $500Purchased by: Gene Klingaman•Reserve Champion Chester White

- Jonathan Reiff - $300Purchased by: Joel Buzzard Real Es-

tate & Appraisals, Ag Plus•Reserve Champion Yorkshire -

Kyra Schinbeckler - $1,252.32Purchased by: Shipshewana Auc-

tion, Morsches Lumber Inc, Les & Sha-ron Krider, Becky Burless, Star Bank, Doug Western, Krider’s Meat Pro-cessing, Arden Schrader, Geiger Show Cattle

•Senior Showman – Brooklyn Dit-tmer - $1,225

Purchased by: Louis Dreyfus com-pany, Red Brush Nubians, Grandma & Grandpa Smallwood, Micropulse Inc, Steve Reiff INC, Verlin & Connie Dittmer, Columbia City Plastics, Rob & Janelle Michel & Family, J&J Insur-ance/Hughes Network, Johnson Show Supply

•Junior Showman – Kyndra Sheets - $275

Purchased by: W&W Locker•Rookie Showman - Ellee Bills -

$500Purchased by: Heather Richards,

Romine Group, Jerry Zumbrun, Steven Dittmer

4-H results, from A2

These are the selling prices by species at the 2017 Whitley County 4-H Fair Auction:

•Beef (17 items) $36,865.00•Dairy Cheese (17 items) $7,950.00• Dairy Steer (50 items) $106,165.80•Dairy Feeder Calves (67 items) $55,630.80•Goat (60 items) $29,676.10•Miscellaneous (5 items) $8,641.00•Poultry (24 items) $10,940.00•Rabbit (43 items) $14,525.00•Sheep (14 items) $10,600.00•Swine (130 items) $107,526.84TOTALS: 427 items $388,520.54

4-H Auctionselling pricesby species

Public recordsJail bookings

Brent Dennison, 45, of Auburn, was arrested July 14 by the Co-lumbia City Police Department for OWI - controlled substance and OWI per se - controlled substance.

Evan Avara, 18, of Columbia City, was arrested July 14 by the South Whitley Police Department for possession of marijuana, hash oil, hash, possession of parapher-nalia and OWI - controlled sub-stance.

Joshua Evans, 27, of Indianapo-lis, was arrested July 14 by the Columbia City Police Department for possession of a narcotic drug, resisting law enforcement, battery and possession of paraphernalia.

Scott Dingess, 31, of North Man-chester, was arrested July 14 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for probation violation.

Demetrius Washington, 21, of Chicago, was arrested July 15 by the Columbia City Police Depart-ment for possession of marijuana, hash oil and hash.

Justin Thompson, 32, of Pierce-ton, was arrested July 15 by the In-diana State Police for possession of marijuana, hash oil, hash, posses-sion of paraphernalia and posses-sion of a narcotic drug.

James Faulkner III, 25, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for possession of marijuana, hash oil, hash and OWI.

Stephen Buchanan, 37, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for OWI and OWI per se.

Jimmy Ervin, 40, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 16 by the Co-lumbia City Police Department for OWI per se and OWI endangering

a person.Harry Foster, 53, of Bippus, was

arrested July 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department for theft.

Larry McCleese, 39, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 16 by the Columbia City Police Department for theft.

Jeffrey Hollon, 44, of Ladoga, was arrested July 17 by the Ladoga Police Department for non-sup-port.

Damian Brown, 39, of Columbia City, was arrested July 17 by order of the Whitley County Superior Court for DWS.

Benjamin Sheppard, 37, of Albi-on, was arrested July 17 by order of the Whitley County Circuit Court for intimidation, domestic battery, battery with deadly weapon and strangulation.

Teonna Harris, 24, of Fort

Wayne, was arrested July 18 by the Indiana State Police for OWI - con-trolled substance, operating while never licensed and false informing.

Bryan Wolfe, 41, of Columbia City, was arrested July 18 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for probation violation.

Jordan Ohara, 26, of Anderson, was arrested July 18 by the Co-lumbia City Police Department for OWI and OWI per se.

Brandon Hoffman, 37, of War-saw, was arrested July 19 by the Columbia City Police Department for OWI.

Michael Maxwell, 52, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 19 by the Indiana State Police for reckless driving.

James Brookshire, 44, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 19 by the Indiana State Police for OWI.

Jordin Shoda, 25, of Columbia

City, was arrested July 19 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for child molesting.

Elaine Hunt, 40, of South Whit-ley, was arrested July 20 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for probation violation.

Jimmie Faust, 30, of Fort Wayne, was arrested July 20 by the Whit-ley County Sheriff’s Department for failure to comply.

Christopher Moyer, 42, of North Manchester, was arrested July 21 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department for conversion.

Randy Weber, 33, of Columbia City, was arrested July 21 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for possession of parapher-nalia and possession of marijuana, hash oil and hash.

Arrests and bookings are on probable cause. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

O.J. Simpson will getfreedom, then what?

LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — When O.J. Simpson gets out of prison in October for his first taste of free-dom in nine years, he will have the mementos he was convicted of stealing in a Las Vegas heist, his guaranteed NFL pension and, with any luck, certain life skills he says he acquired behind bars.

Beyond that, the 70-year-old sports legend faces an uncertain future.

“The legitimate mainstream business opportunities for Juice in the megabuck world of profes-sional sports are slim and none,” said John Vrooman, an economics professor and sports industry ex-pert at Vanderbilt University.

“If Americans love anyone more than a superhero, it is a fallen hero making a comeback against the odds,” he said a day after Simpson was granted parole.

But Vrooman said the odds against the one-time murder de-fendant and convicted armed rob-ber apparently “now seem insur-mountable.”

Others think he will find a way to make ends meet, perhaps by signing autographs and making personal appearances.

“The primary asset this guy has is name and brand recognition. ... I believe Mr. Simpson believes he can make a bunch of money by returning to the memorabilia cir-cuit,” said David Cook, collections attorney for the parents of Ronald

Goldman.Goldman was stabbed to death

along with Simpson’s ex-wife Ni-cole Brown Simpson in Los Ange-les in 1994, a crime O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the following year.

He was found liable in civil court in 1997 for the killings and was ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victims’ families. The verdict is still hanging over him, and the Goldmans’ lawyer has been trying for years to seize some of Simp-son’s assets.

After getting released, Simp-son plans to move to Florida, a state with a strong law that would shield his home and everything in it from seizure to satisfy the ver-dict. But Tom Scotto, one of Simp-son’s closest friends, said Simpson has no plans to buy a house.

Simpson played 11 seasons for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, and his league pension could be as much as $10,565 a month, de-pending on when he began collect-ing it, according to ESPN.

Cook said he believes Simpson does not have much more than that, noting that the Hall of Famer lost his Miami-area home to fore-closure in 2014.

One thing Simpson will have is some of the sports memorabil-ia and family photos he and his armed accomplices stole from a Las Vegas hotel room in 2007, the crime for which he was locked up.

Spicer exits as press teamfor President Trump changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday over President Donald Trump’s decision to tap a camera-ready financier to lead the beleaguered White House communications team. The departing spokesman said the president “could benefit from a clean slate” as he seeks to steady operations amid the Rus-sia investigations and ahead of a health care showdown.

Spicer, whose daily briefings once dominated cable television and delighted late-night comics, quit in protest over the hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as the new White House communications director. Spicer denounced what he considered Scaramucci’s lack of qualifications, according to people familiar with the situa-tion who were not authorized to speak publicly about it.

As his first act on the job, Scar-amucci, a polished television commentator and Harvard Law graduate, announced from the White House briefing room that Sarah Huckabee Sanders would take Spicer’s job. She had been Spicer’s deputy.

The shake-up among the presi-dent spokespeople comes as Trump is suffering from dismal approval ratings and struggling to advance his legislative pro-posals. As his effort to replace Barack Obama’s health care law crumbled this week, the presi-

dent continued to vent frustra-tion about the attention devoted to investigations of allegations of his election campaign’s con-nections to Russia. Trump has blamed his own messengers — as well as the “fake news” media — for his woes.

Trump, who watches the press briefings closely and believes he is his own best spokesman, sa-luted Spicer’s “great ratings” on TV and said he was “grateful for Sean’s work on behalf of my ad-ministration and the American people.”

Later, Trump tweeted, “Sean Spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media - but his future is bright!”

Scaramucci, who said Spicer had been gracious in showing him around on Friday, quickly took center stage, parrying ques-tions from reporters and praising Trump in a 37-minute charm of-fensive. He flashed the television skills that Trump has long valued: He commended Trump’s political instincts and competitiveness, cracked a few self-deprecating jokes and battled with reporters who categorized the West Wing as dysfunctional, saying “there is a disconnect” between the media and the way the public sees the president.

“The president has really good karma and the world turns back to him,” Scaramucci said.

Spicer said during a brief phone conversation with The Associ-ated Press that he felt it would be best for Scaramucci to build his own operation “and chart a new way forward.” He tweeted that it had been an “honor” and “privi-lege” to serve Trump and that he would remain in his post through August.

His decision to quit took advis-ers inside and outside the White House by surprise, according to people with knowledge of the de-cision. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the per-sonnel matter publicly.

Spicer’s daily press briefings had become must-see TV until re-cent weeks when he took a more behind-the-scenes role. Sanders has largely taken over the brief-ings, turning them into off-cam-era events.

The White House had been looking for a new communica-tions director for several weeks, but struggled to attract an expe-rienced Republican hand. Scar-amucci, a former Democrat — like Trump — who once called his new boss a “hack politician,” began seriously talking to the White House about the position this week, and the president of-fered him the job Friday morning.

A person with knowledge of the decision said Trump has been impressed by Scaramucci’s de-fense of the White House.

Today is Saturday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2017. There are 162 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History:

On July 22, 1942, the Nazis began transport-ing Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treb-

linka concentration camp. Gasoline rationing involving the use of coupons began along the Atlantic seaboard.

On this date:In 1587, an English colony fated to vanish under myste-

rious circumstances was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.

In 1796, Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland (correct).

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented to his Cabi-net a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.

In 1916, 10 people were killed when a suitcase bomb went off during San Francisco’s Preparedness Day parade; two anti-war labor radicals, Thomas Mooney and Warren K. Bill-ings, were jailed but eventually released amid doubts about their guilt.

In 1934, bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater, where he had just seen the Clark Gable movie “Manhattan Melo-drama.”

Today’s Birthdays: Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., is 94. Actor-comedian Orson Bean is 89. Author Tom Robbins is 85. Actress Louise Fletcher is 83. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chuck Jackson is 80. Actor Terence Stamp is 79. Game show host Alex Trebek is 77. Singer George Clinton is 76. Actor-singer Bobby Sherman is 74. Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is 74. Movie writer-director Paul Schrader is 71. Actor Danny Glover is 71. Singer Mireille Mathieu is 71. Actor-comedian-director Albert Brooks is 70. Rock singer Don Henley is 70. Movie composer Alan Men-ken is 68. Singer-actress Lonette McKee is 64. Jazz musician Al Di Meola is 63. Actor Willem Dafoe is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Keith Sweat is 56. Actress Joanna Going is 54.

South Bend TribuneSheriffs from across the state are taking it upon them-

selves to get state legislators to address some of the most pressing problems facing jails today.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding has formed a committee of sheriffs from both major political parties to address issues such as overcrowding, mentally ill in-mates, understaffing and inadequate funding.

Sheriffs from Allen, LaPorte, Madison, Hamilton, Knox and Posey counties have been asked to be part of the com-mittee that will lobby state legislators. Though they rep-resent a cross-section of the state, noticeably absent from the committee are St. Joseph County and Sheriff Mike Grzgorek.

St. Joseph County deserves a seat at the table when it comes to tackling the issues facing jails today.

But just because St. Joseph County — fifth-largest in the state, with a population of nearly 270,000 — isn’t repre-sented on the committee doesn’t mean it isn’t facing the same critical issues.

For starters, legislators passed a law recently that di-verts nonviolent offenders and drug users to county jails instead of state prisons. Though the law may be well-in-tentioned by removing low-level felons from state pris-ons and placing them with a better support network, the move is putting pressure on counties to accept more in-mates without getting additional money to help pay for their care.

The Indiana Department of Corrections pays county jails $35 a day to house each low-level inmate. That per diem hasn’t changed in more than 20 years, according to an Associated Press report.

But there are other pressures facing jails too, including housing an increasing number of people with opioid ad-dictions, as well as those with mental illnesses. St. Joseph County Assistant Police Chief Bill Thompson described it as “a huge problem.”

These are difficult challenges that won’t easily be solved. They’re not political issues. They’re the day-to-day fights that sheriffs in every county in the state face.

It makes sense that they should be the ones relied upon to help find solutions.

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KOKOMO – There was President Trump, author of the “Art of the Deal,” dining with Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the White House Monday night.

He complained about the grind of the health care reforms, reaffirming his winter quote that “no one knew how tough” such a process could be. He trashed Sen. Rand Paul for his opposi-tion.

Pence had spent the previous week-end arm twisting 49 of the nation’s stone-faced governors in Providence (Gov. Eric Holcomb wasn’t there) on the Senate bill, simultaneously dis-crediting Congressional Budget Of-fice estimates and using other CBO data to make his case. The governors were presented with an Avalere Health study that revealed Indiana’s Medic-aid program would lose $4.9 billion in the next nine years, and $36.5 billion – or 32 percent – by 2036. And the Wall Street Journal reported on a CBO esti-mate of the Senate bill impacts: 32 mil-lion Americans would lose coverage, and while the federal deficit would decrease $473 billion, insurance premi-ums would double by 2026.

Saturday night, Pence would intone with one of his “let me be clear” intros that is often followed by fallacy: “We’re on the verge of a historic accomplish-ment here in our nation’s capital. Be-cause in the coming days, President Trump, working with the Congress that you helped elect, is going to keep our promise to the American people, and we are going to repeal and replace Obamacare.”

It was the capstone of the White House advocacy that included no ma-jor addresses or rallies as President Obama had done in 2009 and 2010.

Instead, Trump resorted to Twitter 991 times to defend his scandal-mired clan. He told Senate Republicans that the House bill he lauded with a Rose Garden beer party was “mean,” creat-ing an “I’ll-throw-you-under-the-bus” dynamic. His minions from the Pence sphere – Nick Ayres and Marty Obst – targeted Republican Sens. Dean Heller and Jeff Flake with ads and potential

primary opponents, creating a pervad-ing sense of unease, anger and distrust in the Senate.

As Trump and Pence dined Monday, Republican senators from two of the reddest states – Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah – were simulta-neously writing press releases saying they couldn’t vote for the Senate plan, killing it. Trump was blindsided. “I was very surprised when the two folks came out last night,” Trump said Tues-day. “We thought they were in fairly good shape.”

“Right now, nobody’s afraid of Trump, and that’s a real problem,” Rob Jesmer, the former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told the New York Times. “But the truth is that he hasn’t really tried.”

Beyond the 991 tweets, the root of al-most all his legal, ethical and political problems, Trump has signed 42 bills, but none of them are considered major. He’s golfed 40 times. The Washington Post counted 836 false or misleading claims, an average of 4.6 a day. So many of us don’t know when to believe him.

Some of you will be fuming at this read as just another screed from the “liberal press.”

But read the conservatives. The Weekly Standard editorial board

wrote of Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kush-ner and Paul Manafort’s meeting with Russian intelligence officials to get the dirt on Hillary Clinton: “These are cir-cumstances in which the president has no capacity to set policy toward Russia. By a series of unforced errors – omis-sions of financial dealings with Rus-sian companies, unaccountably faulty memories on meetings with Kremlin-connected operatives – the Trump team has lost all credibility on the question

of Russia.”In a piece titled “Conspiracy of

Dunces,” conservative columnist Ross Douthat, writes, “Here is a good rule of thumb for dealing with Donald Trump: Everyone who gives him the benefit of the doubt eventually regrets it.”

Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, puts it into searing perspective: “Trump has been ruled by compul-sions, obsessions and vindictiveness, expressed nearly daily on Twitter. He has demonstrated an egotism that bor-ders on solipsism. His political skills as president have been close to non-existent. His White House is divided, incompetent and chaotic, and key ad-ministration jobs remain unfilled. His legislative agenda has gone nowhere. He has told constant, childish, refuted, uncorrected lies, and demanded and habituated deception among his un-derlings. He has displayed pathetic, even frightening, ignorance on policy matters foreign and domestic.”

Republican political operative Mike Murphy described on MSNBC’s Morn-ing Joe Wednesday that health care policy is a “pain smorgasbord” for presidents, even for those playing at the top of their game.

It has wreaked political disaster at this, Trump’s sixth month in office. He faces heavy lifts on the debt ceiling and the budget.

One-eighth of his presidency has been squandered, and the Russian col-lusion scandal circles overhead like ominous vultures.

A poll for U.S. Rep. Luke Messer last week puts Trump’s job approval among Hoosier Republicans at 83 per-cent (it didn’t reveal where he stands with independents).

But as I’ve said before, his base should be demanding a far better per-formance from this president.

You had faith in voting for him, and he’s letting you down.

The columnist is publisher of Howey Politics Indiana at www.howeypolitics.com. Find him on Facebook and Twitter @hwypol.

Brian Howey

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White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Av-enue NW Washington, DC 20500; Comments: 202-456-1111; Switchboard: 202-456-1414; FAX: 202-456-2461; presi-dent@whitehouse.gov

•U.S. Senator Todd Young, SR B33. Senate Russell Office Build-ing, Washington, DC, 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5623. www.senate.gov/senators/115thCongress/Young–Todd.htm

•U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, SR-B33 Senate Russell Office Building, Wash-ington, DC, 20510 Phone: 202-224-4814. www.donnelly.senate.gov/

•Congressman Jim Banks, 3rd Dis-trict 509 Cannon House Office Build-

ing, Washington, DC 20515 Phone 202-225-4436. banks.house.gov

Indiana Government

•Governor Eric Holcomb, Office of the Governor, 206 State House, India-napolis, IN 46204-2797 Phone 317-232-4567. eholcomb@state.in.us

•State Representative Christopher Judy, House District 83, Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 1-800-382-9841. E-mail: H83@iga.in.gov.

•State Senator Andy Zay, Senate District 17, Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone 1-800-382-9467; sena-tor.zay@iga.in.gov

•State Senator David Long, Senate District 16, 200 W Washington St. In-

dianapolis, IN 46204; 1-800-382-9467 or 317-232-9400; senator.long@iga.in.gov

Whitley County GovernmentCounty Commissioners

•Commissioner George Schrumpf, 1821 E. Schug Road, Columbia City, IN, 46725, Phone: 260 609-3668; Columbia, Thorncreek and Washington town-ships.

•Commissioner Don Amber, 3977 NW Carlin Court., Churubusco, IN, 46723, Phone: 260 609-2833; Jefferson, Smith and Union townships.

•Commissioner Tom Western, 5321 W. 600 N., Columbia City, IN, 46725, Phone: 260 327-3333; Cleveland, Rich-land and Etna-Troy townships.

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LARWILL — Sixty-four elementary students from Pierce-ton and South Whitley joined together to attend Camp In-vention last week.

Students have been building and creating using recyclable materials. This is known as “Upcycling” at Camp Invention. Wednesday morning, one group of boys even constructed an entire hockey game using some of their upcycling materials.

“Our enrollment increased this year by 20 kids!” celebrat-ed Camp Director Ashley Roberts. Roberts teaches at Whitko as the Project Lead the Way instructor for both Pierceton and South Whitley Elementary schools.

Camp Invention consists of four break out sessions each day, and students rotate in groups hosted by Whitko Middle School student volunteers and teachers from both PES and SWE. Each session has its own exciting activities encourag-ing the students to continue to build onto their previous day’s accomplishments.

“Operation Keep Out” is part of the rotation. It’s a proj-ect which allows students to bring in a “take apart” item and then see what’s inside. Students brought in CD play-ers, corded telephones, DVD players, wind-up clocks, radios and other electronic devices and began taking them apart to see how they work. Through this experience they were introduced to tools, and the process of using the tools to take apart and even fix something. Then they work together to identify what they are seeing inside their “take apart” item such as capacitors, boards, chips, wires, speakers, magnets and more.

In the next activity, “Duct Tape Billionaire,” students are challenged by National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee JD Albert via video feed to use duct tape to create their own duct tape accessories business. The experience allows stu-dents to earn funny money and they are introduced to the entrepreneurial spirit.

“Mission Space Makers” allows the students to wrestle with the idea that planets could be transformed to be Earth-like and habitable. Students connect with this innovative sci-ence by becoming an Exploranaut who terraforms planets,

launches rockets and journeys through space. Next, it was “3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF” when students harnessed

the power of air and water pressure to launch rockets. Whit-ko Community Schools has posted a video of the camp on its Facebook page so parents can watch for the children having fun at the camp and even laugh as the students launch rock-ets and get a little wet in the process.

At the end of each day, the staff send home with each stu-dent “The Camp Invention Daily!” The handout is a brief summary of the day’s experiences. Then parents can read all about the events and activities their children have partici-pated in throughout the day. The Camp Invention Daily also gave parents a way to connect with their child using three discussion questions to enjoy at home.

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old July 31. Dr. Wait was born in 1927.To celebrate, his family is holding a surprise birthday

open house from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Coach House behind Smith & Son’s Funeral Home in Columbia City Sunday, July 30. Friends and acquaintances are encour-aged to attend the surprise open house celebration.

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SOUTH WHITLEY — Listed are events and programs taking place during the month of August at South Whitley Community Public Library.

ClosingsThe library will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 in celebration of Labor Day.

Weekly activitiesChair exercise•Mondays and Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m.Staying in shape is easier in a group. Join Anita for a gentle and low-impact stretch-ing and toning class.

Mission Slimpossible•Mondays - 4:30 p.m.Mission Slimpossible is taking the month off. It will resume in September.

Story time•Tuesdays - 6 p.m.•Fridays - 10:30 a.m. Join Mr. Logan under the tree in the chil-dren’s department for stories and a craft each week.

August programsTeens brownies and building•Tuesday, Aug. 1 - 4 p.m.

Come in and bake brownies while this group builds with Legos.

Local author visit•Thursday, Aug. 3 - 6:30 p.m. Local author Doris Gaines Rapp is this

month’s visiting author. Hailing from Huntington, Rapp has written numerous books from historical to futuristic fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. Rapp is not only a fascinating author, but also a psychologist and educator who strives to create and understand realistic characters.

Kids brownies and building•Thursday, Aug. 3 - 4 p.m. Come in and bake brownies while this group builds with Legos.

Sally’s primitive craft class•Thursday, Aug. 3 - 6 p.m. Join this group for a quick and easy begin-ner friendly project. Sally shows partici-pants how to make a display that lets them display the flag and all that is American. Project fee is $15. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required.

Paint and pastries•Saturday, Aug. 5 - 12:30 p.m.Artist Taira Simmons takes painters of all ages through the steps to create “Birds in a Birch” during this month’s program. Cost of the class is $10, which includes materi-als and a tasty pastry.

Teen game day•Tuesday, Aug. 8 - 4 p.m. Enjoy the end of summer by playing board games with friends.

Kids game day•Thursday, Aug. 10 - 4 p.m. Unwind after the first day of school by playing board games with friends.

Library board meeting•Thursday, Aug. 10 - 6 p.m.

Holiday extravaganza•Saturday, Aug. 12 - 1 p.m. There are no major holidays in August, but the library’s getting into the holiday spirit anyway. Join staff members for a time of mish-mashed holiday fun including an Easter egg hunt, decorating Christmas cookies and more. This program is free, but pre-registration is requested.

Teen cosmic crafts•Tuesday, Aug. 15 - 4 p.m.In preparation for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, this group will be making some space-tacular crafts and exploring the uni-verse.

Page turners•Tuesday, Aug. 15 - 6:30 p.m.“The House Girl” is historical fiction at its best! This debut novel by Tara Conklin is an unforgettable story of love, history and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia. Pick up a copy at the library and join in.

Classics at the library•Wednesday, Aug. 16 - 12:15 p.m.As they prepare for a move from St. Louis to New York, four sisters (Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor and Lucille Bremer) learn lessons about life and love in the year leading up to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis in the classic movie “Meet Me in St. Louis.”

Preparing for the solar eclipse•Wednesday, Aug. 16 - 6:30 p.m. Join the library staff for a primer on the total solar eclipse. Astronomer Jon Thomas from the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society will be at the library to talk about the solar eclipse happening Aug. 21, what to

expect, and safe ways to view the eclipse. The library has free eclipse glasses to give away, beginning Aug. 15, while supplies last, courtesy of StarNet.

Kids cosmic crafts•Thursday, Aug. 17 - 4 p.m.In preparation for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, this group will be making some space-tacular crafts and exploring the uni-verse.

Make your own pendant necklace•Thursday, Aug. 17 - 6:30 p.m. Jewelry maker Susan Karczewski returns to teach the cage method of wire wrapping a pendant necklace. Students will pick their own gemstone and all other supplies are included. Program fee is $25, which includes everything to make the necklace.

Solar eclipse party•Monday, Aug. 21 - 12:30 p.m. Join the library staff for an eclipse viewing party. Those present will watch this rare occurrence with free eclipse glasses, cour-tesy of StarNet, enjoy some celestial treats and other eclipse activities. Bring a hat, sunscreen and lawn chairs or blankets.

Teen STEM challenge•Tuesday, Aug. 22 - 4 p.m.Join this group for a time of scrumptious science as participants explore freezing points by making homemade ice cream.

Euchre for the 55 plus•Wednesday, Aug. 23 - 1 p.m.Come to the library and enjoy an afternoon of cards with some friends.

Kids STEM challenge•Thursday, Aug. 24 - 4 p.m.

Join this group for a time of scrumptious science as they explore freezing points by making homemade ice cream. 4th Friday concert•Friday, Aug. 25 - 7 p.m. Janelle ʼn’ Jonze closes out this summer’s 4th Friday concert series with a mix of 50s, 60s and classic rock music. The concert will take place rain or shine; if it rains it will move to the library. This concert series is partially funded by the Community Foundation of Whitley County.

Teen make it at the library•Tuesday, Aug. 29 - 4 p.m.Join this group for a fun time of cooking snacks and creating crafts. This month they’ll be making fruit pizza and creating fidget spinners.

Quilting basics•Tuesday, Aug. 29 - 4:30 p.m. Learn the basics of quilting, taught by experienced quilter Sandra Love. She will start with the basic star pattern and build upon the skills each month. The program is free. Participants should bring a pencil, scissors, needle and thread.

Kids make it at the library•Thursday, Aug. 31 - 4 p.m.Join this group for a fun time of cooking snacks and creating crafts. This month they’ll be making fruit pizza and creating fidget spinners.

For more information on any pro-gram, contact South Whitley Commu-nity Public Library at 723-5321. The library is located at 201 E. Front St., South Whitley.

two ways: connections made during this founda-tional period can either be strong or weak.

“If it’s weak or there are pieces that are missing, it’s very difficult for children to overcome that,” Bale said.

Weak brain foundationThe center said predictors

of weak brain foundation trace back to more hours spent in front of screens at a young age. That could result in poor executive function-ing skills, brain flexibility and communication skills, like the ability to under-stand others’ thoughts and feelings.

Despite concerns, Smith said she doesn’t think using electronics could impact a

child’s brain development. However she does believe

there should be limitations on how much access kids have.

“I think it’s very impor-tant that you limit it to a point where you’re interact-ing with them while they’re on it,” she said. “You don’t use it as a baby sitter.”

TV and other handheld devices are sometimes con-sidered “electronic babysit-ters,” a welcome escape for desperate parents who can’t find time to get other things done.

David Bickham, a research scientist with the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children’s Hospital, said sometimes it’s OK for

parents to take a break and use technology to their ad-vantage.

“But we have to remem-ber that, especially with infants and young kids, they’re getting all of their positive development from the intake they have with other people because that’s how they’re learning about everything,” Bickham cau-tioned. “Passive media use does not provide that same kind of exchange.”

Finding balance with three young girls constantly on the go, Smith said it can be challenging to keep track of her children’s technology

use – a reality she says a lot of parents face.

“I’m guilty of this like ev-eryone else, my kids have free time where they play on their electronics without me interacting,” she said. “I guess it’s a struggle of find-ing a balance for how much time they should be on there alone. Should I be in-teracting every minute that they’re on there?”

No, Bickham said. Pro-vide rich, interactive experi-ences with your kids when you can, but don’t stress too much about it.

“There are some times when exposure to educa-

tional material has been found to be very beneficial to kids, and they don’t nec-essarily require an adult there,” Bickham said.

“But I think having an

adult there can always maxi-mize the positive potential.”

Reported by Katie Stan-combe, CNHI News Indiana. Distributed by HSPA InfoNet.

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Indiana unemployment ratedeclines to 3 percent in June

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The state says Indiana’s un-employment rate declined to 3 percent in June and is below the national rate of 4.4 percent last month.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the state’s June unemployment rate com-pared with one of 3.2 per-cent in May.

Indiana’s labor force de-creased by 2,427 over the previous month, with a 4,088 increase in employ-ment and a 6,515 decrease in

unemployment. Indiana’s total labor force

is more than 3.3 million and the state has a 64.4 percent labor force participation rate.

Steven J. Braun, commis-sioner of the Indiana Depart-ment of Workforce Develop-ment, says in a statement that the unemployment rate remains at its lowest levels since the mid-1990s.

Braun says Indiana state officials “believe this is an indication of the state’s on-going strong economy.”

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National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 57 37 .606 —Atlanta 46 48 .489 11New York 44 50 .468 13Miami 42 51 .452 14½Philadelphia 33 61 .351 24

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Milwaukee 52 47 .525 —Chicago 49 46 .516 1Pittsburgh 48 48 .500 2½St. Louis 47 49 .490 3½Cincinnati 40 55 .421 10

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 66 30 .688 —Arizona 55 40 .579 10½Colorado 56 41 .577 10½San Diego 41 54 .432 24½San Francisco 37 60 .381 29½

Thursday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 2Arizona 12, Cincinnati 2Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 2Atlanta 6, L.A. Dodgers 3San Diego 5, San Francisco 2

Friday’s GamesSt. Louis 11, Chicago Cubs 4Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 1N.Y. Mets 7, Oakland 5Miami at Cincinnati, late.Pittsburgh at Colorado, late.Washington at Arizona, late.Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, late.San Diego at San Francisco, late.

Saturday’s GamesSan Diego (Perdomo 4-5) at San Francisco (Moore 3-10), 4:05 p.m.St. Louis (Wainwright 11-5) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 6-6), 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Suter 1-1) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 6-5), 7:05 p.m.Miami (O’Grady 1-1) at Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-2), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (Manaea 8-5) at N.Y. Mets

(Wheeler 3-7), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Kuhl 3-6) at Colorado (Marquez 7-4), 8:10 p.m.Washington (Roark 7-6) at Arizona (Banda 0-0), 8:10 p.m.Atlanta (Teheran 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 6-4), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesMiami at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.Oakland at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBBoston 54 43 .557 —Tampa Bay 51 46 .526 3New York 49 45 .521 3½Baltimore 46 50 .479 7½Toronto 44 52 .458 9½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 49 45 .521 —Minnesota 48 46 .511 1Kansas City 47 47 .500 2Detroit 43 51 .457 6Chicago 38 54 .413 10

West Division W L Pct GBHouston 64 32 .667 —Seattle 48 49 .495 16½Los Angeles 47 50 .485 17½Texas 46 50 .479 18Oakland 43 53 .448 21

Thursday’s GamesToronto 8, Boston 6Baltimore 9, Texas 7Kansas City 16, Detroit 4N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 1

Friday’s GamesHouston 8, Baltimore 7N.Y. Mets 7, Oakland 5Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3, 10 innings

Cleveland 13, Toronto 3Detroit at Minnesota, late.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, late.Boston at L.A. Angels, late.N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, late,

Saturday’s GamesHouston (McHugh 0-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-5), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (Zimmermann 6-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 5-8), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (Manaea 8-5) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 3-7), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Cashner 4-8) at Tampa Bay (Archer 7-5), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Stroman 9-5) at Cleveland (Salazar 3-5), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Pelfrey 3-7) at Kansas City (Vargas 12-4), 7:15 p.m.Boston (Price 5-2) at L.A. Angels (Ramirez 8-8), 9:07 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-9) at Seattle (Miranda 7-4), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesOakland at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.Texas at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.Toronto at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.Houston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m.Boston at L.A. Angels, 3:37 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUEBATTING_Altuve, Houston, .353; Segura, Seattle, .344; Ramirez, Cleveland, .324; Correa, Houston, .320; Gamel, Seattle, .317.RUNS_Springer, Houston, 80; Judge, New York, 77; Betts, Boston, 68; Altuve, Houston, 65; Correa, Houston, 64.RBI_Cruz, Seattle, 74; Judge, New York, 68; Correa, Houston, 67; Sano, Minnesota, 66; Springer, Houston, 66; HITS_Altuve, Houston, 127; Dickerson, Tampa Bay, 114; Ramirez, Cleveland,

114; Hosmer, Kansas City, 113; Springer, Houston, 109.DOUBLES_Betts, Boston, 29; Ramirez, Cleveland, 29; Lindor, Cleveland, 28; Lowrie, Oakland, 28; Altuve, Houston, 27.TRIPLES_Castellanos, Detroit, 7; Ramirez, Cleveland, 5; Sanchez, Chicago, 5; Bogaerts, Boston, 4; Merrifield, Kansas City, 4.HOME RUNS_Judge, New York, 30; KDavis, Oakland, 27; Springer, Houston, 27; Morrison, Tampa Bay, 26; Smoak, Toronto, 26.STOLEN BASES_Maybin, Los Angeles, 25; Dyson, Seattle, 22; Andrus, Texas, 20; Altuve, Houston, 19; DeShields, Texas, 19.PITCHING_Vargas, Kansas City, 12-4; Sale, Boston, 11-4; Santana, Minnesota, 11-6; Carrasco, Cleveland, 10-4; Fulmer, Detroit, 10-7.ERA_Sale, Boston, 2.59; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.86; Santana, Minnesota, 2.99; Vargas, Kansas City, 3.06; Stroman, Toronto, 3.10.STRIKEOUTS_Sale, Boston, 191; Archer, Tampa Bay, 156; Severino, New York, 136; Kluber, Cleveland, 135; Darvish, Texas, 131.

NATIONAL LEAGUEBATTING_JTurner, Los Angeles, .373; Harper, Washington, .337; Murphy, Washington, .337; Blackmon, Colorado, .329; Posey, San Francisco, .329.RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 82; Harper, Washington, 79; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 75; Inciarte, Atlanta, 65; Stanton, Miami, 65.RBI_Arenado, Colorado, 80; Lamb, Arizona, 76; Harper, Washington, 73; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 72; Murphy, Washington, 71.HITS_Blackmon, Colorado, 129; Inciarte, Atlanta, 121; Arenado, Colorado, 116; Murphy, Washington, 116; Ozuna, Miami, 114.DOUBLES_Arenado, Colorado, 30; Murphy, Washington, 30; Herrera, Philadelphia, 29; Duvall, Cincinnati, 28; Drury, Arizona, 24; Phillips, Atlanta, 24.TRIPLES_Blackmon, Colorado,

12; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 7; Cozart, Cincinnati, 6; Arenado, Colorado, 5; 10 tied at 4.HOME RUNS_Stanton, Miami, 30; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 26; Votto, Cincinnati, 26; Bruce, New York, 24; Harper, Washington, 24.STOLEN BASES_Hamilton, Cincinnati, 40; TTurner, Washington, 35; Gordon, Miami, 32; Villar, Milwaukee, 18; Broxton, Milwaukee, 17; Nunez, San Francisco, 17.PITCHING_Kershaw, Los Angeles, 15-2; Davies, Milwaukee, 11-4; Greinke, Arizona, 11-4; Scherzer, Washington, 11-5; Wainwright, St. Louis, 11-5.ERA_Scherzer, Washington, 2.01; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 2.07; Gonzalez, Washington, 2.83; Greinke, Arizona, 2.97; Ray, Arizona, 2.97.STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 183; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 166; Ray, Arizona, 145; deGrom, New York, 144; Strasburg, Washington, 139.

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OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Chad Collins, who hails from Indianapolis, missed a chance for the 10th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and third of the season, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 on Friday in the sec-ond round of the Barbasol Championship.

Collins hit his approach to the back fringe on the par-4 18th, leaving a 70-foot downhill birdie try that he hit 5 feet past.

“I just got myself out of position off the tee, which you can’t do,” Collins said. “Prob-ably one of the easiest hole locations on the green, so it was kind of unfortunate to not hit the fairway and I probably would have had a better look at birdie there. I gave it a run. I’m not too disappointed at all by 60, so I’ll take it.”

After six straight birdies on Grand Nation-al’s rain-softened Lake Course, the 38-year-old player from Indiana missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th.

“Hit a good shot, but I hit it a little heavy,” Collins said. “I didn’t think it was going to get back there and it must have had a lot of overspin, hit the downslope, chased back there. I wasn’t sure how close it came to go-ing in, but had to come pretty close. And then the putt was a little tricky. We couldn’t quite figure out if it was kind of right center,

right edge or left center, left edge. Just kind of lost a little bit of speed and broke off the left edge. “

Jim Furyk shot a record 58 last year in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut and is one of eight players to shoot 59. Jus-tin Thomas and Adam Hadwin shot 59s in January — Thomas in his victory in the Sony Open in Hawaii, and Hadwin in the Career-Builder Challenge in California.

Collins was at 15-under 127 for a four-stroke lead over Grayson Murray (64) and Cameron Tringale (66).

Collins had five birdies in a front-nine 30, parred the 10th and ran off the six straight birdies to get to 11 under for the round.

“It kind of crossed my mind probably on the par-5 16th,” Collins said about breaking 60.

“Didn’t hit a very good tee shot there, but it was probably going to be a three-shot hole anyway. Then hit a good approach shot in there to 10 feet or so. When I made that, ob-viously with two holes to go, just needed to make one.”

He made the 36-hole cut for only the fifth time in 23 events this year. The two-time Web.com Tour winner had missed five straight cuts and 11 of 12.

Spieth, from A10

the tee, could only advance it out sideways, and came up short of the green in light rough.

“Massive,” he said about the chip-in par. “Nothing said ‘4’ about this hole. I feel a little guilty about taking 4 on the card.”

And he wasn’t through just yet. Spieth rolled in a 35-foot birdie putt across the 11th green, and then af-ter watching Henrik Stenson’s tee shot on the par-3 12th land softly,

Spieth realized he could take on the flag. He hit 7-iron to 2 feet for another birdie, and followed that with a beautiful pitch to tap-in range for par on the 13th.

Even so, his work is far from over.

The chasing pack features U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who failed to make a birdie but stayed in the hunt with 16 pars in a 72, and Ian Poulter with his new-

found confidence, which is grow-ing even higher with the support of the English crowd. Poulter shot 70.

Not to be overlooked was Rory McIlroy, who recovered from a horrific start Thursday to salvage a 71, and then kept right on rolling. McIlroy, who was 5 over through the opening six holes of the tourna-ment, ran off three birdies with full control of every shot on the front

nine.And much like Spieth, he kept

his round together with crucial par saves early on the back nine when the wind was at its worse. McIlroy posted a 68 and was at 1-under 139, only five shots behind with only five players in front of him.

“To be in after two days and be under par for this championship after the way I started, I’m ecstatic with that,” McIlroy said.

Not everyone got off so easy.Justin Thomas, who started the

second round just two shots be-hind, drove into the gorse on the first hole and took double bogey. That wasn’t nearly as bad as the sixth hole, where he tried three times to hammer out of the thick native grass well right of the fair-way. He couldn’t find the ball after the third one, and he wound up taking a quintuple-bogey 9.

Hoosier Chad Collins misses 59 chance, parring final 2 holes for 60 at Barbasol

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jordan Spieth expected a rough time at the British Open before he even got to the golf course.

He spent Friday morning at his rented house in front of the tele-vision, watching players battle a relentless wind at Royal Birkdale, all the while checking a forecast that was even worse for when he played in the afternoon.

“It wasn’t a great feeling know-ing we were coming into some-thing harder than what we were watching,” he said.

Spieth did more than just sur-vive.

With a short game as sharp as it has been all year, and a 3-wood that turned out a lot better than it

looked and led to an eagle, Spieth seized control with a 1-under 69 that gave him a two-shot lead over Matt Kuchar going into the week-end.

Spieth turned a bogey or worse into an unlikely par by chipping in from just short of the 10th green. And he learned enough from watching TV to know that going a little long on the par-5 15th would give him a better birdie chance than playing short. So he switched from a 3-iron to a 3-wood, hit it a little off the neck and watched it run hot and fast some 100 yards along the wet turf to about 18 feet away.

“I mishit the shot, which is prob-ably why it looked so gross,” Spi-

eth said. “I hit it low off the heel, which is easy to do when you’re trying to carve a cut. And it just ... one hop, scooted around the group of bunkers there, and then it was obviously fortunate to get all the way to the green.”

The flight of that 3-wood looked as ugly as the weather. The out-come was as bright as his chances of getting his name on another ma-jor championship trophy.

Spieth was at 6-under 134. It was the 12th time he has been atop the leaderboard at a major, including the fourth rounds of the Masters and U.S. Open that he won in 2015. Spieth is the sole leader at a major for the first time since the third round of the Masters last year,

when he was runner-up to Danny Willett.

“Anytime you’re in the last group on a weekend in a major ... you get nervous. And I’ll be feel-ing it this weekend a bit,” he said. “But I enjoy it. As long as I ap-proach it positively and recognize that this is what you want to feel because you’re in the position you want to be in, then the easier it is to hit solid shots and to create solid rounds.”

Kuchar played in the morning in steadily strong wind, but without rain, and pieced together a solid round until a few mistakes at the end for a 71. He was at 4-under 136, and it would have been a good bet that he would be leading with

the nasty weather that arrived.“I think that’s what people enjoy

about the British Open is watching the hard wind, the rain, the guys just trying to survive out there,” Kuchar said. “Today is my day. I get to kick back in the afternoon and watch the guys just try to sur-vive.”

He wound up watching another short-game clinic from Spieth.

The key to his round came in the middle, starting with a 10-foot par putt on No. 8 after he drove into a pot bunker. The biggest break came at No. 10, when the rain was pounding Royal Birkdale. Spieth hit into another pot bunker off

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The Whitley County 4-H Fair closed its grandstand enter-tainment with two featured demolition derbies, a powder puff derby and a feature for larger vehicles. Above are the winners in the feature event. From left: Jeremy Hinen, first place; Kathryn Newsom, second place and Hardest Hitter; and Colton Coffelt, third place. The winners from the Pow-

der Puff derby are show below. From left: Rachelle Cormany, first place and Hardest Hitter; Lyndsey Brommer, second place; Courtney Sheets, third place; and Ritter Cox, long- time announcer and coordinator. Plaques were provided by long-time supporter Russell Shue.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. got the re-placement he wanted. Alex Bowman got his dream job.

Hendrick Motorsports an-nounced Thursday that the 24-year-old Bowman will re-place one of the series’ big-gest stars in the No. 88 car next season after Earnhardt retires.

Bowman has big shoes to fill. Earnhardt was named NASCAR’s most popular driver each of the last 14 seasons and fans of his late father often tracked Junior’s results following Dale Earn-hardt’s fatal crash in the 2001 season opener at Daytona.

“Ever since I was a kid, racing is all I’ve wanted to do,” Bowman said.

“I’ve had so many people believe in me along the way. My family has sacrificed a lot and always been behind me. I would never have this chance without the support of Dale and everyone in-volved with the No. 88 team. To be part of Hendrick Mo-torsports and for Mr. Hen-drick to have this confidence in me, it’s just amazing.”

Bowman already has some excellent experience in this job.

When the 42-year-old Earnhardt missed 18 races because of a concussion last season, Bowman started 10 of them in the No. 88, win-ning the first Cup pole of his career and finishing in the top 10 three times.

That was enough to get Earnhardt’s attention and eventually an endorsement in May.

“Alex Bowman to the 88 next year — is that what you guys want?” Junior asked during a livestream on Peri-scope following the series’ All-Star race.

“That would be pretty awesome to see Alex in that car. That’s the plan, I hope. . Yeah, Alex in the 88. That sounds good to me. That kid earned it last year. He ran good.”

The 24-year-old Bowman performed well enough to get several full-time offers to drive in the Cup series this year.

Instead, he stayed patient. Bowman said he turned down each offer as he con-tinued searching for the right situation.

The Tucson, Arizona, na-tive wound up with no full-time ride in 2017.

Bowman to replace Earnhardt Jr. in Hendrick’s No. 88 car in 2018

St. Louis tallies 9 runs in 8th,cools Cubs with 11-4 victory

CHICAGO (AP) — For 11 straight batters in the eighth inning, the St. Lou-is Cardinals were unstoppable.

It was an emphatic response to a heartbreaking loss.

Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking two-run double in St. Louis’ highest-scoring inning of the season, and the Cardinals cooled off the Chicago Cubs with an 11-4 victory on Friday.

“I’ve never been a part of something like that, scoring nine runs with no outs,” DeJong said. “But I think that re-ally made a statement for us.”

Chicago carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, looking for its seventh consecu-tive win. But St. Louis’ first 11 batters reached in its biggest inning since it

scored nine in the eighth against the Cubs on Aug. 30, 2014, at Busch Sta-dium. The Cardinals made the most of a combined six walks by three relievers while improving to 4-4 since the All-Star break.

“We just pitched badly for one in-ning, and some really good pitchers had a tough time,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.

St. Louis blew a late one-run lead in a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets on Thursday.

The game ended when reliever Trev-or Rosenthal was late covering first on Jose Reyes’ winning single with two outs in the ninth.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny

was interested in his team’s response, and his players provided an answer.

“I saw a little bit of everything,” Ma-theny said. “I saw some angry. I saw some, you know, kind of like you got the wind kicked out of you a little bit, and I think everybody needed a little bit of something and that eighth inning provided a whole lot of wind in every-body’s sail.”

Carl Edwards Jr. (3-2) was pulled af-ter the first three batters reached. Hec-tor Rondon then walked Jedd Gyorko, tying it at 3, and DeJong followed with a drive into the ivy in right-center for a ground-rule double.

The Cardinals were off and running from there.

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Busch’s historic Indy chase:Hope for 500-600 double

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis is quickly becom-ing Kyle Busch’s favorite racing venue.

Ten years ago, he met his future wife, Samantha, at the 2.5-mile oval.

Last year, he pulled off a rare sweep by winning both poles and both races on Brickyard 400 weekend. It’s the last time Busch celebrated a Cup win and now that he’s back at the historic 2.5-mile oval, he doesn’t want to wait until next Sep-tember to make a return trip. He’d like to add a May stop to his already full 2018 schedule ad attempt the fabled double bill of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600.

“I had it (a deal) done last year, sold it and everything,” Busch said when asked about competing in the Indy 500. “I had a boss that said no.”

Busch, the 2015 Cup champion and two-time defending Brickyard champ, hasn’t given up on his dream; he’s just putting it on hold temporarily this weekend as he chases his-tory and tries to end a 12-month victory drought.

He couldn’t have picked a better place to come. Over the past two years, Busch has been the most dominant stock-car driver at Indy.

The two-time defending Brickyard champion has led 168 of the last 189 laps here, including a record 149 out of 170 last year when he won from the pole. He also won the 2015 and 2016 Xfinity Series races from the pole, giving him four consecutive wins at Indianapolis.

When the track opened for Xfinity practice Friday, Busch’s car was near the top again — even with restrictor-plate mo-tors.

Busch still had the third-fastest car in the first two practice sessions, turning a fast lap of 166.162 mph as overcast skies cooled the track. The Xfinity qualifications and race will be held Saturday, the same day Busch and the other Cup driv-ers also will take their first laps.

Even as Busch talks about winning an unprecedented third straight Brickyard, the thrill of taking a shot in Indy-Car’s marquee race — and trying the 1,100-mile Memorial Day weekend double — remains a major attraction for the 32-year-old driver.

“I thought I had a great opportunity to do it (in May), but I’m kind of glad it didn’t come together because (Fernando) Alonso kind of stole the headlines the last time it was done,” Busch said. “It would be fun. It would be a unique opportu-nity. The thing that scares my boss is that I’ve never driven those cars.”

If he goes for it, Busch would start the day in Indianapolis for the 500 then fly to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 600-mile Cup race. His brother, Kurt Busch, tried that in 2014 and finished sixth at the Indy 500 before a blown engine knocked him out of the NASCAR nightcap.

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