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May 9th, 2011
Lowell A. Schaefer, 55, a native of Fort Wayne and formerly of Boulder, Colo., passed away at 9:20 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 at Regency Place in Fort Wayne.
He was born in Fort Wayne May 10, 1955, a son of Marvin F. and Mildred (Gerbers) Schaefer.
The surviving relatives include a son Evan Michael Schaefer of Boulder; his siblings, Linda Schaefer, Leroy Schaefer, Larry Schaefer, Leona Schaefer and Loren Schaefer.
Betty A. Faylor, 89, of Columbia City, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester where she had been a resident since April 2010.
She was born Nov. 2, 1921 in Aboite Township, Allen County a daughter of Carl L. and Hazel M. (Truman) Klaehn. She completed her education at Central High School in Fort Wayne.
COLUMBIA CITY — An error in calculation has made it necessary for a company contracted by Whitley County to make a second presentation.
Thomas Payne, director of marketing for Border Energy, appeared before the Whitley County Council last week to give an update on his company’s efforts to save the county money on its energy bill.
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COLUMBIA CITY — The Columbia City Board of Works and Safety received word last week that a brand-new sewer lift station, dinged up by an excavator during installation, is fully repaired and ready to be put in the ground.
“The repair has been made and meets the repair action plan,” said City Outside Operations Manager Jeff Walker on Friday.
“There was no real damage, it was more of a cosmetic and aesthetic issue than anything else. I’m pleased with how it turned out.”
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COLUMBIA CITY — Amidst a recent budget crunch that included the release of more than 20 teachers, the Whitley County Consolidated School Corporation’s Board of School Trustees is more than a little resistant to spend money on a couple of vehicles.
At its regular board meeting last week, the board heard a presentation from corporation Business Manager Tony Zickgraf and Superintendent Dr. Patricia O’Connor about the need for corporation vehicles for the school district’s maintenance director and transportation director.
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CHURUBUSCO — One game decided two for Churubusco baseball Saturday.
The opening game of a home doubleheader against New Haven not only gave the winner a boost but momentum heading into the second game.
After both teams saw a lead, the Bulldogs finished on top 9-7 after breaking a tie ball game in the seventh inning with three runs.
ELKHART — The Whitko boys’ track and field team traveled to the Concord Relays Friday and finished second in the class B division behind Fairfield.
The Wildcats tallied 81 points led by a record breaking night for the 3200-meter relay team.
Together, Jude Stieglitz, Trapper Mize, Brian Menzie and Brody Wilson won the event and also picked up a new school record of 8:19.43.
May 6th
Columbia City lefty Emily Gangwer makes contact during the Lady Eagles home game Friday night. City trailed by as much as seven runs and fell to Snider 10-3. Gangwer made one of her first appearances of the season Friday since coming off a injury in the preseason.
Post & Mail photo / Andrew Shultz
FORT WAYNE — Friday night saw the Columbia City track squads travel to Carroll High School for the 41st annual Carroll Relays, a unique event that combines the scores for both the boys and girls teams to arrive at a team champion.
The Columbia City girls placed third with the boys taking fifth, with the combined score placing the Eagles fifth behind the host Chargers who claimed the team title.
COLUMBIA CITY — Earlier this week, The Post & Mail received a press release from Mark Espich, president of the board of the Whitley County Humane Society, that they are facing a financial crisis.
In a plea for public support to offset operating expenses, Espich praised the Whitley County Community Foundation for a recent grant given to help stabilize the shelter’s finances.
“The economy has been particularly hard on our area’s non-profit organizations,” explained September McConnell, Community Foundation Director.
 leads the field over the hurdles in the 100 meter race.jpg "Columbia City senior Corinna Raypole, right, runs ahead of the pack in the 100-meter hurdles at Friday’s Carroll Relays. Raypole went on to win the event and finish second in the 300 hurdles. The Lady Eagles finished third in the girls portion of the meet. Post & Mail photo / Mark Parker")
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