Archive - Jan 2013
January 22nd
Nikki C. Daniels, 50, of Monroe, died Monday at Chalet Village in Berne.
Among survivors are her mother, Donna M. Brock of Monroe, and two daughters, Holly N. Daniels and Heather M. Daniels, both of Decatur.
Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. on Thursday at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, also at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in Ray Cemetery in Monroe.
Janine Thieme of Decatur recently was selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Communities, and the Adams County Relay for Life as well as St. Peter-Immanuel School (SPI) will benefit.
Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, Grow Communities was launched in 2010 and gives farmers the opportunity to win a $2,500 donation to direct to their favorite local nonprofit organizations, according to a news release.
Lucile C. Foor, 99, of Decatur, died Monday.
Arrangements pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
(Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Heather Zadra for the Herald Times, which serves the Rio Blanco County area of Colorado. Paul Conrad is a native of Decatur and a graduate of Decatur High School. Colorado Northwestern was originally Rangely College and one of Conrad’s basketball players there was Charlie Cook of Decatur, a city councilman and member of the Adams County Sheriff’s Department.)
January 21st
The 2013 IHSAA sectional wrestling draw took place on Monday night and as expected, the favorites on paper are Adams Central ranked #1 in class A as well as winners of the first coaches' team state tournament and second straight ACAC title.
Of the 14 weights represented at the individuals only sectional this season, the Jets boast the best odds of advancing according to rank with four number one seeds, while South Adams harbors three top seeds and the Braves hold one top spot.
Helen K. Bovine, 73, Decatur, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at Swiss Village Retirement Center.
Helen was born in Decatur on May 30, 1939, to the late Herbert T. and Cladie E. (Ramsey) Irwin.
She retired after 40 years with Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Among survivors are her daughter, Theresa (Jerry) Kock of Decatur; three brothers; two sisters; two grandsons, Brandon J. and John W. Kock; and great-grandson, Alexander G. Hall.
John A. Burgin, 59, Decatur, died January 20, 2013.
Arrangements pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Maxine N. Gephart, 91, of Lagrange, formerly of Decatur, died January 19, 2013, at Miller Merry Manor in Lagrange.
Maxine was born in Adams County on September 28, 1921, to the late William M. and Aletha Florence (Roop) Noll.
On November 30, 1963, she married Glen E. Gephart; he survives in Howe.
Maxine was a homemaker and a member of the Women of the Moose.
Students involved in Adams Central's New Tech (NT) program demonstrated what they have learned for members of the AC Board of Education at its meeting this week.
Several students participating in NT presented the board with projects they have completed, as well as talking about their experiences with NT.
Juniors Abby Snyder, Katie Carroll, and Jenny Schultz presented a video the students developed for Business Professionals of America (BPA), which the three students joined this year.
Adams County jobless
rates, last 13 months
7.7 % in December 2012
7.4% in November 2012
6.6% in October 2012
6.6% in September 2012
7.3% in August 2012
7.6% in July 2012
7.9% in June 2012
7.3% in May 2012
7.0% in April 2012
8.0% in March 2012
8.3% in February 2012
8.5% in January 2012
8.5 % in December 2011
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