Keesia Dacuba, an O.J. Neighbours third grade student dressed as a Navajo Native American, watches as the second grade students go by at the 29th annual 1800s Reenactment. O.J. Neighbours hosted the annual event on Thursday, Sept. 14. Photo by Emma Rausch
By Emma Rausch
Youth fur traders, blacksmiths and hunters spoke to locals about their wares at O.J. Neighbours Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the 29th annual 1800s Re-enactment.
Children grades kindergarten through fourth grade gathered around teepees and in the school’s pioneer village to educate their friends and family on livelihood of pioneers and Native Americans.
O.J. students have been learning and preparing for the annual event since starting school in August, according to Danielle Miller, principal.
“As soon as school starts, we start preparing for reenactment,” Miller told The Paper of Wabash County. “They start researching, they start writing speeches and so I think the biggest thing (about the event) is just their excitement in sharing what they’ve learned and it’s truly performed.”
Casey Reaves (right) kisses Madison Miller’s hands while the pair act out a scene as Gomez and Morticia Addams in the WACT production of “The Addams Family.” The show’s performances start Friday, Sept. 22, and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 24. Photo by Emma Rausch
By Emma Rausch
They’re creepy and they’re kooky and they’re coming to the Wabash for three days of performances starting Friday, Sept. 22.
Wabash Area Community Theater (WACT) presents “The Addams Family,” a comedic musical filled romance, dark humor and a cast of local actors and actresses.
The Addams family, originally one-panel gag cartoons that debuted in the 1930s before being adapted into a television show and several movies, is a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family: wealthy, yet unconventionally captivated by all things macabre, seemingly unaware of their abnormal livelihood.
Glenn Butcher
By Joseph Slacian
A Wabash County businessman has entered the 2018 race for Wabash County sheriff.
Glenn Butcher, owner of Bass & Bucks, announced Wednesday, Sept. 13, that he is seeking the Republican nomination for sheriff in the 2018 Primary Election.
He said he believes his more than 30 years of business experience will be a benefit in the post.
“I bring to the table my belief in God, family values and respect for our Constitution with honesty and integrity,” he said in a press release. “I am a great supporter of private property rights, and the safety and security of Wabash County residents.”
Emma Moore
By The Paper staff
A Wabash woman is facing a felony charge following a recent Indiana State Police investigation.
According to a news release from the ISP, the woman, Emma Moore, 22, Wabash, was arrested on a warrant alleging a charge of felony neglect of a dependent.
The warrant was served by officers from the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department, to Moore, at the Wabash County Jail where she is currently incarcerated from a previous arrest.
