by Gary Andrews

With the injury to Jackson Blair keeping him on the sideline, Southwood leading scorer Corey Phillipy knew he needed to step up Friday against Whitko. Stepping up would be an under statement as Phillipy erupted for 34 points in the Knights 68-47 win over the Wildcats.

Whitko would stay with Southwood the first quarter as the Knights led just 16-14 after the first stop before Corey Phillipy and the tandem of Ross Phillipy and Alex Harmon started to dominate. Southwood would out score Whitko 14-7 in the second to take a 30-21 lead to the locker room.

The Knights would come out in the third quarter and extend their lead, out scoring Whitko 20-14 to take a 50-35 lead with a quarter to go, then kept the pedal to the metal in the fourth, winning the quarter 18-12 for the 68-47 final.

Leading Southwood was Corey Phillipy with 34 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assist, 4 steals, 2 blocks. Alex Harmon added 13 points, 1 steal, 2 blocks. Ross Phillipy had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assist, 1 steal. Noah Kirk had 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist. Luke Elliott had 4 points. Clay Hinrichsen had 2 points. Logan Paris added 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal. Brett Wyatt had 1 rebound, 1 assist.

The Southwood junior varsity would roll past Whitko 53-15.

Leading the Knights was Clay Hinrichsen with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assist, 3 steals. Blake Martz would add 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal. Jacob Lloyd had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block. Brandin Frazier would have 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals. Matt Cox had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assist, 5 steals. Andrew Finicle had 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 steals. Christian Deeter had 3 points, 2 rebounds. Jeffery Finicle had 1 assist, 1 steal. Paul Farlow had 1 rebound, 1 assist.

by Eric Stearley

eric@thepaperofwabash.com

Exactly 20 years ago to the day, the Honeywell Center opened the doors to its new expansion. Known as “The Miracle on Market Street,” the 75,000-square-foot addition included the area’s premier performance hall, the Ford Theater. The 1,500-seat theatre has serves as a cultural center for the community, bringing hundreds of musical and theatrical performances to Wabash over the past two decades.

“When Mark Honeywell established the Honeywell Foundation in 1941, he did so because of his love of Wabash and his vision of a single place where the community could come together to enjoy cultural events, as well as enjoying one another’s company,” said Tod Minnich, executive director of The Honeywell Foundation. “The construction of the Ford Theatre, Eugenia’s Restaurant, and the Clark Gallery, which opened 20 years ago, increased opportunities for cultural enrichment and exposure as evidenced by the high caliber of entertainers who have made their way to the Ford Theater stage over the past two decades. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of these integral spaces, I am confident that we are continuing to further Mr. Honeywell’s original vision.”

When the expansion opened in 1994, several musical and theatrical acts took the stage, including Wabash native Crystal Gayle. Reading the performance’s program gives the past two decades some perspective; it asked patrons to silence their pagers.

Minnich was named executive director just before the theater’s 10th anniversary.

“We chose to celebrate the 10th anniversary with 10 shows in 2 weeks, and I think people thought that was a pretty unrealistic feat, and we were able to pull it off at a them when, some years, we’d barely been doing 10 shows all year,” said Minnich. “Now we do over 40 shows every year, so it’s been exciting to see the growth in the number of programs we provide.”

by Eric Stearley

eric@thepaperofwabash.com

Last week, the Wabash Valley Saw Dust Gang began restoration work on the Wabash County Historical Museum’s outdoor caboose exhibit.

“The museum received the caboose from Bob McCallen, and he asked our group if we would restore it, so we took that project on,” said Marvin Wright, member of the four-county woodworking club. “We didn’t want to work on it when there was snow on the ground, so it’s finally gotten warm enough that we could begin to do it.”

Three members of the Saw Dust Gang were hard at work Wednesday morning, tearing off the train caboose’s old siding. Wright said that the wood underneath the siding doesn’t look great, but it’s solid.

“We’re residing the caboose, first removing the old siding, which is two layers and is really in bad, bad shape,” said Wright. “Then after we get the siding off and the new back on, there’s a gentleman who’s going to replace the roof, so the caboose will be back exteriorly in very good shape once we get done in hopefully another week and a half or so.”

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General has alerted Wabash County that companies are soliciting Indiana consumers to pay for deeds.

One such notice sent by an entity under the name “Local Records Office” and received by a county resident asked for $89 in exchange for a copy of their deed. Copies of deeds can be obtained at the Wabash County Clerk’s office for $1. Any money sent to the included address is routed to California through an Indianapolis address.

Currently, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General is investigating the following companies for this type of scam: National Record Service, Inc., Record Retrieval Department, Conveyance Transfer Services and Local Records Office.

The OAG is conducting this investigation to determine whether these companies are violating the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, by misrepresenting the benefits of purchasing and retaining a deed from them, misrepresenting that the solicitation is an invoice, and misrepresenting their affiliation with the government.

If you receive an invoice from any of these companies, contact the local recorder’s office. Wabash County officials urge residents not to send any money to these companies.