From the MU News Bureau

NORTH MANCHESTER -- Exactly one month before he takes the stage to graduate, Manchester University’s Peter Shepherd invites fellow students, friends and the Manchester community to learn of his experiences here and abroad, and how his studies have helped shape his views about global citizenship, international business and his role going forward.

Shepherd, a professional sales major with a German minor, studied abroad in Vienna, Austria, and Marburg, Germany. Shepherd will draw on the interconnectedness of his fields of study and outline how the roles of literature, language and culture helped to explore his passions.
 

By The Paper staff

It is probably safe to say that most gardeners struggle to keep weeds from taking over their gardens and flower beds.

Charley Creek Gardens’ Amy Kissel will present “No Weed Gardening” during the next Lunch & Learn Series, taking place on Wednesday, April 18, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. All Lunch & Learn presentations are free and open to the public, and take place in the Education and Resource Center at 551 N. Miami St.
 

By The Paper Staff

Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate Services recently launched a rebranded website that will feature a redesigned logo and brand identity.

Over the last few months the marketing department has gradually changed the logo and brand identity on promotional and marketing items and the final element was the launch of the new website. 

By The Paper staff

NORTH MANCHESTER -- The Learn More Center is now offering a new testing site for those seeking to take their High School Equivalency test, formerly referred to as the GED. The High School Equivalency test assesses math, reading, writing, science and social studies.

High School Equivalency testing is offered twice per month: once per month on Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and two weeks later on Tuesday and Thursday from 4-8 p.m. Please call 1-877-363-6128 for exact dates and to register.

Test takers must be at least 18 years old, or 16-17 years old with a high school exit form signed by their local superintendent of education, and have been a resident of Indiana for 30 days.

By The Paper staff

The 39th Annual Indiana Sheriffs Youth Leadership Camp will take place in June and July again this year, Wabash County Sheriff Bob Land announced. 

There will be two camp sessions this year, the first session will be held June 26-29 at Pine Creek Camp in Pine Village, serving the northern part of the state. The second session will be held July 9-11 serving the southern part of the state at Waycross Episcopal Camp in Morgantown. 
 

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The monthly meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) took place on Tuesday, March 13, at the Grandstaff-Hentgen    Activity Room, Wabash.

The meeting opened with the DAR ritual. Devotions were for Saint Patrick’s Day from Psalm 24:5. The March President General's message from Ann T. Dillon was shared by Joyce Joy.  To honor Women’s History Month in March, AMERICAN SPIRIT magazine’s March/April 2018 issue pays tribute to the many accomplishments of early American women, many of whom have gone unheralded for centuries.  Renovations to the Museum Gallery and work on Phase Two of Constitution Hall should be completed before Congress, June 20-24, 2018.
 

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Wabash Musicale met March 27, at the Christ United Methodist Church with 21 members present.

President Peggy Coppler greeted the ladies before turning the meeting over to co-chairwomen Carolyn Eppley and Luvernia Wilson.
 

By The Paper staff

Crappie USA will hit the waters of Mississinewa and Salamonie lakes on May 12.

This is an opportunity for anglers to compete for cash and prizes, as well as, a chance to advance to the 2018 Cabela's Crappie USA Classic. The Classic will be Oct. 3–6 on Lake Cumberland at Somerset, Ky., and will have a guaranteed payout of $125,000 in cash and prizes.

A pre-tournament seminar will take place Friday evening, May 11, at Bozarth Recreational Resort & Country Store, 7309 E. 400 North, Largo. Sign up will begin at 5 p.m. with the meeting and a National Sponsor Field Test Product Drawing starting at 7 p.m. This seminar is open to the public. Organizers encourage those not fishing the event to come out to this meeting and meet the top crappie anglers from several different states.