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JOURNAL AND COURIER LOCAL EDITOR PHILLIP A IORINI Phone 420 5231 ax I 420 5246 mail pfiorinijournalandcouriercom Journal and Courier online: wwwjconlinecom LOCAL SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 2004 Some Indiana roads are still slick LocalC4 INSIDE Christmas 1904 Christmas Day in 1904 was filled with many of the same things as today: volunteer work family and church services COMMUNITIES C3 LWBt: Mr Iwl law BiiSiWp 2T Kjwij 1 Doing well A 3 year old Monticello boy is home after a surgery that will change his life for the better White County C5 In Brief ire damages repair shop for railcars EAST CHICAGO The cause of a railcar repair shop fire was still under in vestigation officials said irefighters battled flames and freezing tem peratures at Hoosier Rail car Inc for an hotir early riday morning according to the East Chicago ire De partment No one answered at the fire department num ber Saturday irefighters were covered with ice as water from the host's froze on them while putting out the flames offi cials said Hoosier Railcar which has been in operation at its 9 acre facility since 1981 specializes in repair and maintenance of train rail cars according to the com pany's Web site Wire Report INSIDE Communities C3 Campus I C6 Deaths C2 or the Record C10 Meetings calendar C10 Restaurant Inspections C10 State news C10 11 White County C5 Many work holidays to keep gas food lines flowing By Sophia Voravong svoravongjournalandcouriercom become tradition for the small Lafayette restaurant a way of say ing "thank to loyal customers So the 32 employees at our Sea sons 1 Sagamore Parkway say they mind spending their Christmas Day at work serving oth ers "We have customers who are here seven days a week We have senior citizens whose spouses may have passed away a few years ago and have nowhere else to manager Kim Anderson said happy to see a familiar face so we mind being here at The restaurant kept its doors open from 6 am to 10 pm Saturday to a full crowd all morning even offering a special menu of traditional holiday fare including roasted turkey with trimmings and prime rib Like our Seasons a handful of restaurants and other businesses in Greater Lafayette including Vil lage Pantry Walgreens and IH0P opened Saturday to cater to their cus tomers meaning employees had to spend the holiday at work Many po lice officers and hospital and emer gency personnel also worked on Christmas Day But Nicky Danaher who was hired in October at the amily Express gas station 2610 Ninth Street Road said it disappointing to be at work rather than home with family all working three hour shifts so not so Danaher said still get to go home and see my The gas station was open from 8 am to 9 pm and drew a steady crowd said Danaher who started her day at 11 am have just enough time to make coffee then a few cars will pull up But rather be busy than she said Amanda Hassenplug spent Christ mas with extended 2500 in all as special events di rector for the Community and am ily Resource Center After earning the position six months ago Has senplug learned be spending the holiday at the center first it was a little daunting to not be at home sitting in pajamas till 10 with my she said now that here really not that different except that there are hun dreds more people in my family and 800 more toys being given By rank OliverOournal and Courier Kim Anderson (right) directs traffic while food orders are delivered to ta bles at our Seasons restaurant Saturday Anderson is the manager of the business that was open Christmas Day By rank OliverJournai ana Courier XMUB Mm gjkAg Ila cmt vwiBHBlBrTs a Kathy Richie lets Joel Herrera 3 weeks listen to live mu has volunteered for 10 years at the annual Christmas Day Din sic giving mother time to eat dinner Saturday Richie ner at the Community and amily Resource Center Thousands share community dinner By Sophia Voravong svoravongjournalandcouriercom irst there was the snow covered ground outside Then there were the red and green decorations hanging all over the walls That combination helped create a warm welcoming feeling for Pyo third Christmas Day in the Unit ed States as he walked into the Community and ami ly Resource Center on Sat urday feel in good company with good said Kim a Purdue University junior who was among thousands to dine on roast ed turkey mashed potatoes and other traditional holi day fare cannot go home to be with my family but glad to be with my friends When the CRC opened at 11 am for its 18th an nual Christmas Day Din ner guests arrived in mass es The center also served pulled pork tortillas and Mexican rice in honor of Hispanic guests But it was the dessert table particularly cake with green frosting that caught 9 year old Humber to eye I have he asked one of the more than 300 volunteers Special events director Amanda Hassenplug said the center expected to serve between 2500 and 3000 people during the four hour feast 10 times as many as were served the first year Organizers say the num ber has grown so tremen dously because the dinner has become a community event we started it was See DINNER Page C2 Moss Manus 14 months waits with his mother Loretta Har ris at the dinner Pastor critical after crash Klemme at By Sophia Voravong svoravongjournalandcouriercom and Joe Gerrety jgerretyjournalandcouriercom The pastor at St Mary Cathedral is in critical condi tion at St Elizabeth Medical Center after suffering numer ous injuries in a two car crash Christmas morning in West Lafayette The Rev Robert Klemme 59 of the 1200 block of South Street is in inten sive care with internal in juries The other driver Mitzi Wilson 36 of the 3500 block of Cortez Drive was treated the scene for complaints of neck pain Dr Donald Clayton a mem ber of the St Mary parish council said news of the crash spread quickly through the parish community and many people are very concerned a good said Clayton who stopped by the hospital Sat urday just hard to believe going through this I hope he can recover quickly someone we rely on a great deal at St Sgt Dave VanVactor of the West Lafayette Police Depart ment said Klemme was stopped about 10 am at a traf fic light in the northbound lane of Salisbury Street approach ing Sagamore Parkway when he proceeded into the inter section for an unknown rea son Wilson was driving a 1995 Honda Passport eastbound on Sagamore and struck 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the side door as it entered the inter section Wilson had a green 1 ight and the right of way Van Vactor said Carol Sandy director of ad ministration at St Mary said Klemme was on his wav to vis it his 92 year old mother and other family members when the crash occurred His family spent the day with him at the hospital is such a Sandy said "We are so relieved that there was no one else injured" She said family members have described con dition as veryr serious but sta ble and not life threatening Klemme ordained a priest in 1991 has been at St Mary since 1998 and has led the parish since 2000 He coordi nates his goodwill trips to Haiti and has been ac tive in visiting and supporting the country He also has been pastor dur ing the ongoing S9 million renovation which en tered its final phase last week very tragic" parishioner Mike Gibson said just praying that God had his hand on his shoulder and he gets through this Gibson is building commit tee chairman for the renova tion and said Klemme has been instrumental in fund raising and starting several new ministries associated with the building project Sandy said the Rev Am brose Ziegler will celebrate Mass at the cathedral! today and provide for other sacra mental needs during The staff will carry on with other parish du ties She said family members have requested the prayers of parishioners but ask that they not visit the hospital I DELPHI To Phyllis Davis Moore history is people They build the buildings fight the wars create the towns and grow the corn why Moore longtime curator of the Carroll County Historical Museum and a skilled genealogist is collecting Carroll County family stories for the first book of its kind published since 1916 "Anybody can put their family history in whether their family was in Carroll County years ago or is just hen she says not just for the In 1916 families had to pay to be included in History of Carroll County This time each family can include a 500 word history and one photograph free Each additional word will cost 15 cents and each additional pho to $15 the best way says Moore who has helped thousands of people unearth their Carroll County roots The 1916 book is or less prominent people A lot of people have the money to be included or they wouldn pay we re letting every body An 1872 county history covers the pioneer period well An 1882 history has family information plus stories about churches and businesses The goal of the new book Moore says is to create a per manent record and a family heir loom She is being assisted by Bonnie Maxwell and Anita Wer ling Generally each story will note Been There when the family arrived in the county where it came from what brought it here interesting sto ries and information about mar riages children jobs education military service civic involve ment and the like The limited edition book also will include histories of Carroll County towns churches schools businesses and organizations Each hardcover book expect ed to have about 400 pages will cost $75 Histories and advance orders should be sent by eb 1 2005 to Carroll County History amilies Carroll County Histor ical Society PO Box 277 Delphi IN 46923 or assistance call (765) 564 3152 or mail phyllis moorecarrollcountymuseumorg Margaret Burkle has submitted eight family stories Her ancestors were settlers and want to leave any of them she says hun dred words goes will buy a she says know I will regret it if I Rosie White of Delphi focused on three 19th century ancestors tells a story about peo ple not just that they came here and White says is some thing unique The early histories are wonderful because they talij about a wife children occupation and things he was in volved in not just a name in a book you have a feel for that person someone picks up this book 100 years from now they will know about Carroll County Each week reporter Kevin Cullen visits interesting people places and things outside Greater Lafayette To share a story idea call him at (765) 420 5202 or (800) 4075813 or write him do Journal and Courier 217 Sixth St Lafayette IN 47901 His mail address is kcullenjournaland couriercom dr Jtjffl iA ile photoJournal and Courier Phyllis Davis Moore Carroll County families can tell their stories in book Kevin Cullen it Bfc jEf MOST COMPREHENSIVE WEB SITE Purdue ootbaih PurdueHoops 1 wwwjconlinecom Journal fCourier wwwjconlinecom tl MBk I it uj' 1eJi Cam pusNews SupermarketsPharmacy WWW MARSH net 18' 7.