The Daily Press http://www.thepilotnews.com http://www.thepilotnews.com/apfeed.xml--1 Copyright The Daily Press 2011-09-07T12:23:44-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:12772011-09-07T12:23:44-04:002010-10-07T11:37:48-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsHe succeeds Interim President and CEO Thomas A. Reitinger. Gutierrez will take his post at the hospital Nov. 15, 2010.“I am personally delighted that Al sought this position and agreed to join us at SJRMC,” said Mike Hammes, chairman of SJRMC’s Board of Trustees. “He has done a phenomenal job leading Shore Memorial and, in him, we have an energetic and enthusiastic leader who will be able to continue the momentum built by Tom and take our hospital forward to a new level. He brings the kind of thoughtful and decisive leadership this position demands. We are fortunate to have him.”Gutierrez has been with Shore Memorial Health System in Somers Point, New Jersey, since 1985, and has served as the President and CEO since 2002. His administrative experience includes several other senior leadership positions, including Administrative Director of Radiology, Administrative Director of Professional Services, CQI, and Regulatory Affairs, and Vice President of Professional Affairs.Shore Memorial Health System is the parent corporation of four related subsidiary corporations: Shore Memorial Hospital, Shore Health Services Corporation, Shore Health Enterprises, Inc., and Shore Memorial Health Foundation, Inc. Under Gutierrez’ leadership, Shore Memorial Health System enjoyed rapid growth with the building of a cancer center, cardiovascular center, and surgical expansion. Gutierrez also developed an affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania Healthcare System, which has been crucial to the future of healthcare in the Somers Point communities.After 25 years of service to the hospital, though, Gutierrez sought a change that would put him to work in a faith-based setting. “The opportunity to lead at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center was attractive to me and my wife, Margaret, for its reputation and its ties to a renowned national Catholic health care system,” said Gutierrez. “With its strong ties to Saint Mary’s College and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, SJRMC is the perfect place for me at this point in my career. I am delighted about getting started and about partnering with associates, leadership, and medical staff to serve patients and their families in Michiana communities.” Of Gutierrez, Reitinger said: “Our Board of Trustees has made an excellent decision in appointing Al as he embodies the Mission of Saint Joseph and Trinity Health. His enthusiasm and experience, combined with the energy our new hospital creates, will provide an exciting future for SJRMC and everyone we serve.”Plymouth, INNo author availableSJRMC names Gutierrez CEO, presidentThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:1277Change0Usable2010-10-07T11:37:48-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:4772010-08-23T10:23:16-04:002010-08-23T10:23:16-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsWith several members of the 2005 state runner-up squad still on the team, there was a unique sense of destiny in the locker room. They seemed to know it was going to happen.“I’m pretty sure the seniors thought we’d do it all year long,” said Jason Renz, a senior on the 2007 team. “Chad (Clinton), Randy (Davis) and I were all on the 2005 team that lost on the half court shot by Luke Zellers. We felt like we were good enough to do it.”“I remember after we lost on that shot my freshman year Chad pulled me and Jason together right there on the court,” said Davis. “He said ‘I promise we’ll be back.’ It meant a lot that he said that right there and then. He was the leader of our team and I believed him.”“I think he’s (Renz) absolutely right,” added Clinton. “It wasn’t really anything anybody was cocky about or went around talking about but there was that confidence and belief in each other. I think it all started in the summer of that year.”“When we played in the summer we’d be warming up and the other team would be laughing at us,” said Renz. “We didn’t have anybody who could dunk, or do any of those kind of things. They’d think they were going to kill us and then the game would start and we’d end up killing them.”Coach Jack Edison knew his team was special, but the veteran also knew the ups and downs of the IHSAA tournament.“I definitely thought this team could have some success,” said Edison. “There are just so many question marks when you get into the tournament and you look at the size and the talent of some of the teams you have to beat you know it’s going to be an uphill battle. Of course when you have guys that are that focused and competitive you feel like you can take them (your opponent) out of some things and you can have a chance to achieve some things.”“He never wanted us to take any opponent lightly,” said Clinton. “He never wanted us to get too high or too low.”The trademark of the team was defense. A blowout was a different kind of affair for the 2007 Pilgrims. It didn’t so much involve their offensive outburst, but a resolve to keep the other team from scoring at all — sometimes for a quarter or more.“If you’d ask anybody on that team our main attribute they’d say defense,” said Renz. “A lot of times people will ask us who would win if the ‘05 team played the ‘07 team. In ‘05 we had some pretty good offense but in ‘07 our defense was a step above anything.”“I don’t think we were all that talented offensively,” said Clinton. “We were just so together defensively and we knew we needed to score points off of our defense which gave us a little more incentive to be good at it.”“No matter how many times somebody sees that defense it gives them trouble,” said Davis. “They can see it five times, ten times it’s still going to give them trouble.”“When you have guys like Chad or Randy out at that point that can equalize or even negate that other team’s point guard it’s a lot like a football team putting a lot of pressure on the quarterback,” said Edison. “That really gets you off to a good start. We had some good one on one defenders on that team but they really got the team concept – anticipating and working together because they were so focused.”The lessons learned on the court have made their impression on the members of that team as well.“We still talk, we still text each other and hang out all the time,” said Davis. “That’s something that’s going to be for a lifetime. That team was so close and that has a lot to do with why we did what we did.”“I think it proves what a group of guys could do as a team,” said Renz. “What you can do together can trump anything that anybody does as an individual.”Plymouth, INBy Rusty Nixon, Correspondent2007 Pilgrims saw it coming... some of them at leastThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:477Change0Usable2010-08-23T10:23:16-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:5152010-08-27T10:23:41-04:002010-08-27T10:23:41-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsHors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m. during the cocktail and social hour with dinner to follow. The event will honor the past campaign drive chairs and board presidents who built the organization from its early days as the door to door Community Chest program to what it has become today.“It’s truly been a pleasure working with such a dedicated group of volunteers and administrators to put all this together,” said Jim Wagner, who along with wife Susan co-chairs the 50th Anniver-sary Committee for the United Way. “For United Way to have allocated that much money over the years is a great accomplishment that the entire community should be proud of.”“Of course we don’t have exact numbers since 45 years ago those working for United Way likely never dreamed we’d be interested in what they were doing, but our best estimate is that between $10 and $12 million has been raised over the years by United Way to benefit individuals throughout Marshall County,” said Jennifer Maddox, Executive Director of United Way of Marshall County.Members of the campaign from each of its decades from the ‘60s on will be honored. Mike Lintner will be the Master of Ceremonies for an evening that celebrates the history of United Way’s impact on helping others in Marshall County.A documentary film compiled by the Plymouth High School Broadcasting class and special publication by the Pilot News will highlight the evening.“It’s very exciting to reconnect with important parts of our history and share milestones and events that have occurred,” said Maddox. “It’s exciting to be able to honor important people and recognize the caring power of the human spirit that produced 50 years of a community caring for each other.”Plymouth, INBy Rusty Nixon, CorrespondentAnniversary party to honor history of organization The Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:515Change0Usable2010-08-27T10:23:41-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:5162010-08-27T10:30:35-04:002010-08-27T10:30:35-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot News“That was a long time ago and I still play about the same,” Ginny laughed. “Not very good.”But her efforts a few weeks ago are the equivalent of a 350-yard drive right down the middle. In early August, Ginny organized a golf outing at Mystic Hills Golf Course in Culver that raised $3,500 for Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center/Plymouth’s Health Center, located at 116 East Washington Street, which provides care for the underserved of Marshall County and the surrounding area.“While I like to golf, I’ve never run an outing before,” Ginny said. “I am so pleased with this first time effort. We received such tremendous support from the Plymouth and Culver communities, the staff at the Saint Joseph Health Center, and all the wonderful folks at Mystic Hills. It just makes me so happy that so many helped for such a wonderful cause.”The Saint Joseph Health Center is very near and dear to Ginny’s heart. She has been a Volunteer there since nearly its beginning in September 1999. She’s there every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.The $3,500 raised will help the Saint Joseph Health Center purchase medicines and other healthcare supplies for its many patients.“I just wanted to come up with some other way to help and the golf outing just kind of came into my head,” Ginny said. “Giving of your time, self, and skills to help people who otherwise might not receive healthcare, that’s what motivated me.”And the $3,500 has motivated her to organize another outing for the Saint Joseph Health Center next summer.Plymouth, INsubmittedVolunteer tees it up, raises $3,500 for centerThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:516Change0Usable2010-08-27T10:30:35-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:9352010-09-16T16:24:44-04:002010-09-16T16:24:44-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsThe seventh annual event will have some of the hottest cars around and helps to raise money for the annual Plymouth FOP #195 Shop with a Cop program that takes area kids in need on a shopping trip at Christmas time. “Normally we have about 125 to 150 cars to benefit Shop with a Cop,” said Bill Andrews the events organizer. “Breakfast and lunch will be served, we have top 50 awards and drive by judging, and of course lots of door prizes and giveaways.”Registration for the event runs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the cost is $10. The show sets up around Bill Nixon Field in Plymouth’s Centennial Park. All the proceeds go to the FOP’s annual program to give needy Marshall County kids a chance at a festive Christmas. The FOP holds two other major fundraiser’s in the year – the just completed motorcycle ride and the live auction on WTCA-AM 1050.“The economy is still tough out there which means the need will be great again this Christmas,” said Andrews. “Last year we were able to take 335 kids shopping. We want to take at least one more this year.”Those wishing more info can call Andrews at 574-952-4512.Plymouth, INRusty Nixon, CorrespondentAnnual show will help Shop with a CopThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:935Change0Usable2010-09-16T16:24:44-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:9962010-09-21T10:56:27-04:002010-09-21T10:56:27-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsEd Charleston of Goodwill came before the Marshall County Commissioners seeking their approval for the company’s “Impact” Community Work Experience Program. Impact stands for Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training and is a program of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.The program targets adults on welfare in the state who have dependent children. It gives them initial job search training, places them in a job for a pre-determined number of hours while the state maintains their welfare and medicaid benefits for a 12 week period.At the end of the 12 week period the program participant then enters the third level of training in the program which is an actual job search.Employers who choose to employ workers in the program have no cost in salary or benefits during the 12 weeks and Goodwill also covers the employees on their liability insurance. At the end of the 12 weeks the employer is under no obligation to employ the worker.Charleston told the Commissioners that his organization had placed workers in several places in Pulaski County and now Goodwill would like to look at Marshall County as another place to start the program.All workers in the Marshall County program would be from Marshall County.The Commissioners tabled any approval or disapproval of the program, wanting to discuss with the counties Department Heads and elected officials if there would be any interest in participating.In other business:• Allan Hux and Mark Sullivan came before the Commissioners on behalf of the South West Lake Maxinkuckee Conservancy District. The group was seeking permission to work in the county right of way installing sewer lines for the area.The Conservancy District hopes to start the project hopes with bids in December and construction after the first of the year. It is estimated to be a $2 million project.Plymouth, INRusty NixonGoodwill program could be on the way to countyThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:996Change0Usable2010-09-21T10:56:27-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:9972010-09-21T10:57:27-04:002010-09-21T10:57:27-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsThe Board held a public hearing on the combining of two watersheds in the area and putting them on a maintenance assessment to repair damage. The Board will combine the watershed for the Mechling Drain - a small watershed - with that of the Brockey Ditch that runs next to it.The action will allow the board to collect enough money in the assessment to repair and maintain the drainage in the area. The Mechling Drain has fallen into disrepair and local landowners were finding it difficult to keep up with maintaining the tile. Both watersheds were small enough that assessments collected didn’t allow any funds to build towards actually repairing the ditch. Combining them solves that problem.“My recommendation is to combine them so that if you have a problem you have the funds to address it,” Surveyor Larry FIsher advised the board on the matter. The Board will begin looking at addressing the Logan Drain in the southwest portion of Plymouth. FIsher told the board that the drain was an agricultural drain that needed to be upgraded to a storm drain due to the large development of the area.The drain serves several subdivisions in the southwest area of Plymouth such as Tall Oaks and Fairfield Farms. Some of the area lies within Plymouth city limits but the majority is in Marshall County jurisdiction.Fisher asked that several members of the board meet with him to work on the assessment for the area which he called “...a complicated watershed...”Plymouth, INRusty NixonDrainage board addresses Tippecanoe, Plymouth projectsThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:997Change0Usable2010-09-21T10:57:27-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:9982010-09-21T11:05:56-04:002010-09-21T11:05:56-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsFeatured characters and those who will play them are: Cyrus Taber—Christina Green: Julius Vinall—his great-great-grandson, Jim Vinall: Alfred Morrison—Larry Marhanka: Ernest Haag—John Patrick: Julia Work—Mandy Metsker and Mayer Lauer — Mike Bergman.In his obituary, Alfred Morrison was said to be a man of great force of character. In the course of his lifetime, he supervised the building of the railroad, served in the Union army during the Civil War and supervised the construction of Plymouth’s first City Hall.The Rev. Larry Marhanka, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, will play Alfred. Larry is nothing if not loyal; his previous experience was in Santa Claus, where he acted in a Civil War Re-enactment. Again, he was a former Union soldier.Mandy Metsker will be portraying Julia Work, director of a children’s home, Brightside/Julie E. Work’s Training Academy (located where Christo’s and the U.S. 30 overpass now stand). Julia was a piece of work all right.During research, the committee learned some unpleasant things about the Academy that were unknown at the time to Plymouth citizens. An interview done several years ago with a former resident revealed that if a child wet his bed at night, he would be forced to carry buckets of wet sand in a circle in the yard as a humiliating punishment.Meyer Lauer, played by Mike Bergman, owned a fashionable men’s store, a business that was carried on for years in the downtown section in what is now the home of the Marshall County Historical Museum.Jim Vinall’s ancestor, Dr. John Julius Vinall and his younger brother, George, had a grocery store at 217 N. Michigan St. It carried everything including blackberry wine at $2.25 a gallon. The store was a social gathering place. Over a century later, Jim has carried on the family tradition with his City Center restoration downtown. The Center houses a bookstore, a deli, Earthworks foods and two restaurants.John Patrick will play Ernest Haag, the owner of a successful traveling circus, the Mighty Haag Show, for over 50 years. He was a millionaire upon his death in 1935 in Marianna, Fla. He was quoted as saying that he always had a soft spot in his heart for Plymouth and is buried in Oakhill Cemetery. The cost of his funeral was $83.00.Christina Green will portray Cyrus Taber, reputed to be the first white male born in Marshall County. There will be a raffle for the handmade quilt now on display in the window at the Pilot News. Tickets are $2 each or six for $10.To take the tours enter the West Entrance into Oakhill Cemetery. Golf carts are available for assisted tours. If extra parking is needed, there will be shuttles from Miller’s Assisted Living facility.The admission is free. The last tour is at 5:20 p.m.Free-will offerings are accepted with proceeds to benefit the Marshall County Historical Society Museum.Plymouth, INIda ChipmanTri Kappa presents annual History WalkThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:998Change0Usable2010-09-21T11:05:56-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:8402010-09-10T09:42:24-04:002010-09-10T09:37:56-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsSenter — representing the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns — testified before the Indiana General Assembly’s Criminal Law Study Committee in Indianapolis. Senter says that he simply told the committee his story.“I told them about the day I pulled out of my driveway one morning and the Indiana State Police meth unit was in the driveway of the house down the street,” said Senter. “Right across from Washington Elementary where my kids were going to school. It became personal for me that day.”Senter – a state policeman at that time in the mid 90’s – became a member of the ISP meth unit and spent much of his career before running for mayor fighting the spread and manufacture of the drug. He told the committee of the exponential growth of the drug.“There may have been one or two labs in the county in the mid 90’s,” he said. “About 2000 everything started to take off. Things just exploded. We were finding one after another, after another. It was then everybody began to realize there was a problem.”There is a growing contingency among law enforcement and lawmakers to attempt to make pseudoephedrine a prescription medication. Senter spoke about what he has done as mayor to attempt to curtail the meth epidemic in Plymouth with the Multi-Agency Drug Unit and monthly Town Hall Meetings.Other speakers included sheriffs, prosecutors, and judges along with representatives from the Indiana State Medical Association, the Indiana Retail Council and the Indiana Drug Enforcement Association.Electronic tracking of the sales of pseudoephedrine has just been introduced this month in Indiana,  but the law requiring limits on the decongestants began in July of 2006.  Two states, Oregon and Mississippi have already switched to requiring a prescription for pseudoephedrine.  Indiana changed from prescription to over-the-counter pseudoephedrine in 1976.Plymouth, INRusty Nixon, CorrespondentMayor speaks to legislative committee about methThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:840Change0Usable2010-09-10T09:37:56-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:5492010-08-27T11:36:49-04:002010-08-27T11:36:49-04:00Copyright 2010 The Pilot NewsPlymouth, INAlan HallFootball fanThe Pilot Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:549Change0Usable2010-08-27T11:36:49-04:00