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Leonard, Bell announce bids for re-election |
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Friday, February 01 2008 |
By RUTH STANLEY
Managing editor
State Representative incumbents Dan Leonard and Matt Bell, both who represent portions of Whitley County, have announced their intentions to seek re-election to their respective seats.
Leonard represents the 50th District which includes Huntington and most of Whitley County. Bell represents the 83rd District which includes portions of Noble, Allen and Whitley counties, including parts of Thorncreek, Union and Smith townships.
Both representatives have filed paperwork to be placed on the Republican primary ballot in May.
Leonard was first elected to the General Assembly in 2002 and was reelected in 2004 and 2006.
Leonard serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and also serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Labor and Employment Committee. He previously served on the Natural Resources Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Veterans Affairs and Public Policy Committee.
“Serving on the Ways and Means committee offers me the opportunity to dedicate myself to the work of lowering taxes and reducing the size and cost of government,” Leonard said. “During my tenure on the Ways and Means committee, we have erased a $700 million dollar budget deficit without a state tax increase and I am proud of that accomplishment, but our work is far from done. Property owners in Huntington and Whitley counties have been decimated by an increase in their property taxes due to local capital construction projects and an inconsistent assessment system. I am committed to delivering the bold, immediate and permanent property tax relief my constituents deserve before we adjourn this session.”
Leonard has resided in the 50th District for more than 58 years.
Bell was appointed to the General Assembly in May of 2005 and was reelected in 2006. He serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Public Policy committee and serves on the Labor and Employment committee and the Family Children and Human Affairs committee.
“During my three years in the Indiana General Assembly, the State of Indiana has made great steps forward,” said Bell. “We have erased a $700 million dollar structural deficit and built a $1 billion dollars surplus without raising taxes. We passed the most sweeping telecommunications reform in the nation which has brought high-speed Internet access to communities that had never been offered service before and has spurred unprecedented job growth. We instituted a market-driven state health insurance program which brings needed coverage to hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. In the coming weeks we will provide bold, immediate and permanent property tax reform that will help insure a fair, consistent and equitable property tax system for Hoosiers.
Bell is a Noble County resident. |
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 |  |  |  |  | | My Mom (Elly Crawford) would always make this Cranberry
Salad, to die for. The year she passed away I had tried my mother-in-laws and others
but never the same as my Mom's. A year had went by and I had Looked and Looked for
her recipe in her old fashion Tin recipe box. Could not find it. I thought, wow was
this like her Famous Potato Salad, In her head and never wrote down. Silly I know
But as I searched thru her tin recipe box again, I made sure I put each hand wrote
card back where she had kept it. I wanted to make sure it was Just like my mom had
always had it and left it. I kept look one at a time, And low and behold stuck
between two cards was the recipe, I sat and held it as the tears ran down my face. I
had found it and was finally going to have Mom's Cranberry Salad. I called My Dad,
Cecil and said over 20 times, " Dad I found it Dad I found it!" I then prayed and
ask Mom, OK come on help me make this just like you did. And I guess Mom heard
me cause the 2nd and 3rd Thanksgiving without my Mom I had "Mom's Cranberry
Salad" and I will again this year and years to come. Thanks Mom I love you- Sheryl
xoxo P.S. You ask? Well share this recipe.... Umm, I
think NOT, Took me to long to find it. - Sheryl Hackett (Churubusco, IN) My late grandmother, Margarette Ruthsatz always made
scalloped oysters for the holidays. The recipe would be similar to scalloped corn
but instead of corn,oysters.We always hoped for left-overs and often would sneak it
cold from the fridge! Someone brings this dish every year. - Pam Sorg (Columbia City, IN) I love Thanksgiving. All my family get together at my mom and
dad's. My daughters and I usually go early to help Mom get the dinner ready, but she
does most of it. We eat about one and are all stuffed. After clean up we wait for
the paper so my sister and I can scope out all the sales for the next day which we
call Jackie and Laura's Big Adventure. It is the one day that we just spend time
together and are amused with all the shoppers going crazy for that perfect Christmas
gift. - Jackie White (Columbia City, IN) My mother-in-law, the late Mildred Weeks, gave me this recipe
and it is the only salad I fix for Thanksgiving and I am willing to share.
CRANBERRY SALAD1 lb package cranberry's (I freeze them and
then grind them)2 medium size oranges1 cup sugar1 package red
jello2 red apples diced small1 cup chopped nuts1 cup celery diced
smallGrind cranberry's and oranges;add sugar (let set overnight) okay if not.
Add apples, celery, jello and nuts.
- Rowena Weeks (Ridgecrest, California)
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