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FEBRUARY 2, 2008 OUR 119TH YEAR, NO. 33 50 CENTS

Business & Industry examines retail trends

First of four, inside

Bill Belichick is a brilliant enigma

Sports, B1

The RV/MH Hall class of 08

Business, C1
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Jury takes about an hour to find Fred Mott guilty in 17year-old murder

Its time to let go. Hes the one that has to feel this guilt, mother of victim, Kari Nunemaker, says

BY JUSTIN LEIGHTY Truth Staff GOSHEN Friday afternoon, a jury closed a 17-year chapter in the lives of Kari Nunemakers friends and family. It took just over an hour for jurors to eat lunch, discuss three days of testimony and decide Fred S. Mott, 58, murdered Kari, 16, of Wakarusa, on Jan. 28, 1991. Were just so happy Truth Photo By J. Tyler Klassen and we hope Kari knows Embrace: Shirley Nunemaker (left) and B.J. Leichty, associate pastor at Holdeman Mennonite Church, hug Friday after learning that Fred Mott was convicted of murdering Shirley weve done it for her, Nunemakers daughter, Kari, 17 years ago. said Shirley Nunemaker, Karis mom. We still miss her, we wish we Whats could have her back. next We know shes in a good place, Nunemaker said. Watch the post-verdict Mott was convicted of killing on a in the hours before Kari disapBY MARSHALL V. KING Fred Mott will be peared. Two girls, laughing a lot. winter night 17 years ago. This part of our Truth Staff sentenced Feb. reaction outside Shed known Kari, whod just When Goertzen saw one of those chapter is closed. 28. He is facing GOSHEN Beth (Swartzen- turned 16, for just 16 months. But pictures Tuesday as it was prethe Elkhart a maximum term She spoke outside the truber) Goertzen took the stand in theyd become best friends two sented to the jury, she burst into County of 60 years in Fred Motts trial Tuesday and talked girls who laughed a lot. courthouse, with a tears. Courthouse, prison. However, about her last hours with her best It was easier to smile Friday afShe was so sweet and silly and picture of Kari pinned on from online he is already friend, Kari Nunemaker. so beautiful, Goertzen said after ternoon as she talked about Kari her clothes. serving multiple She talked about going to the the trial. I would say that she was and nibbled at a piece of cake at a reporter Behind her stood 20 life sentences in Elkhart YMCA and Concord Mall the most beautiful girl in the class. coffee shop. Robert relatives and friends, that night. The pictures I have of her, she Kari was 16. Beth was 15. criminal cases Borrelli But she didnt get to talk as much That January night, theyd taken

Final chapter is bittersweet

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from California.

as she hoped about Kari, who Fred

photos in a booth at Concord Mall

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Todays forecast: Mostly cloudy, some fog late; High: 32; Low: 23
What did the kids do Friday?
Some slept in. A few shoveled snow, while others went shopping or played, outdoors and indoors. What they didnt do was go to school. Classes were called off Friday for the second time in a week in most area districts. Read more about Fridays snow day on

Buried in a flurry of orders

Snowy weather had customers reaching for a phone for food

People still have to eat. And when the weather turns unpleasant, many want their food delivered. Area restaurants that offer delivery tend to see an increase in sales when the weather turns ugly, as it did in the Elkhart area overnight Thursday. Between 10 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday, at least 5 inches of snow fell locally. By mid-morning Friday, some pizza places were already frantic. All those ladies who work are ordering for their kids at home, said Mike Blough, manager of the Goshen location of Papa Johns. He brought in an extra driver and two extra kitchen and counter workers to keep up with the rush, which he says happens every time school is canceled.

Oil giant Exxon nets huge profits

Total of $40.6 billion is largest ever in America
BY JOHN PORRETTO AP Business Writer

BY JODI MAGALLANES Truth Staff

Truth Photo By J. Tyler Klassen

Pizza run: Papa Johns delivery driver Andy Hershberger loads pizza into his car for a delivery run in Goshen. Food deliveries were popular on a snowy day.
As of late morning, Blough said his delivery drivers were reporting that side roads in the city were still difficult to navigate and considerably snow-covered. It gets tough, but were doing it, said John Kramer, who was bracing for a similar lunchtime hit at his Elkhart res-

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HOUSTON Suppose Exxon How far Mobil decided to return the favor would $41 and buy you a tank of gas. Then again, why stop there? The oil billion go? giant turned a profit last year fat The enough to buy a fill-up for every shopping car, truck and SUV in America list is long ... four times. Beating its own record to rack very long/ up the largest annual corporate A7 profit in American history, Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday it earned $40.6 billion for the year, reaping the benefits of crude-oil prices around $100 a barrel. Exxon Mobil also topped its own record for profit in a single quarter, posting net income of

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Index
Annie, Abby . . . . . . . D3 Business . . . . . . . . . . C1 Classified . . . . . . C2-C8 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . D4 Movies . . . . . . . . . . . D3 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . A6 Stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . D5 Television . . . . . . . . . B6

In the know five things to talk about today

1.

High today, 32; weather, A2

Pink slips all around: Economy trims jobs for first time in 4 years. Business, C1

2.

School counselors caseloads grow as their ranks thin out. Local, A3

3.

President Bushs 2009 budget cuts health funding, ups military outlay. Nation, A5

4.

Microsoft offers $42 billion for Yahoo in a bid to keep up with rival Google. Business, C1

5.
Associated Press

Cold or not, Chicago is an exciting place for a little vacation. Life, D1