Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Page 2 September 10, 2015 Army veteran operated several newspapers L ongtime Indiana news- paper owner Eugene "Marty" Norbert Marten died on July 26, 2015, at his home in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born on April 24, 1928, in Tomah, Wisconsin, to Norbert and Emma (Rosenow) Marten. Following graduation from Tomah High School he joined the Army. He served with the occupation forces in Japan in 1947-48 and became edi- tor of the Pacific Stars and Stripes, serving directly under Gen. Douglas A. McArthur. This paper served all the U.S. forces in Japan and the entire Pacific theater. He also served during the Korean War. Marten attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and did masters work at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He married Joyce Lawrence on November 25, 1948. In the fall of 1953, the cou- ple purchased the Montpelier Herald in Montpelier, Indiana, building the newspa- per up and selling it in 1957. A leading story while there was Marten's interview of Elvis Presley. The couple then purchased a larger newspaper property in LaGrange, Indiana. The LaGrange Publishing Co. pub- lishes the LaGrange Standard and LaGrange News and serves the entire county. Keeping their interest in the newspapers when they moved on to Arizona in 1969, they purchased the Verde Independent. At that time it was a small, tab-size publication serving the Upper Verde Valley. It grew with the Valley until it was a full-size, twice a week publication, including special sections for Camp Verde and Sedona. Often it ran to 60 pages. Marten believed a com- munity newspaper should be solely devoted to the lives, activities, concerns and inter- ests of people in the commu- nity. In July 1979 they sold the Independent to Western Newspapers. Following the sale of the newspaper, the couple traveled extensively to over 75 coun- tries on six continents includ- ing many third-world coun- tries. They traveled coast to coast and border to border, as well as into Alaska and Mexico in their motor home. Marten had been active in a wide variety of service and professional organizations, including president of Arizona Newspaper Association, Grand Canyon Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), Cottonwood Progressive Association, Clarkdale-Verde District Kiwanis Club and the Verde Valley Ambulance Co. He is survived by his wife of sixty-six years Joyce; children Michael (Debbie) Marten of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Dennis (Beth Ann) Marten of Chandler, Arizona, Elizabeth (Dave) Handley of Mammoth Lakes, California, and Patricia (Michael) Chesney of Medford, Oregon. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one sister. Eugene 'Marty' Marten MEMBER NOTICES STATEMENTS OF OWNERSHIP News professionals – The Hendricks County Flyer, an award-winning newspaper in Avon, is going in a new direc- tion and seeking talented people to help us get there. We are looking for journalists to help us cover news and sports, as well as correspondents for both. The Flyer, celebrating 50 years, is the 2014 HSPA Blue Ribbon nondaily newspaper. We pro- duce three papers per week, quarterly magazines, and a host of specialty products throughout the year. In addition, we provide our read- ers with daily updates via our website, Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets. Candidates must be proficient in AP style, social media and photography and must be will- ing to work some evenings and weekends. Hendricks County, just west of Indianapolis, is a rapidly grow- ing community with award win- ning schools, an abundance of parks and recreational activities, shopping, dining and entertain- ment venues and more. Our office is 15 minutes from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis International Airport. Submit a cover letter, resume and three of your best clips to Editor Kathy Linton by emailing to kathy.linton@flyergroup.com and putting "Open Position" in the email subject line. Reporter – The Lebanon Reporter seeks a reporter to join its award-winning team. Candidate must have the abil- ity to report, write and edit for print and digital platforms. Reporters are expected to work effectively in a deadline- oriented environment. Candidates must have a jour- nalism degree. Experience with photography and digital media is preferred. The Lebanon Reporter is a progressive com- munity newspaper located just north of Indianapolis. We offer an excellent compen- sation package, including a competitive salary, bonus plan, paid vacation, 401(k), and medi- cal, dental and vision insur- ance. Interested candidates should email their detailed resume and journalistic work examples to Publisher Greta Sanderson at greta.sanderson@reporter.net. The Lebanon Reporter is a CNHI newspaper. Send member notices to mtuley@hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. Employees sought HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director kbraeckel @hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley, communications specialist mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Indiana Publisher, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428 Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. HSPA calendar Sept. 17 HSPA Foundation Golf Outing, Coffin Golf Club, Indianapolis Sept. 17-18 HSPA Annual Conference, The Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Dec. 5 Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Contest Awards Luncheon, Indianapolis Marriott North Feb. 2016 HSPA Career Fair (tentative) HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Chris White, The Times Media Co. Secretary/Treasurer: Chuck Wells, Home News Enterprises HSPA Board Members John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) and Kokomo Tribune Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune President: Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Vice President: Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Secretary: William "B.J." Riley, CNHI Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Bluffton) Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Publishers, it's time to file, publish, and copy to HSPA your U.S. Postal Service Statements of Ownership. It's as easy as 1, 2, and 3. 1. The deadline for filing your Periodicals Class Statement of Ownership, Form 3526, with the Post Office is Oct. 1. You may obtain the necessary form from your local post office or from the U.S. Postal Service's Web site, www.usps. com. Click on forms, click on periodical forms, and then scroll down to Form PS3526. 2. The deadline for publishing your notice depends on your frequency of publication: For dailies and newspapers published two or more times a week, the deadline is Oct. 10. For weeklies, the deadline is Oct. 31. 3. While you have these forms at hand, please fax or email a copy to HSPA for use in verifying your circulation for HSPA membership eligibility, contest eligibility and HSPA directory information. The fax number is (317) 624- 4428 and email can be sent to yyeadon@hspa.com. Remember: The publication requirement applies to all paid-circulation newspapers, regardless of whether you use independent carrier or postal delivery. This is a requirement to maintain your Periodicals mail permit from the U.S. Postal Service. Maintaining your periodicals permit is necessary to continue your eligibility to carry public notice advertising under Indiana law. Another reminder: You now may count online circulation. There's a page on the postal form where online circulation can be included, but don't count online subscribers twice if they also subscribe to the print edition.