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July 4: Patriot’s Day will be held July 1 at Chain O’Lakes State Park in Albion. Activities begin with shirt tie-dying at 2 p.m. at Beach House Nature Center. A floating campfire will be held at 9 p.m. at Sand Lake and boats are available from Sand Lake Boat Rental. An Indepen-dence Day celebration will be held July 4 at the park, with a sand castle contest from 9-11 a.m. at Sand Lake Beach and a bicycle parade at 4 p.m. beginning at the Campground General Store. In addition, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 6 and 7, a plastic toy soldier will be hidden near Stanley Schoolhouse, with a prize for anyone who finds and takes a picture of it. For more information, contact the park office at 636-2654.
Friday, July 5: The third annual Albion-opoly will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Noble County Courthouse square in Albion. Fireworks display will take
place at dusk at the Central Noble School complex.
Saturday, July 6: Rome City will have fireworks over Sylvan Lake at dusk.
LaGrange CountyThursday, July 4: Topeka 4th of July
Celebration will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at East Park. Schedule includes: Road Race & Fun Walk at 8 a.m. at East Park Pavilion, 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney & 3 Point Shootout at 8 a.m. at Marion Mennonite Church, Miniature Pony Pull at 9 a.m. in Sale Barn Arena, kid’s games in East Park Playground and Garden Tractor Pull on South Babcock Street at 10 a.m., Lion’s Club Annual Pork Burger Cookout and Big Wheel races at 11 a.m. near East Park Playground, Children’s Puppet Show at noon and 2:30 p.m. in East Park Pavilion, horse pull at 1 p.m. in Sale Barn Area, pie-eating contest at 3:30 p.m., parade at 5:30 p.m., buggy races at 6:15 p.m. on Main Street and LaGrange County Community Band at 6:30 p.m. Spike and the Bulldogs concert
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begins at 8 p.m., ending with fireworks at 10 p.m.
Saturday July 6: LaGrange County 4-H Fair will have fireworks at dusk at the fairgrounds, E. C.R. 075N.
DeKalb CountyWednesday, July 3, through
Thursday, July 4: Garrett Heritage Days will begin at 6 p.m. July 3 with a parade through downtown and entertain-ment by Spike and the Bulldogs at 8 p.m. Festivities will continue all day July 4, with events such as a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m., 5K run at 9 a.m., a chalk walk at 10 a.m., a talent show at 1 p.m. and a pageant at 5 p.m., ending with fireworks at 10 p.m. Many events will be at East Side Park. For more information, visit garrettheritagedays.com.
Friday, July 5: Annual fireworks display will be at the Auburn Auction Park on C.R. 11-A. Gates open at 4 p.m., with live bands playing until 10 p.m. A vendors midway and several contests are planned. The American Legion post will present the colors at 9:45 p.m., followed by the national anthem by the DeKalb High School Show Choir. The fireworks
display is set for 10 p.m.
Steuben CountyThursday, July 4: Angola 4th of July
Parade will be begin at 11 a.m. in the Trine University parking lot and progress downtown. All-day entertainment will follow at Commons Park, with fireworks at dusk.
Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 7: Hamilton 4th of July Celebration will begin with a fish fry at 5 p.m. July 5 at the Fish & Game Club, with other events such as street dancing featuring George Damron and Buffalo Ridge downtown at 8 p.m. and a flotilla boat parade after dark at the Millpond. Events continue all day July 6, with a 5K Run & Walk at 7:30 a.m., a Church of Christ annual pie sale at 9 a.m., and a pet parade and bike and trike parade at 10 a.m., all at the fire department, “We the People, Stand United” parade at noon, and a fireworks show at dusk at Hog Hill. A community church service at 8 a.m. at Fish Creek Trail and Summer Music Bash at 2 p.m. at Hog Hill, both July 7, will finish up the celebration. For a complete listing of events, visit hamiltonindiana.org.
Horsedrawn wagons made their way along Randolph Street in Garrett during the annual Heritage Days festival parade last year.
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KENDALLVILLE—As the country gets ready to celebrate its birthday, houses everywhere string up their American flags in preparation. In the beginning of July, flag sales go up and the care of each flag is more important.
According to Kevin Carothers, marketing manager for American Legion Emblem Sales in Indianapolis, the Legion’s flag sales are up slightly for 2013. The busiest time of year for sales is in March, April and May, around Memorial Day.
“Memorial Day is like Christmas for us,” Carothers said. “June is also strong as people prepare for July 4.”
The Flag Manufacturers Association of America reports on its website that in 2012, the annual dollar value for shipments of flags, banners and emblems by national manufac-turers was an estimated $302.7 million.
In northern Indiana, domestic flags sales are up as well. Dave Aker, vice president and general manager of Flags International in Osceola, who stood on the board for the National Independent Flag Dealers Associa-tion, said flag sales have improved in the last
two years. He attributes the increase to the economy’s comeback, as well as the recent election.
For those who boast active flag poles, there are tips for the best ways to care for the American flag.
“The flag code states that flags should not be flown in inclement weather,” Aker said. “We are especially used to weather like that in northern Indiana, so if you know bad weather is coming, you should take your flag down.”
To keep flags clean, those made of nylon can be washed in a machine, or if necessary, some dry cleaners will take flags. Flags must be air-dried flat.
If a flag is damaged beyond repair, one shouldn’t just throw it away.
“American Legions and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts will take flags,” Aker said. “They will have a flag burning, which is the proper way to retire a flag.”
But while flags retire, many more still fly.“Anytime there are things that happen
tragically —the bombings in Boston, the tornadoes in Oklahoma — citizens want to create unification by displaying the flag,” Aker said. “When people feel passionate, they want to display that.”
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KENDALLVILLE — Five residents at Kendallville Manor recently reflected on what freedom means to them and how they celebrate the 4th of July.
Butch Kelley, 49, of Rome City: “Freedom gives me the right to say what I want to say, the right to do what I want to do, and bear firearms if I need to. I like having the freedom to choose who I want to have in government. I wish I were healthy enough to join the service and help this country. I believe in our constitution and if we’re there for our country, the country is there for us, too.”
Agnes Blasius, 85, of Kendallville: “I just get to do anything I want; it’s pretty great. I was born in Gas City but I’ve lived everywhere — LaGrange, Noble, here in Kendallville. We used to go to the lake near LaGrange and see all the beautiful fireworks. I appreciate the freedoms we have. There are lots of things we can do here that we couldn’t do in other countries.”
Steven Rider, 66, of Kendallville: “Freedom always starts with remembering the people who died for our country. I lived in Kendallville all my life except when I served in Vietnam. I appreciate all the choices we have.”
Bessie Terry, 75, of Hazzard, Ky.: “Freedom means you help the country and do what you please.”
Harold Pankop, 96, of Kendallville: “Freedom is something that everybody should have. My mom and dad were immigrants from Germany and my mom became a naturalized citizen. America was
the land of plenty.I’ve had 96 4th of Julys to celebrate.
My grandsons live around here and they light off fireworks and I go and watch them. The whole clan gets together.”
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LAGRANGE — John Pipher is quick to say he is just an ordinary person, with an ordinary life. But Pipher, 90, who has lived LaGrange since the 1950s, still has some stories to tell.
He is known in the LaGrange community as a chiropractor, a practice from which he retired 10 years ago, and as a still-active member of the American Legion Post #215. His war days date back to WWII, when the war office chose his number after graduation from what was then Elkhart High School.
“I wasn’t excited to go,” Pipher said. “Nobody wanted to go. They were shooting at you. I didn’t know what was going to happen and I was more excited to go home.”
Pipher was drafted in 1942 at age 20. His journey to Europe took six days by boat, and after landing in Liverpool, he joined the 95th infantry.
Throughout the three years he served, Pipher went to France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. He wrote letters to the woman who would be his future wife, Joann, whom he knew from school, and enjoyed trying to learn the local languages, though his
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World War II veteran John Pipher stands on his front porch in LaGrange.
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orders not to fraternize with foreigners meant he didn’t talk with many others.
“In spite of severe damage from bombing, I thought there was a lot of beauty even in what was left in towns,” Pipher said. “There wasn’t much left of some of them. Almost all the towns were dirty but being under German control so many years, they were lucky to be alive.”
The Army taught Pipher how to get along with other people, and how to take orders, even if he didn’t always like them. The weather was often cold and snowy.
“You tend to black out all the unpleasant memories,” Pipher said. “We slept wherever we could — in buildings, basements, barns. We had woolen overcoats which were pretty warm but awful heavy to move around in.”
He returned home to Elkhart after his service for a mere 30 days, and then was sent to Mississippi to train for fighting in Japan.
“While we were training the atomic bomb was dropped and that changed everything,” Pipher said. “Shortly after, I was sent home. My wife and I married in 1946, and we’ve been married almost 67 years. I don’t know where they’ve gone.”
During those years, Pipher was never drafted again. Instead, he went back to school to become a chiropractor and it was there in
St. Louis that he discovered the American Legion.
“The Legion post came around and said, would you like to join?” Pipher said. “So I did. I have been a Legion member for 63 years.”
The Piphers moved to LaGrange in 1953. They joined the local Legion, Joann as a member of the ladies auxiliary, and over the years, their five children became members of Sons of the American Legion. Pipher held positions of leadership, including post commander in the 1970s for the 4th district and as a national executive committee member for Indiana in 2000.
“I have met a lot of nice people through the Legion,” said Pipher. “It’s like one big family. I guess it’s because they’ve all gone through sort of the same thing.”
He and Joann still attend regular meetings, he said, but they are passing the leadership on to the younger ones. Pipher’s youngest son, Bill Pipher, took over his practice on North Detroit Street after he retired. He has never gone back to Europe. He thinks it would have been nice but he’s sure nothing is the same.
“It’s been quite a life, “ Pipher said. “I am certainly proud of the country as anyone should be. I’ll be 91 in October. See how lucky I am?”
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It’s also worth noting that:• John Hancock, president of the
Second Continental Congress, was the first signer. This merchant by trade did so in an entirely blank space making it the largest and most famous signature – hence the term John Hancock, which is still used today as a synonym for signature. There are 7,354,043 businesses with paid employees in the U.S., according to the 2011 County Business Patterns.
• Benjamin Franklin (age 70), who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest of the signers. Franklin County, Pa., had an estimated population of 151,275 as of July 1, 2012. Edward Rutledge (age 26), of South Carolina, was the youngest.
• Two future presidents signed, John Adams (second president) and Thomas Jefferson (third president). Both died on the 50th anniversary of signing the Declaration (July 4, 1826). There are 12 counties nationwide named Adams and 26 named Jefferson.
• Robert Livingston, who represented New York, was on the Committee of Five
that drafted the Declaration of Indepen-dence but was recalled by his state before he could sign it. Livingston County, N.Y., was home to an estimated 64,810 people as of July 1, 2012.
• Representing Georgia in 1776 were Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton. Gwinnett County, Ga. (842,046), Hall County, Ga. (185,416) and Walton County, Ga. (84,575) were named for these signers.
• Charles Carroll, who represented Maryland, was the last surviving member of the signers of the Declaration. He died in 1832 at the age of 95. Carroll County, Md., named for him, had an estimated population of 167,217 as of July 1, 2012.
• Roger Sherman, who worked as a land surveyor and lawyer, represented Connecticut. Today, there are an estimated 30,445 surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists employed full time, year-round, and 840,813 lawyers employed full time, year-round nationwide, according to the 2011 American Community Survey.
• Nelson County, Va., (14,827) and Wythe County, Va., (29,251) were named for two of the six signers who represented the state of Virginia – Thomas Nelson Jr. and George Wythe.
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KENDALLVILLE —The last time Lisa Wilson saw her son, they went to eat soft pretzels at JoJo’s Pretzels in Shipshewana.
“We always had to have a JoJo’s,” Wilson said. “When he was growing up we would go whenever he got time off of school. We tried to make it something special.”
These days, Raun Tilson is far away from the plain pretzels with cheese he prefers. Tilson, 22, is a lance corporal in the Marine Corps and currently serves in Afghanistan. His mother, who describes him as “a loving, caring individual with a heart of gold,” stays away from newspapers and TV.
“I tell myself I have to be upbeat and positive for him,” Wilson said. “I can’t sit at home and think and worry, because that accomplishes nothing.”
Wilson, of Kendallville, is a case manager for the Noble County Sheriff’s Department and stays involved with several military support groups, such as the local Families for Freedom.
She also began her own nonprofit, Indiana Marines Family & Friends, which she started when the Northeast Indiana Marine Family Support group disbanded. She worked with one of its events, Hiking for Heroes, for three years and now carries on the work with her group.
“I am the president and the secretary,” Wilson said. “I’m kind of wearing all the hats. It keeps my mind off Raun.”
Hiking for Heroes, which is scheduled for October, will be a 5K run and one-mile hike to raise funds for care packages. The preparations, as well as
Wilson’s own packages sent year-round with beef jerky and hard candy, keep her mind off the worry.
“He has served four years now,” Wilson said. “I told him, just try
anything, we’ll be there for you and support you.”
The family, including Wilson’s husband Bob, moved to Kendallville from Topeka in 2005. Tilson attended West Noble High School and played tuba in the band. He left for boot camp in June 2009, a month after graduation, and was later deployed to Japan.
While serving, he met his wife, Sierra, who also works in the Corps as a corporal in radio communications. They had a wedding last November in the U.S. before Tilson left for Afghanistan, and the couple are expecting a baby girl in August.
Wilson is quick to say that she has only boy children, including a stepson, Brendon, and boy dogs.
“I am so excited for a girl,” Wilson said. “He won’t be home to see the birth of the baby but I’ll go down and visit his wife after she comes.”
When Tilson returns from Afghan-istan, he will join Sierra at Camp Lejeune, a military base in North Carolina.
“Raun wants to get a job in computers and spend time with his baby girl,” Wilson said. “He and Sierra got bicycles so they can ride everywhere.”
For now, Wilson waits. Because of security reasons, she doesn’t know the next date he comes home. She thinks back to the pretzel day, when Tilson and Sierra surprised her.
“I had no idea they were coming,” Wilson said. “I was at work, sitting there typing, and I looked up and they were there. I took the day off. It was having that time together, being able to laugh and spend some time.”
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Lisa Wilson holds a picture of her son, Raun, who is serving in Afghanistan.
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BY FAMILY FEATURESFireworks don’t have to be the only party
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“Adding patriotic flair to your Indepen-dence Day celebration is easy with the right recipes and decorating accents,” said Nancy Siler, vice president of consumer affairs at Wilton. “Put your personal John Hancock on the party by turning traditional summertime foods into amazing sweet treats.”
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Makes about 12 servingsCrust:1-1/4 cups (16 ounces) roastedsalted pistachios2 cups sweetened flakedcoconut1/4 cup granulated sugar4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)butter, meltedLeaf green icing color
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Filling:3 packages (8 ounces each)cream cheese, softened2/3 cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon imitation clearvanilla1 cup heavy whippingcream1 package (16 ounces)frozen whole straw-berries, thawed, pureedand strained (about1-1/2 cups)1 envelope (1/4 ounce)unflavored gelatinNo-taste red icing color1/2 cup mini chocolate chips,dividedIn food processor, pulse pistachios until
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In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy. Add heavy cream and beat until combined.
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Makes about 24 Sweet SlidersCake Buns:1 package (16 ounces) yellowcake mixEggs, water and vegetable oilto prepare mixBrownie Patties:1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/8 teaspoon salt3 tablespoons unsalted butter1/3 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon water1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 egg
Toppings:Shredded coconutLeaf green icing colorAssorted fruit flavoredcandiesRed sparkle gelYellow sparkle gelPreheat oven to 350°F. Prepare whoopie
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Bake 9 to 11 minutes, or until tops of cake spring back when touched. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to cooling grid and cool completely. Repeat with remaining cake batter.
For patties, combine flour and salt in small bowl. In small saucepan, melt butter and sugar with water; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add chocolate chips; stir until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract.
In large bowl, beat egg with electric mixer. Add chocolate mixture; mix well. Add flour mixture; stir until just combined. Divide batter evenly between whoopie pie pan cavities, filling about 1/3 full.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out nearly clean. Cool 10 minutes; loosen edges of brownies and remove from pan. Cool completely.
For toppings, mix shredded coconut with leaf green icing color for lettuce. Roll yellow fruit candies into thin layers for cheese. Use red and yellow sparkle gels for ketchup and mustard. To assemble, top cake bun with a brownie patty. Add toppings and finish with second cake bun.
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Makes about 12 Treat PopsWhoopie Pie Cakes:1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt6 tablespoons butter, softened2/3 cup granulated sugar2 egg whites1-1/2 teaspoons imitation clear vanilla
extract2/3 cup milkFilling:3 cups buttercream icingChristmas red icing colorRoyal blue icing colorPatriotic mix sprinklesRocket Treat Pops ToppersPreheat oven to 350°F. Prepare mini
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electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg whites and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Alternately add flour mixture and milk in three additions, beating until just combined. Spoon one tablespoon batter into each cavity.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until tops of cakes spring back when touched. Cool in pan 3 minutes. Cool completely on cooling grid.
In separate small bowls, tint 1 cup butter-cream red, 1 cup blue and reserve 1 cup white.
To assemble: Place one cake in bottom of treat pop. Pipe a swirl of blue icing from back edge following the curve of the container to the front, then filling in the center; add sprinkles. Add second cake. Pipe a swirl of white icing; add sprinkles. Top with another cake. Pipe a swirl of red icing. Top with Patriotic Sprinkles or Rocket Treat Pops Toppers.
Convenience tip: Substitute vanilla wafer cookies for whoopie pie cakes.
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Chance of showers
and storms today
with high near 78.
Expect a low of 57.
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March 18, 2012Sunday
GOODMORNING
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)
— Looking toward the critical
primary in Illinois, Republican
presidential front-runner Mitt
Romney wrapped
up a shortened
campaign trip to
Puerto Rico on
Saturday as he
prepared for more
tough contests
against chief rival
Rick Santorum.
The former
Massachusetts
governor dramati-
cally curtailed his
trip to the U.S.
territory, which
holds its primary
today, in favor of
spending more
time in Illinois,
where polls have
shown him slightly
ahead ofSantorum. Romney had planned to
spend the weekend and visit a
polling place today, but instead
left the island immediately after a
morning appearance.
Santorum left Puerto Rico
earlier this week and was spending
the morning in Missouri, where he
already won a primary that
awarded no delegates. Missouri
Republicans were meeting in
county caucuses Saturday, the first
step toward choosing delegates to
the national convention who are
committed to specific candidates.
Santorum was headed to Illinois
Saturday night.
Romney campaigned Saturday
morning with Puerto Rican Gov.
Luis Fortuno, shopping for
tropical fruit and meeting with
f massive,
Nextstop:Illinois
Santorum
Romney
Avid golfer Rick Nowels of Kendallville watches
as his putt coasts toward the hole at Cobble-
stone Golf Course in rural Kendallville Friday
afternoon. Representatives at Cobblestone said
this is the earliest the course has opened in its 13
years of business.
CHAD KLINE
BY MIKE MARTURELLO
ANGOLA — When the weather
started turning from winter to
summer last week, the folks at
Bridgewater Golf Club in Auburn
got caught off guard.
They were expecting some early
play on the course, but not the level
they ended up with.
“We were caught a little off
guard. But we finally got enough
hot dogs and drinks and have been
able to take care of everybody.
We’re OK now,” said Ivan Foster,
head golf professional.
Many businesses dependent on
warmer weather are seeing an
upswing in activity due to the recent
warm spell.Warming trends often come in
spurts in March, but rarely are there
lengthy warm spells, said Courtney
f ll of the National Weather
up that warm air from the South,”
Obergfell said. The result has been
temperatures in the 70s with lows
near 50 for the better part of a week
when the daily average high is
typically around 45 degrees.
Until possibly Thursday or
Friday, there hasn’t been a strong-
enough system to come out of the
Arctic to combat the high that’s
brought the warm weather,
Obergfell said. Temperatures are
expected to drop to levels closer to
normal Friday and Saturday.
K ith golf course
“When the snow disappears and
you can start seeing dirt, people
start getting interested again (in
boating). The guys in the showroom
are keeping busy, they’re seeing
some activity,” said Terry Archbold
of Dry Dock Marine Center,
Angola.What’s in the dirt is what matters
for golf courses. If the ground is too
soft or there’s still frost in the soil,
golf courses either can’t allow carts
or have to limit carts to use only on
paths.“We’re off the paths now, and it’s
f tastic ” Foster said. “It’s a
Thinking about summer
GOP rivals head
to next showdown
Warm spell has outdoor enthusiasts out and about
“We’ve kind of had a ridge of high pressure that’s been
bringing in the warm air from the South.”
Courtney Obergfell
National Weather Service No
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BY DENNIS NARTKER
PLAINFIELD — East
Noble’s Premiere Edition all-
women show choir finished
sixth out of nine groups in
Saturday’s ISSMA show
choir state finals for small
division schools at Plainfield
High School.
The Northridge Starlights
captured first place, followed
by the New Castle
Dynamiques in second and
DeKalb High School Sound
Sensation in third.
East Noble’s Knight
Rhythms mixed choir did not
qualify for the state finals.
Other all-women choirs in
di i ion and
Getting into the spirt of St.
Patrick’s Day was easy for 15
-
month-old Natalie Bullock of
Avilla, as she sported a
shamrock dress while
attending the Noble County
Health Fair with her family on
Saturday. Thehealth fair
attracted morethan 400
people to Central Noble High
School in Albion.
St. Paddy’s DayBOB BUTTGEN
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home entry at
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Mostly sunny Wednesday.
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GOODMORNING
Officials take part in the groundbreaking for the hangar/terminal
project at the Tri-State Steuben County Airport on Monday. Those
who were present included, from left, Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-
Auburn; Angola Councilman Dave Martin; Angola Mayor Dick
Hickman; Angola Councilman Mike McClelland; Dr. R. Wyatt
Weaver Jr., president of the Steuben County Aviation Board; Walt
Drewes, vice president of the Steuben County Aviation Board;
Mike Van Westen of the Steuben County Aviation Board; John
Kline, airport manager; Ron Smith, chair of the Steuben County
Commissioners; Bill Booth, chair of the Steuben County Council;
Jim Crowl, Steuben County commissioner; Linda Hansen, Steuben
County Councilwoman; Loretta Smart, Steuben County commis-
sioner; and Rick Shipe, Steuben County Council.
JENNIFER DECKER
BY JENNIFER DECKER
ANGOLA — Persistence paid off as the
Steuben County Aviation Board and elected
officials finally broke ground on a
hangar/terminal at the Tri-State Steuben County
Airport Monday.
The hangar/terminal will cost around $1.6
million and will provide year-round access so
jets and airplanes don’t ice up in the winter.
Part of the second floor will be renovated to
include a pilot’s lounge and an elevator to
access that level.
The aviation board has been trying to get the
project off the runway, but funding and bidding
has grounded the project.
“We’ve been working more than two years,”
said Dr. R. Wyatt Weaver Jr., chair of the
aviation board.
“Two years is not that long,” joked Angola
Mayor Dick Hickman.
Hickman’s comment was regarding the fact
the revitalization in downtown Angola took
more than 30 years to get going.
“Very few cities have an airport,” said
Steuben County Commissioner Ron Smith.
“The upgrade is more for the commercial side.
Congratulations for your perseverance.”
Dave Martin, Angola council member, said
the project is an example of what can be done
when public entities work together.
Construction will be done by Strebig
Construction, Fort Wayne.
Randy Strebig, of Strebig Construction, said
his company should be able to have the project
nearly completed with a roof and sides up by
the annual signature Angola Balloons Aloft
event July 6-7.
“Today we’re getting the site prepped and
will strip the soil,” Strebig said.
“We’re happy to get moving forward,” said
Loretta Smart, Steuben County commissioner.
“Let’s get it built,” said Jim Crowl, Steuben
County commissioner.
John Kline, the airport’s manager, said
during the construction process, the airport will
not have to close. It will close during Balloons
Aloft for safety.
Airport project takes flight
Man gets30 years
thSkillman
i it
Thank a dispatcher,
especially this week
ANGOLA — It is
National Public Safety
Dispatchers Week.
It is meant to be an
opportunity for the public to
show appreciation for 911
dispatchers.The Steuben County
Communications Center
dispatches many municipali-
ties, fire districts and the
emergency medical service
that serves Steuben County.
The county dispatchers are
responsible for answering 12
non-emergency phone lines,
answering 911 calls,
monitoring and responding
on approximately 30 radio
frequencies and handling
approximately 3,000 calls
for service per month.
Dispatchers are trained on
state-of-the-art technology
and emergency medical
dispatch procedures.
Among the communica-
tions traffic handled by
community communications
are the sheriff’s department,
town police departments,
volunteer fire and rescue
department, ambulances,
wrecker services and animal
control. It also handles after-
hours calls to a variety of
agencies.
Plow day is Saturday
ANGOLA — Steuben
County Antique Power
Association will host its 28th
annual Plow Day on Saturday.
Around 20 antique tractors
will plow 20 acres north of
U.S. 20 on S.R. 327. Work
will begin on the Shuman
family farm, 530 N. S.R. 327,
around 9 a.m. Ham and beans
will be served at noon.
Rain date is April 21.f d in
Ground broken for new hangar/terminal
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GOODMORNING
State representativecandidates to debateAUBURN — All fourcandidates for state represen-tative from District 52 arescheduled to take part in adebate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.in Middaugh Hall, 708 S.Union St., Auburn, on theDeKalb County Fairgrounds.Gary Harbaugh, PaulMoss, David Powers andBen Smaltz are running forthe Republican nominationin District 52 in the May 8primary election.The debate will bemoderated by MarkMellinger, evening newsanchor of WANE-TVChannel 15 and host of thepublic affairs show “Focus15,” and WoodyZimmerman, generalmanager and morning showhost of Froggy 106.7 Radio.The DeKalb County 9-12Group is sponsoring thedebate and inviting thepublic to attend. The groupis encouraging audiencemembers to bring cannedfood items for local foodbanks.
DeKalb Classic Connection performs in a showearlier this year. In front, from left, are Amanda
Western, Ben Lancaster, Amber Sattison, KalibMcKown, Nathan Carthen and Carmen Rainelli.
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FROM STAFF REPORTSPLAINFIELD — DeKalb HighSchool show choirs gave up theirthree-year grip on state champi-onships Saturday, but not without agallant effort.DeKalb’s Classic Connectionmixed choir finished second to NewCastle by just one point in the statefinals for smaller schools Saturdaynight at Plainfield. The host schoolplaced third, with Northridge fourthout of nine finalist choirs.DeKalb won the first three statechampionships in 2009, 2010 and2011 in both mixed and girls choirdivisions.
Earlier Saturday, DeKalb’sSound Sensation placed third in the2012 women’s choir finals, behindnew champion Northridge andrunner-up New Castle.Both DeKalb choirs won awardsfor best visuals, a category judgingchoreography and costuming thatmakes up 40 percent of scoring.Vocal performance counts for 60percent.“You get best visuals — that’swhat we’re known for,” DeKalbassistant director Kent Johnso idSat d
“It was a great show. I wouldn’tchange a thing those kids did today.… It’s just the way the cookiecrumbled this time,” said directorShelley Johnson after Saturdaynight’s narrow miss of a fourthchampionship in the mixed-choirdivision.She called the first-runner-upfinish “disappointing, but good atthe same time,” adding, “One point!It was so close.”
“We couldn’t have done anythingbetter than what we did. We put itall out there, and it just wasn’t quitegood enough,” said Nathan Carthen,a senior member of Classic Connec-tion. “It was a good way to end thesenior year”
“I don’t think we could have doneanything better.”Mosier said seniors in the choircan reflect on winning three statechampionships in their careers.In Saturday’s women’s choirfinals, DeKalb Sound Sensationearned the third-highest vocal scoreon its way to third place overall.“This was the best show of ourseason. I could feel it in the firstfour bars,” Shelley Johnson said.“The judges made comments ontheir sheets about our energy andhow much fun our show was. …The girls were awesome, DeKalbCounty can be proud of them.”“The show was amazing today,”said Kelsie Williams, a seniormember of Sound Sensation.“Everyone was completelyenergized, and you could telleveryone really wanted it. … We’reproud of third place, and we gotbest visuals, which was a nicesurprise for us.”
“We all wanted it. We all did ourbest,” senior Bailey Hartman saidabout S t d
Choirs take 2nd, 3rd in state
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)— Looking toward the criticalprimary in Illinois, Republicanpresidential front-runner MittRomney wrappedup a shortenedcampaign trip toPuerto Rico onSaturday as heprepared for moretough contestsagainst chief rivalRick Santorum.The formerMassachusettsgovernor dramati-cally curtailed histrip to the U.S.territory, whichholds its primarytoday, in favor ofspending moretime in Illinois,where polls haveshown him slightly ahead ofSantorum. Romney had planned tospend the weekend and visit apolling place Sunday, but insteadleft the island immediately after amorning appearance.Santorum left Puerto Ricoearlier this week and was spendingthe morning in Missouri, where healready won a primary thatawarded no delegates. MissouriRepublicans were meeting incounty caucuses Saturday, the firststep toward choosing delegates tothe national convention who arecommitted to specific c didS
Nextstop:Illinois
Santorum
Romney
GOP rivals headto next showdown
Obama marksSt. Patrick’s Day
WASHINGTON (AP) —His jacket was only mossgreen but his pint was trueGuinness.President Barack Obamatilted back a glass of the darkIrish brew Saturday, observingSt. Patrick’s Day at aboisterous Irish pub with hisancestral cousin fromMoneygall, Ireland, at his side.At the White House, themain South Lawn Fountainburbled green water. Nearby,workers prepared for a visitTuesday by the Irish PrimeMinister Enda Kenny.The first family wasputting on its Irish, a bloodine that runs throughObama’s veins
“I wouldn’t change a thingthose kids did today.”
Shelley JohnsonDeKalb show choir director
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