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Area Independence Day celebrations DeKalb County Friday, June 29 — Fort Wayne Philharmonic, DeKalb Outdoor Theater in Auburn, starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 3, through Wednesday, July 4 — Garrett Heritage Days, Eastside Park, Garrett, events all day Tuesday and Wednesday, fireworks have been canceled.

The event includes a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday and a chalk walk Wednesday.

LaGrange County Wednesday, July 4, Topeka Independence Day celebration, East Park Pavilion, events start at 8 a.m. with a road run and fun walk. Events continue throughout the day, including games, food, puppet shows, pony, horse and garden tractor pulls, a concert and fireworks at 10 p.m.

Noble County Wednesday, July 4 — Bixler Lake Independence Day celebration, events begin at 4 p.m. Events and activities include various food options to eat, music from The Kugler Brothers Trio, many games, face painting, a bounce house and slide, a bike parade and a Minute-To-Win-It family challenge.

Fireworks will be at dusk monitored by the fire department.

Friday, July 6 — Albion-opoly begins at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., depending on registration. Albion rescheduled their fireworks display for Thursday, Sept. 2 due to dry weather.

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Some members of the military showed their true colors at Angola’s Fourth of July Parade by the Civil War monument in Public Square last year. This year’s parade is on Wednesday, July 4 at 11 a.m.

a.m. to 11 a.m. A car show is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baseball games will be played all day at Taylor Park. Bingo will be played 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will also be a cornhole tournament, a bounce house and food vendors at the park.

“The Fords” will be musical entertainment at 8 p.m. Fireworks will be at dusk.

Steuben County Saturday, June 30 — Independence Day celebration, Angola, pancake breakfast in front of courthouse, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Sunday, July 1 — Music Americana, Dale Hughes Auditorium, Angola, 7 p.m. a free concert from local talent, sponsored by 101 Lakes Kiwanis of Steuben County.

Sunday, July 1 — Community church service, Fish Creek Trail Pavilion, Hamilton, 8 a.m.

Tuesday, July 3 — Carnival rides and food, Commons Park, Angola, noon to 11 p.m. A pie-eating contest is at 6 p.m.

From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “1 Ton Trio” will perform on the Roman Beer Community Stage.

Wednesday, July 4 — Independence Day parade, downtown Angola, 11 a.m.

Commons Park in Angola will have a hotdog giveaway at 1 p.m., Skydive Fort Wayne will land at 1:30 p.m., Jim Barron will present magic and entertainment at 2 p.m. Auntie V’s pie-eating contest and Penny’s School of Dance are both at 3 p.m. Live entertainment is at 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., “Retro Radio” Performs at 5:30 p.m., another pie-eating contest is at 6 p.m. and “Elements” performs at 8 p.m. Fireworks are at dusk at the park.

Friday, July 6, through Saturday, July 7 — Independence Day Celebration, Hamilton. Fish fry begins 5 p.m.

Friday. Crowning of Tot King and Queen and Street Dance in downtown Hamilton, 8 p.m., featuring live music Family Friendly Fun 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. At dusk, Flotilla Lighted Boat Parade at the millpond. Breakfast starts at 7 a.m.

Saturday at the Fish and Game Club.

Starting at 7:30 a.m. at the fire department, there will be a 5K run and walk at 7:30, Church of Christ pie sale at 9 a.m. and Lions Club Chicken barbecue at 9:30 a.m. A pet parade and bike parade begins at Town Hall at 9:30 a.m. A tugof-war begins at 10 a.m. at the public beach. Other activities are a boardwalk ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:15 a.m., a dedication to veterans at the public beach at 11:45 a.m., a parade at noon, a duck race at the public beach at 1 p.m., and a fireworks show at Hog Hill at dusk. A rain date for the fireworks is scheduled for Sunday, July 8 at dusk.

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Civil War stories have roots in area and mentions his fever.

One of his wife’s letters is also on display in the museum and mentions that she was having a hard time collecting money.

Margaret Ott, another volunteer with the Noble County Historical Society, explained that Zimmerman had to pay for his treatments. One of his letters states he needed $10 a week until he was well.

DeKalb County Historian John Bry told a story of a man from Columbia City that was a member of the Union Army.

A sniper was attacking the man’s infantry, and he was assigned to find the sniper. He found and shot the sniper, only to find out that he had killed his own brother.

“It devastated this guy for the rest of his life,” said Bry. The man never told his family about his brother, and Bry said it was one of the early cases of post-traumatic stress disorder.

“The story goes, he kept the rifle mounted over the top of his door and just stared at it,” said Bry. On his deathbed, he confided in his son what he had done. Bry said a lot of brother-against-brother stories are told, but this is a local example that it was true.

Bry also told of Alonzo Anderson, an African-American who was a member of the Indiana Colored Regiment, now buried in Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville. Bry believes

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ALBION — One hundred and fifty years ago, the Union and the Confederacy were fighting in the second year of the Civil War. The war had a lasting impact on many families, but it also left a mark in northern Indiana.

There are several tales from the Civil War that are directly related with the surrounding area.

The Old Jail Museum in Albion has many items from the Civil War, including some belongings from John Jacob Zimmerman of Jefferson Township.

He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion, and his tombstone will be part of the Tombstone Trail this year.

The Tombstone Trail is described as the nation’s first historic tombstone tour.

Judy Richter, a volunteer for the Noble County Historical Society, researched Zimmerman and wrote his story for the Tombstone Trail. She shared some of her research.

Zimmerman began as a private for the Union army in 1865. He joined the 152nd Indiana Infantry, Company B and earned the rank of Second Lieutenant.

He never made it home after the war, dying of typhoid fever, but two of his letters he wrote to his wife Mary survived and are on display at the museum.

In Zimmerman’s letters, he writes about his experiences in the war, reminds his wife to take care of their children

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he was a true patriot for his loyalty to the Union cause.

“How do you fight for a country that really wasn’t considering you an equal?” asked Bry. “I’m sure he had some inner conflicts going on, but the commitment, loyalty and patriotism won out for him, even though he probably wasn’t treated the best in life.”

Bry also mentioned that Kendallville was the site of a Civil War camp named Camp Mitchell, proving that the surrounding area might have more Civil War history than one might think.

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Two of John Jacob Zimmerman’s letters to his wife are on display in the Old Jail Museum in Albion. His wife wrote a third letter on display.

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Veteran in Honor Guard since 1948 “The Honor Guard is all about honoring the flag ‌ and honoring KENDALLVILLE — Since 1948, veterans that aren’t here anymore,â€?

Devon Ihrie has been a member of the said Ihrie.

Honor Guard in Kendallville, honoring Ihrie said many Honor Guards have war veterans who have died. stopped doing funeral ceremonies for “I’ve done it all,� said Ihrie, 87, of soldiers who were not members of his experience in the Honor Guard.

American Legions or VFW posts.

There are several divisions of the Kendallville’s Honor Guard still Honor Guard, including the Colors provides funeral ceremonies for any Flight, Body Bearers, Firing Party, soldier who served, regardless if he or Parade Flight, Training Flight and the she was not a member of the American Drill Team.

Legion or the VFW. He said if they The Honor Guard mainly does were in the service, they deserve to ceremonies at funerals of soldiers, but have a proper ceremony from the it also does special-day ceremonies, Honor Guard. such as those on Memorial Day. He said at a ceremony, he will Florence Glick, who lives with usually be the one calling out Ihrie, said she loves the Memorial Day commands. ceremony and is proud of what Ihrie Ihrie recited his commands in his does. home. “Right face. Port arms. Ready. “It’s awesome,� said Glick. She said Aim. Fire. Fire. Fire. Port arms. she has not know much about the Attention. Present arms.�

Honor Guard before she met Ihrie, but Also at the ceremonies, “Taps� is now, she is “proud to be a part of it.� played, the firing squad fires a threeIhrie said he participates in about 35 volley salute and the American flag is to 40 ceremonies a year. raised with veterans at attention.

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Before his time in the Honor Guard, Ihrie served in World War II as a machine gunner in the 100th Infantry Division.

He was drafted and traveled overseas to serve in Germany and southern France for nearly three years and was in combat for about six to eight months. “A lot of them were over there a heck of a lot longer than I was,� said Ihrie. “Some of them were over there two or three years.�

He recalled that when he was drafted, he did not know what he was getting into. “We didn’t really know what it was all about,� said Ihrie. “It was just an adventure. We didn’t know what we were getting into and really didn’t care until the first shell dropped. Then it was different.�

Though Ihrie said he is one of the older ones with the Honor Guard, he has no plans of quitting.

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Young adults enlisted to go into the army gather at the Kendallville army recruitment office.

From left, Morgan Hayes, Ty Harshberger, Caleb Bortner, Austin Starrett, Jordan Lantz and kneeling in front, Kendell Hess.

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A recent Lakeland graduate, Caleb Bortner, 18, said he enlisted because he felt KENDALLVILLE — It is something that the need to protect people. millions of Americans do not do, yet it is “It kind of feels like my lot in life, and I something that has made several local felt the best way to do it would be to join the students and recent graduates want to do to army,” Bortner said. serve their country: They have enlisted in the When the young adults enlisted, all said U.S. military. that their parents were supportive, but not Each Wednesday at the Kendallville army without some hesitation. recruitment office, several young adults gather Jordan Lantz, 18, a recent Garrett to train in the Future Soldier Training graduate, said his parents’ response was a Program, consisting of running, doing pushtypical response, but said at his school’s ups and sit-ups and learning ranks and awards ceremony, in which Lantz won a structure. They also come to just hang out citizenship award, his dad shook his hand and with each other. said, “You deserve that (award) and you Their motivation to go into the army deserve to be in the army.” varies, but most said family members Morgan Hayes, 18, a recent Prairie previously and currently in the military Heights graduate, said because she is the baby inspired them to make their decision. of the family, it is hard for her parents, but she Ty Harshberger, 18, recent Lakeland said they fully support her. graduate, said he enjoys when people come “I’m really proud that I made that decision up to him and shake his hand, thanking him that most people won’t make,” Hayes said. for his service. Though Harshberger explains Austin Starrett, 19, an East Noble graduate that he has not served yet, just enlisting is an said he will miss his family most, but he is honor enough. excited for his future and “getting to start my “I do not mind serving,” said Harshberger. life.”

“I’d die for that person.”

Although all said there is excitement, His grandfather was a command sergeant worries and fears come into play also. major and retired after 37 years of service.

“It takes a lot to admit for most people, but “He really motivates me to go out there I’m nervous just to go to basic training,” said and do my best,” said Harshberger.

Harshberger. “Deep down, I’m as terrified as Kendell Hess, 18, a senior at East Noble anyone should be. It’s not bad to be afraid, next year, was motivated in another way to that keeps a lot of people alive.” enlist.

All of the young adults said they are “I watched a movie about the Coast honored to have enlisted and are proud of Guard,” said Hess, laughing, to which Staff being able to serve and protect their country.

Sgt. Jamie Perry jokingly walked out of the As many noted, joining the military is not room in disbelief. something a lot of people do, but they are Ever since she saw the movie, she wanted willing to go. to join the military.

Hayes said she’s proud because she knows “I love everything they stand for,” Hess she joined not because she was made to do it, said. but because she wants to do it.

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History of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s most cherished symbols of liberty. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, and was adopted on July 4, 1776. The Declaration was engrossed, or prepared in clear hand, probably by Timothy Matlack, between July 19 and August 2. It is engrossed on parchment, an animal skin specially treated with lime and stretched.

John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, was the first to sign the Declaration, in a bold signature centered below the text.

The other delegates then began to sign at the right below the text with signatures arranged by geographic location — starting with New Hampshire and ending with Georgia.

The political philosophy of the Declaration of Independence was not new — philosophers had already expressed the ideas of individual liberty. However, Jefferson summarized the philos-

ophy and set forth a list of grievances against King George III in order to justify breaking ties between the colonies and England.

containing the inert gas argon and a controlled amount of humidity to keep the parchment flexible.

Although the cornerstone of the National Archives building was laid in 1933, the Declaration and Declaration of the Constitution were not moved Independence Facts to the National Archives until • The sheet of parchment much later. (It was kept at Fort measures 24 1/4 by 29 3/4 inches. Knox during the intervening • The Declaration of Independyears.) At 11 a.m. on December ence was signed by 56 delegates. A 13, 1952, Brigadier General Stoyte few delegates who voted for O. Ross, commanding general of adoption on July 4 never signed, the Air Force Headquarters including John Dickinson, who Command, received the documents wanted to reconcile with Britain, at the Library of Congress, and and Robert R. Livingston, who they were formally delivered to thought the Declaration was Wayne Grover, the Archivist of the premature.

United States, at the building. The • The Declaration of IndependDeclaration and the Constitution ence has been kept and, were formally enshrined on sometimes, displayed at many December 15, 1952, in a ceremony different places around the country. presided over by Chief Justice It has been carried in wagons, Fred M. Vinson and attended by ships, a Pullman sleeper and an more than 100 officials. The armored vehicle.

Declaration is displayed with the • The Declaration of Independence is now on display in the rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington D.C., in a specially sealed encasement

other Charters of Freedom, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

• There are 26 copies of the Declaration of Independence known to exist as part of the Dunlap Broadside, which are copies printed on paper on the night of July 4. Twenty-one are owned by American institutions, and one resides in the Hoosier state, at Indiana University in Bloomington.

• A handprint appears at the bottom left corner of the Declaration of Independence. The origins and circumstances are unknown.

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Students experience 1885 school

BY MICHAEL HAYNES mhaynes@kpcnews.net KENDALLVILLE — Children around the area can learn about what life and school was like in 1885 at the Wayne Center One-Room Schoolhouse.

An Independence Day celebration will take place at the schoolhouse, located on Schoolhouse Road next to the Wayne Center United Methodist Church.

Louanne Pillers, schoolmarm, or teacher, for the event, said students can expect to do many things that students did in the 19th century. While students do not have to walk to the school, the children in 1885 did, unless the mule-pulled wagon came to pick them up.

“We try to keep it as 1885-ish as we can,” said Pillers.

For lunch, the children will make potato soup and bannock bread, which is a type of fried flatbread. The kids will MICHAEL HAYNES churn their own butter to put on their bread.

LouAnne Pillers will be the teacher for the day at the Wayne Center One-Room She said other activities include games, Schoolhouse. She sits at the teacher’s desk holding a chalkboard she calls a 19thcentury iPad. crafts and making homemade soap, ice cream and lemonade. She said the kids really enjoy making the hand-cranked ice a lot more on memorization, rather than children), ‘those aren’t cars, they’re just cream and enjoy squeezing the lemons for using technology. fast buggies.’ They are really happy to the lemonade.

On a desk in the school, Pillers found a play along.”

Pillers said there will also be a flag small chalkboard, calling it a 19th century Teachers of the schoolhouse had to be craft and a snack with blueberries and iPad. patient, said Pillers, considering students strawberries, representing the colors of Just like in 1885, Pillers will ring a in first through eighth grades would all be the American flag. bell to start class. in the same class. She said that in that School back in 1885 was different than “We go back in time and pretend like time, teachers were still boarded by today, and Pillers said it probably focused it’s 1885,” said Pillers. “I tell (the families.

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An 1885 United States flag hangs from the chalkboard at the front of the oneroom schoolhouse. A framed photo of Grover Cleveland, president in 1885, sits on the chalk ledge.

The Wayne Center Methodist Church built the schoolhouse in 1885, and the school was used until 1924 when a new school was built across the street.

The one-day celebration will be Tuesday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is for elementary students and will cost $10. To register, call 347-5447.

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Follow firework laws and safety precautions

BY MICHAEL HAYNES mhaynes@kpcnews.net AUBURN — Fireworks can be a fun way to celebrate our nation’s holidays, but there are also laws and safety precautions that should be followed.

State laws regulate firework usage for most of the area, but some cities have further regulations.

Auburn Police Chief Martin McCoy said state laws admit the use of consumer fireworks between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Other municipalities have stricter regulations, however.

Under state law, fireworks can only be purchased by someone 18 years or older.

Fireworks can only be discharged at a permitted discharge sites, at the property of the person or at the property of someone else with permission. Failure to follow these laws is considered a Class C infraction.

Currently, fireworks are unsafe to use due to drought contitions. Emergency burn bans puts limits on fireworks use.

Emergency burn bans have been declared in DeKalb, Noble, Steuben and LaGrange counties, as well as Altona, Butler, Garrett, Albion, Angola, Kendallville, Ashley and Rome City. Although burn bans could be lifted after significant rainfall, residents should contact officials or watch kpcnews.com for updates on the burn bans.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, fireworks caused approximately 15,500 fires in 2010, and more fires are reported on Independence Day than any other day in a typical year.

In light of these statistics, people should be careful when it comes to handling fireworks.

Auburn Fire Chief Michael VanZile said the number of firework related calls the fire department receives is kept to a minimum.

“It is very low for our area, thank goodness,” said VanZile.

McCoy advised to have adults around when lighting fireworks and to have a fire extinguisher or hose nearby in case of a fire.

“A lot of people enjoy fireworks, and there’s nothing wrong with them as long as you use common sense,” said McCoy. “There’s a safe way to do it. If you follow the safe way, you’re probably not going to do any harm at all.”

Bottle rockets can be a potential problem if it’s not lighted in an open area. McCoy said they tend to veer off into another person’s property if not careful.

“They’re explosives,” said McCoy. “So, treat them as such. They’re not toys.”

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KENDALLVILLE — This time of year, people like to sing patriotic songs to commemorate veterans, the American flag and our country. These songs range in age, some going back to the Revolutionary War. Here is an overview of some patriotic songs and their history.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.

During the War of 1812, the British captured one of Key’s friends, Dr. William Beanes. Key boarded a British ship and asked for his friend’s release. With a letter from the President James Madison, asking for his release and the fact that Beanes had treated British soldiers, the British agreed to let Beanes go.

However, neither Beanes or Key could leave the ship until after the British attacked Fort McHenry. Key watched as

the battle ensued on Sept. 13. Key knew that if he saw the American flag still flying, the British had not captured the fort. The next day, he saw the flag was still waving and was inspired to write some lines of poetry. His poetry was published as a song called “The Defense of Fort McHenry.” It was sung to the popular tune of the day called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” Later, the title was changed to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

In 1931, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared the song as America’s national anthem.

The flag that Key saw at Fort McHenry is now in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. “America” was written in less than 30 minutes by Samuel Francis Smith, who wrote it on a scrap piece of paper he found MICHAEL HAYNES

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The song first played at a children’s celebration at a Boston church on Independence Day in the early 1830s. “America the Beautiful� was written in 1893 by college professor Katharine Lee Bates while she took a trip to

Colorado to teach there for the summer.

She visited the top of Pike’s Peak in a wagon, and she immediately saw sights she thought were beautiful. She was inspired to begin writing about her sights and her song was published two years later. Bates revised the lyrics in 1904 and 1913. “Yankee Doodle� is a popular children’s song. It is not known who penned the lyrics. What is known is that it was first sung during the French and Indian War. The British Army then sung it during the Revolutionary War to mock the colony soldiers. However, the colony soldiers liked the song and began singing it as well. It was reported that the colony soldiers even sang the song as the British surrendered their guns in their defeat.

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