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GOOD MORNING CIA confirms Area 51 LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFO buffs and believers in alien encounters are celebrating the CIA’s clearest acknowledgement yet of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades. The recently declassified documents have set the tinfoil-hat crowd abuzz, though there’s no mention in the papers of UFO crashes, black-eyed extraterrestrials or staged moon landings. Audrey Hewins, an Oxford, Maine, woman who runs a support group for people like her who believe they have been contacted by extraterrestrials, said she suspects the CIA is moving closer to disclosing there are space aliens on Earth. “I’m thinking that they’re probably testing the waters now to see how mad people get about the big lie and cover-up,” she said. For a long time, U.S. government officials hesitated to acknowledge even the existence of Area 51. The CIA history released Thursday not only refers to Area 51 by name and describes some of the aviation activities that took place there, but locates the Air Force base on a map, along the dry Groom Lake bed.
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Trine freshman class numbers remain strong ANGOLA — Trine University is ready to welcome its fourth straight freshman class of more than 400 students and debut changes and upgrades when classes begin Aug. 20, university officials said Thursday. “We’re pleased to have more than 400 in the freshmen class at a time when many schools are experiencing a decrease in enrollment,” said Earl D. Brooks II, AMY OBERLIN Trine president. “We’ll continue Angola High School’s Marching Hornets practice which will be previewed tonight at 5 p.m. at the to focus on rigorous academic a portion of “Reaching Out,” its 2013 show, high school band tower. standards, a low student-to-faculty ratio and competitive scholarships and financial aid to help our students succeed.” This year’s freshmen class is the first to be offered Trine’s lifetime guarantee that promises, among other things, that students BY AMY OBERLIN The music is more difficult than graduate in four years or the fifth aoberlin@kpcmedia.com last year, said Wilson, noting that year of tuition is free. ANGOLA — The Angola it should take AHS into the higher Trine’s growth is also fueled Marching Hornets are “Reaching echelon needed to repeat their by its retention success and Out.” state finals run. The band is getting efforts, a news release said. The This year’s show, set to more used to the show, and seniors student retention team, led by Kim Michael Kamen’s “The New and even some underclassmen Bennett, assistant vice president Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms,” are taking leadership roles, said for enrollment management, has uses imagery from the iconic Hillman. He said they are showing adopted changes based on student reaching hands in the Michelself discipline that will translate to feedback. angelo fresco, “The Creation of the field. SEE TRINE, PAGE A5 Adam,” in the Sistine Chapel. “The reason we’re state finalists The varied and musically is because we are out here and complex production will be work hard,” said Hillman. previewed tonight at 5 p.m. on the The 2013 show has a new feel, west side of the high school at the said Wilson. “They’re getting angry with the band tower. The free performance words and the song,” said Wilson. includes an ice cream social. AMY OBERLIN Last year’s upbeat show, “The “A lot of it they’re picking up with Angola High School band Fire Within,” made it to the state their own musicality.” director Kevin Fogle leads finals. This year’s show promises The music changes to a more practice from the AHS band to present the approximately 80 soothing ballad as the show tower in the west parking lot. band members with a challenge, progresses then ends upbeat. said band director Kevin Fogle, The color guard, led by Jonathan The preview will showcase and should provide a visual and Meader, will have a presence with practices that started with band musical treat for the audiences sparkly costumes in blues, purples camp at the beginning of August. and Indiana State School Music and whites. Association judges. “Reaching The students will do the first two “I think it’s really pretty,” said Out” spans a range of notes and parts of the show. Fogle said all 10th grader Tiara Damron. “It’s moods, starting with aggressive three parts will be complete by eye catching.” tones, moving into a ballad and the first competition Sept. 7 at One of the guard coaches, ending with a upbeat tempo. Bluffton High School. Xavier Yankey, who was working INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Three tarps on the ground will Drum majors are Anna Wilson, with the girls on Thursday debuted its latest effort to combat its punctuate the theme of reaching Darius Hillman and Morgan evening, said the show includes a climbing prescription drug abuse rate O’Beirne. hands, which Fogle said will lot of dancing and facial expres— a website detailing the symptoms “It’s very intense,” said exemplify reaching out to others sion. exhibited by people hooked on pills — SEE BAND, PAGE A5 as state officials warned Friday that the — helping, giving. O’Beirne. “It’s kind of shocking.” epidemic is one of the greatest threats to the state’s children and young adults. Attorney General Greg Zoeller, who announced the new website at the Indiana State Fair, called it a BY JENNIFER DECKER “one-stop shop” for information on the jdecker@kpcmedia.com symptoms of abuse, such as sudden FREMONT — The rules at the secrecy or withdrawal from friends Firehouse Youth Center may be and relatives. Such information can considered simple, yet practical: help Indiana residents determine if no cussing, no re-entry and no someone close to them is abusing public displays of affection. painkillers, anti-anxiety medications or The idea for the new Fremont other prescription drugs and act to get youth center, 112 E. Toledo St., them help, he said. was considered by director Terry Prescription drugs were blamed Sherer, Hillsdale, Mich., for some for 718 overdose deaths in Indiana 20 years. Sherer decided to open in 2011, a nearly 10 percent increase in an empty Fremont storefront from 2010’s 654 deaths. last September. In his efforts, he Zoeller said the U.S. Centers said he feels like a proud papa to for Disease Control and Prevention watching over and leading all the declared two years ago that prescripyouth. tion drug overdose deaths have “I had a vision,” said Sherer, become a national epidemic and who’s been a youth pastor for 20 Indiana is part of that disturbing trend. years. “Two years ago in winter I “When they claim it’s an epidemic was praying.” that’s not just an adjective, that’s an PHOTO CONTRIBUTED During that praying, Sherer said alarm system that says we’ve now Firehouse Youth Center Director Terry Sherer, left, challenges he was led to open the non-dereached a certain crisis stage and Thomas Garrison to arm wrestling, as one of many activities nominational center, which serves people have to take immediate steps,” shared there. youth ages 12-20. he said. “The Firehouse represents Zoeller was joined Friday by other awareness, peer pressure” informa- said. “I’m looking for individual everything I see in ministry. I members of the Indiana Prescription, he said. “We’re working on a and corporate support in looking believe God is on the move and tion Drug Abuse Prevention Task praise band.” to change the youth atmosphere in Force, a panel formed last year and I want the fire of God to be there Sherer said he’s proud to say Fremont and neighboring cities. I and change these lives. I can’t do composed of about 80 state officials, the center and its programs have think they’ve gotten a bad rap.” it myself. There has to be God,” law enforcement officials, medical been embraced by youth. “We’ve Hours at the center are: prayer he said. and pharmacy representatives. He said Sherer said the youth center has intervened and halted four suicides time is 7-8 p.m. Mondays; the additional steps will be announced youth group gathers 6-8 p.m. been overwhelmingly received by in Steuben County — I’ve done later this year intended to boost the three and my senior girls did one,” Wednesdays and Friday night the Fremont community. During public’s understanding of the dangers he said. hours are 6-10:30 p.m. center operating hours, Sherer of prescription drugs. Funding for the center comes The center offers youth a safe said it’s common to see it filled Indiana ranked fifth in the nation from individual donations, but place to gather and hang out. It with teens. In April, the center ran in 2010 and 2011 for nonmedical use Sherer said he’s hopeful it can one contains a pool table, foosball, air 75-80 youth strong for the month. of prescription pain relievers among hockey and board games. “We’re looking at tutoring, day run full time. “We’re looking people ages 12 and older, according to having drug and alcohol for one donor to go full time,” he SEE TEENS, PAGE A5 a federal survey released in January.
AHS band ‘Reaching Out’
State launches new Rx drug war
Firehouse Center opens to teens