The Herald Republican – December 29, 2012

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Angola, Indiana

GOOD MORNING Plane makes emergency landing in Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE — Allegiant flight 959, enroute from South Bend to Punta Gorda, Fla., with 149 passengers and five crewmembers on board, made an emergency landing at Fort Wayne International Airport due to a cargo fire indicator light activating, an Allegiant spokeswoman said. The aircraft landed at Fort Wayne at approximately 1:24 p.m. and all passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the aircraft. Reports indicate that there were no injuries, an Allegiant news release said. The aircraft is a MD-80 jet aircraft. Allegiant’s Care Support Team, a team of specially trained employee volunteers, was made available to assist passengers. Allegiant officials are fully cooperating with all authorities and will provide more information as soon as it becomes available in coordination with the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board. Passengers and families of flight 959 in need of assistance or additional information may contact Allegiant at 888-393-3535.

Death penalty being weighed in Indy explosion

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Coming Sunday Top 10 Movies of the Year Movie reviewer Jenny Kobiela-Mondor ranks her favorite movies from the year, and her least favorites. Read her thoughts on Sunday. Vol. 155 No. 358

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BY MIKE MARTURELLO mikem@kpcnews.net

ANGOLA — An appeal hearing for Alva Butler and his business BBL Inc., which was denied a sexually oriented business license in November by the Angola Building Department, has been postponed. A new date has not been set. The hearing was scheduled for Friday in City Council Chambers in City Hall, 210 N. Public Square. The hearing was continued at the request of Butler and by agreement of the city, said a notice from Kim Shoup, city attorney. Butler is the owner of Showgirl

III in Fort Wayne. In November the city denied Butler a sexually oriented business permit to operate a strip club at 310 W. Wendell Jacob Ave. because the building is within 750 feet of a residential structure. There are two residences within 750 feet of the former Slider’s Grill and Bar building where Butler wants to open a Showgirl facility. If Butler’s appeal is denied, his only recourse would be legal proceedings, likely through a federal court. If hearing officer James McEntarfer, a local attorney, overturns the building commis-

sioner’s decision, Shoup said the city would have to issue the license or appeal it in court. Angola building commissioner Dean Twitchell informed Butler that his proposed business is not in compliance with location requirements of the city’s sexually oriented business licensing ordinance that was approved Sept. 17 by the Angola Common Council. Butler made his intentions to open a strip club known to city officials on Aug. 15. Prior to the city passing the licensing ordinance, a sexually oriented business could be no closer than 1,000 feet from a

residential zoning district. The two houses are not in residential zones. The nearest residential zone is 1,200 feet from Butler’s building, Shoup told The Herald Republican in November. In addition to the Common Council adopting rules for sexually oriented businesses, it also changed the zoning where such a business is acceptable to I2 industrial from C-2 commercial on Nov. 19. Butler’s building is in the C-2 commercial zone, and it was purchased Aug. 9, when it was still acceptable to have a sexually oriented business in a C-2 zone.

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Not A Pretty Sight

Obama ‘optimistic’ about ‘fiscal cliff’ deal after meeting

Pictured is one of the garages that was hit by a vandal sometime late Thursday or early Friday, said Angola Police Detective Tim Crooks. The graffiti was confined to the northwest quadrant

of Angola. Based on footprints in the snow, it appears to have been the work of a young person, Crooks said.

Graffiti vandal strikes in Angola BY MIKE MARTURELLO mikem@kpcnews.net

ANGOLA — Police are looking for the help of the public in catching an individual who spray-painted blue graffiti in multiple areas on the city’s northwest side overnight Thursday and possibly Friday morning. Angola Police Department Detective Tim Crooks said just about everything stationary from the McKinley Street area, northeast toward about the 300 block of North Wayne Street was

vandalized. “We’ve got a lot of criminal mischief,� Crooks said. “It’s just everywhere.� Police have been able to follow the tracks of shoes of a suspect thanks to the fresh snow on the ground. Crooks characterized the tracks as coming from a small set of shoes, leading him to believe the work was done by a youngster who happened to have a lot of blue spray paint. “We’ve got a lot of it out there. It’s on the (St. Anthony of Padua)

Catholic church, stop signs, everything,� Crooks said. “They got the street, too. Holy smokes.� And sidewalks, street signs, garages and walls of homes. “They were just busy, busy, busy,� Crooks said. “So, if somebody saw something, just give us a call.� Crooks characterized the graffiti as gibberish. The number to call is Angola Police at 665-2121 or Crime Stoppers at 668-STOP (7867) or 800-600-HALT (4258).

WASHINGTON (AP) — The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts as well. “I’m optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time,� President Barack Obama said at the White House after meeting for more than an hour with top lawmakers from both houses. Surprisingly, after weeks of postelection gridlock, Senate leaders sounded even more bullish. The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said he was “hopeful and optimistic� of a deal that could be presented to rankand-file lawmakers as early as Sunday, a little more than 24 hours before the year-end deadline. Said Majority Leader Harry Reid: “I’m going to do everything I can� to prevent the tax increases and spending cuts that threaten to send the economy into recession. He cautioned, “Whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect.�

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Hammel known for love of teaching, sports BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcnews.net

ANGOLA — John F. Hammel was a popular longtime educator, administrator and coach for Angola High School who delighted in all sports and tutoring his math students. Mr. Hammel, 86, died Saturday in Lakeland Nursing Home, Angola. Mr. Hammel was born on Dec. 13, 1926, in Monon to Emma and H. Hanly Hammel. He married Norma Lee Myers, Francesville, on June 15, 1947. After serving in the Army, he obtained his teaching degree from Indiana University. Eventually, he came to Angola where he spent his

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career and the rest of his life. He retired from the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County in 1990 after 43 years. He is best remembered as an Mr. Hammel animated and demanding math teacher. From 1963-70, he was principal at Angola High School. “He always enjoyed being a math teacher,� Norma said. “Students said, ‘I can’t get this.’ He would say, ‘Yes, you can. I’ll help you.’� Mr. Hammel would also tutor students who needed extra help in

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math. Some of them went on to become successful professionals, including doctors, Norma said. Mr. Hammel also left his mark in coaching sports, including football, baseball and basketball. He also served on the Indiana High School Athletic Board of Control. His sports honors included being an inductee into the Angola High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Indiana High School Athletic Association Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. He was an avid fan of nearly every sport and favored the Chicago Cubs and Indiana Hoosiers the most. “He probably liked basketball best. He didn’t like pro basketball.

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He always said, ‘run and shoot, run and shoot,’� she said, meaning that’s all he thought pro basketball players did in games. When he was able to, Mr. Hammel went to Hornet athletic events after he retired. Norma said because it became hard for him to climb into the bleachers, if an Angola game was broadcast, he would stay home and listen to it. Outside of school, Mr. Hammel was appointed to the Angola Plan Commission, participated in the police reserves and was a member of the American Legion and Angola Masonic Lodge. He was a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash — the highest honor

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Showgirl license appeal postponed

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A decision is expected within six weeks on whether to seek the death penalty against the three people charged with causing the deadly gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood and killed a couple, a prosecutor said.

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