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GOOD MORNING Plane crash near Waterloo injures man WATERLOO — An Angola man was injured when his small plane crashed near Waterloo Sunday morning, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said. An ultralight plane piloted by Patrick Hale, 66, crashed into a corn field in the 4200 block of DeKalb C.R. 22, just before noon. Hale told investigators he lost rudder control before the crash. He was flying from Waterloo airport at the time. A witness found the plane without a pilot. Meanwhile, Hale walked to a nearby residence for help. He suffered bleeding from his head and a hand injury. He was transported to a hospital by a private vehicle. Assisting at the scene were Waterloo Fire and Rescue, DeKalb EMS and the Indiana State Police.
Rodeo clown in Obama mask draws flak at state fair KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A clown wearing a President Obama mask appeared at a Missouri State Fair rodeo this weekend and the announcer asked the enthusiastic spectators if they wanted to see “Obama run down by a bull.” The antics led the state’s second highest-ranking official, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, to denounce the performance in a tweet Sunday. He said it was “disrespectful” to the president. “We are better than this,” the Republican tweeted. State Fair officials said the show was “inappropriate” and “does not reflect the opinions or standards” of the fair. “We strive to be a family friendly event and regret that Saturday’s rodeo badly missed that mark,” they said in a statement Sunday. Reprints of all KPC photos can be purchased online at kpcnews.com under Marketplace: Photo Reprints.
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will be allowed about hog farm BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
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Sally and Gene Kessler of Kessler’s Kountry Line Dancing teach line dancing at their Auburn
home. Some students come from Ohio and Michigan.
They walk the line Auburn couple lead dancing classes at their home BY OCTAVIA LEHMAN olehman@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — Once September hits, Sally Kessler’s schedule gets busier. Besides working as a manager at McDonald’s and running her Avon business, she’s back at her favorite activity: line dancing. From her Auburn home, Sally leads line dancing classes on weeknights, teaching beginning, intermediate, advanced and partner dances. The garage in her backyard doubles as the studio. The walls, lined with country memorabilia, include photos of her dance students. A life-size cutout of Brooks and Dunn, the popular country duo, beckons from one corner. The studio is Kessler’s Kountry
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Line Dancing, a place where friends are made and dancers train. Sally and her husband Gene operate the dancing group, but they don’t claim to be professionals. Sally teaches the line dances and Gene plays the music. “We don’t dance for perfection,” Sally said. “It’s a lot of fun and socializing.” Their passion for line dancing began in 1991, after Sally saw an advertisement for Country Connection, a country dance club in Fort Wayne.
Video at kpcnews.com Sally and Gene Kessler show some line dancing moves and Sally shows more of their studio in video at kpcnews.com. Scan the QR code to watch the video on your tablet or smartphone.
Gene liked country music, so the two decided to check it out. “I never danced before,” Sally said. The two wanted to get better at line dancing and started taking lessons at Bev’s Western Wear in Auburn.
ANGOLA — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has heard plenty of concerns about a proposed 4,800-hog farm that will be addressed at an upcoming public meeting. IDEM is holding the meeting regarding K&D Contract Pork LLC’s proposed swine operation on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 6-8 p.m. at the Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne Street. Keith Werner, K&D’s owner, is proposing the operation that would be located at C.R. 6100W and 200N on a 60-acre parcel. He is a third-generation farmer. Indiana’s permitting process and regulations for confined feeding operations and concentrated animal feeding operations will be discussed at the meeting. IDEM staff will have information about the proposed CAFO on display beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will be available to answer questions before the meeting. The meeting will open up for public discussion and questions. If the public meeting concludes before 8 p.m., IDEM staff will remain to answer questions and discuss the proposed project in an informal, one-on-one setting. Individuals who wish to submit written comments to IDEM regarding the permit application
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Donors get creative with foundation gifts BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
When it comes to donations to community foundations, cold, hard cash isn’t always involved. Instead, alternative forms of contributions have helped fill endowment coffers, such as grain, silver bars, timber, sheep, property rentals and real estate sales. Here are some of the alternative forms of donations to community foundations in Steuben, DeKalb, Noble and LaGrange counties.
Steuben County Community Foundation In February, SCCF received the largest private monetary gift in its history — $1.1 million —
from the estate of the late Don and Martha Rogers. In addition to that gift, SCCF president and CEO Jennifer Danic said it will include proceeds from the sale of Lake James real estate the Rogerses owned. Danic said state giving, Danic houses, businesses, real estate and sometimes other commodities are all part of gifts to the foundation. “It’s like noncash,” Danic said. “We need to get it appraised, but I won’t sit here and say what it’s worth. We have an extensive gift acceptance policy.” SCCF recently began accepting
grain donations from area farmers. If the commodity is accepted by an elevator and the donor designates SCCF as the recipient, the foundation receives the proceeds for endowments and grants. In addition, SCCF has rental property it receives funding from, she said. Elsewhere in the state, Danic said she heard another community foundation received a gift of sheep. But it’s not known if the flock entered that foundation’s office and bleated its case of worth.
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tion of DeKalb County, Wendy Oberlin, executive director, said it is common that donors give from abundance. “Sometimes they give cash or appreciated stock, because that’s what they have a lot of. Some donors have an abundance of other assets that they are willing to give — grain, commercial real estate, and in one case, silver bars,” she said. Yes, silver bars. “Our donor had a desire to make a gift in remembrance of his wife. He inherited a collection of silver bars. His own estate plan was already in place with provisions for his children. He discussed using the silver to make a charitable gift with his family,
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Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The 3-year-old girl wandered away from her grandmother’s home in Wareham, Mass., in mid-April. A frantic search began almost immediately, and within an hour little Alyvia Navarro was found unresponsive in a nearby pond. She was pronounced dead the next day. A month later, across the continent, a larger search unfolded over three days as hundreds of emergency service personnel and volunteers fanned out around
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Clearlake, Calif., looking for 9-year-old Mikaela Lynch after she vanished from her backyard. The outcome grimly echoed the Wareham search: A dive team found Mikaela’s body in a muddy creek. The two girls were the first of at least 14 children with autism known to have died this year after slipping away from their caregivers. All but one of them drowned, evidence of a fascination that many autistic children have with water. The body of the
latest victim, 11-year-old Anthony Kuznia, was found Thursday in the Red River after a 24-hour search near his home in East Grand Forks, Minn. The tragic phenomenon goes by various names — wandering, elopement, bolting — and about half of autistic children are prone to it, according to research published last year in the journal Pediatrics. That would be a huge number. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated last year
that 1 in 88 children are affected by autism, and a federal survey this year pegged the prevalence rate at one of every 50 schoolchildren — more than 1 million children in all. Wandering has led to the deaths of more than 60 children in the past four years, and the fear of it can make daily life a harrowing, never-let-your-guard-down challenge for parents. “We take steps at home — locks on every door, gates, SEE WANDERING, PAGE A8
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for the Wednesday, August 21, 2013 • Glendarin Hills Golf Club, Angola, Indiana