The Herald Republican – August 26, 2013

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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

Angola, Indiana

GOOD MORNING Clue No. 5 presented for United Way regatta contest ANGOLA — The fifth clue in the Steuben County United Way Cardboard Boat Regatta hidden regatta contest is available. The clue is: “Beach closed … man-eating fish spotted. Run to the corner and call the Marines!” Boats are scattered around the county. People must identify all seven boats to win. The contest is a lead up to the Cardboard Boat Regatta, which is Sept. 7 at the Potawatomi Inn beach at Pokagon State Park. To enter the competition, entrants must list in order the number, name and exact location of each boat. Submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Steuben County United Way located at 317 S. Wayne St. Suite 3D, Angola. Email address is bobbi@unitedwaysteuben. org.

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Steuben deputy airlifted after crash FROM STAFF REPORTS

HELMER — A Steuben County Sheriff’s Department reserve deputy was life-flighted from the scene of a crash just before midnight Saturday, Sheriff Tim Troyer said in a news release. Reserve deputy Adam Meeks, 34, of Fremont, sustained head, ankle and wrist injuries in the crash, which occurred on S.R. 327S, just north of C.R. 400S while he was traveling south to assist with an incident being handled by DeKalb County police at about 11:40 p.m. Deputies and the Indiana State Police were responding to the Story Lake area to assist DeKalb County police with a 911 call

reporting a man with a gun threatening to shoot people at a large gathering, Troyer said. When Meeks, in his patrol car, crested a hill and encountered another southbound vehicle entering the road, the deputy tried to avoid a collision with the passenger vehicle. Meeks went partially off of the east side of the Meeks road and began to lose control. The deputy then drove back across S.R. 327 and off the west side of the road, striking a tree. Meeks was pinned in his car for more than an hour, requiring

extrication by responding fire rescue crews. Once extricated, the deputy was flown from the crash site to Parkview Trauma Center in Fort Wayne by Samaritan Helicopter for treatment of a head injury, along with injuries to his ankle and wrist. He is in the intensive care unit, Troyer said. Alcohol was not a factor, seat belts were in use and the airbag deployed, Troyer said. The crash remains under investigation by the Indiana State Police. The officer was traveling in a marked 2010 Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser with lights and siren activated. Meeks has been a reserve

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deputy with Steuben County for the past 18 months, Troyer said. Agencies that assisted were Hamilton, Orland, Ashley and Hudson police departments and the Hudson, Salem and Orland fire departments. “The emergency services that responded are to be commended for their expertise and hard work in the extrication process and medical care given to Adam during this very serious crash,” Troyer said Sunday night. “It is truly comforting to witness and come to know such dedication, expertise and professionalism in our fire rescue, EMS and law enforcement during such a critical time of need. I am so thankful for each of them.”

U.N. headed to Syria Some doubt inspection will be credible

Pence declares Aug. 25-31 as Rail Safety Week INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana law enforcement agencies and railroad special agents will monitor railroad crossings this week as part of Indiana Rail Safety Week. Gov. Mike Pence has declared Aug. 25 through Aug. 31 as Indiana Rail Safety Week. Executive director Jessica Feder of Indiana Operation Lifesaver says laws on obeying railroad traffic signals and laws regarding pedestrians trespassing on railroad rights of way will be strictly enforced.

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Deb Arnett rides in Orland last Monday evening during Bike Night at the Orland American Legion,

where American Legion Riders grill for the public in the parking lot.

She’s leader of the pack Deb Arnett directs Legion Riders for Orland post BY AMY OBERLIN aoberlin@kpcmedia.com

ORLAND — Deb Arnett was born to be wild. The motorcycle mama from the little town of Orland rides her Harley Davidson into work at the Steuben County Courthouse in Angola. And, then, she changes into her riding gear and heads back north and east to Orland, where she is the director of the Legion Riders at the Orland American Legion. Arnett took the volunteer position because she was encouraged to do so by other members. “I said with their help, I would do it,” said Arnett. She said she’s

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received all the help she needed, and more. “We do this as a team,” said Arnett. “I am nothing without the members.” Arnett is the only woman serving as a Legion Riders director in District 4 and one of the few in the state. But she’s been on motorcycles for as long as she can remember. “We’ve always had riding in my family,” Arnett said. The

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daughter of Juanita Denham and the late Dennis Denham, she got her first minibike at the age of 6. Both her parents rode motorcycles, and her family is supportive of her role with the Legion riders, particSEE RIDERS, PAGE A6

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria agreed Sunday to a U.N. investigation into last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus — a deal a senior White House official dismissed as “too late to be credible,” saying the United States has “very little doubt” President Bashar Assad’s forces used such weapons. The hardening of the U.S. position came as calls for military action grow. In a sign the U.S. may be a step closer to an armed response, naval forces have already been dispatched toward Syria’s coastal waters, although President Barack Obama has cautioned against a hasty decision. With France, Britain, Israel and some U.S. congressmen urging swift military action against Assad’s regime if the use of chemical agents is confirmed, the U.N. team’s conclusions could have a dramatic impact on the trajectory of the country’s civil war. The agreement struck in Damascus calls for U.N. experts already in the country to begin an investigation Monday into the suspected chemical attack on rebel-held areas in the capital’s SEE SYRIA, PAGE A6

Growing Yosemite fire poses extreme challenges GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) — At Ike Bunney’s dude ranch near the Sierra community of Tuolumne City, all creatures have been evacuated as firefighters brace for an intense battle to keep a wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park out of mountain communities. “We’ve already evacuated the horses,” said Bunney, who was keeping an eye on his Slide Mountain Guest Ranch on Sunday. “I think they’re worried about the fire sparking over these hills.” As fire leapfrogs across the vast, picturesque Sierra forests, moving from one treetop to the next, residents in the fire’s path are moving animals and children to safety. The fire has moved northeast away from Groveland, where smoke gave away to blue skies Sunday. But at Tuolumne City’s Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne

City, the slot machines were quiet as emergency workers took over nearly all of the resort’s 148 hotel rooms. “The casino is empty,” said casino employee Jessie Dean, who left her four children at relatives’ homes in the Central Valley. “Technically, the casino is open, but there’s nobody there.” Hundreds of firefighters were deployed Sunday to protect Tuolumne City and other communities in the path of the Rim Fire. Eight fire trucks and four bulldozers were deployed near Bunney’s ranch on the west side of Mount Baldy, where two years of drought have created tinder-dry conditions. “Winds are increasing, so it’s going to be very challenging,” said Bjorn Frederickson, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. The fire continues burning SEE FIRE, PAGE A6

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The Rim Fire burns along Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday. With winds gusting to 50 mph on Sierra mountain ridges and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect this and other communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of the national park.


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