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ATV chase ends in Fremont man’s arrest FREMONT — A Fremont man was arrested after he allegedly fled a Steuben County Sheriff’s deputy while on an all-terrain vehicle Monday afternoon, a Steuben County Fraley Sheriff’s Department news release said. Deputy Rex Snider attempted to stop the ATV on C.R. 450W near the Michigan line. The ATV driver, Steven Fraley, 23, Fremont, fled and a short pursuit ensued on 450W southbound toward S.R. 120. Fraley entered fields attempting to elude Snider. Snider entered the fields on foot to avoid further crop damage and found the ATV abandoned. Police called in K-9s from the Sheriff’s Department and Orland Police Department to track Fraley, who fled on foot. Orland Town Marshal Brooke Norton and her K-9, Beck, located Fraley hiding in a nearby corn field. Fraley was charged with two preliminary counts of resisting arrest, one as a Class D felony and the other a Class A misdemeanor, and booked into the Steuben County Jail. Police are trying to determine the owner of the ATV. Other charges are possible, the news release said. Also assisting were the Angola Police Department and Steuben County Communications.
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ANGOLA — A technical training lab will be set up in a former lumber company purchased by the city of Angola. The Freedom Academy requested use of the retail portion of the property, which spans 3,600 square feet on the first floor with an additional 2,000 square feet on the second floor. There is a demand for technical training in Steuben County, said
Anita Shepherd of the Freedom Academy, who attended Monday night’s meeting of the Angola Common Council. Last year, the Freedom Academy offered a 156-hour course in Fremont. “We have the same request and demand this year in Steuben County,” said Shepherd. The Freedom Academy worked with the Steuben County Economic Development Commission and Angola Chamber of Commerce
in approaching the city with its request. The immediate need is for maintenance training, but the Freedom Academy also has computer numerical control machining and American Welding Society courses. The facility is pretty much ready to use as is, said Shepherd. The Freedom Academy would bring in tables on which it would place equipment for hands-on training. Currently, courses are offered at the IMPACT Institute, formerly known as Four County Area Vocational Cooperative, in Kendallville.
Polish 4-H’er visits Steuben ANGOLA — Through the Indiana-Poland 4-H Exchange program, 16 Polish 4-H members and eight chaperones visited the United States and were dispersed around Indiana. One visited Steuben County. Jim and Connie Crowl of Angola have hosted 25-year-old chaperone Radoslaw Sobon during the 16-day visit, which ends today. Sobon is a pharmacist in Lodz, Poland, a city of approximately 500,000 people. He has been a part of 4-H since he was 10 years old. In comparing Indiana’s 4-H program to Poland’s, Sobon says it is much more popular here than it is in his country. “It’s more important here; there’s more involvement in the United States,” he said. Sobon also observed that the United States places more emphasis on animals, while children in Poland’s 4-H program place heavier concentration on projects on such topics as growing vegetables, making food, growing trees and recycling. But no matter what the emphasis is, Sobon is still appreciative of the program. “Children learn about ecology, animals … life. It’s life practice,” he said. Through the program, Indiana’s
ANGOLA — Warriors from the Sky and Skydive Fort Wayne are teaming up to give veterans a chance to skydive for free. For every $100 donated to Warriors from the Sky, a veteran will have a chance to skydive. All other proceeds will go to assist veterans. The first day of skydiving will be Saturday at 1 p.m. Other days for the event will be scheduled at a later time. To register a veteran or to donate, contact Kent Alwood at 905-1012 or Skydive Fort Wayne at 316-9448.
Mayor Richard Hickman said he met with local school superintendents and Steuben County Industrial Guild representatives recently. He said by having a closer location for technical training, it would cut down on travel for students and that IMPACT may be able to also utilize the space. “We could make an impact here by doing something in this building,” Hickman said. “I think it would send a message out that Angola and Steuben County … are doing everything we can to help our young people as well as our adults receive certification.” SEE TRAINING, PAGE A8
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Radoslaw Sobon, right, of Poland is part of the Indiana-Poland 4-H Exchange Program. He has stayed with Connie, left, and Jim Crowl during his exchange.
24 guests visited county fairs, the Indiana State Fair, tours of the communities where they are staying, Indianapolis and Chicago. Parts of the tour of Indianapolis consisted of visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, touring Lucas Oil Stadium, visiting the Indiana Statehouse and meeting Gov. Mike Pence. Many of the area exchange students also had the opportunity to visit Shipshewana, where they toured shops and learned about local agriculture. The Crowl family has taken Sobon many places around the area, including shops, cemeteries, hospitals and other venues to compare with the structures of Poland. They have also visited local festivals, parks, churches, lakes, schools, government buildings and
businesses. This is the third guest for the Crowl family, which hosted one student and one chaperone prior to Sobon. Jim Crowl is a member of the Steuben County 4-H board and also is a county commissioner. The family also has a farm where they raise Angus beef steers. Many community members have also embraced Sobon’s stay. “In Poland, I ride (my bicycle) 50 to 70 kilometers a day,” said Sobon, which is between 31 and 43 miles. Locals who also enjoy riding bicycles have joined his daily ride during his stay and have provided him with gear. “Everybody here is friendly,” said Sobon. “I’m very happy to have lived with Connie and Jim.” “We’d take him back in heartbeat,” Connie said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An intercepted secret message between al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri and his deputy in Yemen about plans for a major terror attack was the trigger that set off the current shutdown of many U.S. embassies, two officials told The Associated Press on Monday. A U.S. intelligence official and a Mideast diplomat said al-Zawahri’s message was picked up several weeks ago and appeared to initially target Yemeni interests. The threat was expanded to include American or other Western sites abroad, officials said, indicating the target could be a single embassy, a number of posts or some other site. Lawmakers have said it was a massive plot in the final stages, but they have offered no specifics. The intelligence official said the message was sent to Nasser al-Wahishi, the head of the terror network’s organization, based in Yemen, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were SEE LEADER, PAGE A8
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LAKE JAMES — The Perseid meteor showers is one of the most stunning annual nighttime displays in northeastern Indiana. Pokagon State Park’s Interpretive Services, the Astronomical Society of Hillsdale County and other local astronomers set up telescopes and other equipment each year around this time to allow the public a chance to get closer to the cosmos, and maybe see one of the bright “falling stars” associated with the meteor showers, which occur through early and mid-August. The free exposition is Saturday starting at 8 p.m. The 26th annual All-Night Star Spectacular will occur near the peak of Perseid activity. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has determined Aug. 12 and 13 as the peak nights for viewing the Perseid fireballs this year, said Bill Cooke of NASA’s
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In this Aug. 14, 2010, file photo, Star trails are created by this time exposure photograph from the Star Spectacular at
Pokagon State Park. This year’s event will be held on Saturday night near the Civilian Conservation Corps Shelter at Pokagon.
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