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Band contests restructured Four bands from area will be performing in invitational at Homestead FROM STAFF REPORTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The 41st annual ISSMA Marching Band season begins Oct. 5 with a new classification structure. A total of 176 Indiana high school carching bands will be participating this season in three classes — Festival, Scholastic and Open. Festival Class is a noncompetitive classification that places a greater emphasis on musical aspects of the performance. Scholastic Class has been
created to take into consideration band size as well as school enrollment. Open Class is for bands competing to perform at the state finals in Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, by qualifying through regional and semi-state events. Scholastic and Open class bands will receive educational assessments in the performance and effectiveness of the music and visual aspects of their shows. All bands, regardless of classi-
fication, will receive a gold, silver, bronze or participation ratings based on their levels of achievement. Festival Class events will be held at Columbus East High School and Jackson Field in South Bend on Oct. 5. No bands from the local area are participating in Festival Class. Scholastic Class Prelims, followed by the new Open Class Invitationals, will be held Oct. 12 at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Plainfield and Jasper
Autumn in Angola Fall Festival is the new fall festival in downtown Angola and it kicks off on Friday. For details about the festival, read our special section, inside today.
Funeral service set for Rep. Phyllis Pond
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high schools. Scholastic Class bands receiving gold ratings at the Scholastic Prelims will perform at the Scholastic Finals, Oct. 26 at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. No local bands are participating in Scholastic Class. Four local bands are performing in the Open Class Invitational at Homestead Oct. 12: Eastside in Class D at 5:30 p.m., Angola in Class C at 6:35 p.m., Garrett in Class C at 6:48 p.m. and DeKalb in Class B at 7:27 p.m. The Oct. SEE BANDS, PAGE A6
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NEW HAVEN — A funeral service for state Rep. Phyllis Pond, R- New Haven, will take place Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Pond Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. Rep. Pond died Sunday after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis earlier this month. She was elected to the state Legislature in 1978 and was the longest serving female state representative in the history of Indiana. Both her funeral and calling will be open to the public. Calling will be Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. and Friday from 9-10 a.m., all at the church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren. Cards to her family may be sent to 8530 Seiler Road, New Haven, IN 46774. The Indiana House of Representatives will honor Rep. Pond on its organization day, Nov. 19, in the House Chamber. Her name will be added to a plaque that is displayed in the House chamber listing legislators who have died while serving in the House of Representatives.
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Pokagon State Park’s interpretive naturalist service is always providing unique programs for park visitors and residents of Steuben County who use the park. Last weekend, naturalist Lauren Loffer, right, introduced her annual fairy program to park visitors, who got to build fairy
houses and other structures. Here, Jan Lewinski, from left, and Terri, Cole and Troy Kinsey join a winged Loffer in creating a make-believe fairy house. This weekend park visitors will take part in a native plant seed collecting effort that’s part of the National Public Lands Day observance.
Pokagon part of national event FROM STAFF REPORTS
LAKE JAMES — Pokagon State Park will be participating in the National Public Lands Day on Saturday. Thousands of volunteers throughout the nation will spread out over natural areas and public lands to volunteer and give back to the country on this 20th Annual National Public Lands Day A special 10 a.m. program at Pokagon State Park will take guests and volunteers to the prairies of Trail 8 and to the roadsides of the new Trine State Recreation Area. “Participants will first gather at the historic Spring Shelter, from where we will take off on a hike to Trail 8 and back with the goal of
gathering any prairie plant seeds that may be ripe and ready to pick,” says park interpretive naturalist Fred Wooley. Big bluestem, Indian grass, butterfly weed and blazing star are all likely candidates for collecting. For those who wish, there will be a carpool to the nearby, soon-to-open, Trine State Recreation Area to disperse the seeds along the newly constructed and groomed entrance road. This work will complement recent plantings to display native plants in this natural setting. Total walking distance for the park hike out to Trail 8 will be about two miles. Parking is available above the Spring Shelter. Driving
distance to the Trine SRA from Pokagon is about two miles. Bags for collecting seeds will be provided, but participants may bring their own, paper or plastic. “Participants will also learn how to start prairie plants in their home landscapes as well,” said Wooley. There is the normal park entrance fee of $5 for in-state vehicles or $7 for out-of-state vehicles or you can use your annual entrance pass. Both are available at the park front gate. For further information, call the park at 833-2012. For more information on National Public Lands Day, visit PublicLandsDay.org.
Associated Press TOM ODULA Associated Press Eds: Recast lede. AP Video. With AP Photos. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president proclaimed victory Tuesday over the terrorists who stormed a Nairobi mall, saying security forces had “ashamed and defeated our attackers” following a bloody four-day siege in which dozens of civilians were killed. President Uhuru Kenyatta said the dead included 61 civilians whose bodies have been recovered so far and six security forces, while some 175 were injured, including 62 who remain hospitalized. Three floors of the mall collapsed and several bodies were trapped in the rubble, said Kenyatta. His office later said a terrorist’s body was among those in the debris. Five other extremists were killed by gunfire, he said in the televised address to the nation. He said 11 other suspects had been arrested; authorities had previously announced the arrest of seven at the airport and three elsewhere. “These cowards will need justice as well their accomplices and patrons, wherever they are,” Kenyatta said. Kenyatta declared three days of national mourning starting Wednesday. At the Westgate mall, there were no immediate signs of the Kenyan Security forces closing their operation. Two Kenyan soldiers who had recently been inside the mall told The Associated Press shortly SEE KENYA, PAGE A6
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Coalition’s Liftoff to soar over Angola Friday BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — The kickoff party for the Autumn in Angola Fall Festival will lift off Friday and sky lanterns are still available for Liftoff for Literacy. The sixth annual Steuben County Literacy Coalition’s Liftoff for Literacy will soar out of Angola at 8 p.m. The annual event that is a coalition fundraiser will be held in Angola’s Commons Park in conjunction with the start of Autumn in Angola. The event helps support essential educational programs in Steuben County provided by the Literacy Coalition. It features the release of approximately 100 sky lanterns that equates to 100 volunteers the Coalition relies on to deliver services. The Coalition is asking the public to adopt a student this year by sponsoring a sky lantern. A gift — in any amount — makes a positive difference for students. “It’s our sixth year and we would
like to raise $6,000,” said Amber Farnham, coalition community programs manager and liftoff coordinator. That $6,000 goal helps the coalition focus on lighting up the skies over Angola for literacy. In doing so, various coalition programs will continue to be supported financially. Farnham said some 100 sky lanterns were released last year. Participants can take part in the liftoff by the following: • Email LiftOffBalloons@gmail. com including your name, phone number and amount you wish to donate toward the luminaries and the Steuben County Literacy Coalition. • Visit steubenliteracy.org to make a donation or send or deliver a check during normal business hours to Steuben County Literacy Coalition, 1208 S. Wayne St., Angola, IN 46703. • The purchase of a luminary for a group or corporation can be made with a donation of $50 or more.
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The Steuben County Literacy Coalition’s Liftoff for Literacy began as a balloon event and became a launch of sky lanterns at last year’s Fall Fest. At the kickoff of Autumn in Angola Fall Festival, liftoff will be held on Friday night at Commons Park.
In 2012, the Steuben County Literacy Coalition served more than 1,500 students through various educational programs for adults and children. Many of the programs
target children in order to give them a strong start toward a life of learning. For more details, call the coalition at 665-1414.