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East Noble Warsaw
49 14 Lakeland Eastside
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Weather Cloudy today, with a chance of rain. High 89. Low 71. Rain Sunday.
Churubusco Central Noble 48 21
42 6
West Noble Eastside
24 21
Prairie Heights 32 Fairfield 14
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Syria steels for strike
GOOD MORNING Rep. Pond resigns for health reasons NEW HAVEN — State Rep. Phyllis Pond, R-New Haven, announced Friday that she is resigning effective Oct. 15, due to her recent diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis. Pond, 82, has served in the Indiana House of Representa- Pond tives since 1978. Until 2012, her district included portions of southern DeKalb County Her decision to resign will set in motion a Republican caucus to choose a replacement to finish her term. “Phyllis has been a pillar of strength throughout her career as a state representative dating back to 1978,” Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said in a statement Friday. “As a former kindergarten teacher, her insight has been invaluable in all of the education policies that we have enacted throughout her tenure here.”
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Students send message with duct tape East Noble Middle School Principal Andy Deming, right, found himself in a sticky situation as students, including eighth-graders Oscar Dominguez and Savannah Myers, apply duck tape to secure him to the wall in the cafeteria. Approximately 180 pieces of tape were purchased by students for a dollar
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apiece to benefit the Friends of Rachel anti-bullying club at the school. The money will be used to purchase anti-bullying materials for the school. Students also filled the cafeteria walls with hand outlines containing inspirational and anti-bullying messages.
Obama weighing ‘limited and narrow’ action
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. No “boots on the ground,” Obama said, seeking to reassure Americans weary after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. With France as his only major public ally, Obama told reporters he has a strong preference for multilateral action. He added, “Frankly, part of the challenge we end up with here is a lot of people think something should be done but nobody wants to do it.” Halfway around the world, U.S. warships were in place in the Mediterranean Sea armed. They carried cruise missiles, long a first-line weapon of choice for presidents because they can find AARON ORGAN a target hundreds of miles distant without need of air cover or troops on the ground. This 1967 Shelby GT 350, a featured lot at this Auctions America In what appeared increasingly Auburn Fall show and sale, drew bids up to $91,000 but did not like the pre-attack endgame, U.N. meet its reserve price Friday. Auburn Fall continues through personnel dispatched to Syria Sunday at the Auburn Auction Park. carried out a fourth and final day of inspection as they sought to handful of bidders, soaring its past than 70 percent of lots were sold determine precisely what happened its reserve price before selling for Friday, as the show and sale in last week’s attack. The interna$95,000. enjoys increased attendance and tional contingent arranged to Bids were furious for an bidder participation. That comes depart on Saturday and head to intimidating black 1966 Plymouth after a Thursday that Koscak said laboratories in Europe with the Satellite Hemi Two-Door Hardtop, was the best ever in terms of lots samples they have collected. which sold for $56,000. (200 vehicles) and attendance. Video said to be taken at the Not to be outdone by the “And we’re just starting to scene shows victims writhing in Americans, an Italian speedster – a hit the best stuff, too,” Koscak pain, twitching and exhibiting 1973 DeTomaso Pantera with an continued. “Our expectations are other symptoms associated with electric-blue, sleek body – sold very high, and we expect the rest for $75,000. The low-lying coupe of the weekend to be really good.” exposure to nerve agents. The with fast lines and a Ford engine More than 250 vehicles, among videos distributed by activists to had less than 3,000 miles on it. them the show’s most elite lots, are support their claims of a chemical Auctions America auction set to cross the auction block today. attack were consistent with manager Keith Koscak said more SEE AUCTION, PAGE A7 SEE SYRIA, PAGE A7
Auction bidding muscles up Dozens of cars go across the block at Auburn Fall sale BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com
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AUBURN — Friday was, unofficially at least, classic muscle day at the Auctions America Auburn Fall show and sale. Dozens upon dozens of 1950s and 1960s American muscle cars roared onto the auction block in the main auction building at Auburn Auction Park before a crowd of thousands of collectors and admirers. The vehicles commanded large bids, naturally. Just after 1 p.m., a black 1967 Shelby GT 350, one of Auctions America’s featured lots at this show, crossed the block, and bidding opened at $70,000 for the classic muscle car with sharply contrasting racing stripes, valued between $90,000-$110,000. Bids grew to $91,000 but stalled before surpassing the reserve price. Two hours later, a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster previously owned by iconic actor Burt Reynolds sauntered onto the block without a reserve attached. The cream-colored classic sold for $58,000. Immediately after it, another ’Vette, a 1960 fuel-injected Roadster with a classic red-andwhite color scheme, attracted a
Bluegrass bands go cutting-edge BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — The cutting edge and the “Under Ground” were present at the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association’s Fall Tri-State Bluegrass Festival in Kendallville Friday. The cutting edge came from two of the acts performing Friday evening. The “Under Ground” was a late-night event in its second Tri-State Bluegrass Festival. Two of the bands performing Thursday and Friday, Blue Mafia and the Sons of Bluegrass, were “cutting edge, but still strictly bluegrass,” said Joe Steiner, festival vice president and band coordinator. “They’re very creative and innovative groups,” Steiner said. Blue Mafia fiddle player Kent Todd said the band feels the need to mix creativity and
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Members of the Echo Valley Band, from left to right, Max Napier of Avilla on bass, Rick Broing of Ohio on mandolin, Donnie Voiles of Churubusco on guitar and Jack Chaffins of Avilla on banjo entertain a group of visitors to a camp at the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association’s Fall Tri-State Bluegrass Festival in Kendallville Friday. The festival continues through the weekend at the Noble County Fairgrounds, ending Sunday.
traditional bluegrass style. “We try to be as creative as we can. That’s how you keep young people in,” Todd said. But the roots of the music are part of what the
band’s members love. “We don’t want to leave where we got it from,” he said. Blue Mafia released its first album in SEE BLUEGRASS, PAGE A7