MONDAY November 19, 2012
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GOOD MORNING 2 injured in crash; woman airlifted BY BOB BRALEY bobb@kpcnews.net
ROME CITY — Two people were injured in, and a Cromwell woman was airlifted after a rollover crash in Noble County early Saturday, the county sheriff’s department said. Matthew Hayes, 22, of Kendallville was eastbound in the 4000 block of East C.R. 1150N at 3:50 a.m. when he lost control of his 2008 Chevy Malibu. It left the road and rolled over several times. Hayes was able to exit the vehicle through the window. His passenger, Angelica Garcia, 21, of Cromwell, was unable to get out and had to be extricated by firefighters. She was flown by Samaritan Helicopter to Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Garcia was listed in fair condition at Parkview Sunday evening. Hayes was transported by Noble County EMS to Parkview Noble Hospital. His condition was unavailable Sunday. Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash, deputies said. Also assisting at the scene were the Orange Township and Kendallville fire departments.
Obama visits Thailand temple BANGKOK (AP) — Leaving behind chants of “Obama, Obama” by adoring crowds on the streets, the president of the United States stepped into the serenity of Thailand’s most famous temple compound to marvel at its centerpiece — a gigantic, golden statue of a reclining Buddha propped up on one elbow before passing into nirvana. The Temple of Reclining Buddha, formally known as Wat Pho, was the first stop on President Barack Obama’s Asian tour that will also take him to Myanmar and Cambodia. Obama arrived at the temple, one of Bangkok’s most famous tourist sites, straight from the airport after landing in Bangkok on Sunday.
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Lori Grate, left, of Corunna and Stephanie Walker of Auburn look over the Grinch-themed tree sponsored by Max and Ginny Roesler of Kendallville, during the 15th Annual Festival of Trees
Evening Gala at the Kendallville Event Center Saturday night. This tree won first prize in the judges’ choice awards.
Hundreds support Parkview Hospice at Festival of Trees BY BOB BUTTGEN bbuttgen@kpcnews.net
KENDALLVILLE — More than 400 people attended the 15th Annual Festival of Trees Gala, which benefits both the LaGrange and Noble branches of Parkview Hospice. The event was held at the Kendallville Event Center and featured a fun evening that also helped bring attention to a serious subject. The gala showcased a dozen 7foot Christmas trees donated and decorated by local business, individuals and groups, as well as 22 decorated wreaths and 3-foot holiday trees. Judges handed out awards for the top three trees, with a beautiful tree donated by Max and Ginny Roesler
claiming first place. Their tree had a “Grinch” theme. Second place went to a purple-flocked tree sponsored by Dr. Vincent Coda and DPM Associates. The tree entered by Frick Services of Wawaka claimed third-place honors. The People’s Choice award went to the tree sponsored by KPC Media Group, publisher of this newspaper. A 3-foot tree entered by Homestead Acres won the People’s Choice honor for that category, while a wreath decorated by Topeka Pharmacy was voted as best by those attending. A program that followed dinner featured an emotional talk given by Sue McDonald, whose family used the Parkview Hospice service to care for her ailing father in the
final months of his life. Approximately 100 items were donated for a silent auction, and a live auction featuring six gifts, was also held. John English, a member of the Parkview Noble Foundation Board and president of the Noble REMC utility, served as master of ceremonies. Those attending also heard welcoming remarks from Jen Will, director of the Parkview LaGrange Foundation, while Jane Roush, Parkview Noble Foundation’s director, thanked everyone for their support of Parkview Hospice. The amount of money raised for Parkview Hospice through the event and the auctions will be announced at a later date.
The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded for years in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts. Nonwhites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, compared with 20 percent in 2000, with Hispanics comprising much of that growth. Obama captured a commanding 80 percent of the growing ranks of nonwhite voters in 2012, just as he did in 2008. Republican Mitt Romney won 59 percent of nonHispanic whites, and although he dominated among white men — outperforming 2008 nominee John McCain among that group — he couldn’t win. Republicans have spent much of the time since the election wrestling with ways to appeal beyond their base of white men
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and married women. Nonetheless, in a conference call to big donors last week, Romney credited Obama’s win to “extraordinary financial gifts from government” he said the president gave groups in his base coalition: Latinos, African-Americans and young people. Both Jindal and Gutierrez backed Romney’s bid for the White House, but distanced themselves from his post-election comments. Jindal, the incoming chair of the Republican Governors Association and a potential presidential candidate in 2016, on Sunday said slighting people simply isn’t good politics. “You don’t start to like people by insulting them and saying their
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. 1 deadline. To do so, however, they’ll have to resolve deep political and fiscal disagreements that have stymied them time after time despite repeated promises to overcome them. For many economists, corporate leaders and politicians, it’s unconscionable to let the government veer over the “fiscal cliff,” which could drain $500 billion from the still-struggling economy next year. But even President Barack Obama says it could happen. “Obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff,” the president said last week. The likeliest cause, he suggested, would be “too much stubbornness in Congress,”
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Jindal: GOP must go back to basics WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House. Kindergarten basics. “If we want people to like us, we have to like them first,” Jindal said on Fox News Sunday. Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has a more nutsand-bolts approach to bringing in some of the largest and fastest growing groups of Americans: He’s forming a super PAC to support Republican candidates who back comprehensive immigration reform, including legalizing the status of an estimated 11 million immigrants in the U.S. without authorization.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young children and an 81-year-old woman, in the single deadliest attack of Israel’s offensive against Islamic militants. The bloodshed was likely to raise pressure on Israel to end the fighting, even as it pledged to intensify the offensive by striking the homes of wanted militants. High numbers of civilian casualties in an offensive four years ago led to fierce criticism and condemnation of Israel. In all, 73 Palestinians, including 37 civilians, have been killed in the five-day onslaught. Three Israeli civilians have also died from Palestinian rocket fire. President Barack Obama said he was in touch with players across the region in hopes of halting the fighting, while also warning of the risks of Israel
Basket Brigade helps 418 needy families BY DENNIS NARTKER dennisn@kpcnews.net
KENDALLVILLE — “It’s helping those in need in the community,” said Todd Sommers, of Auburn, one of many volunteers wrapping baskets and tubs of food for needy area families. For the 14th consecutive year, the Kendallville Basket Brigade went all out Sunday to see that those less fortunate have Thanksgiving dinners. The Destiny Family of Faith Church in Cornerstone Plaza was a hub of activity. Those adopting needy families brought laundry baskets and tubs filled with food into the former Select Flooring store now occupied by the church.
They wrapped them in colorful plastic wrap, or volunteers did it for them. Baskets were taken to vehicles for delivery to families in the area. “Their reactions when we bring the food baskets range from relief to outstanding joy. The women always cry,” said Colleen Sommers of Auburn, who has delivered food baskets, wrapped baskets and helped out the past two years. “We always say a prayer together with the families.” In another part of the building, hundreds of food-filled baskets lay on the floor waiting for pickup. “This is the first year we’ve allowed those families receiving SEE BRIGADE, PAGE A6
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Many volunteers helped wrap and deliver food baskets for Thanksgiving dinners to needy families in the East Noble school district on Sunday through the annual Basket Brigade campaign. Destiny Family of Faith Church members wrapping a food basket, from left clockwise, are James Morgan of Kendallville; Clem Slone of Kendallville; and Todd Sommers and Colleen Sommers of Auburn.