THURSDAY September 26, 2013
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EN golfers going for trip to state
New recreation director no stranger to city
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Title Near Cards move closer to Central crown
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Weather Sunny with a high in the mid-70s. Low tonight 52. Sunny again on Friday. Page A8 Serving Noble & LaGrange Counties
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EN discontinues driver’s ed for a year GOOD MORNING Free flu shots offered for vets FORT WAYNE — The VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Fort Wayne campus is hosting a drive-through flu clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, our news partner, NewsChannel 15, reports. Free flu vaccines will be available to all veterans who are registered in a VA facility. Officials said veterans will need to present their VA Identification Card. Non-registered veterans should contact a local VANIHCS facility for eligibility information prior to Saturday. VA staff will then review your information and advise you if you are an eligible veteran.
BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — East Noble is discontinuing driver’s education for at least a year and partnering with an Auburn-based company that will provide driver’s education for East Noble students including online coursework and in-car instruction. Wednesday night the East Noble School Board of Trustees voted to take a “one-year sabbatical” from driver’s education and follow the administration’s recommendation to offer driver’s
education through Drive Right Academy, Inc. Trustees agreed to review the partnership after one year before deciding whether or not to continue with Drive Right. “Our numbers are down and costs keep going up,” Linson told the board. East Noble had 50 students in its summer driver’s ed program with students paying $350. In the past East Noble has more than 100 students in the program paying $200. Drive Right Academy was started by two DeKalb High School teachers, and has been
accepted by several area school corporations. There is no cost to East Noble, and no contract with Drive Right or long-term commitment, according to Linson. Drive Right will take care of everything. It will hire East Noble teachers as driving instructors, provide the vehicles, the gasoline and insurance coverage. “Our kids will not see much difference,” she said. Working with Drive Right will lift the burden off local car dealers who have been preparing and
South Bend skywalk to be herb garden SOUTH BEND (AP) — A skywalk connecting a South Bend hotel and the city’s convention center is being transformed into a year-round herb garden. The idea for the project grew out of discussions at the Indiana University South Bend Center for a Sustainable Future. The center reached out to Green Bridge Growers and co-founder Jan Pilarski. Pilarski tells the South Bend Tribune the business’s goals are to grow year-round food and to provide jobs for young adults with autism.
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Injured Columbia City player back home COLUMBIA CITY (AP) — A Columbia City high school football player who suffered serious head injuries during a game last month is now back home. Senior running back and linebacker Sam Dailey says he has been released from a rehabilitation center after spending more than two weeks there. Dailey was in serious condition after being injured Aug. 23 in a game at Warsaw and was hospitalized for about 10 days. Columbia City football coach Randy Hudgins told WANE-TV that Dailey is now receiving daily physical therapy and in-home care.
providing cars for East Noble’s driver’s education program. “They have been very generous over the years, but they’re losing value on those cars. They have to prepare the cars like adding a second brake for the instructor,” said Linson. “Drive Right will offer everything we offer. They will take care of everything.” According to Drive Right’s website, driveright.com, students must be 15 years old to sign up for its driver’s education program. Drive Right Academy will provide
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Honored heroes Light the Night Honored Heroes — sisters Chyanna Smith, 16, in passenger seat, and Arianna Smith, 13 — lead the throng of more than 400 walkers in Tuesday’s Light the Night Walk in Kendallville for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The event
raised more than $45,000, with more expected, said Melanie Kruth, campaign manager for the Northeast Indiana chapter of the society. A total of 54 teams registered for the fundraising walk through Kendallville.
LaOtto break-in caught on tape
BY MATT GETTS mgetts@kpcmedia.com
LAOTTO — Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a break-in at a LaOtto gas station early Wednesday morning. At approximately 4:33 a.m., two men entered the All American Gas Station at the intersection of S.R. 205 and S.R. 3, DeKalb County police said. Video surveillance showed the two men dressed in black hooded sweatshirts and gray jeans. Both wore “Scream” masks and black-and-white Under Armour football gloves. One of the men was wearing black-and-white Puma athletic shoes. The second was wearing grey-and-black Adidas shoes. The two arrived and left in a black Kia Soul vehicle. Police said it does not appear anything was taken in the incident. Anyone with information is
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An image from a surveillance video shows a masked man stepping through a broken glass door at a LaOtto service station early Wednesday morning.
asked to contact DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Detective
Adam Friedel at 925-3365, ext. 232.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz ended his all-night talkathon to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law after 21 hours and 19 minutes as legislation required to avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Monday easily cleared an initial Senate hurdle. Weary after a day and night on his feet, Cruz simply sat down at 12 noon EDT on Wednesday, the predetermined time for the Senate to adjourn, as several of his colleagues applauded. Senate Republicans and some House members congratulated the Texas freshman. Cruz actually joined every other senator in a 100-0 procedural vote to allow the measure to officially be lain before the Senate. He says Republicans should rally against the measure in a vote scheduled Friday or Saturday on whether to cut off a filibuster on the measure itself, a vote that promises to give Democrats controlling the chamber a procedural edge if Cruz is not successful in blocking them. Cruz wants to derail the spending bill to deny Democrats the ability to strip a “defund Obamacare” provision out, a strategy that has put him at odds with other Republicans who fear that the move would spark a shutdown. After the vote, Cruz told reporters he hopes “that Republicans will listen to the people, and that all 46 Republicans come together. Coming into this debate we clearly were not united, there were significant divisions in the conference. I hope those divisions dissolve, that we come together in party unity.” He added: “Otherwise, I will say this: Any senator who votes with Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democrats to give SEE SENATE, PAGE A8
Slone honored with achievement award BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — Twelve years ago Ben Slone, 29, was in a traumatic traffic accident. He was laid up for six months and unable to complete his high school education. Several years later, he found himself unemployed and trying to provide for his family. “I realized I needed a GED (General Educational Development) certificate to get a good job,” he said. Formerly of
Kendallville, he recently moved to Waterloo. Even though he knew it would be difficult keeping with classes, Slone decided to learn a skilled trade at the same time. He enrolled in GED classes at his local WorkOne center and in the WorkINDiana welding program through Impact Institute, formerly Four County Area Vocational Cooperative. “I’ve always enjoyed welding, and working with my hands,” SEE SLONE, PAGE A8
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Ben Slone, of Waterloo and formerly of Kendallville, recently was honored with the WorkINdiana Student Achievement Award for northeast Indiana. From left are: Linda Behrman, Impact Institute adult education instructor; Slone; and Andrea Bolinger, manager of five northeast Indiana WorkINdiana centers.
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