The News Sun – August 5, 2013

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MONDAY August 5, 2013

County Seat

Guest Column

ACT celebrates two decades

U.S. life expectancy ‘fundamentally wrong’

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Auto Racing Kahne wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race

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Weather Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. High of 77. Low of 60. Page A6

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GOOD MORNING Girl airlifted after horse riding accident ALBION — An Albion girl was airlifted from her home following a horse-related accident Sunday. Hope Addis, 11, was riding her horse when the bridle broke, according to a post on the Noble County 4-H Facebook page. She suffered head trauma and a broken collar bone. The 4-H said Addis was in intensive care. Emergency responders were called to the home in the 1900 block North C.R. 500E at 3:34 p.m.

President Obama celebrates birthday WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of “Hail to the Chief,” President Barack Obama most likely heard strains of “Happy Birthday” this weekend. Obama, who turned 52 on Sunday, spent part of the day at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The White House said little about how he celebrated. The president played golf Saturday with friends from his days in Hawaii and Chicago. Some of them joined him at Camp David. Obama said nothing upon his afternoon return to the White House.

Combat ship to be named after World War II sunken ship INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Navy intends to name a new combat ship the USS Indianapolis, honoring the crew of the cruiser of the same name whose sinking in the final weeks of World War II was the military branch’s worst single loss of life at sea. Rear Admiral Rick Williamson, the Navy’s Midwest Region commander, read a letter from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on notifying Congress of the name selection to survivors of the sinking during a reunion banquet Saturday night. “Once again the name Indianapolis will put to sea on the stern of the U.S. Navy warship, carrying on the tradition of service that you and your shipmates have forever associated with the name,” said the letter dated July 29. “You should be very proud of the legacy which you leave for our Navy and our nation.” Reprints of all KPC photos can be purchased online at kpcnews.com under Marketplace: Photo Reprints.

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Classifieds.................................B7-B8 Life..................................................... A5 Obituaries......................................... A4 Opinion .............................................B4 Sports.........................................B1-B3 Weather............................................ A6 TV/Comics .......................................B6 Vol. 104 No. 214

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Lowell Farrand of rural Ligonier stands in front of airplanes at the Goshen Municipal Airport. Farrand, 80, is one of the nation’s top experts in aviation safety, specializing in small, experi-

mental aircraft. He was honored Thursday by the Experimental Aircraft Association at the group’s annual convention at Oshkosh, Wis.

Ligonier man is top flight Farrand one of nation’s leading aviation experts BY BOB BUTTGEN leader@kpcmedia.com

LIGONIER — Lowell Farrand of Ligonier has lived a life of quiet satisfaction, concentrating on the activity that makes him the happiest: flying. Now at age 80, Farrand has been honored by the aviation industry for his many decades of dedication to aviation safety and research. He flew last week to Oshkosh, Wis., where Thursday night he received the 2013 Tony Bingelis Award, recognizing his involvement in the homebuilt aviation community. It was presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) at the group’s annual convention. “I’ve been flying since 1946. Back in those days, we would

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just fly for fun,” he said. “I was 14 when I first started, and took lessons at 17, just to make it legal. Since then, I’ve logged 5,280 hours in the air.” The rural Ligonier home of Farrand and Gaylia, his wife and navigator of 61 years, opens up onto a flying strip in their backyard, making it convenient to fly whenever the feeling hits. As a youngster, Farrand built model airplanes. “And as soon as I got old enough, I would ride my bike to the Goshen airport and wash the bugs off the planes for the pilots,”

he said. “Finally, they let me start taxiing and putting them away in the hangar, and I flew my first flight when I was 14.” Farrand soon will be 81 and says he still flies at least once a week. All those flying hours have not been solely for recreation. Farrand is one of the nation’s foremost experts in making sure experimental aircraft are safe. He is an innovator in that field — that’s one of the reasons he was honored by the EAA. Farrand was a part of the original EAA designee program in the 1960s. In addition to helping others ensure safety in building and flying, he has achieved major accomplishments in the aviation community, including SEE FARRAND, PAGE A6

Police: Hit-and-run driver accelerated onto LA boardwalk LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver parked outside a hotel and surveyed the leisurely summer scene at the Venice Beach boardwalk: Hundreds of people were sitting at cafes, walking along the seashore or shopping at vendors selling jewelry or art. Then, according to surveillance video, the man got into a large black car, steered around a vehicle barrier and accelerated mercilessly through the crowd, hitting one person after another as bystanders tried desperately to get out of the way. Saturday’s hit-and-run

killed an Italian woman on her honeymoon and hurt 11 others who only a moment earlier had been enjoying an afternoon near the beach at the height of vacation season. A couple of hours later, authorities arrested a man on suspicion of murder after he walked into a police station in neighboring Santa Monica and said he was involved. Nathan Louis Campbell, 38, of Los Angeles, remained jailed Sunday on $1 million bail. Police declined to discuss a motive but Deputy Chief Kirk

Albanese said there was no indication that the attack was a terrorist act or that anyone else was involved. By the time it was over, the driver had covered about a quarter of a mile along the boardwalk before fleeing. The entire incident was over in minutes. Witnesses reported a horrifying aftermath. People were ” stumbling around, blood dripping down their legs, looking confused not knowing what had happened, people screaming,” said Louisa SEE BROADWALK, PAGE A6

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security forces closed roads, put up extra blast walls and increased patrols Sunday near some of the more than 20 U.S. diplomatic missions in the Muslim world that Washington had ordered closed for the weekend following warnings of a possible al-Qaida attack. The closures came with a call for Americans abroad to take extra precautions throughout August, particularly when using planes, trains and boats, though some veteran expatriates shrugged off the warnings. “I have been here long enough to know where and where not to go,” said Brian Edwards, a professional basketball player from Detroit, Michigan, who has lived in Egypt for nearly six years. “I feel generally safe.” Some warned, meanwhile, that such security measures are not sustainable. “It sets a precedent,” said Shadi Hamid, an analyst with the Brookings Doha Center. “What happens if you keep on getting credible threats?” The countries with closure orders covered much of the Muslim and Arab world, from Mauritania in the west to Bangladesh in the east. The State Department said 19 diplomatic posts will remain closed through Saturday “out of an abundance of caution.” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the decision to keep the embassies and consulates closed is “not an indication of a new threat.” Diplomatic facilities will remain closed through Saturday in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, among other countries. In recent days, U.S. officials have said they have received significant and detailed intelligence suggesting a possible attack, with some clues pointing to the al-Qaida terror network. The State Department said the potential for terrorism was particularly acute in the Middle East and North Africa, with a possible attack occurring on or coming from the Arabian Peninsula. “The threat was specific as to how enormous it was going to be and also that certain dates were given,” Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., who chairs a House panel on counterterrorism and intelligence, told ABC on Sunday. King said he believes al-Qaida “is in many ways stronger than it was before 9/11 because it has mutated and it’s spread in dramatically different locations.” The terror network’s Yemen branch, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, “is the most deadly of all the al-Qaida affiliates,” King said. In Jordan, a counterterrorism official said available information pointed to a potential threat to U.S. interests in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically in Yemen, and that SEE CHANCES, PAGE A6

‘Beard Sheriff’ returns to Wolf Lake Onion Days BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com

WOLF LAKE — A word to the wise for those attending Saturday evening’s functions at the Wolf Lake Onion Days: Beware the “Beard Sheriff.” An old festival tradition is being revived for the 2013 edition with the return of the “Beard Sheriff,” said Kellie Brenneke of the Wolf Lake Onion Days Festival Committee. Years ago, when the festival emphasized an old-time look, the “sheriff” would give “tickets” and “fine” any male who came to the festival without a beard, as well as any female whose knees weren’t covered by a dress or skirt, Brenneke said. Part of the fun in those days was seeing what people would do to meet the criteria, Brenneke said. Boys would paint beards on their

faces to meet the “sheriff’s” rules. Onion Days regular “Onion Jack” will assume the role of “Beard Sheriff” this year, Brenneke said. He’ll start his patrol at 5 p.m. Saturday, the last night of the festival. The “fines” will be $1. The festival opens Wednesday, Brenneke said. This year’s theme is “Remember When.” Most events will be at Noble Township Park in Wolf Lake. Phil and Lucy Hakey have been named as grand marshals of this year’s festival. The Hakeys are active in the community and have taken part in the festival for about 18 years. Setup for the festival will open at noon Wednesday, with the festival opening at 5 p.m. Kids Night begins at 5:30 p.m., with registration for the Kiddie King and Queen contest starting at the same SEE ONION DAYS, PAGE A6

FILE PHOTO BY BOB BRALEY

“Onion Jack” walks with his giant “onion” in the 2012 Wolf Lake Onion Days parade. This year, “Onion Jack” will be used to revive an old tradition for the festival, as he assumes the role of “Beard Sheriff” on Saturday evening. The festival starts Wednesday.


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