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28th Annual Oct. 5 & 6, 2013

Apple Festivalof Kendallville

Since 1911Over 100 Years

Apple Festival of Kendallville

OP = Open PrairieSR = Settler’s RoostFH = Dekko Little Pioneer Stage at Floral Hall

Pets are not allowed on Apple Festival grounds unless licensed as service animals.No scooters, bicycles, skateboards, roller blades allowed on Festival grounds.

CONTEST SCHEDULEFestival Favorite Food - Stop by the information booth and vote for your favorite food at the Apple Festival. Win-ner announced at 4:00 PM, Sunday. Sat. all day • Sun. 9 AM - 3 PM

Frog Flippin’ - Children’s area - Saturday & Sunday 12 PM

Apple Rings- Children’s area - Saturday & Sunday 10 AM

Apple Toss - Children’s area - Saturday & Sunday 2 PM

Ladies Skillet Throw - North end of Primitive area (must be in costume) Sat. 1:30 PM • Sun. 11 AM

Tomahawk Throw - North end of Primitive Area (must be in costume) Sat. 2 PM • Sun. 11:30 AM

RAISE-A-RUCKUS SHOW ARENASaturday & Sunday - 10:45, 12, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45

The Raise-A-Ruckus cast will be joined by Miss Indiana all weekend.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSJoin the fun at the Noble County Fairgrounds, US 6, Kendallville

Visit us at facebook.com/applefest or www.KendallvilleAppleFestival.com for festival information and updates.

ENTERTAINMENT • CONTESTS • PRIMITIVE AREA • ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FOOD • CRAFTS • CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES • DEMONSTRATIONS

SATURDAY SUNDAY9 AM Applesauce Quartet SR

10 AM Drop the Dawg OPHastey Pudding Puppets FH

11 AM Applesauce Quartet SRJohnny Appleseed FH

12 Noon Wes Linenkugal Quartet OPGeorge Schricker FH

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2 PM Inclognito OPHastey Pudding Puppets FH

3 PM Wes Linenkugal Quartet SRJohnny Appleseed FH

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10 AM Suzanne & Jim OP Hastey Pudding Puppets FH

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12 Noon Frailey Family SR Applesauce Quartet OP George Schricker FH

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2 PM Frailey Family SR Inclognito OP Hastey Pudding Puppets FH

3 PM Suzanne & Jim SR Johnny Appleseed FH

4 PM Applesauce Quartet SR Inclognito OP George Schricker & Wild Rose Moon FH

Roaming the grounds: Johnny Appleseed Saturday & Sunday

Parking $3.00 at Fairgrounds. Free Shuttle Service.

ATM on site.

All Festival activities held at Noble County Fairgrounds this year.

OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2013 • SATURDAY: 9 AM - 6 PM • SUNDAY: 9 AM - 5 PM

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KENDALLVILLE — Mmmm. Crispy, fried apple fritters, hot Brunswick stew, warm apple dumplings smothered in ice cream, chewy caramel apples, ham and beans, cornbread, sweet-tasting apple cider, slices of apple pie or a whole apple

pie, and on, and on …It’s Apple Festival of Kendallville time,

an occasion to forgo the diet and plan the food vendor crawl.

There are 40 food vendors at the 28th annual Apple Festival of Kendallville

Apple Festival means food, crafts, entertainment and fun for everyone

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It’s time for Apple Festival of KendallvilleIt’s officially fall in northeast Indiana,

so it is time once again for Apple Festival of Kendallville, one of the top autumn festivals around.

This year, the 28th edition of Apple Festival, the festival committee has been working hard to make sure the event once again is enjoyable for the thousands of visitors who attend.

Apple Festival of Kendallville will be held exclusively at the Noble County Fairgrounds on the east side of Kendall-

ville this year. The event is Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6.

This section, prepared by KPC Media Group employees and with the help of the Apple Festival committee, highlights some of the best parts of the festival, including vendors, entertainers, demonstrators and, of course, the delicious food!

Read through this section and get ready for a great weekend of family fun in Kendallville!

See FESTIVAL page 4

Pictured is the 2013 Apple Festival committee. In front row from left, Barbie Schlegel, Jenny Cummins, Rachel Reed and Darlene Gisel. In back, Carson Roberts, Todd Campbell, Craig Munk, Kevin Schlegel, Sandra Hodge, Nichole Hoyt, Kathy Young, LouAnn Pillers, Cheryl Mapes, Don Leighty and Pat Young. Not pictured are members, Mandy Taylor, Tom Jansen, Barb Kelly, Sheree Lunk, Howard Mapes, Jessica Schoof and Don and Lorilee Ward.

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Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Noble County Fairgrounds. Most vendors will offer multiple items to tempt the taste buds, and for many of the volunteers who work the food booths along the midway, it’s a labor of love. Sales support scholarships, church missions and other philanthropic endeavors by the not-for-profits.

To walk off the excess pounds, pick up a free brochure with a map at the bus stop or information booth and move to the crafters area. There are 98 crafters in three buildings offering the kind of handmade, unique and sometimes unusual items that make great gifts or home decor. There’s crochet art, ceramics, gold and silver wire jewelry, scroll cut wood, fabric purses and bags, stenciled baskets, birdhouses and bird feeders, soy candles, folk art furniture, sun catchers, pottery and on and on.

Take another short walk to the antiques area. Here 30 vendors will offer old dolls, furniture, dishes, books, jewelry, linens, toys, coins, tools, buttons and glassware. It’s the place to find collectibles.

In the primitive area watch blacksmiths

and woodcarvers do their work or barter for items like beads, leather bags, scrimshaw, walking sticks, buckskin clothing and wood toys.

In the Dekko Children’s Pioneer Village, children WON’T find video game consoles, iPads or iPods. The festival’s

theme is 18th-19th century America, not the 21st century. Kids can enjoy hands-on crafts like basket weaving, candle dipping, tin punch, making corn husk dolls and beaded necklaces. They play apple bowling and enjoy the rope bridge, straw maze and pony rides.

There’s an area for skilled tradesmen and women to demonstrate their skills in using wood lathes, making syrup, spinning and weaving wool, hooking rugs, carving walking sticks, branding leather and many other demonstrations.

The Open Prairie Stage, Settler’s Roost and Dekko Little Pioneer Stage are the best locations for resting the feet from all the walking while enjoying free entertainment throughout both days. Singers, dancers, comedians, storytellers, puppeteers and musicians like the Icognito Cloggers, the Wes Linenkugal Quartet, Hastey Pudding and Johnny Appleseed are among the scheduled entertainers.

“Raise-A-Ruckus,” the East Noble theater and vocal music department musical revue, celebrates its 25th year with free performances in the Show Arena both days at 10:45 a.m., noon, 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. A special 25th anniversary alumni show is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.

A good way to work off the food is try the contest area. Feel like tossing a skillet or apple or flipping a frog?

Fairgrounds admission is free. Parking is $3. Festival organizers recommend visitors park at East Noble High School or the No-Sag parking lot on Allen Chapel Road and use the free shuttle bus service. A shuttle bus will also make a stop downtown, but no Main Street Village is planned. The Main Street Business Association is sponsoring a Farmer’s Market and a Trunk Treasures in the downtown business district Saturday.

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FESTIVAL

Crowds have been enjoying the Apple Festival of Kendallville every year.CHAD KLINE

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KENDALLVILLE — From traditional to new and extremely creative, food at the Apple Festival offers something for every palate. It is a good reason to go to the festival not just one day, but two.

With 40 food vendors — up four from last year — the festival will feature several new foods, said organizers Pat and Kathy Young of Kendallville.

“Because there will not be a Main Street Village this year, some of the food vendors from that area applied to have a booth at the main festival grounds,” Kathy said.

The Youngs said some of the favorite foods that will be returning are chicken and noodles, beef and noodles, tenderloin sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, pork burgers, buffalo burgers, apple dumplings, apple fritters, loaded baked potatoes, New Brunswick stew, vegetable soup, ham and beans, kettle corn, soft pretzels, maple creams and caramel apples, to name a few.

“You can come for breakfast and enjoy pancakes, biscuits and gravy, or ham and egg sandwiches,” Kathy said.

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FOODS

“There will also be many kinds of pie and soup, mini doughnuts, haystack potatoes, elephant ears, apple cobbler, fruit kabobs, apple slices with caramel, ice cream, fudge, onion rings, hot dogs, corn dogs, fish sandwiches, boneless chicken wings, smoked turkey legs, curly fries and the list goes on and on!”

New foods this year will include cheeseburger soup, pumpkin whoopie pies, homemade cookies, Indian fry bread, boneless center cut pork chops, barbecue ribs, deep-fried apple spirals on a stick, deep-fried chicken gizzards and “a new twist on a fried bologna sandwich … hillbilly style and Philly style,” the Youngs said.

Kathy said the most unique Apple Festival food might be the chocolate-dipped cheesecake on a stick.

“Pat and I (as food chairmen) have tried to sample all of the foods through the years, and we have not had anything

that we did not like!” Kathy said.

To be announced at the conclusion of the festival, the winner of the favorite food contest will receive a ribbon and bragging rights for the year.

The Youngs said they thank each and every food vendor — some of whom have participated for many, many years.

“It is a lot of hard work getting food items ready and finding volunteers to work at the festival,” Kathy said, “but all of their hard work lends itself to a great festival year after year. Many of our not-for-profit organizations return 100 percent of their profits from the festival back to the community. And, for others, it is the major fund-raiser for their organiza-tion for the year.”

“Pat and I (as food chairmen) have tried to sample all of the foods

through the years, and we have not had anything that we did not like!”

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A wide variety of food will be available again at this year’s Apple Festival.

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KENDALLVILLE — Pioneer life was tough in 19th-century America, including northeast Indiana.

That’s why some entertainment options that may seem peculiar now were popular some 160 years ago or more.

At this year’s Apple Festival of Kendall-ville, the primitives area will showcase two competitions that should provide a unique form of entertainment for some of the thousands expected to attend the event.

The “Ladies Skillet Throw” will take place on the north end of the primitive area both days. The throwing starts at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. It’s open to any woman who wants to demonstrate her ability to pick up a cast iron skillet and fling as far as possible. The only catch is that competitors must be in pioneer costume to participate.

That feat of strength will be matched by one taking different skills, the “Tomahawk Throw.” Also in the north end of the primitive area, the contest will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Again, those taking part must be in period costume.

Those are just two of the many things to see in the always popular primitive area of

the festival.As always, the primitive area will be

on the west side of the Noble County Fairgrounds near the first aid station and the Open Prairie Stage, said Dr. Tom Jansen, the Kendallville chiropractor who organizes the popular area each year at the festival.

More than 20 demonstrators will be showing their wares and talents in the primitive area of the festival grounds.

“We have almost all of our regulars back this year,” Jansen said

Jansen said he lost a couple of vendors due to conflicts with other festivals but still expects the area to be filled with plenty of authentic pioneer folk.

Among the popular demonstrators returning is Majencia Creek Honey Farm, whose owners will have a large assortment of honey and honey products.

Eugene Burkey is returning this year with his handmade knives, powder horns and leather pouches.

A pair of always-popular blacksmiths, George and Josh Clark, will be back with a variety of handmade items that can be used on today’s barbecue grills and other uses around the modern home. They will also have a variety of cast iron skillets for sale,

Skillet throw, tomahawk toss part of primitive area

Blaine Lumpkins, Fremont, throws a tomahawk at a block of wood during the tomahawk throw contest held in the primitive area at last year’s Apple Festival.

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The festival’s lineup includes vendors who make knives, axes, leather bags and accessories, leather clothing, furs and hides, beads, blankets, craft supplies, jewelry, kids

toys and walking sticks.Many of the campers in the primitive

area will be cooking a variety of foods over open fires. Stews, roasts, vegetables, desserts, breakfast, lunch and dinner can be found.

Many of those camping out under pioneer conditions invite festivalgoers to stop in and ask questions and learn a little Indiana history while they are in the area.

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KENDALLVILLE — From bowling to a buzz saw, there are a lot of things for children to see, with most to do, at the Apple Festival of Kendallville Saturday and Sunday at the Noble County Fairgrounds.

Apple bowling is one of the children’s games in the Dekko Children’s Pioneer Craft Village again this year. The buzz saw is part of the children’s crafts area of the village.

The Apple Festival committee said they needed more children’s booths for the 2006 festival, so Bridgeway decided to have apple bowling for the children that were there, the church’s website said.

Apples are used as the bowling ball as they tried to knock over 6-inch bowling

pins. More than 1,000 children bowled the first year, and the event has become a festival favorite.

Other elements in the children’s games area include face painting, candle dipping, pony rides by the Noble County 4-H Horse and Pony Club, a straw maze by the Noble County Beef Club and the rope bridge and Maypole swing by Boy Scout Troop 103.

The buzz saw in the crafts area is handled by adults. Other crafts in the area are bead necklaces, birdseed, corn husk dolls, clay, a tin punch and basket weaving.

There also are contests in which children can take part, all in the children’s area, and each held each day of the festival.

The apple rings contest takes place Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. Frog flippin’ is set for noon each day. The apple toss will go on at 2 p.m. each day.

Children’s fun has old-time feel

Pins are set up for apple bowling at the Bridgeway Evangelical Church’s area in the Dekko Children’s Pioneer Craft Village during a previous Apple Festival of Kendallville in this undated photo. The church will offer apple bowling again this year, one of a number of children’s activities during the festival.

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KENDALLVILLE — Raise-A-Ruckus, the East Noble theater and vocal music department musical cabaret, is celebrating 25 years at the Apple Festival of Kendall-ville with a special reunion show and its full schedule of performances Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6.

Raise-A-Ruckus has become one of the most popular events at the festival. Free performances in the Show Arena, featuring Miss Indiana Terrin Thomas, will be at 10:45 a.m., noon, 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. both days.

The special reunion show with the 2013 cast and Raise-A-Ruckus alumni will be Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Show Arena. Admission is $5.

Director Craig Munk has invited alumni from the past 25 years to this special show.

“The 20th Ruckus anniversary was a fun

time and we hope the 25th is even better,” said Munk.

Raise-A-Ruckus is an original 50-minute production designed by Munk, East Noble director of choirs Chris Mettert and assistant director Karen Munk.

The high-energy show with dancing, singing, comedy and audience participa-tion has been seen by more than 130,000 people. Munk said he never realized it would become so popular with students and audiences.

Munk’s stagecraft classes transform the Beef and Dairy Arena building into a theater with exterior large quilt blocks and decorative landscaping. Inside guests can sit at round tables or in the bleachers.

Performers, including Miss Indiana, will greet guests and sign autographs.

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KENDALLVILLE — When the Apple Festival of Kendallville opens again this year, there’ll be no shortage of crafts or craft vendors.

One hundred vendors have signed up to take part in this year’s festival, and will be on hand with thousands of different hand- crafted items available to festivals visitors.

“This is an incredible festival,” said longtime vendor, Lilly Lahey, co-owner of Fay’s Quality Quilted Handbags. “You will love the Apple Festival. There is so much to do and see. The air is always crisp. There are so many good vendors who really are craftsmen and artists. The festival does a good job of making sure everything there is of the highest quality and they make sure there’s a good variety of handmade items available.”

Lahey said she started her company years ago in order to spend more time with her mother and participate in festivals. The pair has been coming to the Apple Festival

for more than 17 years, selling their hand-quilted pursues, diaper bags, totes and wallets.

“We cater to a feminine audience,” Lahey explained. “Handmade bags at affordable prices.”

And, she add, this festival is about friendships.

“It really is a great festival,” Lahey said. “You really get to know the people who attend it and they become family. We’ve done many festivals but the Apple Festival has a special feel you don’t find at every festival.”

Darlene Gisel, craft coordinator for the Apple Festival, said visitors will see a wide variety of crafters at this year’s event, from potters to painters, metal artists to stained glass window makers and just about everything in between.

“I think a lot of people come to the festival just to see the crafters,” Gisel said.

Gisel said she has crafters coming in from around the Midwest. The festival has developed such a strong reputation it draws

artists and crafters from beyond northeast Indiana. Artists from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and North Carolina will be joining the festival this year.

Fort Wayne artist Linda Renner is returning again this year, and has been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time now.

“Oh, it’s a great festival, with one of the best crowds, too,” Renner said. “I’m always surprised at the size of the crowds that come to this smalltown festival. The Apple Festival rates right up there with all the bigger shows in the area.”

Renner makes small clay figurines and salt dough ornaments she said are popular as holiday gifts.

She added that the overall quality of the vendors selected for the festival draws big crowds often looking to start their holiday shopping, and that is good for business.

“The crowds are just great. That’s one of the reasons I keep coming back, great customers,” she said. “People here really seem to come out and enjoy the festival.”

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morning appearance.

Santorum left Puerto Rico

earlier this week and was spending

the morning in Missouri, where he

already won a primary that

awarded no delegates. Missouri

Republicans were meeting in

county caucuses Saturday, the first

step toward choosing delegates to

the national convention who are

committed to specific candidates.

Santorum was headed to Illinois

Saturday night.

Romney campaigned Saturday

morning with Puerto Rican Gov.

Luis Fortuno, shopping for

tropical fruit and meeting with

f massive,

Nextstop:Illinois

Santorum

Romney

Avid golfer Rick Nowels of Kendallville watches

as his putt coasts toward the hole at Cobble-

stone Golf Course in rural Kendallville Friday

afternoon. Representatives at Cobblestone said

this is the earliest the course has opened in its 13

years of business.

CHAD KLINE

BY MIKE MARTURELLO

[email protected]

ANGOLA — When the weather

started turning from winter to

summer last week, the folks at

Bridgewater Golf Club in Auburn

got caught off guard.

They were expecting some early

play on the course, but not the level

they ended up with.

“We were caught a little off

guard. But we finally got enough

hot dogs and drinks and have been

able to take care of everybody.

We’re OK now,” said Ivan Foster,

head golf professional.

Many businesses dependent on

warmer weather are seeing an

upswing in activity due to the recent

warm spell.Warming trends often come in

spurts in March, but rarely are there

lengthy warm spells, said Courtney

f ll of the National Weather

up that warm air from the South,”

Obergfell said. The result has been

temperatures in the 70s with lows

near 50 for the better part of a week

when the daily average high is

typically around 45 degrees.

Until possibly Thursday or

Friday, there hasn’t been a strong-

enough system to come out of the

Arctic to combat the high that’s

brought the warm weather,

Obergfell said. Temperatures are

expected to drop to levels closer to

normal Friday and Saturday.

K ith golf course

“When the snow disappears and

you can start seeing dirt, people

start getting interested again (in

boating). The guys in the showroom

are keeping busy, they’re seeing

some activity,” said Terry Archbold

of Dry Dock Marine Center,

Angola.What’s in the dirt is what matters

for golf courses. If the ground is too

soft or there’s still frost in the soil,

golf courses either can’t allow carts

or have to limit carts to use only on

paths.“We’re off the paths now, and it’s

f tastic ” Foster said. “It’s a

Thinking about summer

GOP rivals head

to next showdown

Warm spell has outdoor enthusiasts out and about

“We’ve kind of had a ridge of high pressure that’s been

bringing in the warm air from the South.”

Courtney Obergfell

National Weather Service No

rthern Indiana

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places sixth at state

BY DENNIS NARTKER

[email protected]

PLAINFIELD — East

Noble’s Premiere Edition all-

women show choir finished

sixth out of nine groups in

Saturday’s ISSMA show

choir state finals for small

division schools at Plainfield

High School.

The Northridge Starlights

captured first place, followed

by the New Castle

Dynamiques in second and

DeKalb High School Sound

Sensation in third.

East Noble’s Knight

Rhythms mixed choir did not

qualify for the state finals.

Other all-women choirs in

di i ion and

Getting into the spirt of St.

Patrick’s Day was easy for 15

-

month-old Natalie Bullock of

Avilla, as she sported a

shamrock dress while

attending the Noble County

Health Fair with her family on

Saturday. Thehealth fair

attracted morethan 400

people to Central Noble High

School in Albion.

St. Paddy’s DayBOB BUTTGEN

Angola man

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home entry at

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Officials take part in the groundbreaking for the hangar/terminal

project at the Tri-State Steuben County Airport on Monday. Those

who were present included, from left, Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-

Auburn; Angola Councilman Dave Martin; Angola Mayor Dick

Hickman; Angola Councilman Mike McClelland; Dr. R. Wyatt

Weaver Jr., president of the Steuben County Aviation Board; Walt

Drewes, vice president of the Steuben County Aviation Board;

Mike Van Westen of the Steuben County Aviation Board; John

Kline, airport manager; Ron Smith, chair of the Steuben County

Commissioners; Bill Booth, chair of the Steuben County Council;

Jim Crowl, Steuben County commissioner; Linda Hansen, Steuben

County Councilwoman; Loretta Smart, Steuben County commis-

sioner; and Rick Shipe, Steuben County Council.

JENNIFER DECKER

BY JENNIFER DECKER

[email protected]

ANGOLA — Persistence paid off as the

Steuben County Aviation Board and elected

officials finally broke ground on a

hangar/terminal at the Tri-State Steuben County

Airport Monday.

The hangar/terminal will cost around $1.6

million and will provide year-round access so

jets and airplanes don’t ice up in the winter.

Part of the second floor will be renovated to

include a pilot’s lounge and an elevator to

access that level.

The aviation board has been trying to get the

project off the runway, but funding and bidding

has grounded the project.

“We’ve been working more than two years,”

said Dr. R. Wyatt Weaver Jr., chair of the

aviation board.

“Two years is not that long,” joked Angola

Mayor Dick Hickman.

Hickman’s comment was regarding the fact

the revitalization in downtown Angola took

more than 30 years to get going.

“Very few cities have an airport,” said

Steuben County Commissioner Ron Smith.

“The upgrade is more for the commercial side.

Congratulations for your perseverance.”

Dave Martin, Angola council member, said

the project is an example of what can be done

when public entities work together.

Construction will be done by Strebig

Construction, Fort Wayne.

Randy Strebig, of Strebig Construction, said

his company should be able to have the project

nearly completed with a roof and sides up by

the annual signature Angola Balloons Aloft

event July 6-7.

“Today we’re getting the site prepped and

will strip the soil,” Strebig said.

“We’re happy to get moving forward,” said

Loretta Smart, Steuben County commissioner.

“Let’s get it built,” said Jim Crowl, Steuben

County commissioner.

John Kline, the airport’s manager, said

during the construction process, the airport will

not have to close. It will close during Balloons

Aloft for safety.

Airport project takes flight

Man gets30 years

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Thank a dispatcher,

especially this week

ANGOLA — It is

National Public Safety

Dispatchers Week.

It is meant to be an

opportunity for the public to

show appreciation for 911

dispatchers.The Steuben County

Communications Center

dispatches many municipali-

ties, fire districts and the

emergency medical service

that serves Steuben County.

The county dispatchers are

responsible for answering 12

non-emergency phone lines,

answering 911 calls,

monitoring and responding

on approximately 30 radio

frequencies and handling

approximately 3,000 calls

for service per month.

Dispatchers are trained on

state-of-the-art technology

and emergency medical

dispatch procedures.

Among the communica-

tions traffic handled by

community communications

are the sheriff’s department,

town police departments,

volunteer fire and rescue

department, ambulances,

wrecker services and animal

control. It also handles after-

hours calls to a variety of

agencies.

Plow day is Saturday

ANGOLA — Steuben

County Antique Power

Association will host its 28th

annual Plow Day on Saturday.

Around 20 antique tractors

will plow 20 acres north of

U.S. 20 on S.R. 327. Work

will begin on the Shuman

family farm, 530 N. S.R. 327,

around 9 a.m. Ham and beans

will be served at noon.

Rain date is April 21.f d in

Ground broken for new hangar/terminal

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State representativecandidates to debateAUBURN — All fourcandidates for state represen-tative from District 52 arescheduled to take part in adebate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.in Middaugh Hall, 708 S.Union St., Auburn, on theDeKalb County Fairgrounds.Gary Harbaugh, PaulMoss, David Powers andBen Smaltz are running forthe Republican nominationin District 52 in the May 8primary election.The debate will bemoderated by MarkMellinger, evening newsanchor of WANE-TVChannel 15 and host of thepublic affairs show “Focus15,” and WoodyZimmerman, generalmanager and morning showhost of Froggy 106.7 Radio.The DeKalb County 9-12Group is sponsoring thedebate and inviting thepublic to attend. The groupis encouraging audiencemembers to bring cannedfood items for local foodbanks.

DeKalb Classic Connection performs in a showearlier this year. In front, from left, are Amanda

Western, Ben Lancaster, Amber Sattison, KalibMcKown, Nathan Carthen and Carmen Rainelli.

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FROM STAFF REPORTSPLAINFIELD — DeKalb HighSchool show choirs gave up theirthree-year grip on state champi-onships Saturday, but not without agallant effort.DeKalb’s Classic Connectionmixed choir finished second to NewCastle by just one point in the statefinals for smaller schools Saturdaynight at Plainfield. The host schoolplaced third, with Northridge fourthout of nine finalist choirs.DeKalb won the first three statechampionships in 2009, 2010 and2011 in both mixed and girls choirdivisions.

Earlier Saturday, DeKalb’sSound Sensation placed third in the2012 women’s choir finals, behindnew champion Northridge andrunner-up New Castle.Both DeKalb choirs won awardsfor best visuals, a category judgingchoreography and costuming thatmakes up 40 percent of scoring.Vocal performance counts for 60percent.“You get best visuals — that’swhat we’re known for,” DeKalbassistant director Kent Johnso idSat d

“It was a great show. I wouldn’tchange a thing those kids did today.… It’s just the way the cookiecrumbled this time,” said directorShelley Johnson after Saturdaynight’s narrow miss of a fourthchampionship in the mixed-choirdivision.She called the first-runner-upfinish “disappointing, but good atthe same time,” adding, “One point!It was so close.”

“We couldn’t have done anythingbetter than what we did. We put itall out there, and it just wasn’t quitegood enough,” said Nathan Carthen,a senior member of Classic Connec-tion. “It was a good way to end thesenior year”

“I don’t think we could have doneanything better.”Mosier said seniors in the choircan reflect on winning three statechampionships in their careers.In Saturday’s women’s choirfinals, DeKalb Sound Sensationearned the third-highest vocal scoreon its way to third place overall.“This was the best show of ourseason. I could feel it in the firstfour bars,” Shelley Johnson said.“The judges made comments ontheir sheets about our energy andhow much fun our show was. …The girls were awesome, DeKalbCounty can be proud of them.”“The show was amazing today,”said Kelsie Williams, a seniormember of Sound Sensation.“Everyone was completelyenergized, and you could telleveryone really wanted it. … We’reproud of third place, and we gotbest visuals, which was a nicesurprise for us.”

“We all wanted it. We all did ourbest,” senior Bailey Hartman saidabout S t d

Choirs take 2nd, 3rd in state

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)— Looking toward the criticalprimary in Illinois, Republicanpresidential front-runner MittRomney wrappedup a shortenedcampaign trip toPuerto Rico onSaturday as heprepared for moretough contestsagainst chief rivalRick Santorum.The formerMassachusettsgovernor dramati-cally curtailed histrip to the U.S.territory, whichholds its primarytoday, in favor ofspending moretime in Illinois,where polls haveshown him slightly ahead ofSantorum. Romney had planned tospend the weekend and visit apolling place Sunday, but insteadleft the island immediately after amorning appearance.Santorum left Puerto Ricoearlier this week and was spendingthe morning in Missouri, where healready won a primary thatawarded no delegates. MissouriRepublicans were meeting incounty caucuses Saturday, the firststep toward choosing delegates tothe national convention who arecommitted to specific c didS

Nextstop:Illinois

Santorum

Romney

GOP rivals headto next showdown

Obama marksSt. Patrick’s Day

WASHINGTON (AP) —His jacket was only mossgreen but his pint was trueGuinness.President Barack Obamatilted back a glass of the darkIrish brew Saturday, observingSt. Patrick’s Day at aboisterous Irish pub with hisancestral cousin fromMoneygall, Ireland, at his side.At the White House, themain South Lawn Fountainburbled green water. Nearby,workers prepared for a visitTuesday by the Irish PrimeMinister Enda Kenny.The first family wasputting on its Irish, a bloodine that runs throughObama’s veins

“I wouldn’t change a thingthose kids did today.”

Shelley JohnsonDeKalb show choir director

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