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April 18, 2014
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Respect and history share flights By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
By Garth Snow Honor Flight volunteers Deb Kindler and Bob Meyer speak affectionately of Albert Stiles. They recall less than a year ago, when the World War II veteran and retired Fort Wayne musician joined 70 other Fort Wayne area veterans on a flight to see the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Meyer was Honor Flight Northeast Indiana president — a title that he still holds. Kindler was Stiles’ volunteer guardian for the day. Honor Flight 12 will fly April 30. Flight 13 will leave and return to Fort Wayne on May 28. With those flights, Meyer said, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana will have carried 880 World War II veterans to Washington. When Flight 14 takes off Oct. 1, it will carry some of the 200 Korean War veterans on Meyer’s waiting list. The older
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Deb Kindler escorted World War II U.S. Army veteran Albert Stiles of Fort Wayne on an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., in May 2013. Stiles died Jan. 2, at age 91.
veterans have priority. The survivors of a world war are now battling time itself. Stiles made the flight in 2013. He died Jan. 2, 2014, at age 91. Stiles had served in the Army during the war. Back in the states, he became owner of Al Stiles World’s Best
Shoe Shine in his adopted home of Fort Wayne. “He was a Fort Wayne icon, of course,” Meyer said. “He came dressed up with a bow tie on. He was just as cute as a speckled pup,” he said. “He was a very shy guy, but he was overwhelmed with the
Leo unites diverse talent to stage ‘The Music Man’
day in general.” “I remember he said, ‘You guys have really exceeded my expectations,’ ” Meyer recalled. “He was really fun, and a really cool guy.” Kindler donated $400 for the privilege of being See RESPECT, Page A3
About 47 percent of Allen County’s election precincts will vote in new locations on primary election day, May 6. Elections Director Beth Dlug said the changes are intended to direct voters to the nearest possible voting places. She said her office offers help online and will notify voters by mail. If all else fails, voters may call (260) 449-7329. “We’re doing everything in our power to put the word out to check polling locations,” Dlug said. Allen County maintains 115 polling places and 675 voting machines. More than 1,200 election-day workers help to serve more than 250,000 voters. She said years of adjustments made it necessary to revamp voting assignments. “Generally the whole thing starts because someone decides they don’t want to be in the
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Primary election day: May 6, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Absentee voting: Began April 8 allencounty.us/election-board
business anymore,” she said. “And if they do that at the very last minute, then we’re scrambling trying to find a place to put these voters. So we may not put them in the closest voting location, because that voting location may not have room. So we may have to go two or three locations down in order to find room for those people See VOTERS, Page A2
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Freshman Morgan Thoma (from left), sophomore Emily Moore and junior Megan McCready paint the set of “The Music Man” at Leo Jr./Sr. High School.
productions they’ve done in a long time where they’ve incorporated junior high students from this school,” she said. That range in ages adds a different aspect to the
play, she said. Farrington teaches dance at Turning Pointe Dance Academy in Auburn. Nelson said See LEO, Page A15
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The Leo High School Drama Department has involved middle school students, too, in “The Music Man.” Sue Nelson directs the cast of 50 and Lynette Farrington guides choreography in four presentations of the Meredith Willson classic, at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, April 30 through May 3. Advance tickets are $6, and are available at the school office, 14600 Amstutz Road in Leo/Cedarville. Tickets will be $10 at the door. The musical is one of America’s favorites, said Nelson, who teaches at Eastside High School in Butler and directs plays at Leo. “Every song that’s in there, everyone knows,” she said. “This is one of the first