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GOOD MORNING Rare books on display at Trine through Dec. 1 ANGOLA — A collection of rare and first-edition books on display at Trine University will be closed after Dec. 1. Visitors are encouraged to read, see and touch the historic pieces from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to noon Monday, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free. The last open house is Dec. 1. Arrangements for other times may be made for individuals or for groups up to 20, by sending an email to tierneyt@trine.edu or calling Dareen McClelland at 665-4102. The display will be closed Nov. 27-30 in observance of Thanksgiving. While the Gutenberg Bible page, the Gettysburg Address and other works will be removed Dec. 2, a new exhibit of 50 works from The Remnant Trust will be available in January. The Remnant Trust, based in Winona Lake, is a growing collection that focuses on human dignity and individual liberty.
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AMY OBERLIN
Karen and Lynn Stockwell of Salem Center hold up a Salem Center School class picture that
is part of a collection they plan to hang in the Salem Center Fire Department.
Salem Center nostalgia Stockwells decorate fire hall with historic photos BY AMY OBERLIN aoberlin@kpcmedia.com
SALEM CENTER — Salem Center is a small rural community, but it has a long history. Lynn and Karen Stockwell are trying to wrap some of Salem Center’s past into its present. They are collecting class pictures from the Salem Center School, which opened in the 1920s and served youths in elementary through high school through the mid-1960s. A half dozen framed photos already adorn the north wall of the Salem Center Fire Department, which is the focal point of the community. The new department was built several years ago and includes a community center where dinners and events are held. At this time, those gathered there can look at high school pictures of people in the classes of 1932, 1938, 1953 and the Stockwells’ classes of 1959 and 1960. Lynn got the idea of collecting Salem Center class pictures after seeing the Orland school photos in the upper story of the Joyce Public Library, “which I thought was kind of nice,” he said. With the blessing of the fire department’s board, he began his project, mostly by word of mouth. He acquired copies of his class, 1959, and Karen’s, 1960. The 1932 class profile is the oldest;
Lynn Stockwell was in the Class of 1959 at the Salem Center School. Karen Perkins Stockwell attended the Salem Center School in the class of 1960.
none of those in the photos are still living, Lynn said. “My goal is by next year’s alumni meeting to get all the (photos from the) ’50s and ’60s,” said Lynn. “I’ll take anything else that comes along, of course.” The Salem Center School alumni meet the second Saturday of August at the fire hall. Between now and then, the Stockwells will collect the photos at their home, then hang them prior to the event. They encouraged anyone with an old Salem Center School class photo to contact them at 475-5814.
“My goal is by next year’s alumni meeting to get all the (photos from the) ’50s and ’60s. ... I’ll take anything else that comes along, of course.” Lynn Stockwell Salem Center Class of 1959
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The 16-day government shutdown didn’t seem to hurt the economy after all. U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department said Friday. And they added far more jobs in August and September than previously thought. Activity at service companies and factories also accelerated last month in the midst of the shutdown. All of which suggests the U.S. economy may be sturdier than many analysts had assumed. The unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent in September, the Labor Department said. But that was probably because furloughed federal workers were temporarily counted as unemployed. “The economy weathered the government shutdown surprisingly well,” said Ted Wieseman, an economist at Morgan Stanley. “Businesses looked through the shutdown, remained confident in the growth outlook and kept hiring.” One weak link in the economy recently has been consumers, who spent cautiously over the summer, holding back growth. But the solid job gains in recent months, combined with modest increases in hourly pay, could encourage more spending. Other trends have raised hopes that the economy will remain healthy in coming months: Growing demand for homes should support construction. And auto sales are likely to stay strong because many Americans are buying cars after putting off big purchases since the recession struck nearly six years ago. Job growth is a major factor for the Federal Reserve in deciding when to reduce its economic stimulus. The Fed has been buying bonds to keep long-term interest rates low and encourage borrowing and spending. Stocks rose sharply in afternoon trading as investors assessed the stronger-than-expected job growth. SEE HIRING, PAGE A6
Hudson man’s 120-year sentence upheld on appeal BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
INDIANAPOLIS — A Hudson man convicted of sexually attacking a woman in her rural DeKalb County home failed to persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals that his 120-year prison sentence is inappropriate, the court said in a decision filed Thursday. Michael Paul Stafford was found guilty of five charges: criminal deviate conduct and kidnapping, Class A felonies; and burglary, criminal confinement and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Class B felonies, in a jury trial in DeKalb Superior Court II in March. Judge Monte Brown sentenced Stafford to 45 years in prison for each of the two Class A felony crimes and 15 years on each of the remaining charges. He ordered that the sentences for criminal deviate conduct, kidnapping, burglary and
robbery while armed with a deadly weapon be served consecutively. The 15-year sentence for criminal confinement will be served at the same time as the other sentences. Stafford appealed, arguing his convictions for kidnapping, burglary, confinement and robbery should be vacated under the continuing crime doctrine because the offenses occurred “merely to facilitate his crime of criminal deviate conduct.” He also argued his sentence is inappropriate. “Stafford is incorrect,” the Court of Appeals found on the continuing crime issue. “Although the crimes occurred in the same period of time, each offense was a distinct, chargeable crime arising from a separate criminal act,” the court said in its decision. During the trial, the jury heard Stafford forced his way into the woman’s home, armed with a SEE APPEAL, PAGE A6
MIKE MARTURELLO
A dusting of snow There’s been some frost on the pumpkins as of late, but Friday morning in Steuben County there was a light dusting of snow to greet children as they headed to school and adults as they made their way to work. There was about a half-inch of snow, at least on flat, hard surfaces, which began melting as the sun started to rise. Snow also was reported in other parts of northeast Indiana.