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GOOD MORNING Change clocks when you go to bed tonight WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time to fall back. Most Americans will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the annual shift back to standard time. The change officially occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, but most people will set their clocks back before heading to bed tonight. Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories don’t have to change since they do not observe daylight saving time. Public safety officials say this is also a good time to put a new battery in the smoke alarm, no matter where you live. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time March 9.
Fremont firm announces hiring expansion AMY OBERLIN
Barb Hanselman, Stan Yoder and Luke Yoder stand in Hanselman’s kitchen, which features custom woodwork made from the beams that
once supported Angola High School’s gym, including the sliding doors at right.
Fulton, a 1944 Angola High School graduate whose name is carved in it. Another local name etched on the beam is Red Boyer. Stan Yoder of Yoder Construction, which built the Hanselman home, said he talked to some people that remember the old gym. It had an upper story for seating over the gym floor. “They were telling me what it was like up there because the whole thing would shake,” Yoder said. SEE HANSELMAN, PAGE A6
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ANGOLA — If walls could talk, Barb Hanselman’s new house would be cheering with hundreds of excited voices. The Hanselman family settled on an 80-acre farm southeast of Angola in 1863. Over the years, more land was added and the homestead became a Steuben County fixture. The road was named Hanselman Road. A big red barn still proudly displays the Hanselman name. While the property has been portioned off, Barb kept a 60-acre addition from 1869 that features rolling hills, woods and a portion of Pigeon Creek. On it, she built a home incorporating not just her family’s history, but some pieces of Angola’s history as well. Her father, the late Tom Hanselman, took custody of the beams that supported the old Angola High School gym when it was torn down in 1961. The gym was used not just by Angola athletes, but by Tri-State College. A beam used as a support in the home still bears the trace of the letters “TROJ,” probably a tribute to the Tri-State mascot, the Trojans. There are around a dozen beams remaining. One has been gifted to the family of Don “Bud”
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FREMONT — A Fremontbased, family-owned international manufacturer has created 28 jobs since February with more positions planned in the coming year. Swager Communication, 501 E. Swager Drive, a 52-employee northeast tower manufacturer, has experienced rapid growth and has obtained more contracts through the transportation and defense industries. “The major challenge we’ve faced is finding the workers with the skills and training needed to fill our positions in the field,” said Dan Swager, company president. Swager plans to create at least 15 more jobs by March 2014. Tim Swager, vice president of manufacturing, said it’s likely the company will need to hire more welders and steel fabricators. Wages will be in the mid-$30,000 annual range. He said more hiring details will be available at a later date. Since the beginning of this year, Swager has had an overall impact of more than $4 million in the economy. That is based on the company’s emphasis on regional purchasing and sourcing. Tim Swager said almost all of the company’s manufacturing materials come from Indiana, including steel — a point of pride, he said, in supporting the statewide economy. The company has orders from one of the nation’s leading defense contractors of more than $2 million, according to a news release. Because of security issues, Tim Swager said he wasn’t at
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The Angola High School gym, demolished in 1961, was in downtown Angola where the Steuben Community Center is. The Angola High School gym was constructed of huge, heavy beams, which supported the structure along with upper-level seating for fans.
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Shooter opens fire at LAX, one dead LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspected gunman was in custody Friday following a shooting at Los Angeles airport that killed a TSA officer and wounded other people. LAX Police Chief Patrick Gannon says the gunman entered the terminal, pulled a rifle from a bag and began shooting. The gunfire continued at a screening checkpoint before he entered a secured area. Officers took him
into custody after a shootout. “As you can imagine, a large amount of chaos took place in this entire incident,” he said. A law enforcement official said 23-year-old suspect Paul Ciancia is from New Jersey and was wearing fatigues and carrying a bag containing a hand-written note that said he “wanted to kill TSA and pigs.” The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Armando Hogan says five people were taken to hospitals after the shooting: the gunman, the TSA officer who died, two other people who were shot, and one person with a broken ankle. A sixth person was treated at the scene for ringing in the ears from gunfire. The TSA said both surviving shooting victims are TSA officers. Los Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcetti says the airport shooter was carrying a lot of additional ammunition. “There were more than 100 more rounds,” he said. One of the victims taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center arrived without signs of life, says trauma surgeon David Plurad. Doctors worked for over an hour to try to revive the man, but were unsuccessful. He died from gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen.
Area schools get state grants for security BY KATHRYN BASSETT AND MATT GETTS kbassett@kpcmedia.com mgetts@kpcmedia.com
Schools in northeast Indiana could be a little safer with the help of grant money recently awarded by state officials. A total of eight school corporations in the area will receive a combined $302,700 for school
resource officers or security equipment. The maximum grant allowed by the state is $50,000. Four school corporations in this part of the state will receive that amount. Each school corporation was required to provide its own funds to match the grant amount requested. The matching grant requirement
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caused some problems for the East Noble School Corp., which will receive $25,000 after asking for $50,000. Superintendent Ann Linson said the matching fund portion required the funds to be spent after July 1. Nowhere in the grant application process did it indicate that deadline date, she said. East Noble officials even
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asked someone from the state if expenditures made between Jan. 20 and June 30 would be acceptable. At that time, East Noble officials were told they could include expenditures made during that time period toward their matching fund requirement. Only when the grant came back half accepted was the error SEE GRANTS, PAGE A6
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