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GOOD MORNING Four County Transitional Living hosting golf outing ANGOLA — The Second Annual Four County Transitional Living Golf Outing and Fundraiser will be held on Sept. 7 at Zollner Golf Course at Trine University with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The funds raised at the event will assist Four County Transitional Living with ongoing operating expenses. Four County assists men who want to recover from drug and alcohol addictions. There were will be raffle prizes, a 50-50 drawing and an opportunity to win $10,000 for the hole-in-one contest. Cost is $45 per golfer. Lunch is provided. People who want to play but cannot put together a team should contact Bob Osterholt at 243-0600 so he can place them with other individual players. To register, contact Osterholt.
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GED-like exam scores well BY MIKE MARTURELLO mikem@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — Adult education officials from across northeast Indiana are supposed to learn details of a new general education development test protocol for Indiana today after the new provider of testing services was announced Wednesday. So far, the reviews are positive because the new testing system will cost about what is being charged now, in the $50 range. Also, paper tests will still be available. Adult education providers in Indiana had been told that the price of the test was going to rise to about $120 next year. Also,
testing would have been online only. Paper testing will continue to allow testing programs to be offered in jails, where online access is not necessarily available to detainees. “I’m happy that there’s going to be a paper version because we’ve had such success at the (Steuben County) jail,” said Breann Fink, executive director of the Steuben County Literacy Coalition. The jail program so far has a 100 percent success rate, 10 for 10 this year. Nine people received their GEDs in jail and the 10th who received training in jail passed the test after leaving incarceration.
On Wednesday Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Scott B. Sanders announced the state next year will begin using an exam called the Test Assessing Secondary Completion from CTB/McGrawHill, the same company that administers ISTEP testing to school children in Indiana. “Our instructors at IMPACT Institute have been anticipating the changes for quite some time,” said Stephanie Ross, adult education coordinator for IMPACT, a vocational cooperative based in Kendallville that serves northeast Indiana. “We’ve already been looking at strategies to make sure everything’s in place so we have
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positive outcomes.” In its announcement, DWD said the new assessment will ensure Indiana offers a high school equivalency test that matches employer demand and is both affordable and accessible. It had been anticipated for months that the cost of the GED test was going to increase to about $120 and would only be offered online. “The TASC test will be around $55 for the exam and will retain the paper-based option so all our providers can still proctor, including correctional facilities,” said Joseph Frank, DWD communications director. SEE TESTING, PAGE A10
Trine hosts collection of rare works ‘Unique opportunity’ offered to students, Steuben community
Regatta contest deadline is today ANGOLA — Today is the deadline for the Steuben County United Way Cardboard Boat Regatta hidden regatta contest. Boats are scattered around the county. People must identify all seven boats to win, which offers a grand prize of $100, a cardboard boat and entry to the regatta. The contest is a lead up to the Cardboard Boat Regatta, which is 1 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Potawatomi Inn beach at Pokagon State Park. To enter the competition, entrants must list in order the number, name and exact location of each boat. Submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. today at the Steuben County United Way located at 317 S. Wayne St. Suite 3D, Angola. Email address is bobbi@unitedwaysteuben.org.
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Walk no more Matt Bidlack of the Angola Street Department operates a skid loader to fill in the former sidewalk along U.S. 20 that connected town to the Angola Middle School campus. The walk was removed as part of a Safe Routes to School project that will direct students to
the middle school and Angola High School through the trail that cuts through Commons Park. The former walk was literally a few feet from the busy highway. The former walk will be seeded once the work is complete.
ANGOLA — Trine University will host a collection of early and first-edition books and manuscripts focused on human dignity and individual liberty. The books, including a Gutenberg Bible leaf from 1455, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address from 1863, a 16th-century Hebrew Torah and “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection” by Charles Darwin published in 1883, will be available for students and visitors to view and to read, courtesy of The Remnant Trust based in Winona Lake. Trine will have a collection on loan from The Remnant Trust through May. “Trine is grateful to offer these rare finds for the benefit of our students and the community,” said Earl D. Brooks II, Trine president. “Many professors are using the collection to enhance their classes, and all students are encouraged to get their hands on these pieces. The ability SEE WORKS, PAGE A10
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ACD celebrity guest Combs’ success due to skill, not looks BY MATT GETTS mgetts@kpcmedia.com
Life is going at a hectic pace for Jesse Combs. Wednesday, she had just returned to her West Coast home after spending 27 days on the road, doing promotional appearances, being the subject of photo shoots and filming a couple episodes of television shows in which she is featured. After a couple of days at home, she is hitting the road again — this time to the Auburn Collector Car Auction, Swap Meet & Car Corral at the Auburn Auction Park. The auction opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday. Also appearing with Combs will be Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman from the television show “Fast ‘N Loud.” It will be Combs’ first visit to Auburn, but attendees will recognize her face. Combs is on the television shows “Overhaulin’” and “All Girls Garage.” Her celebrity has allowed her to do things she never would have imagined, she said. “I realize I have been given a very blessed life,” Combs said. “I’m grateful for everything that’s been put on my plate.” Born in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Combs always had a need for speed. According to her online bio, “she turned down a full scholarship to a prominent interior design school, choosing instead to travel North America before settling in Denver to pursue a career in snowboarding. This proved harder on her physically than she had anticipated, and she decided on a career that involved her love
of everything automotive and showcased her artistic abilities. She moved to Laramie, Wyo., to attend WyoTech, where she studied collision/refinishing, chassis fabrication, street rod fabrication and trim/ upholstery, graduating with a degree in custom automotive fabrication.” Combs didn’t just earn her degree — she finished at the top of her class. Having appeared on such shows as “MythBusters” and “Truck U!” Combs is not just another pretty face. She is a talented welder and fabricator. “This is a male-dominated industry,” Combs said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out in a stunning vote by Parliament. Facing skepticism at home, too, the administration shared intelligence with lawmakers aimed at convincing them the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people and must be punished. Despite roadblocks in forming an international coalition, Obama appeared undeterred and advisers said he would be willing to retaliate against Syria on his own. “The president of the United States is elected with the duty to protect the national security interests in the United States of America,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Even before the vote in London, the U.S. was preparing to act without formal authorization from the United Nations, where Russia
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Well-known metal fabricator and television personality Jessi Combs will be signing autographs at this weekend’s Auburn Collector Car Auction, Swap Meet & Car Corral.