MONDAY December 9, 2013
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Pearl Harbor
Colts lose
Mr. Claus makes visit to Ligonier
Survivors recall Dec. 7, 1941
But Indy still clinches division
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GOOD MORNING Billy Joel, others honored at Kennedy Center WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Piano Man” who became one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time with such hits as “Just the Way You Are,” ”Uptown Girl” and “Allentown” was awarded the nation’s highest honor Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts. Billy Joel joins Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, opera star Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine in receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. All of them have been playing music, dancing or singing since they were children — and they have never stopped. Joel said the honor stands apart from his six Grammys. “This is different. It’s our nation’s capital,” he told The Associated Press. “This is coming more from my country than just people who come to see me. It’s a little overwhelming.” President Barack Obama saluted the honorees Sunday night, and top entertainers will offer tribute performances for each honoree. The show will be broadcast Dec. 29. “The diverse group of extraordinary individuals we honor today haven’t just proven themselves to be the best of the best,” Obama said. “Despite all their success, all their fame, they’ve remained true to themselves — and inspired the rest of us to do the same.” Santana, 66, a Mexican immigrant who began learning English from American television, is one of only a few Latinos who have received the honor so far. Santana first picked up the guitar after hearing blues and rock ‘n’ roll on the radio. He has said his career is about bridging cultures and fusing sounds to create something new. He grew up with the Woodstock generation after moving to San Francisco, but is perhaps best known for his album “Supernatural.” It won nine Grammys. Kerry said Santana brought the beauty of Latin culture and its rhythms and influences to the American mainstream.
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Leader sees rapid growth in LaGrange County 4-H club
BY PATRICK REDMOND predmond@kpcmedia.com
LAGRANGE — Bo, a yellow Labrador retriever, climbs out from the cab of Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter’s truck at the LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds. He immediately starts nosing around a nearby utility pole, acting like any dog. Lawson-Carpenter, of Wolcottville, smiles as she watches her 80-pound family pet move around. But Bo is here to work, and Lawson-Carpenter quickly shifts from owner to handler. She puts the dog through his paces; Bo walks at her side and sits when Lawson-Carpenter stops. Bo is glued to every word Lawson-Carpenter says, and quick to respond. Lawson-Carpenter is more than just a dog trainer. She is the leader of the LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club, one of the fastest-growing organizations within LaGrange County 4-H. For five years, Lawson-Carpenter, whose first taste of dog training came as a member of Noble County 4-H, has been transforming the dog club. She doesn’t just train dogs; she teaches children. Both, she said, are about consistency and patience. “One of the neatest things I get to see is that first time a child comes in with a dog, and the child is kind of lost for those first couple of meetings, and the dog isn’t doing anything right,” she explains. “The kid is frustrated. But then, maybe the third or fourth meeting, something clicks and the dog starts doing something right. The child’s face lights up, and they turn around and look at me and say, ‘Did you see that?’ That’s the part that I feed on. That’s the part that I love.” The first goal of her dog club is to make sure each member’s dog learns to be social. It must remain calm around other dogs and people. Once that is accomplished, both 4-H club member and dog can move on to obedience training. Sometimes, results are quick; other times not so fast. “I’m trying to get people to understand we want a family dog to be sociable, so people can take the dog to a family reunion without having to worry, so they can take the dog to Rural King without an issue,” Lawson-Carpenter explained. “I use laid-back
parents come to their first dog club meeting, not everyone is confident the family pet can make the grade. “I have parents bring a dog and tell me they’re not sure this is going to work out, not sure they can keep the dog because it’s not listening at home, or it barks SEE DOG CLUB, PAGE A6
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Wolcottville’s Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter and Bo work out at the LaGrange County Fairgrounds. Lawson-Carpenter is the leader of the LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club, which boasts nearly 40 members.
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dogs like Bo to teach other dogs it’s OK to be social.” She teaches her club members to train dogs using positive reinforcement — lavishing praise on the dog when it behaves correctly. Since treats are not allowed in 4-H State Fair shows, she doesn’t teach treat training. Once barely on the map, the dog club now boasts nearly 40 kids, each of whom trains one or more dogs. Lawson-Carpenter said she hopes she can double that number in the near future. Often when children and their
Storm hits hard PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful storm that crept across the country dumped a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet on the Mid-Atlantic region and headed northeast Sunday, turning NFL playing fields in Pennsylvania into winter wonderlands, threatening as much as a foot of snow in Delaware and New Jersey and raising concerns about a messy morning commute. The storm forced the cancellation of thousands of flights across the U.S. and slowed traffic on roads, leading to a number of accidents, including a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Morgantown that led to a series of fender-benders involving 50 cars. What was forecast in the Philadelphia area to be a tame storm system with about an inch of snow followed by rain mushroomed into a full-blown snowstorm that snarled traffic along Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania from the Delaware to New Jersey state lines. Paul Jones, 24, a youth hockey coach from Warminster in the Philadelphia suburbs, was on his way to a game in Lancaster when he got stuck — along with his fiancee, another coach and three players — in a major backup on the turnpike. The roadway was “snow-covered, slick,” Jones said in an interview from the car, where he was a passenger and had been at a standstill for more than an hour. “People are in and out” of their vehicles, he said. “Kids are having a snowball fight on the side of the road, making snow angels, people are walking their dogs.” The National Weather Service said the low pressure system from North Carolina north to New England was being fed by disturbances from the southwest and moist air off the Atlantic. The forecast called for the
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Obama, Bush, Clinton, Carter to attend Mandela memorial service JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday is poised to be one of the largest such gatherings in generations with tens of thousands of local mourners and dozens of foreign leaders expected. South African officials say the normal seating capacity of Johannesburg’s FNB stadium probably won’t suffice to accommodate all mourners. Security for the event is likely to be tight as the list of presidents, heads of government, royalty and celebrities keeps growing by the hour. The South African government said Sunday a total of 53 heads of state, government and ministers have confirmed they will be attending the service. U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as well as former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will attend. Meanwhile, reports are coming out of Johannesburg about the revered leader’s last hours. Mandela wasn’t on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said Sunday. Bantu Holomisa told The Associated Press that he had been called to Mandela’s home on Thursday by the family so he could visit the anti-apartheid icon before he died. “You judge the mood in the house. I know the family. It was not the same family I used to see. Even the call itself, ‘please pop in, we think Madiba is in his last days’,” Holomisa said. “I assume the family was warned by the doctors.” The end came soon. The former president SEE MANDELA, PAGE A6
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These guns and methamphetaminerelated items allegedly were recovered from a pickup in a bust that led to two
men’s arrests late Saturday, the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department said.
Two charged in meth, gun bust BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
HOWE — Two men face charges after a late Saturday stop in which they were allegedly found methamphetamine and possession of a firearm. the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department said. Roderick E. Barnell Jr., 19, of Vicksburg, Mich., s charged with manufacturing meth, a Class B felony; possession of meth with a firearm, a Barnell Class C felony; three Class D felony offenses, possession of precursor, maintaining a common nuisance and unlawful possession of hypodermic needle: and use of artificial lights while in possession of a firearm, a Class C misdemeanor. David C. Shaffer, 21, of Howe, was charged with visiting a common nuisance, a Class B misdemeanor; and use of artificial lights while in Shaffer possession of a firearm, a Class C misdemeanor. At about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, a LaGrange County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol came across
a black Chevy S-10 southbound on C.R. 125E north of C.R. 700N that allegedly was spotlighting deer on the east and west side of the roadway.The vehicle also allegedly had a license plate that had been expired for several months. Deputies stopped the vehicle in the 1000 block of East C.R. 700N. The officer immediately viewed two firearms in plain view inside of the vehicle. An investigation allegedly revealed the occupants of the vehicle were spotlighting deer while in possession of a loaded firearm. Deputies requested the assistance of Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Kyle Buchanan due to the spotlighting violation and continued to look into the actions of the occupants. Barnell, the driver of the pickup, was alleged to have been in possession of a hypodermic needle and methamphetamine precursors. An inventory of the vehicle allegedly led to the discovery of three firearms, one of which was loaded, a handheld spotlight, two methamphetamine labs, methamphetamine precursors, and approximately eight grams of suspected methamphetamine. Barnell and Shaffer were booked into the LaGrange County Jail.