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Kraft worker loses parts of three fingers KENDALLVILLE — A production employee at Kraft Foods in Kendallville lost parts of three fingers in an accident last month, a company official said. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, an employee was troubleshooting equipment at the plant on the city’s south side at 151 W. Ohio St., according to Joyce Hodel, of Kraft Foods corporate affairs in Chicago. The employee had parts of three fingers cut off. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment and released that night, Hodel said in an email. Kraft did not release the injured employee’s name. The plant makes marshmallow and caramel products for the food industry.
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Festival starts rolling today BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — It’s here. Kendallville’s biggest community event, the 28th annual Apple Festival of Kendallville, opens today at the Noble County Fairgrounds. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Fairgrounds parking costs $3. However, festival organizers encourage visitors to park free at East Noble High School and No-Sag on Allen Chapel Road to take a free shuttle bus service between the parking lots, the fairgrounds and the downtown business district. All pioneer-themed festival activities are at the fairgrounds this year. The Main Street Business Association is sponsoring the Farmer’s Market and Trunk Treasures today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the downtown business district, with more than 40 vendors set up on sidewalks offering farm produce, handmade and secondhand items, food and refreshments. The bus stop is at the corner of William and Main streets. Main Street will be open to
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Members of Raise A Ruckus practice for their show for the Apple Festival of Kendallville at
traffic, but motorists are advised to use caution when moving through the district because of the many pedestrians. At the fairgrounds, the festival committee has made changes to
the fairgrounds Friday. The group will perform several times during the festival.
reduce foot traffic congestion along the midway, according to festival president Jenny Cummins. Food vendors are set up near the Dekko Children’s Pioneer Craft Village, the Primitive Area and
bus stop at the corner of Wayne and Fair streets, as well as along the midway. “We hope having food vendors in other areas will draw people SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE A8
Busche gives students look No one at new face of manufacturing talking BY MATT GETTS mgetts@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — It’s not your grandfather’s manufacturing. Your father probably wouldn’t recognize it, either. For many companies, gone are the days of heavy lifting and physically demanding labor. Instead, workers are being asked more and more to work with their brains, not their brawn. “You still have to work hard, but knowledge-based work is more prevalent than physical labor work,” said Rick Sherck, Noble County Economic Development Corp.’s executive director. Getting the word out concerning the new face of manufacturing — and the career opportunities it presents — was the focus of Manufacturing Day 2013, held Friday at Busche Enterprises in Albion. Busche, a company with a projected $125 million in revenue this year, draws workers from throughout northeastern Indiana. “We’ve got a lot of industries trying to figure out how they can tell the story of manufacturing,” Sherck said. A class of Central Noble High School vocational students, all part of the Conexus vocational
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Chad Norris, quality control manager at Busche Enterprises in Albion, shows a piece of equipment to Central Noble High School vocational students during Friday’s Manufacturing Day. The event was held to show students careers that are available.
program, got a plant tour and video presentation of what Busche does in its facilities in Alabama and Indiana. Busche general manager James Stewart addressed the group with a vested interest. He wasn’t just looking to give a promo for the company, he was looking for
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people to add to his work force … people like Ryan Cureton. Cureton started working part-time while a senior at Central Noble High School in November 2012. The day after graduation, June 4, he started working for the company full-time. Recognized
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama decided to stay home from economic summits in Asia as Democrats stepped up pressure on congressional Republicans to rein in their tea party faction and reopen the government with no strings attached. House Republicans said that with Congress and the president in town this weekend, now is the perfect time to start negotiating a plan to reopen the government. “All I’m asking for is let’s sit down, like the American people would expect us, and talk to one another about getting the government open and dealing with the significant problems that we face,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters Friday. “This isn’t some damn game.” GOP leaders said Friday the House will be in session Saturday so that Republicans can continue passing bills that would reopen selected parts of the federal government. The White House responded by issuing fresh veto
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New Corn School Queen Selena Yoder wears her sash and robe after her selection Thursday night.
LAGRANGE — When Selena Yoder’s name was read Thursday night as the 2013 Corn School Queen, no one seemed more surprised than Selena Yoder. Yoder, a 17-year-old senior at Lakeland High School, beamed a huge smile as she stepped forward to receive a bouquet of flowers from a friend who had rushed onto the stage to congratulate her. Yoder said almost she expected the judges to say the contest’s master of ceremonies read the wrong name. There was no mistake. Seconds later, Yoder
received her tiara, sash and robe, plus the congratulations of more friends and the rest of the contestants. “This is amazing,” Yoder said as her victory started to sink in. She said she was surprised by winning the title because she never considered herself to be the popular girl in school. Yoder added that she considered dropping out of the contest after she first met the rest of the field. Yoder, the daughter of Kristina Yoder of LaGrange, was sponsored by All Cut Up and Chicago Joe’s. She won cash and prizes donated by the local
businesses. Yoder said she plans to attend college, earn a degree and become a special education early intervention teacher. Lakeland’s Paige Frost, 17, a junior, was named first runner-up. Frost is the daughter of Matthew and Heather Frost of LaGrange. Stacy Zapolsky, 17, a junior at The Howe School, was the second runner-up. She is a native of Minsk, Belarus. Prairie Heights High School senior Cassandra Glick, 18, was named Miss Congeniality. She is the daughter of Eric and Andrea Glick of Orland.
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