TUESDAY October 22, 2013
The Right Way
Dennis Kruse
End Of An Era
Cards’ success due to farm system
Hard-working teachers deserve appreciation
Leyland done managing Tigers
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Weather Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of rain after 5 p.m. Tonight’s low 33. Page A6 Kendallville, Indiana
GOOD MORNING Lt. Gov. Ellspermann visits county today KENDALLVILLE — Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann will visit Noble County today, her office said. She plans to meet with local elected officials and business and agricultural leaders at 1 p.m. at B&J Medical, 4268 East US 6, Kendallville. This is the sixth month of Ellspermann’s “Listen and Learn” Tour, with a goal of meeting with local elected officials and business leaders to learn about the strengths, challenges and priorities of each of Indiana’s 92 counties. Ellspermann’s office said she is committed to becoming as familiar with the issues of every Indiana County as she is with those of her home county, Dubois. Noble County is the 71st county on her tour.
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Business leader Freeland dies FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne businessman Dick Freeland died Sunday at his home at the age of 76. Freeland, chairman of the board of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne Inc., opened his first Pizza Hut restaurant on East State Boulevard in 1972. The business grew to include 48 Pizza Huts in Indiana and Ohio and four KFC restaurants. His company’s Pizza Hut locations include Angola, Auburn, Garrett, Kendallville and Ligonier, according to the company’s website. In 1995, after Freeland traveled
to Poland to advise the Pizza Hut team on improving operations, he became a partner in the Pizza Hut and KFC business in Poland and the Czech Republic. Freeland was heavily involved in local, state and national politics. Freeland In February, he was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Mike Pence, and Ducks Unlimited named him Conservationist of the Year. He served on numerous boards of directors and was instru-
mental in the founding of The Chapel. A native of Nevada, Mo., he married Deanna Walters, who survives. They had three children. Daughter Kim Cook and son Todd Freeland survive. Daughter Terri Derheimer preceded him in death. “Today, Indiana lost an extraordinary Hoosier in the passing of Dick Freeland of Fort Wayne,” Gov. Mike Pence said in a statement. “Dick Freeland lived the American dream. A loving family man, successful entrepreneur and businessman, Dick Freeland used his success to lift up his community, his state and his
KENDALLVILLE — The Riley Street railroad crossing is closed this week for asphalt patching and repairs. A completion date is subject to change due to weather delays.
SCOTTSBURG (AP) — State police say an SUV barreled across the Interstate 65 median in southern Indiana, running into a pickup truck in the opposite direction in a crash that killed a central Indiana man. The crash Sunday near the Scott County line caused the northbound pickup truck to go off the side of the highway and burst into flames. Police say passers-by were able to pull 9-yearold Andrew Godsave and his grandmother, 62-yearold Sandra Godsave of Greenwood, from the burning truck. Sgt. Jerry Goodin says they weren’t able to rescue 62-year-old driver Dennis Godsave and he died at the scene about 25 miles north of Louisville. Nineteen-year-old Natalie Bomar of Mount Washington, Ky., was driving the SUV.
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nation through generous philanthropy to countless worthy causes. “His leadership and example will be deeply missed. His contributions to the city of Fort Wayne and to the state of Indiana will be remembered always, and Karen and I send our deepest condolences and prayers for comfort to his beloved wife, Deanna, his family and all those who mourn the passing of this good and great man.” “Dick Freeland showed that lasting achievement is built on character and integrity,” said U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, of SEE FREELAND, PAGE A6
Teacher dies in shooting
Riley Street crossing closed for repairs
Passers-by pull two from burning truck
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BOB BRALEY
This was all that remained Monday afternoon after a fire destroyed a house on this site in the 1700 block of East C.R. 1000N Sunday night.
Smoke still rose from some spots at the site early Monday afternoon.
Vacant house destroyed by fire BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
ROME CITY — Fire destroyed a vacant house near Rome City late Sunday. At about 10:44 p.m., Orange Township firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire in the 1700 block of C.R. 1000N, about a quarter-mile west of the Rome City. Noble County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment dispatch received a report about one minute later that the structure was on the ground, said Jim Abbs, Orange Township Fire Department public information officer. “When the first firefighters arrived, the structure had collapsed and there was heavy smoke and fire,” he said. The single-story house with an attached garage was unoccupied.
Firefighters took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. “It was a total loss,” Abbs said. He estimated the damage at $89,500. No injuries were reported. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire. Firefighters were back in service at about 12:30 a.m. Monday.
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their gun-wielding classmate. Teacher Michael Landsberry was being hailed for his actions outside Sparks Middle School, where 20 to 30 horrified students witnessed the shooting as they returned to classes from a weeklong fall break. “In my estimation, he is a hero. … We do know he was trying to intervene,” Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson said. The unidentified shooter was killed along with Landsberry, a 45-year-old military veteran who leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters. The motive for the shooting is still unknown. One of the wounded students is out of surgery and the other is doing well, police said. It’s unclear whether the student committed suicide, but authorities say no shots were fired by law enforcement. Police said between 150 and 200 officers, including some from as far as 60 miles away, responded to the shooting. SEE SHOOTING, PAGE A6
Obama: ‘No excuse’ for rollout problems WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said there was “no excuse” for the cascade of computer problems that have marred the rollout of a key element in his health care law, but declared he was confident the administration would be able to fix the issues. “There’s no sugarcoating it,” Obama said. “Nobody is more frustrated than I am.” The president said his administration was doing “everything we can possibly do” to get the federally run websites where people are supposed to apply for insurance up and running. That includes bringing in additional
technology experts from inside and outside the government to work on the issues. People have until March 31 to sign up for coverage. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office had projected that about 7 million people would gain coverage through the exchanges during the first year. The president on Monday guaranteed that everyone who wants to get insurance through the new health care exchanges will be able to, even if they have to enroll over the phone or fill out a paper application. The White House also appeared to open the door to the possibility that people trying SEE OBAMA, PAGE A6
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President Barack Obama reaches back Karmel Allison of San Diego who began to lose her balance during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Monday. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law’s rollout are unacceptable.
Commissioners seek change in zoning law BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — The Noble County Board of Commissioners will ask the Noble County Plan Commission to consider changing the county’s zoning ordinance to allow smaller agriculturally zoned properties. The commissioners voted 3-0 Monday to table a discussion of zoning maps while they pursue changing a zoning law that forces smaller agricultural properties to be rezoned as RE-Rural Estates. The intent of the overall zoning
law was to conserve agricultural land, said Commissioner Chad Kline, adding, “We’re not conserving agricultural land by rezoning it to RE.” Current law says A-1 Agricultural zoning can be applied only to properties 10 acres or larger, explained Noble County zoning administrator Nathan Miller. Smaller properties that had been zoned A-1 under earlier laws are being rezoned to RE. The law was changed as part of the Unified Development Ordinance, passed in 2012 by
the Plan Commission and county commissioners. The new law included a variety of changes to rules regarding agricultural land. Monday’s discussion stemmed from a request that the commissioners approve revised maps as part of the county’s zoning law. The maps were designed to match the current zoning configuration. But the 10-acre limit creates problems, because RE property can’t be used solely for agriculture, Kline said. Only 60 percent of a property zoned RE may be used for agriculture, even if it was
100 percent agriculture use before the rezoning. The commissioners debated whether to fix the maps first, then tackle the RE issue, but decided to first petition the Plan Commission to revisit the minimum size of A-1 lots. The maps must be approved or rejected within 90 days, or they will take effect automatically, Plan Commission attorney Everett Newman said The commissioners hope to have the change made to the ordinance in time that the maps can be redone before the vote.