TUESDAY September 3, 2013
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Baseball: Pirates take over NL Central lead
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GOOD MORNING State to dredge Little Turkey Lake STROH — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will dredge Little Turkey Lake beginning next month, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division announced Saturday. Beginning sometime during the second week in September and continuing through the end of October, the public access boat launch site on the lake will be closed. Access to the lake will be inaccessible from the boat ramp due to the location of equipment on the lake. Anyone using Little Turkey Lake should watch for navigational hazards during the dredging operation. Danger buoys will mark piping and other equipment. There could be underwater dangers as a result of submerged piping. Work will continue throughout the duration of the project, including weekends. When completed, normal access to the lake from the boat launch will resume. Indiana’s Lake and River Enhancement program is funding the project.
Auburn car festival founder dies at 74 AUBURN — Jack Randinelli, a founding father of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, died unexpectedly Sunday morning on the festival’s final day. Friends said Randinelli suffered a heart attack at his home in Auburn at age 74. Thursday at the festival’s opening event, Randinelli had received an award for his 50th year of serving as a volunteer for the classic-car celebration. Saturday afternoon, he drove his 1932 Auburn automobile in the festival’s Parade of Classics, carrying the parade’s grand marshal, Wayne Carini, host of the “Chasing Classic Cars” television series. In public life, Randinelli had served as a member of Auburn’s Board of Public Works and Safety since 2000. An obituary for Mr. Randinelli appears on page A4 of today’s edition.
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Gary Ehinger stands in his studio at his rural Albion home. Behind him are some of the portraits he has taken.
Picture perfect Albion man wins magazine’s photo contest in 1st try BY JAMES TEW jtew@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — Photography is in Gary Ehinger’s blood. His father, Morris, won awards for his photography in contests sponsored by Fort Wayne-area newspapers. His son, Aaron, works as a photographer in Chicago, doing mostly portraits along with some landscapes and cityscapes. And now Gary, who said he started getting into photography only in the last two or three years, has won the fourth annual Perfect Portrait contest run by Digital Photo magazine — the only contest he ever has entered. “I receive a subscription for Digital Photo, and I saw that they had the contest,” Gary said. “I thought I had a pretty good series of
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portraits to send in, and I thought, ‘What the heck? I’ve never done it before, and I’m going to give it a try.’ “ His father, who taught English at Fairfield Junior High and Ben F. Guyer Middle School in Fort Wayne, had his own darkroom and shot landscape photos during the summer on property the family owned in Michigan. “It was a hobby, but he took it very seriously,” Gary said. However, Gary said he wasn’t bitten by the shutter bug until his
Video at kpcnews.com Gary Ehinger shows off some of the photos in his studio in video at kpcnews.com. Scan the QR code with your tablet or smartphone to see the interview.
son, Aaron, started getting into it about five or six years ago — Aaron eventually went to school at the Chicago School of Photography — and Gary saw “some of the amazing shots that he’s taken.” “To see some of the things that SEE EHINGER, PAGE A6
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PARIS (AP) — Syria’s president warned Monday that the Middle East is a “powder keg” and potential Western military strikes against his country risk triggering a regional war. In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Bashar Assad also was quoted as saying that Syria has challenged the U.S. and France to provide proof to support their allegations that Damascus has used chemical weapons, but that the leaders of both countries “have been incapable of doing that, including before their own peoples.” President Barack Obama and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, have accused Assad’s regime of carrying out a deadly chemical attack against rebel-held suburbs of Damascus on Aug. 21. The Syrian government denies the allegations, and blames opposition fighters. Obama initially seemed poised to launch military action, but abruptly announced on Saturday he would first ask Congress for authorization. Hollande also has called for a forceful response against Assad, but is awaiting a decision from Washington first. If the U.S. and France decide to strike, Assad said “everyone will lose control of the situation.” SEE RISKS, PAGE A6
Stutzman ‘skeptical’ on Syria
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Marshmallow festival parade With a tip of his hat, Ligonier’s Dr. Robert Stone and his wife, Lura, ride in style as grand marshals at the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival parade on Monday. The theme for this year’s parade was
“Puttin’ On the Ritz” and many of the floats and entries displayed that notion. More parade photos are on page A2.
HOWE — U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., issued a statement Saturday night in response to President Obama’s request for congressional authorization of using military force in Syria. “I am deeply skeptical of American military involvement in Syria,” Stutzman said. “After ignoring his own ‘red line’ in recent days, President Stutzman Obama again outlined no clear strategy or objective today should we take military action. “The American people deserve to have their voices heard regarding whether the United States takes military action in this volatile region, and I look forward to hearing the thoughts of Hoosiers as well as the analysis of our intelligence community, and the strategy of this administration in the coming days.”
Three events planned at courthouse square BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — Three events are planned for Friday evening in and around the Noble County Courthouse square in Albion. The first, at 5:30 p.m., will be the dedication of a newly installed fountain on the southeast corner of the square. The Noble County Courthouse Square Preservation Society will dedicate the fountain. The lighted fountain is
designed to use minimal water and electricity. Water for the fountain is recycled, so it has to be filled only to compensate for evaporation. Light-emitting diodes, which use less electricity than compact fluorescent bulbs, illuminate the fountain at night. Two other events will take place from 6-8 p.m. on the square as part of the Super Town of Albion Revitalization Team’s First Friday event for September.
On York Street beside the courthouse, 32 vendors will participate in the STAR Team Tailgate Market. At the same time, the STAR Team Cruz-in will take place on the south lot of the Noble County Prosecutor’s Office with vehicles from past and present. The first 25 people to register at the STAR Team booth will receive free items. Some downtown businesses will participate in the event. Unique
Boutique will have a sidewalk sale. Treasured Memories will take part. Albion Pizza Depot and Portside Pizza will be open. A raffle will take place during the market. Tickets cost $1 for one, $5 for six, and $10 for 15. Ticketholders do not need to be present to win. Prizes include: candle with movie; The Wild Fling popcorn bowl; Pampered Chef large SEE EVENTS, PAGE A6