MONDAY December 9, 2013
Donation Made Page A2 Group contributes to outdoor theater
Colts Fall Page B1 But Indy still clinches division
Weather Mostly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. High of 28. Low of 11. Page A6
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. Reprints of all KPC photos can be purchased online at kpcnews.com under Marketplace: Photo Reprints.
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Leader sees rapid growth in LaGrange County 4-H club
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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 PATRICK REDMOND couple of meetings, and the dog Wolcottville’s Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter and Bo work out at the isn’t doing anything right,” she LaGrange County Fairgrounds. Lawson-Carpenter is the leader explains. “The kid is frustrated. of the LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club, which boasts nearly 40 But then, maybe the third or fourth members. meeting, something clicks and the dog starts doing something right. See Sharrita, Bo at work The child’s face lights up, and they Sharrita turn around and look at me and Lawsonsay, ‘Did you see that?’ That’s the Carpenter LAGRANGE COUNTY part that I feed on. That’s the part and Bo that I love.” demonstrate The first goal of her dog club some of the Sometimes, results are quick; is to make sure each member’s skills learned by other times not so fast. dog learns to be social. It must 4-H dog club “I’m trying to get people to remain calm around other dogs and members in video at kpcnews.com. people. Once that is accomplished, understand we want a family dog Scan the QR code to watch it on to be sociable, so people can take both 4-H club member and dog your tablet or smartphone. can move on to obedience training. SEE DOG CLUB, PAGE A6
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Man charged with rape ANGOLA — A rural Angola man faces six felony charges, including rape, after an incident early Sunday, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said Deputies were called to Cameron Hospital at about 5 a.m. about a sexual assault investigation. The victim, a 26-year-old
female, was taken to the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau initiated an investigation. As a result of the investigation, Kile Stockert, 27, of rural Angola was booked into the Sgteuben
County Jail on preliminary charges of rape, a Class B felony; three counts of criminal deviate conduct, all Class B felonies; strangulation, a Class D felony; and criminal confinement, a Class D felony. Stockert was held without bond.
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 wintry mix to continue through Sunday, turning to rain early Monday. Total snow accumulation in some sections of southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey could reach SEE STORM, PAGE A6
Presidents, royalty expected to attend Mandela memorial 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. 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
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Festival’s ugliest holiday sweaters These entries won prizes in the ugly holiday sweater contest at the Gingerbread Festival, Sunday in Middaugh Hall at Auburn. From left are Tita Gordon of Angola, third place; Shylee Freeman,
6, of Auburn, second place; and Kathy Storrjohann of Auburn, first place. The Downtown Auburn Business Association and the DeKalb Fair Association sponsored the event.
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