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GOOD MORNING Muncie man charged in attacks on officers MUNCIE (AP) — A central Indiana man who allegedly attacked two police officers following a fight outside a nightclub faces attempted murder and other charges. Thirty-two-year-old Bryan William Modglin was formally charged Friday in Delaware County with attempted murder, battery and driving while under the influence of a controlled substance in last weekend’s attack. Court documents say the Muncie man was under the influence of cocaine and amphetamines during the alleged attacks on Sept. 22. The Star Press reports that Modglin is a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal record. He allegedly attacked two police officers who pulled his car over following a fight at a nightclub and began strangling one of the officers. The other officer suffered a broken eye socket. Police shot Modglin twice to end the attack.
County seeks funding for jail-door system SOUTH BEND (AP) — A northern Indiana county is contemplating spending $300,000 to upgrade its jail’s door-opening system, which is prone to failing during lightning storms. A St. Joseph County commissioner has asked the County Council to appropriate $300,000 to complete financing for a new $425,000 jail door-opening system. The council will vote on that proposal at its Oct. 8 meeting. The county jail’s door-opening system often fails during lightning storms. The South Bend Tribune reports those woes became public in July when an outage from severe late June storms caused a two-week span in which officers had to manually open and shut doors in the jail.
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by her father, Brad. Judges awarded cash prizes in 11 categories: Bands — 1. The Railroader Regiment of Garrett High School; 2. The Baron Brigade of DeKalb High School; 3. Eastside Marching Blazers; 4. DeKalb Community Band; 5. Scarlett Strutters Commercial — 1. Beacon Credit Union; 2. Steve Jennings Ecowater; 3. Auburn Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing Color Guard — 1. 122nd
WASHINGTON (AP) — Locked in a deepening struggle with President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House pushed legislation toward passage Saturday night imposing a one-year delay on parts of the nation’s new health care law and repealing a tax on medical devices as the price for avoiding a partial government shutdown in a few days’ time. Senate Democrats pledged to reject the measure even before the House began debating it, and the White House issued a statement vowing a veto in any event. Republicans are pursuing “a narrow ideological agenda … and pushing the government towards shutdown,” it said. As the day wore on, even some Republicans said privately they feared that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., held the advantage in the fast-approaching end game. If so, a House GOP rank and file that includes numerous tea party allies would soon have to choose between triggering the first partial shutdown in nearly two decades — or coming away from the confrontation empty-handed. Undeterred, House Republicans pressed ahead with their
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DAVE KURTZ
People riding a float sponsored by the YMCA of DeKalb County sing the pop song “YMCA” during the DeKalb County Free Fall Fair Grand
Parade, Saturday morning in Auburn. They wore costumes like those of the pop group Village People, which made the song popular.
Parade finishes Free Fall Fair AUBURN — On a perfect fall morning, the annual Grand Parade opened the final day of the DeKalb County Free Fall Fair. Sun shone during all six days of the annual fair, and it warmed a large crowd watching Saturday’s procession. The parade lasted nearly two hours, snaking around downtown Auburn from its start on South Main Street to the ending on South Jackson Street. A change in marching band competition schedules allowed all three DeKalb County high
school marching bands to take part in the parade, a rarity in recent years. Judges chose Garrett High School’s Railroader Regiment as winner of the top prize. Participants ranged from DeKalb County’s oldest woman, Ethel Chapman, 12 days shy of 107 years, to a one-month-old babe in arms. Chapman rode in an antique Auburn automobile driven by Burt Dickman of Auburn. Isabella McDaniel was held by her mother, Kendra, on the DeKalb County Republican float, piloted
World War II Navy veteran writes book BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — Colnul “Coney” Galbraith was setting pins for bowlers at the Orpheum Recreation Center in the Orpheum Theater in Pontiac, Mich. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. He was 15 years old and working nights after school and on weekends. He was paid 5 cents a game — or a line as it was called in those days. “There was a Sunday morning league, and I was getting the pins ready when I saw everyone stop and get quiet,” he said this week. “They were at the front desk listening to the radio. The Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor. We all stood there stunned.”
Galbraith, 87, can recall vividly that moment when he heard the news as a teenager. Three years later he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. “It was just something you did. I had friends who joined, and I wanted to,” he said. The World War II veteran and his wife, Juanita, reside with Galbraith’s daughter, Diane VanderKaay, in her rural Kendallville home. Next month they will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary. About two years ago, Galbraith decided he’d better write down his memories of those war years to pass on to his family. He wrote a book, “World War II and Me,” with help from his daughter, SEE BOOK, PAGE A6
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Colnul “Coney” Galbraith, 87, of Kendallville served aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Chevalier in the closing months of World War II. He has written a book, “World War II and Me,” about his experiences.
Two local schools focus on adult education BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
Rex Rawles, left, IMPACT Institute welding instructor, works with a student, Paul Slone. IMPACT partners with Freedom Academy to offer welding classes through adult education.
KENDALLVILLE — Two Kendallville schools are addressing adult education across the four-county area, as welding and health-related careers continue to be in high demand. Freedom Academy and IMPACT Institute are separate schools, but they work hand-in-hand meeting education needs for students from DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties. More students are considering popular careers, said Sandy Hadley, Freedom Academy director of education. “The big ones are certified nurse aide, welding because there’s a big need, computer numerical control,” she said. “We also offer patient access PHOTO COURTESY OF IMPACT INSTITUTE
— if you go to the hospital, they’re the first person you see who take your insurance” and ensure a good experience. Freedom Academy’s website said the school offers courses in business, computers, real estate management and supervision, safety-quality assurance, apprenticeships, medical care and technology. It also has certificate programs in medical office, office fundamentals, supervision, human resources and welding. The academy is working at keeping up with career demands based on changing times. “One thing we shifted to five years ago is to national certifications. When you go to apply, it says from a national level the person was SEE EDUCATION, PAGE A6