Football Scoreboard
SATURDAY
Norwell DeKalb
October 5, 2013
Weather Rain expected, high in the low 80s. Low tonight in the mid-50s. Cooler Sunday, high 68. Page A8
The
49 0
Eastside Fremont
60 13
Garrett 49 South Adams 28
East Noble 31 Columbia City 7
Star
Auburn, Indiana
75 cents
kpcnews.com
Good time to talk
Play KPC
WILD
bing
COVERALL
GRAND PRIZE
500
Both sides call for negotiations to end shutdown
STARTS SUNDAY Bingo Card and 2 Numbers Inside Sunday’s Edition
Fire damages home at West Otter Lake ANGOLA — Four fire departments battled a fully involved house fire that caused an estimated $45,000 in damage at West Otter Lake Thursday afternoon. The first fire units on the scene found the kitchen completely involved in fire at the home in the 9500 block of West C.R. 100S, reported Kim Norton of the Orland Fire Department. The homeowner, Daniel Stephens, told firefighters he and his family were cooking in the kitchen when the stove caught fire. Stephens attempted to to extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful, so he and his family evacuated the house and called 911.
Coming Sunday
Allergies: How parents, students cope with food issues One in 13 kids under the age of 18 suffer from food allergies. Read about how area families deal with their allergies or sensitivities.
Clip and Save Find $71 in coupon savings in Sunday’s newspaper.
LOU ANN ON FACEBOOK Read more from Lou Ann Homan-Saylor facebook.com/ LouAnnHomanSaylor
Info • The Star 118 W. Ninth St. Auburn, IN 46706 Auburn: (260) 925-2611 Fax: (260) 925-2625 Classifieds: (toll free) (877) 791-7877 Circulation: (toll free) (800) 717-4679
Index
•
Classifieds.................................B7-B8 Life..................................................... A6 Obituaries......................................... A4 Opinion ............................................. A5 Sports.........................................B1-B3 Weather............................................ A8 TV/Comics .......................................B6 Vol. 101 No. 274
13 7
Serving DeKalb County since 1871
GOOD MORNING
$
Angola Prairie Hts.
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 MATT GETTS the government with no strings attached. owned by someone he knows, and stopped to Chris Albright stands next to some of the items House Republicans said that confront him. Albright kept the man at the scene that an alleged thief attempted to steal Friday with Congress and the president until deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s morning near Waterloo. Albright recognized that in town this weekend, now is the Department could arrive. the man did not belong at the property, which is 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, BY MATT GETTS in such a way the man could not The property owner was able to R-Ohio, told reporters Friday. mgetts@kpcmedia.com drive away. identify several specific items from “This isn’t some damn game.” WATERLOO — He knows He then got out and talked to the building that had belonged to GOP leaders said Friday the the owner of the gold-colored him. him on the trailer or in the bed of House will be in session Saturday commercial building just off U.S. “He said it the pickup truck that was hauling so that Republicans can continue 6 near Interstate 69. He also knew was lying on the it. He also identified items from a passing bills that would reopen that the man loading scrap onto a ground, and he was commercial building he owns on selected parts of the federal trailer did not belong there. cleaning it up,” S.R. 427, south of DeKalb High government. The White House Friday morning, Chris Albright Albright said. “I School. responded by issuing fresh veto did something about it. said, ‘No, you’re “He was stealing from the same threats, saying Congress should When all the dust had settled, stealing. This is man,” Springer said, calling it just reopen the entire federal governDeKalb County Sheriff’s Departprivate property.’” a coincidence. ment. ment deputies Brian Springer and Albright called Clark The Labor Department, Albright was pleased with Lee Stoy had arrested Thomas the sheriff’s departmeanwhile, did not issue the the police response he received J. Clark, 52, of New Haven on a ment, and officers were dispatched regarding the incident. monthly employment report for charge of theft, a Class D felony. to the scene. September that was due Friday “I was very impressed with Clark was booked into the DeKalb In the meantime, Albright was because of the shutdown. both officers,” Albright said. The White House called the County Jail. able to keep Clark from leaving, Unbeknownst to Clark, Albright partial government shutdown Albright, 39, is plant manager all without having to lay a hand has a personal protection gun that entered its fourth day Friday at CountryStone, a plant just on him. permit and said he always carries to the north of the commercial “I was very calm,” Albright it with him. He did not get the gun “completely avoidable” and complained the shutdown was building. He was on his way back said. “I knew he wasn’t supposed out or even tell Clark he had it. interfering with the president’s to the plant at approximately to be there. I just parked my truck When asked if he hesitated efforts to promote trade and U.S. 8:15 a.m. when he saw a man so he couldn’t leave.” before deciding to confront a influence in emerging world who appeared to be loading scrap Stoy and Springer questioned stranger who appeared to be metal from next to the building. the man before taking him into committing a crime, Albright said, markets. SEE TALK, PAGE A8 He drove his truck into the lot custody. “I don’t suffer thieves.”
‘I DON’T SUFFER THIEVES’ Waterloo plant manager holds alleged thief at scene
Apple Festival of Kendallville opens 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 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 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 away from the midway,” she said. The festival has more than 40 registered food vendors. For the first time, free horsedrawn wagons will offer rides for people from the infield parking area along the race track. Nearly 100 crafters in the craft barn and the mini-barn are registered to offer handmade items for home decor and holiday gifts. More than 30 vendors are demonstrating hands-on skills in making embroidery, painted
DENNIS NARTKER
Kendallville Park and Recreation Department employee Nate Sibert, left, and Apple Festival of Kendallville entertainment coordinator Nicole Hoyt toss bales of hay from a wagon during setup for the festival at the Noble County Fairgrounds.
gourds, walking sticks, jewelry, candles, quilts, pottery and many other items in the open-air demonstration building and the Log Cabin.
More than 25 antique vendors are registered and set up in the antiques barn. The primitive area with its tents SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE A8
INVENTORY LIQUIDATION SALE
Final Day Today!
’T DON IT! S MIS
IT A MUST LL GO!
FURNITURE • BEDDING • APPLIANCES AT OR NEAR WHOLESALE
(260) 927-8267 805 South Wayne St.
ANGOLA 6 blocks south of the monument, next to Domino’s