FRIDAY August 30, 2013
ACD Awards Page A2 Festival honors a century of service
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Weather Sunshine today with high of 88. Lows tonight in upper 60s. Clouds and chance of rain Saturday. Page A10
GOOD MORNING MetalX fire causes no injuries, damage WATERLOO — No one was injured, and there was no property damage in a fire Wednesday at MetalX, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. Firefighters from throughout DeKalb County battled the fire nearly four hours after it broke out in a pile of scrap metal around 3 p.m. The cause has not been determined. The scrap-metal processing company is at the west edge of Waterloo on C.R. 31. “During the incident, the company’s response team worked closely with regulatory agencies to ensure that there would be no impact on human or animal health,” MetalX said in a news release. “Agencies conducted air-quality testing throughout the event, but since no hazardous materials are accepted at the site, monitoring activities were focused on typical fire-related conditions. MetalX representatives also kept in communication with area residents to keep them apprised of developments.” “The most important thing is that no one was hurt and that there is no impact on the health of our employees and neighbors,” said Danny Rifkin, CEO of MetalX. “We appreciate the fact that firefighters from all four municipalities in our area came to our aid, and we are grateful for their help. I’m very proud of our people, who responded immediately and effectively to a real crisis situation. Their resolve, calm and bravery are exemplary, and they deserve the credit for this outcome. MetalX said full operations at its facility and production at the shredder nearest the flames resumed Thursday morning. Firefighters from Waterloo, Auburn, Butler and Corunna battled Wednesday’s blaze.
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Bidders buy as auction revs up BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — Auburn Auction Park saw its first lot of vehicles cross the auction block Thursday, with more than 200 drawing bids from a spirited crowd of collectors at the Auctions America Auburn Fall show and sale. More than 100 items of memorabilia also were offered Thursday, which enjoyed visibly heightened attendance from what had become the norm for Thursday at past sales. The main auction building was continually more than half full of bidders most of the day. And they were buying. Bids climbed high for a cherry red 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe early Thursday. With its reserve lifted, the gavel fell at $25,500 for the coupe with a cream hardtop and sweeping body.
TELEVISION STAR Jessi Combs is coming to auction park. PAGE A2.
A bit later, a square-shouldered 1966 Ford Bronco pickup truck roared onto the block and attracted a slew of bids for its red-and-white paint scheme, all-original sheet metal body and whitewall tires. The Bronco sold for $18,750. A sparkling, metallic red 1961 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, with its vast body lines and 35,000 original miles, sold for $24,000 after a dramatic back-and-forth bidding war. Collectors came from around the region to buy and sell vehicles, including Sally Goins of Celina, Ohio. In her 37th year attending Auburn Fall, Goins is selling a black-and-silver 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car in the car SEE AUCTION, PAGE A10
AARON ORGAN
This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe sold for $25,500 Thursday at Auctions America’s annual Auburn Fall collector car show and sale. The show continues through Sunday at the Auburn Auction Park.
U.S. to go it alone Parliament votes against assistance by British military
OCTAVIA LEHMAN
Husband-and-wife team Paul Siefert and Lisa Vetter repurpose vintage items into decorative art work and attractive decor at their home studio, The Art Farm in Spencerville. Their work
is on display and for sale at the ACD Chassis Pearl Art, Artisanal, Up-cycled and American Lifestyle Marketplace at Main and Fifteenth streets in Auburn this weekend.
Marketplace joins festival lineup BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
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AUBURN — “It’s taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary,” said artist Lisa Vetter, as she motioned to the “found object” functional art and jewelry in her booth at the ACD Chassis Pearl Art, Artisanal, Up-cycled and American Lifestyle Marketplace at Main and Fifteenth streets Thursday. “We work with recycled vintage things, repurposing them,” she said. Vetter and her husband, Paul Siefert, work out of their home studio, The Art Farm on North County Line Road in rural Spencerville. They have been full-time artists for 17 years. Their work turns vintage spice containers into decorative fairies, empty cans into lamp bases, a mini keg and paper dress pattern into light shades and jigsaw puzzle pieces into cord pulls. “I really enjoy the art of assemblage and composition,” Vetter said. The Chassis Pearl marketplace is a new addition to this year’s Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival. It showcases artisanal goods and locally produced foods. “The ACD Festival was a natural fit for us,” event organizer LoriKay Nicholls said. The marketplace allows emerging artists to showcase and affordably
Today at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival ACD Chassis Pearl Art, Artisanal, Up-cycled and American Lifestyle Marketplace — South Main Street at Fifteenth Street; A marketplace for art, artisanal goods, locally produced food, wines and home-brewed beers. Today and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with admission $5 per day. Fort Wayne Food Truck Association — Nine mobile food vendors will make their first appearance at the festival in the downtown area. Today 4-8 p.m.; today noon to closing; Saturday 11 a.m. to closing. Pancake-and-sausage breakfast — Today 7-10 a.m. at the National Auto & Truck Museum. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Swap Meet — Today 7 a.m. to noon in the west partaking lot of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Free admission. Ladies of ACD Tea and Vintage Treasure Sale — Today 8-11 a.m. at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Free with museum admission. Downtown Cruise-in — Today 1 p.m. to dark in downtown Auburn. Some 500 special-interest vehicles will be displayed. Live bands will play on the courthouse square. Entry costs $10 per vehicle. Spectators will be admitted free. Speakeasy 2013 — Today 5-11 pm. at the Auburn Moose Family Center, Main and Tenth streets. Free admission. Mini Beer Tents presented by Mimi’s Retreat — Today 5 p.m. to closing in two locations on the courthouse square: Main and Eighth street and Cedar and Eighth street.
market their goods, she added. Anita Hopper traveled from Indianapolis to participate in the event. She is the designer and owner of Refind Originals. She deconstructs, cleans and restores discarded leather apparel and upholstery and transforms it into
one-of-a-kind handbags and accessories. “I was at a Goodwill about six or seven years ago and saw an old leather coat,” Hopper explained. “When I touched it, it felt like that’s exactly how I’d want my SEE MARKETPLACE, PAGE A10
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out in a stunning vote by Parliament. Facing skepticism at home, too, the administration shared intelligence with lawmakers aimed at convincing them the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people and must be punished. Despite roadblocks in forming an international coalition, Obama appeared undeterred and advisers said he would be willing to retaliate against Syria on his own. “The president of the United States is elected with the duty to protect the national security interests in the United States of America,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Even before the vote in London, the U.S. was preparing to act without formal authorization from the United Nations, where Russia has blocked efforts to seek a resolution authorizing the use of force, or from Capitol Hill. But the U.S. had expected Britain, a major ally, to join in the effort. Top U.S. officials spoke with certain lawmakers for more than 90 minutes in a teleconference Thursday evening to explain why they believe Bashar Assad’s government was the culprit in a suspected chemical attack last week. Lawmakers from both parties have been pressing Obama to provide a legal rationale for military action and specify objectives, as well as to lay out a firm case linking Assad to the attack. In London, Prime Minister David Cameron argued a military strike would be legal on humanitarian grounds. But he faced deep pressure from lawmakers and had already promised not to undertake military action until a U.N. chemical weapons team on the ground in Syria released its SEE SYRIA, PAGE A10