The Star - November 25, 2013

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MONDAY November 25, 2013

Talk Tournament Page A2 DeKalb speakers place third at Elkhart

Colts lose Page B1 Arizona pins loss on Indy

Weather Cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of snow. High of 33. Low of 26. Page A6

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GOOD MORNING Senator’s staff visiting area today INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., said a member of his staff will visit three sites in northeast Indiana today to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with federal agencies. Times and sites for today’s staff visits are: • 9-11 a.m., LaGrange Public Library, 203 W. Spring St., LaGrange; • noon to 2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library: 322 S. Wayne St., Angola; and • 3-5 p.m., Eckhart Public Library: 603 S. Jackson St., Auburn.

Woman critical after car-semi crash on Interstate 69 BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com

ANGOLA — An Angola woman was in critical condition late Sunday after her car was pinned under a semi trailer on Interstate 69, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said. Christy Keaton, 28, of Angola was airlifted by Samaritan helicopter to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne after the crash. I-69 southbound was closed for three hours while crews worked to rescue Keaton and clean up the scene. Marcus Dunlop II, age 23, of Zionsville, was southbound on I-69 near the 346 mile marker, driving a 2012 Freightliner semi. Dunlop had been pulled off onto the berm and, at about 6:01 p.m., was merging into the driving lane. Keaton was southbound driving a 2008 Saturn Vue in the driving lane. For an unknown reason Keaton rear-ended the trailer of Dunlop’s semi. She was wearing a seatbelt and her airbag did deploy during the crash. The car was lodged up underneath the trailer and had to be pulled out by rescue personnel. Keaton was pinned inside the vehicle for 52 minutes until a crew from Angola Fire Rescue was able to free her.

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The Pfenning family of Ligonier: front, from left, Zebidiah, 7, and Zachariah, 8; back, Lisa, Zoe, 9, and Mark. Zebidiah and Zachariah, who each

were born with leg issues that required amputation, recently received running blades similar to those used by athletes.

Unique prosthetics help Ligonier boys run, play BY JAMES TEW jtew@kpcmedia.com

LIGONIER — By all appearances, Zachariah and Zebidiah Pfenning are normal, active boys. Zach, 8, and Zeb, 7, get wiggly when they have to sit still. They laugh and goof around with older sister Zoe, 9. And they run. But unlike other boys their age, running is a recent development for Zach and Zeb, made possible by running blades similar to the blades made famous by Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius. “They play soccer. They ran their first 5K,” said their mother, Lisa. “They can run and play in the neighborhood like all the other kids.” The family’s journey began when Lisa and her husband, Mark, decided to adopt a child after trying for nine years to have one biologically. “We prayed about it and after we prayed, we turned on the TV,

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and they were interviewing a family adopting from China,” Lisa said. They contacted Hand in Hand, an international adoption agency with an office in Albion, and, in 2005, picked up Zoe. The couple soon realized Zoe needed a sibling and began the process of adopting another child. They let Zoe pick from the children available for adoption, and she picked Zebidiah, who joined the family in 2007. Through a support group she was part of, Lisa learned that Zach had been on an adoption list for a long time and was in danger of being removed from the list. She and Zoe asked Mark if they could adopt Zach, and he was added to the family in 2008.

Video at kpcnews.com Mark and Lisa Pfenning talk more about their sons’ running blades in video at kpcnews.com. Scan the QR code to watch it on your tablet or smartphone.

Each boy had limb issues that have required surgeries since their adoption. Zeb was missing part of one foot and had to have part of the leg removed to fit prosthetics. Zach had lipomyelomeningocele, a form of spina bifida, and also had both legs joined to one foot. Eventually one of Zach’s legs was amputated through the knee joint. The pediatric prosthetics available limited the boys’ activities, Lisa said. SEE BLADES, PAGE A6

Afghan president delays signing deal KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president said on Sunday he will not sign a security deal with the United States until next April’s elections, ignoring a recommendation by an assembly of Afghan elders and leaders that he do so by the end of 2013. Hamid Karzai’s refusal to accept the Loya Jirga’s overwhelming approval of the

Bilateral Security Agreement and its request that he sign it in a timely manner puts in doubt the question of whether the U.S. will keep troops in the country after the withdrawal of foreign combat forces in 2014. Karzai gave the 2,500-member national consultative council a series of conditions, some ill-defined, that he said needed to be

met before he signed, including “peace,” the cooperation of the United States on the implementation of the Bilateral Security Agreement and fair elections on April 5. “We want security, peace and we want a proper election. You have asked me that I should sign it within a month. Do you SEE DEAL, PAGE A6

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they are skeptical that Iran will stick to a new nuclear deal and want Congress to prepare beefed-up economic penalties to hit Tehran if the accord falls apart. In an early morning announcement, Tehran agreed Sunday to a six-month pause of its nuclear program while diplomats continue talks aimed at preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. International observers are set to monitor Iran’s nuclear sites and ease about $7 billion of the crippling economic sanctions. But the announcement, after months of secret face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran, left many U.S. lawmakers deeply doubtful of the most significant agreement between Washington and Tehran after more than three decades of estrangement. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, said Sunday he would work with colleagues to have sanctions against Iran ready “should the talks falter or Iran fail to implement or breach the interim agreement.” Such distrust that Iran was negotiating in good faith ran across political parties that are otherwise deeply divided. And ready-to-go sanctions seemed to have rare bipartisan support across both of Congress’ chambers. The House in July passed its latest round of sanctions against Iran with backing from both parties, but the measure stalled in the Senate. President Barack Obama convinced Senate leadership to hold off consideration of the measure while negotiators pursued an agreement. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada agreed to the request but said his chamber would take up new sanctions in December.

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Wintry storm threatens Thanksgiving travels FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest on Sunday, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving. After the storm plows through the Southwest, meteorologists expect the Arctic mass to head south and east, threatening plans for Tuesday and Wednesday as people hit the roads and airports for some of the busiest travel days of the year. More than 300 flights were cancelled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, representing

about one-third of the scheduled departures, and a spokeswoman said deicing equipment had been prepared as officials planned for the worst in a flurry of conference calls and meetings. “It’s certainly going to be a travel impact as we see the first few people making their way for Thanksgiving,” National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw said. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for chunks of North Texas from noon Sunday until midday Monday. Parts of Oklahoma are also under a winter storm warning, while an advisory has

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Garrett Christmas parade Decorated draft horses pull one of them many lighted wagons and their occupants through downtown Garrett during the city’s annual Christmas parade Saturday night. The DeKalb Horsemen’s Association provided the wagons and horses. Another photo is on page A6.

SEE STORM, PAGE A6

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