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DeKalb CountyFriday, June 29 — Fort Wayne

Philharmonic, DeKalb Outdoor Theaterin Auburn, starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 3, through Wednesday,July 4 — Garrett Heritage Days, EastsidePark, Garrett, events all day Tuesday andWednesday, fireworks have been canceled.The event includes a pancake breakfastfrom 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday and achalk walk Wednesday.

LaGrange CountyWednesday, July 4, Topeka

Independence Day celebration, EastPark Pavilion, events start at 8 a.m. witha road run and fun walk. Events continuethroughout the day, including games,food, puppet shows, pony, horse andgarden tractor pulls, a concert andfireworks at 10 p.m.

Noble CountyWednesday, July 4 — Bixler Lake

Independence Day celebration, eventsbegin at 4 p.m. Events and activitiesinclude various food options to eat,music from The Kugler Brothers Trio,many games, face painting, a bouncehouse and slide, a bike parade and aMinute-To-Win-It family challenge.Fireworks will be at dusk monitored bythe fire department.

Friday, July 6 — Albion-opoly beginsat 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., depending onregistration. Albion rescheduled theirfireworks display for Thursday, Sept. 2due to dry weather.

Wednesday, July 4 — IndependenceDay celebration, Wolcottville, Taylor Park,pancake and sausage breakfast runs 7

a.m. to 11 a.m. A car show is planned for11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baseball games will beplayed all day at Taylor Park. Bingo willbe played 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will alsobe a cornhole tournament, a bouncehouse and food vendors at the park.“The Fords” will be musical entertain-ment at 8 p.m. Fireworks will be at dusk.

Steuben CountySaturday, June 30 — Independence

Day celebration, Angola, pancakebreakfast in front of courthouse, 8 a.m. to11 a.m.

Sunday, July 1 — Music Americana,Dale Hughes Auditorium, Angola, 7 p.m.a free concert from local talent,sponsored by 101 Lakes Kiwanis ofSteuben County.

Sunday, July 1 — Community churchservice, Fish Creek Trail Pavilion,Hamilton, 8 a.m.

Tuesday, July 3 — Carnival rides andfood, Commons Park, Angola, noon to11 p.m. A pie-eating contest is at 6 p.m.From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “1 Ton Trio” willperform on the Roman Beer CommunityStage.

Wednesday, July 4 — IndependenceDay parade, downtown Angola, 11 a.m.Commons Park in Angola will have ahotdog giveaway at 1 p.m., Skydive FortWayne will land at 1:30 p.m., Jim Barronwill present magic and entertainment at2 p.m. Auntie V’s pie-eating contest andPenny’s School of Dance are both at 3p.m. Live entertainment is at 3:30 p.m.to 5 p.m., “Retro Radio” Performs at5:30 p.m., another pie-eating contest isat 6 p.m. and “Elements” performs at 8p.m. Fireworks are at dusk at the park.

Friday, July 6, through Saturday,July 7 — Independence Day Celebra-tion, Hamilton. Fish fry begins 5 p.m.Friday. Crowning of Tot King and Queenand Street Dance in downtownHamilton, 8 p.m., featuring live musicFamily Friendly Fun 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Atdusk, Flotilla Lighted Boat Parade at themillpond. Breakfast starts at 7 a.m.Saturday at the Fish and Game Club.Starting at 7:30 a.m. at the fire depart-ment, there will be a 5K run and walk at7:30, Church of Christ pie sale at 9 a.m.and Lions Club Chicken barbecue at9:30 a.m. A pet parade and bike paradebegins at Town Hall at 9:30 a.m. A tug-of-war begins at 10 a.m. at the publicbeach. Other activities are a boardwalkribbon cutting ceremony at 11:15 a.m., adedication to veterans at the publicbeach at 11:45 a.m., a parade at noon,a duck race at the public beach at 1p.m., and a fireworks show at Hog Hill atdusk. A rain date for the fireworks isscheduled for Sunday, July 8 at dusk.

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Some members of the military showed their true colors at Angola’s Fourth of JulyParade by the Civil War monument in Public Square last year. This year’s parade ison Wednesday, July 4 at 11 a.m.

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ALBION — One hundred and fifty years ago, the Unionand the Confederacy were fighting in the second year of theCivil War. The war had a lasting impact on many families,but it also left a mark in northern Indiana.

There are several tales from the Civil War that aredirectly related with the surrounding area.

The Old Jail Museum in Albion has many items fromthe Civil War, including some belongings from John JacobZimmerman of Jefferson Township.

He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion, and histombstone will be part of the Tombstone Trail this year.

The Tombstone Trail is described as the nation’s firsthistoric tombstone tour.

Judy Richter, a volunteer for the Noble County Histor-ical Society, researched Zimmerman and wrote his story forthe Tombstone Trail. She shared some of her research.

Zimmerman began as a private for the Union army in1865. He joined the 152nd Indiana Infantry, Company Band earned the rank of Second Lieutenant.

He never made it home after the war, dying of typhoidfever, but two of his letters he wrote to his wife Marysurvived and are on display at the museum.

In Zimmerman’s letters, he writes about his experiencesin the war, reminds his wife to take care of their children

and mentions his fever.One of his wife’s letters is also on display in the

museum and mentions that she was having a hard timecollecting money.

Margaret Ott, another volunteer with the Noble CountyHistorical Society, explained that Zimmerman had to payfor his treatments. One of his letters states he needed $10 aweek until he was well.

DeKalb County Historian John Bry told a story of a manfrom Columbia City that was a member of the UnionArmy.

A sniper was attacking the man’s infantry, and he wasassigned to find the sniper. He found and shot the sniper,only to find out that he had killed his own brother.

“It devastated this guy for the rest of his life,” said Bry.The man never told his family about his brother, and

Bry said it was one of the early cases of post-traumaticstress disorder.

“The story goes, he kept the rifle mounted over the topof his door and just stared at it,” said Bry.

On his deathbed, he confided in his son what he haddone. Bry said a lot of brother-against-brother stories aretold, but this is a local example that it was true.

Bry also told of Alonzo Anderson, an African-Americanwho was a member of the Indiana Colored Regiment, nowburied in Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville. Bry believes

he was a true patriot for his loyalty to the Union cause.“How do you fight for a country that really wasn’t

considering you an equal?” asked Bry. “I’m sure he hadsome inner conflicts going on, but the commitment, loyaltyand patriotism won out for him, even though he probablywasn’t treated the best in life.”

Bry also mentioned that Kendallville was the site of aCivil War camp named Camp Mitchell, proving that thesurrounding area might have more Civil War history thanone might think.

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Civil War stories have roots in area

Two of John Jacob Zimmerman’s letters to his wifeare on display in the Old Jail Museum in Albion. Hiswife wrote a third letter on display.

MICHAEL HAYNES

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became a symbol of the civil rights movement in the mid-1950s,

addresses students at Kendallville’s South Side Elementary School

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ANGOLA — East Noble High

School won the largest share of

prizes at Trine University’s 52nd

annual Tri-State Regional Science

Fair, capturing 41 awards Saturday

in Hershey Hall on the main

campus in Angola.

Students of all ages from

schools in DeKalb, LaGrange,

Noble and Steuben counties

competed for a variety of category

and special awards, including the

opportunity to advance to the

Science Education Foundation of

Indiana’s Hoosier Science and

Engineering Fair March 31 in

Indianapolis.

For the second year, the

regional science fair did not select

a student to attend the international

science fair. Students must win

that honor at the state science fair.

East Noble fared well at the

competition, capturing all senior

high category awards. Category

winners were: senior Kathryn

Merkling for biochemistry; junior

i D f

Wasson and Cassandra Gaff for

behavioral and social sciences;

freshman Mason Diffenderfer for

environmental and earth science;

senior Patrick Worthey for senior

animal science; and senior Kelly

Reed for engineering.

Senior high state qualifiers

were: DeKalb High School

freshman Nicole Gillespie, seniors

Alex VanWye and Heather

Blickenstaff, and freshman Maddy

Fifer; and East Noble’s Merkling,

Worthey, Doyle, Reed and

sophomores Natalie Pine and

Kacey Van Wagner.

Area elementary and junior

high students moving to state

include: Eastside sixth-graders Ben

Scrock and Andrew Steffen,

Fremont fourth-grader Bree

Marckel-Rodriguez, Saint Mary

Elementary sixth-grader Benjamin

Schlink, J.E. Ober fifth-graders

Josh Blessinger and Austin Leech,

Angola sixth-grader Evan Trusty,

Prairie Heights eighth-grader

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BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)

— Looking toward the critical

primary in Illinois, Republican

presidential front-runner Mitt

Romney wrapped

up a shortened

campaign trip to

Puerto Rico on

Saturday as he

prepared for more

tough contests

against chief rival

Rick Santorum.

The former

Massachusetts

governor dramati-

cally curtailed his

trip to the U.S.

territory, which

holds its primary

today, in favor of

spending more

time in Illinois,

where polls have

shown him slightly

ahead ofSantorum. Romney had planned to

spend the weekend and visit a

polling place today, but instead

left the island immediately after a

morning appearance.

Santorum left Puerto Rico

earlier this week and was spending

the morning in Missouri, where he

already won a primary that

awarded no delegates. Missouri

Republicans were meeting in

county caucuses Saturday, the first

step toward choosing delegates to

the national convention who are

committed to specific candidates.

Santorum was headed to Illinois

Saturday night.

Romney campaigned Saturday

morning with Puerto Rican Gov.

Luis Fortuno, shopping for

tropical fruit and meeting with

voters a day after a massive,

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Avid golfer Rick Nowels of Kendallville watches

as his putt coasts toward the hole at Cobble-

stone Golf Course in rural Kendallville Friday

afternoon. Representatives at Cobblestone said

this is the earliest the course has opened in its 13

years of business.

CHAD KLINE

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ANGOLA — When the weather

started turning from winter to

summer last week, the folks at

Bridgewater Golf Club in Auburn

got caught off guard.

They were expecting some early

play on the course, but not the level

they ended up with.

“We were caught a little off

guard. But we finally got enough

hot dogs and drinks and have been

able to take care of everybody.

We’re OK now,” said Ivan Foster,

head golf professional.

Many businesses dependent on

warmer weather are seeing an

upswing in activity due to the recent

warm spell.Warming trends often come in

spurts in March, but rarely are there

lengthy warm spells, said Courtney

Obergfell of the National Weather

Service Northern Indiana office.

The warm weather is expected to

last throughout this week, with a

cool-down possibly arriving Friday.

“We’ve kind of had a ridge of

high pressure that’s been bringing

up that warm air from the South,”

Obergfell said. The result has been

temperatures in the 70s with lows

near 50 for the better part of a week

when the daily average high is

typically around 45 degrees.

Until possibly Thursday or

Friday, there hasn’t been a strong-

enough system to come out of the

Arctic to combat the high that’s

brought the warm weather,

Obergfell said. Temperatures are

expected to drop to levels closer to

normal Friday and Saturday.

And that’s OK with golf course

operators around the four-county

area and marinas, where they are

seeing early activity due to the

warmth.

“When the snow disappears and

you can start seeing dirt, people

start getting interested again (in

boating). The guys in the showroom

are keeping busy, they’re seeing

some activity,” said Terry Archbold

of Dry Dock Marine Center,

Angola.What’s in the dirt is what matters

for golf courses. If the ground is too

soft or there’s still frost in the soil,

golf courses either can’t allow carts

or have to limit carts to use only on

paths.“We’re off the paths now, and it’s

just fantastic,” Foster said. “It’s a

good start to the spring.”

And it is countering last season.

Thinking about summer

GOP rivals head

to next showdown

Warm spell has outdoor enthusiasts out and about

“We’ve kind of had a ridge of high pressure that’s been

bringing in the warm air from the South.”

Courtney Obergfell

National Weather Service Northern Indiana

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DeKalb High School Sound

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East Noble’s Knight

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Other all-women choirs in

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Washington Accents, eighth;

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Avilla, as she sported a

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attracted more than 400

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KENDALLVILLE — Since 1948,Devon Ihrie has been a member of theHonor Guard in Kendallville, honoringwar veterans who have died.

“I’ve done it all,” said Ihrie, 87, ofhis experience in the Honor Guard.There are several divisions of theHonor Guard, including the ColorsFlight, Body Bearers, Firing Party,Parade Flight, Training Flight and theDrill Team.

The Honor Guard mainly doesceremonies at funerals of soldiers, butit also does special-day ceremonies,such as those on Memorial Day.

Florence Glick, who lives withIhrie, said she loves the Memorial Dayceremony and is proud of what Ihriedoes.

“It’s awesome,” said Glick. She saidshe has not know much about theHonor Guard before she met Ihrie, butnow, she is “proud to be a part of it.”

Ihrie said he participates in about 35to 40 ceremonies a year.

“The Honor Guard is all abouthonoring the flag … and honoringveterans that aren’t here anymore,”said Ihrie.

Ihrie said many Honor Guards havestopped doing funeral ceremonies forsoldiers who were not members ofAmerican Legions or VFW posts.Kendallville’s Honor Guard stillprovides funeral ceremonies for anysoldier who served, regardless if he orshe was not a member of the AmericanLegion or the VFW. He said if theywere in the service, they deserve tohave a proper ceremony from theHonor Guard.

He said at a ceremony, he willusually be the one calling outcommands.

Ihrie recited his commands in hishome. “Right face. Port arms. Ready.Aim. Fire. Fire. Fire. Port arms.Attention. Present arms.”

Also at the ceremonies, “Taps” isplayed, the firing squad fires a three-volley salute and the American flag israised with veterans at attention.

Before his time in the Honor Guard,Ihrie served in World War II as amachine gunner in the 100th InfantryDivision.

He was drafted and traveledoverseas to serve in Germany andsouthern France for nearly three yearsand was in combat for about six toeight months.

“A lot of them were over there aheck of a lot longer than I was,” saidIhrie. “Some of them were over theretwo or three years.”

He recalled that when he wasdrafted, he did not know what he wasgetting into.

“We didn’t really know what it wasall about,” said Ihrie. “It was just anadventure. We didn’t know what wewere getting into and really didn’t careuntil the first shell dropped. Then itwas different.”

Though Ihrie said he is one of theolder ones with the Honor Guard, hehas no plans of quitting.

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Civil War veteran John JacobZimmerman’s photo hangs in the OldJail Museum in Albion.

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KENDALLVILLE — It is something thatmillions of Americans do not do, yet it issomething that has made several localstudents and recent graduates want to do toserve their country: They have enlisted in theU.S. military.

Each Wednesday at the Kendallville armyrecruitment office, several young adults gatherto train in the Future Soldier TrainingProgram, consisting of running, doing push-ups and sit-ups and learning ranks andstructure. They also come to just hang outwith each other.

Their motivation to go into the armyvaries, but most said family memberspreviously and currently in the militaryinspired them to make their decision.

Ty Harshberger, 18, recent Lakelandgraduate, said he enjoys when people comeup to him and shake his hand, thanking himfor his service. Though Harshberger explainsthat he has not served yet, just enlisting is anhonor enough.

“I do not mind serving,” said Harshberger.“I’d die for that person.”

His grandfather was a command sergeantmajor and retired after 37 years of service.

“He really motivates me to go out thereand do my best,” said Harshberger.

Kendell Hess, 18, a senior at East Noblenext year, was motivated in another way toenlist.

“I watched a movie about the CoastGuard,” said Hess, laughing, to which StaffSgt. Jamie Perry jokingly walked out of theroom in disbelief.

Ever since she saw the movie, she wantedto join the military.

“I love everything they stand for,” Hesssaid.

A recent Lakeland graduate, CalebBortner, 18, said he enlisted because he feltthe need to protect people.

“It kind of feels like my lot in life, and Ifelt the best way to do it would be to join thearmy,” Bortner said.

When the young adults enlisted, all saidthat their parents were supportive, but notwithout some hesitation.

Jordan Lantz, 18, a recent Garrettgraduate, said his parents’ response was atypical response, but said at his school’sawards ceremony, in which Lantz won acitizenship award, his dad shook his hand andsaid, “You deserve that (award) and youdeserve to be in the army.”

Morgan Hayes, 18, a recent PrairieHeights graduate, said because she is the babyof the family, it is hard for her parents, but shesaid they fully support her.

“I’m really proud that I made that decisionthat most people won’t make,” Hayes said.

Austin Starrett, 19, an East Noble graduatesaid he will miss his family most, but he isexcited for his future and “getting to start mylife.”

Although all said there is excitement,worries and fears come into play also.

“It takes a lot to admit for most people, butI’m nervous just to go to basic training,” saidHarshberger. “Deep down, I’m as terrified asanyone should be. It’s not bad to be afraid,that keeps a lot of people alive.”

All of the young adults said they arehonored to have enlisted and are proud ofbeing able to serve and protect their country.

As many noted, joining the military is notsomething a lot of people do, but they arewilling to go.

Hayes said she’s proud because she knowsshe joined not because she was made to do it,but because she wants to do it.

Young adults honored to go into army

Young adultsenlisted to gointo the armygather at the

Kendallvillearmy recruit-ment office.

From left,Morgan Hayes,Ty Harshberger,Caleb Bortner,

Austin Starrett,Jordan Lantz

and kneeling infront, Kendell

Hess.

MICHAEL HAYNES

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The Declaration of Independ-ence is one of America’s mostcherished symbols of liberty. Itwas drafted by Thomas Jeffersonbetween June 11 and June 28,1776, and was adopted on July 4,1776. The Declaration wasengrossed, or prepared in clearhand, probably by TimothyMatlack, between July 19 andAugust 2. It is engrossed onparchment, an animal skinspecially treated with lime andstretched.

John Hancock, president of theContinental Congress, was the firstto sign the Declaration, in a boldsignature centered below the text.The other delegates then began tosign at the right below the textwith signatures arranged bygeographic location — startingwith New Hampshire and endingwith Georgia.

The political philosophy of theDeclaration of Independence wasnot new — philosophers hadalready expressed the ideas ofindividual liberty. However,Jefferson summarized the philos-

ophy and set forth a list ofgrievances against King George IIIin order to justify breaking tiesbetween the colonies and England.

Declaration of Independence Facts

• The sheet of parchmentmeasures 24 1/4 by 29 3/4 inches.

• The Declaration of Independ-ence was signed by 56 delegates. Afew delegates who voted foradoption on July 4 never signed,including John Dickinson, whowanted to reconcile with Britain,and Robert R. Livingston, whothought the Declaration waspremature.

• The Declaration of Independ-ence has been kept and,sometimes, displayed at manydifferent places around the country.It has been carried in wagons,ships, a Pullman sleeper and anarmored vehicle.

• The Declaration of Independ-ence is now on display in therotunda of the National ArchivesBuilding in Washington D.C., in aspecially sealed encasement

History of the Declaration of Independence

containing the inert gas argon anda controlled amount of humidity tokeep the parchment flexible.Although the cornerstone of theNational Archives building waslaid in 1933, the Declaration andthe Constitution were not movedto the National Archives untilmuch later. (It was kept at FortKnox during the interveningyears.) At 11 a.m. on December13, 1952, Brigadier General StoyteO. Ross, commanding general ofthe Air Force HeadquartersCommand, received the documentsat the Library of Congress, andthey were formally delivered toWayne Grover, the Archivist of theUnited States, at the building. TheDeclaration and the Constitutionwere formally enshrined onDecember 15, 1952, in a ceremonypresided over by Chief JusticeFred M. Vinson and attended bymore than 100 officials. TheDeclaration is displayed with the

other Charters of Freedom, theConstitution and the Bill of Rights.

• There are 26 copies of theDeclaration of Independenceknown to exist as part of theDunlap Broadside, which arecopies printed on paper on thenight of July 4. Twenty-one areowned by American institutions,and one resides in the Hoosierstate, at Indiana University inBloomington.

• A handprint appears at thebottom left corner of the Declara-tion of Independence. The originsand circumstances are unknown.

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KENDALLVILLE — Children aroundthe area can learn about what life andschool was like in 1885 at the WayneCenter One-Room Schoolhouse.

An Independence Day celebration willtake place at the schoolhouse, located onSchoolhouse Road next to the WayneCenter United Methodist Church.

Louanne Pillers, schoolmarm, orteacher, for the event, said students canexpect to do many things that students didin the 19th century. While students do nothave to walk to the school, the children in1885 did, unless the mule-pulled wagoncame to pick them up.

“We try to keep it as 1885-ish as wecan,” said Pillers.

For lunch, the children will makepotato soup and bannock bread, which isa type of fried flatbread. The kids willchurn their own butter to put on theirbread.

She said other activities include games,crafts and making homemade soap, icecream and lemonade. She said the kidsreally enjoy making the hand-cranked icecream and enjoy squeezing the lemons forthe lemonade.

Pillers said there will also be a flagcraft and a snack with blueberries andstrawberries, representing the colors ofthe American flag.

School back in 1885 was different thantoday, and Pillers said it probably focused

a lot more on memorization, rather thanusing technology.

On a desk in the school, Pillers found asmall chalkboard, calling it a 19th centuryiPad.

Just like in 1885, Pillers will ring abell to start class.

“We go back in time and pretend likeit’s 1885,” said Pillers. “I tell (the

children), ‘those aren’t cars, they’re justfast buggies.’ They are really happy toplay along.”

Teachers of the schoolhouse had to bepatient, said Pillers, considering studentsin first through eighth grades would all bein the same class. She said that in thattime, teachers were still boarded byfamilies.

The Wayne Center Methodist Churchbuilt the schoolhouse in 1885, and theschool was used until 1924 when a newschool was built across the street.

The one-day celebration will beTuesday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Theevent is for elementary students and willcost $10. To register, call 347-5447.

Students experience 1885 school

LouAnne Pillers will be the teacher for the day at the Wayne Center One-RoomSchoolhouse. She sits at the teacher’s desk holding a chalkboard she calls a 19th-century iPad.

MICHAEL HAYNES An 1885 United States flag hangs fromthe chalkboard at the front of the one-room schoolhouse. A framed photo ofGrover Cleveland, president in 1885, sitson the chalk ledge.

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AUBURN — Fireworks can be a funway to celebrate our nation’s holidays,but there are also laws and safety precau-tions that should be followed.

State laws regulate firework usage formost of the area, but some cities havefurther regulations.

Auburn Police Chief Martin McCoysaid state laws admit the use of consumerfireworks between the hours of 9 a.m.and 11 p.m. Other municipalities havestricter regulations, however.

Under state law, fireworks can only bepurchased by someone 18 years or older.

Fireworks can only be discharged at apermitted discharge sites, at the propertyof the person or at the property ofsomeone else with permission. Failure tofollow these laws is considered a Class Cinfraction.

Currently, fireworks are unsafe to usedue to drought contitions. Emergencyburn bans puts limits on fireworks use.Emergency burn bans have been declaredin DeKalb, Noble, Steuben andLaGrange counties, as well as Altona,Butler, Garrett, Albion, Angola, Kendall-ville, Ashley and Rome City. Althoughburn bans could be lifted after significantrainfall, residents should contact officialsor watch kpcnews.com for updates on theburn bans.

According to the National FireProtection Association, fireworkscaused approximately 15,500 fires in2010, and more fires are reported onIndependence Day than any other dayin a typical year.

In light of these statistics, peopleshould be careful when it comes tohandling fireworks.

Auburn Fire Chief Michael VanZilesaid the number of firework relatedcalls the fire department receives iskept to a minimum.

“It is very low for our area, thankgoodness,” said VanZile.

McCoy advised to have adultsaround when lighting fireworks and tohave a fire extinguisher or hose nearbyin case of a fire.

“A lot of people enjoy fireworks, andthere’s nothing wrong with them aslong as you use common sense,” saidMcCoy. “There’s a safe way to do it. Ifyou follow the safe way, you’reprobably not going to do any harm atall.”

Bottle rockets can be a potentialproblem if it’s not lighted in an openarea. McCoy said they tend to veer offinto another person’s property if notcareful.

“They’re explosives,” said McCoy.“So, treat them as such. They’re nottoys.”


Follow firework laws and safety precautions

• Never let children handle, play with or light anyfireworks.

• Store fireworks in a cool, dry place away from thereach of children.

• Always purchase your fireworks from reliable,licensed fireworks dealers.

• Use a clear, open area and keep your audience asafe distance from the shooting site.

• Do not alter any fireworks device or attempt tomake your own fireworks.

• Only light one firework item at a time and neverattempt to re-light or fix a “dud” firework.

• Have a fire extinguisher, water supply, hose orbucket of water nearby.

• Be cautious when lighting fireworks in the wind.

• Never smoke while handling fireworks.

• Never aim, point or throw fireworks at anotherperson.

• Never use fireworks indoors.

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KENDALLVILLE — This time of year,people like to sing patriotic songs tocommemorate veterans, the American flagand our country. These songs range in age,some going back to the RevolutionaryWar. Here is an overview of some patrioticsongs and their history.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” waswritten by Francis Scott Key in 1814.During the War of 1812, the Britishcaptured one of Key’s friends, Dr. WilliamBeanes. Key boarded a British ship andasked for his friend’s release. With a letterfrom the President James Madison, askingfor his release and the fact that Beanes hadtreated British soldiers, the British agreedto let Beanes go.

However, neither Beanes or Key couldleave the ship until after the Britishattacked Fort McHenry. Key watched as

the battle ensued on Sept. 13. Key knewthat if he saw the American flag stillflying, the British had not captured thefort. The next day, he saw the flag was stillwaving and was inspired to write somelines of poetry. His poetry was publishedas a song called “The Defense of FortMcHenry.” It was sung to the populartune of the day called “To Anacreon inHeaven.” Later, the title was changed to“The Star-Spangled Banner.”

In 1931, President Woodrow Wilsonofficially declared the song as America’snational anthem.

The flag that Key saw at Fort McHenryis now in the Smithsonian Institute inWashington, D.C.

“America” was written in less than 30minutes by Samuel Francis Smith, whowrote it on a scrap piece of paper he found

A music sheet for “America” in a songbook at the Kendallville Public Library.

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in his wastebasket. In 1831, Smith wasasked by his friend Lowell Mason, amusic teacher, to find a song in Mason’sGerman songbook for him to teach to hisstudents. Smith looked for a song andfound one he liked and decided to writenew lyrics to the song. He named his song“My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” and it waslater changed to “America.”

The song first played at a children’scelebration at a Boston church onIndependence Day in the early 1830s.

“America the Beautiful” was writtenin 1893 by college professor KatharineLee Bates while she took a trip to

Colorado to teach there for the summer.She visited the top of Pike’s Peak in awagon, and she immediately saw sightsshe thought were beautiful. She wasinspired to begin writing about her sightsand her song was published two yearslater. Bates revised the lyrics in 1904 and1913.

“Yankee Doodle” is a popularchildren’s song. It is not known whopenned the lyrics. What is known is that itwas first sung during the French andIndian War. The British Army then sung itduring the Revolutionary War to mock thecolony soldiers. However, the colonysoldiers liked the song and began singingit as well. It was reported that the colonysoldiers even sang the song as the Britishsurrendered their guns in their defeat.

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