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Home-school meeting set ANGOLA — Special Education Rules Title 511 Article 7 Rule 34 requires that public schools hold a consultation session with parents of home-schooled students who have children with a disability or suspected of having a disability that reside in the school district’s area. The Metropolitan School District of Steuben County will hold this “Child Find” consultation session on Monday, Oct. 21, at 2:30 p.m. The session will be in the McCutcheon Adminstrative Center, 400 S. Martha St., Angola, in the third floor seminar room. Details are available by calling 665-2854, ext. 1313.
Free depression screening offered ANGOLA — Free depression screenings will be available Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church’s parish center, 700 W. Maumee St. Licensed counselors will be onsite to talk to those who are feeling sad, anxious, overwhelmed or feeling hopeless. Go to the back entrance of the parish hall. The screening is sponsored by Steuben County Mental Health America.
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PHOTOS BY TYLER MOORE
Showing the love for the Loves A large gathering of people pose for a photo on the balcony of the Lake James Christian Assembly during the retirement celebration for John Love, who was director of the facility for 36 years. Hundreds of people attended the celebration on Sunday. John and Sybil Love, from left, have a combined service of more than 70 years to the facility, which is a youth camp and retreat center located on the south end of Lake James’ first basin. They are shown with celebration host Mark Hamm, right. Sybil retired from Lake James Christian Assembly in 2010 and John will be leaving after 36 years of service on Oct. 31.
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Alzheimer’s group helps minister cope BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — Most days, Vickie Rifenburg doesn’t open her eyes. She no longer walks, speaks or eats solid food. Her diet is pureed salad, liquid protein. She grits her teeth, is starting to have problems swallowing and lost 50 pounds. Vickie, 61, is an Alzheimer’s disease patient who lives at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Angola. If she opens her eyes to look at her husband of 40 years, the Rev. Gary Rifenburg, his familiarity doesn’t register with her. Her expression is blank. Vickie was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 10 years ago. It is rare to be diagnosed at such a young age. Gary is pastor of Calvary Chapel Fellowship, Stroh, and visits his wife every other day, usually in the evening to help feed her supper. Even though he’s an ordained minister, Gary said a day is usually still needed in between visits. That’s because it takes so much out of him emotionally to see his beloved wife suffer from the disease. “For better or worse. It’s still a little tough and
she’d do it for me,” he said. “I love her today more than I ever have.” Along with his unconditional love for Vickie, Gary receives support through the Steuben County Alzheimer’s Support Group. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia. While his wife is getting worse, he knows his wife is safe and taken care of at Northern Lakes. “They’ll never be able to love her like I do,” Gary said, “but they are able to care for her. I can’t fix her, but then I couldn’t care for her.” Recently, Gary fed his wife ice cream and she responded. “You put ice cream to her mouth and she said, ‘Yum,’” he said, smiling. It was a small feat that
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large chunk of the furloughed federal work force is headed back to the Pentagon, and those who remain at home or are working without paychecks are a step closer to getting back pay once the partial government shutdown ends. Still, a resolution to the impasse itself is nowhere in sight. House Speaker John Boehner doesn’t see one. Asked Sunday how the standoff ends, he was uncertain: “If I knew, I’d tell you.” The Ohio Republican added President Barack Obama can call him any time to start negotiations to end the shutdown. “He knows
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Couple have bumper crop of pumpkins BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — If there is a “right” way to grow pumpkins, maybe Steve and Marcia Provines have discovered it. The crops don’t lie. The Provineses operate Azzitshudbe Farm at 2347 C.R. 38, just northwest of Auburn, a vast plot of farmland that this time of year is known locally for the abundance of bright-orange pumpkins that crowd the lawn around the family home right off the roadway. Down the quiet street is a simple, handmade sign that
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reads “pumpkins,” and are there ever pumpkins. This year’s crop is strong in quantity and quality, with Steve Provines saying he harvested 8-10 pickup truckloads and one trailer load of pumpkins this season, a crop he estimates at well over 1,000. The Provines display for-sale pumpkins — each dipped SEE PUMPKINS, PAGE A6
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Steve and Marcia Provines run Azzitshudbe Farm just northeast of Auburn, where they sell naturally grown pumpkins from their yard. The crop has ballooned this year after a 2012 season that began with a drought and ended with a deep freeze that left the Provineses without a sale last year.
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