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October 26, 2013
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GOOD MORNING Manufacturers more optimistic MUNSTER (AP) — Indiana’s factory owners are becoming more optimistic and willing to invest in expanding their businesses following several tough years, a new report from Indiana University researchers concludes. The survey of Indiana’s manufacturers by IU’s Kelley School of Business found that four out of five manufacturing companies consider their businesses healthy or stable. It found an estimated 70 percent of Indiana manufacturers are actively investing in capital and labor. Indiana University, Conexus Indiana, the Indiana Manufacturers Association and the accounting firm Katz, Sapper & Miller conduct an annual survey that tracks the pulse of the state’s largest industry. The study’s authors described their latest findings as signs of a manufacturing renaissance.
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YMCA teams with health providers AUBURN — The YMCA of DeKalb County has announced a new partnership with DeKalb Health and Parkview Health as part of the planned YMCA expansion at 533 North St. The expanded YMCA will offer an additional 44,000 square feet of space that will focus on cardiovascular health and women’s services. As partners, the two health care providers will collaborate to expand services to community members through the YMCA with the intent to strengthen the health and well-being of DeKalb County residents.
“The YMCA has a mission to put Christian principles into practice, to grow youth development and promote healthy living,” said YMCA board member and capital campaign chair Matt Fetter. “As we look to the future and the ways in which we will be able to service this community, we are excited about the additional resources and programming options we can offer our members through this strategic partnership. DeKalb Health and Parkview Health are leaders in our community and the region for healthy living. We look forward
to providing our members with an integrated approach to healthy living by blending the expertise of the YMCA staff and state-ofthe-art facilities with the expertise of DeKalb Health and Parkview Health. This will be a world-class facility with world-class partners.” Plans for the new YMCA facilities include an expanded fitness area, a women’s wellness center, improved child care areas and indoor child play area, as well as an indoor running track, racquetball, multiple classrooms for additional programming and
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three multi-functional gyms that will be used to expand its leagues and new athletic training. A capital campaign is underway to raise $8 million needed to open the expanded facility. A Dekko Foundation matching grant opportunity is available to businesses and individuals who contribute. Groundbreaking for the North Street expansion is planned for November. The building is projected to be complete in late 2014, in time for the YMCA of DeKalb County’s 100th anniversary.
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Guests view quilts in the featured collection “Faces, Features and Critters,” at the 32nd annual RSVP Quilt Show Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Auburn. The featured collection
showcases the quilts of Lina Zerkle of Waterloo. The show continues today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission costs $7.
Choir to sing at band state finals WATERLOO — DeKalb High School’s Classic Connection show choir will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during all four segments of the marching band state finals Nov. 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The 54-member choir will perform before the presentation of awards for each size class. The first performance is scheduled for 12:10 p.m., with the final appearance at 9:40 p.m. “It’s going to be quite the long day,” choir director Shelley Johnson said, but she added the honor was too good to pass up. In order to accept the invitation, Johnson changed the dates for DeKalb’s fall musical, which
involves many of the choir members. “Beguiled Again,” featuring 52 songs by Broadway composers Rodgers and Hart, now will be presented Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. Classic Connection is the defending state champion in Class B mixed show choir and has won the state title in four of the past five years, finishing second the only time it did not win. Johnson said between performances at the band finals, the choir will be able to watch the competition from a luxury suite at the stadium, which is home to the Indianapolis Colts.
Classic Connection also has been invited to perform at Indiana Music Educators Association conference in January at Fort Wayne. The choir will present its competition show along with classical choral arrangements “to show directors you can do it all,” Johnson said. This weekend, Classic Connection is participating in the Heartland Young Singer Choral Festival at Fort Wayne sponsored by the Heartland Chamber Chorale. The DeKalb singers will join students from nine other choirs for a concert Sunday at 4 p.m. at North Side High School.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a month into a dysfunctional health care rollout, Obama administration officials said Friday they’ve found dozens of website problems that need fixing and tapped a private company to take the lead. They said most of the problems will be fixed by the end of November. Jeffrey Zients, a management consultant brought in by the White House to assess the extent of problems with the HealthCare. gov site, told reporters his review found issues across the entire system, which is made up of layers of components interacting in real time with consumers, government agencies and insurance company computers. It will take a lot of work, but “HealthCare.gov is fixable,” said Zients. The vast majority of the issues will be resolved by the end of November, he asserted, and there will be many fewer errors. He stopped short of saying the problems will go away completely. The administration also said it is promoting one of the website contractors, Quality Software Systems, Inc., to take on the role of “general contractor” shepherding the fixes. QSSI was responsible SEE HEALTH, PAGE A8
Ball State instructor photographs state’s courthouses MUNCIE — From the hitching posts in LaGrange to the heavy foot traffic in downtown Columbus, Ball State University’s Chris Flook, a telecommunications instructor, is a witness to the variety of Indiana courthouse squares. He spent last summer driving across the state to photograph all 92 county courthouses and adjoining squares as part of Indiana Courthouse Squares (indianacourthousesquare.org). The site also provides historical information as part of an effort to document the buildings as well as prepare materials for the state’s bicentennial in 2016. “In LaGrange, you can have a BMW and recreational vehicle parked next to a horse and buggy — letting outsiders know that a great many Amish residents live there,” Flook said. “While in Columbus, you have a vibrant downtown with younger people
working and walking around because of the corporate influence of Cummins. “On the other end of the spectrum, one county in southern Indiana has maintained its courthouse, but the surrounding business district is in pretty sad shape. Many small communities suffered from recessions as well as population loss. In some places, the courthouse was located in a scary downtown filled with boarded up buildings and scarecrows looking down from above.” Flook marvels at not only the variety of small rural downtowns, but also the intricate design of the courthouses — taking visitors back to a bygone era when constructing a multistory building in the rural Midwest was a monumental task. “Most of our courthouses date back to the 1800s when the courthouse square, church, school and Main Street business district
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Construction of DeKalb County’s courthouse in Auburn began in 1911. The building was dedicated in 1914.
were located within a few blocks,” Flook said. “In my opinion, the people from the Victorian era age had the right idea when they built their cities. Everything was located
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