Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 106, Number 9, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 July 1982 — Page 12

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Nappanee Advance-News Wednesday, July 28, 1982

Japanese youths staying here

Three Japanese youths will be the guests of Nappanee families during their month-long stay in Indiana as participants in the LABO-4-H Exchange Program. Takumi Kaneko, 13, will be staying with the Myron Metzler family. Yuichi Ozawa, 14, will be staying with the Philip J. Hahn family. Masaka Yasuda, 13, will be staying with the Jack D. Miller family. They are among 37 Japanese youths, ages 12-19, who arrived in Indiana Friday evening for a month-long visit in Hoosier homes as participants in the LABO-4-H Exchange program. They were accompanied by two adults, who also will be guests of Indiana families. Michael H. Stitsworth state Extension specialist-youth at Purdue University and project coordinator, said that 11 Indiana counties are involved in the exchange program this year. In addition to Elkhart County, Daviess, Lake, Newton, Pike, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vanderburgh and Wells will host youth. The adults will stay in Newton and Sullivan counties. The LABO-4-H Exchange Program seeks to foster friendship and language growth through in-home visits in foreign lands. U S. participation in the program began in 1972. This is the third

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year that Indiana has participated. Following their arrival, the Japanese youths and their .eaders dined and stayed overnight at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Saturday morning they departed for Sullivan, Crown Point, Bluffton, Warsaw, Washington and Tipton where they were met by their host families. LABO coordinators and Extension youth agents in each of the counties have been preparing for the visitors since late winter, signing up host families and arranging travel details. A host family has been obtained for each youngster. Host families provide room and board but are not required to furnish any special travel or entertainment. In Japan, the LABO program is administered by 3,500 volunteer tutors through the LABO teaching Information Center, Tokyo. Currently, there are some 60,000 youngsters enrolled. Since 1972, more than 9,000 Japanese young people and 625 adults have been summer visitors in the United States and Canada. The youths and their adult counselors will return to Indianapolis Friday, Aug 20, for a three-day stay at the Indiana State Fair before departing for Japan on Monday, Aug. 23.

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Court news. . . The following cases have been handled through the Nappanee City Court. David Widmoyer is the judge. William Purtlebaugh, Muncie, charged with speeding 68mph in a 55mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $46. Bradley Valheim, Elkhart, charged with speeding 68mph in a 55mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $43. Thomas Sneddon, Osceola, charged with speeding 73mph in a 55mph zone, paid total fine and costs of ssl. Don Huff, Nappanee, charged with battery, paid total fine and costs of S3B. Douglas Pounds, Walton, charged with speeding 50mph in a 35mph zone, paid total fine and costs of S4B. Kevin* Yoder, Nappanee, charged with illegal possession of alcoholic beverages, received a 60-day jail sentence, which was suspended on the condition that there be no alcoholrelated charges during the next year.

Disabled veterans compete in games

More than 100 disabled veterans from throughout, the United States have registered to compete in the Second National Veteran Wheelchair Games Aug. 26-29. The games, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, will be held at the VA Medical Center in Wood, Wis., outside Milwaukee. The games are not limited to

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Computer camp filling up fast

Computer camp sessions will be held Aug. 9-11 at the Nappanee Public Library for a total fee of 115. Students in elementary through high school grades are invited to come join the fun and learn about computers at the same time. Camp participants will learn games as they learn programming. Computer camp offers a unique opportunity for youngsters with

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little or no prior knowledge of computer operations to gain valuable computer skills. The sessions are filling up fast, and advance payment is necesskry so interested students are urged to come in to the library immediately to sign up. Two sessions are being offered: Computer Camp (no previous computer experience) from 9 to 11 a.m. and Advanced Computer Camp (have had some computer experience) from 1 to 3 p.m.

paid total fine and costs of $53. Earl E. Mast, Etna Green, charged with having unlawful fireworks, paid total fine and costs of $33; also charged with illegal possession of alcoholic beverages, received a 60-day jail sentence, which was suspended on the condition that there be no alcoholrelated charges during the next year, paid total fine and costs of S7B. Benjamin Zeek, Wakarusa, charged with not having registration plates, paid total fine and costs of S3B. Glen Miller, Nappanee, charged with speeding 74mph in a 55mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $52. Perry J. Yoder, Nappanee, charged with not having registration plates, paid total fine and costs of S3B. Larry Stalter, charged with improper lane usage, paid total fine and costs of $43. Glen D. Robinson, Atwood, charged with speeding 72mph in a 55mph zone, paid total fine and costs of SSO.

hospitalized patients, but are open to all veterans confined to wheelchairs. “We are prepared to handle as many as 200 competitors,” says Lucia Dorneden, national chairperson of the four-day event. She has asked that participants register by Aug. 1 with the recreation chief, VA Medical Center, Wood, Wis.

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Obituaries. . . James £. Wenger

Eleanor Lange July 26,1995 - July 18,1982 Mrs. Eleanor Lange, 76, South Bend, died Sunday, July 18, in her daughter’s home, after an illness of six months. She was bom July 26, 1906, in Michigan City, and lived in South Bend since 1939, coming from Michigan City. On August 9,1923, in Michigan City, she married Wesley Lange. He died in June, 1965. Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Cal (Betty) Stutzman, Nappanee; Mrs. Margorie Wise and Mrs. Murial Kiser, both of South Bend; two sons, David and Wesley Lange, Jr., both of South Bend; 15 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and two brothers, Clifford Swanson and Paul Swanson, both of Michigan City. Services were held Wednesday, July 21, at the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, , with Rev. Larry Baker, pastor of the First Brethren Church, officiating. Burial was at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Troy C. Pate April 5,1909 July 23,1982 < Troy C. Pate, 73, 206 S. Locke St., Nappanee, died Friday, July 23, at Elkhart General Hospital, where he had been a patient for six days. He had been ill for some time, with a heart condition, and effects from a stroke. Born April 5, 1909, in Erwin, Tennessee, he was the son of William G. and Sarah (Norton) Pate. He was a retired coal miner, having worked in mines in Virginia. Survivors include two daughters: Mrs. James H. (Barbara) Howard, Nappanee, and Mrs. Bernice Godke, Knox; three sons: Charles Pate, Bradenton, Florida; William Pate, Belleview, Florida, and Kenneth Pate, Bristol; two sisters: Mrs. George (Birdie) Malone, Watauga, Tennessee; Mrs. Elizabeth Cimbler, New Orleans, Louisiana; 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. A son, a sister and five brothers preceded him in death. Services were conducted by Rev. Larry Wilson, of the Calvary Baptist Church, Monday afternoon, at the Wright-Yoder Funeral Home. Burial was at Leesburg Cemetery.

Tractor operator contest held

The Elkhart County 4-H Tractor Operator’s contest was recently held at the Fairgrounds in Goshen. Jerry Zahner and Hon Cripe served as coordinators for this year’s contest. The contest is designed to provide practical experience in driving farm tractors. Several of the participants experienced their first opportunity to drive a farm tractor in a contest. Those participating in the county contest, junior division, were: Mark Flora, Greg Cripe, Jon Gawthrop, Mark Pletcher and Kent Myers. Those in the senior division were: James Blessing,

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Dec. 4,1934 July 19,1982 Navy Capt. James E. Wenger, 47, San Diego, California, formerly of South Bend, and Nappanee, died Monday, July 19, at ll:30p.m:, at the San Diego Naval Base of an apparent heart attack, suffered while he was jogging. He was a flight surgeon and was serving as commander, force medical officer, Naval Air Forces Pacific. He was based in San Diego. Born December 4, 1934, in South Bend, he was a graduate of Adams High School. He .is survived by three daughters; Jeane Marie, Julie Ann and Kimberly Sue, all of Fairfax, Virginia; his mother, Mrs. Hazel Wenger, Mishawaka, and a sister, Mary Shafer, South Bend. He was a 1956 graduate of Wabash College and a 1961 graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine. He was in practice with Dr. L. W. Roose in Nappanee from 1961-66. He joined the Navy in 1966 as a general medical officer, and was a student naval flight surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida, in 1967. On graduation, he became naval flight surgeon, serving as medical officer on the USS Bennington from 1967-69. He was medical officer at the Naval Air Facility, Naples, Italy, until 1970. He also served as staff flight surgeon, commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean before assignment to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received his mastor of public health degree from Tulane University. Completing his residency in aerospace medicine at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in 1974, he became diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine in 1975. He served as medical officer on the USS John Kennedy from 1975-76, and after serving as staff medical officer to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and deputy chief of naval operations (air warfare) until 1978, he was then assigned to the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Detachment in New Orleans. In 1979, he became the officer in charge and commanding officer of the laboratory. Services were held Saturday morning, at the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church, South Bend, with Rev. Gregory Bock, associate pastor, officiating. Burial was at Hamilton Cemetery, New Carlisle. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sunnyside Church.

Ron A. Cripe, Jeff Freed, Troy Zahner and Brian Flora. The winners who represented Elkhart County in the Area Contest were Kent Myers, champion in the junior division; Greg Cripe, second place, junior division; Troy Zahner, champion in the senior division; and Jeff Freed, second place, senior division. Also this year, a garden tractor opera tor ;s contest was developed and held locally only. The participants were Paul Blessing, Jon Gawthrop, Greg Cripe and Kent Myers. Jon Gawthrop was the winner.