Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 110, Number 21, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 15 October 1986 — Page 2

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, October IS, 1986

Children's toys

By Mary K. Knobtl

The south room of the Heritage Center is mainly archives but there are two cases of exhibits every visitor to the center should not miss. One is the large glass front display case housing children’s toys. Mrs. Vernon (Rowena) Sharkey has a collection of doll dishes, chair, stroller, bed and iron cook stove along with tine cooking utensils to Tit. A few days ago while mounting and labeling pictures, Eshter Metzler came to one of a charming small girl with the name Rowena Miller on the back. Since neither of us could think of anyone else named Rowena, I called Mrs. Sharkey to make sure it was a picture of her. Now her picture is displayed with the toys she played with at that age. Another collection of doll dishes was donated to the Center by Esther Hoover Metzler. Little boys are not left out. Fred Culp’s collection of childhood

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toys is in the same case along with the cast iron train and locomotive which was given as a birthday gift to Lloyd Hoover in 1900 by Mary Price Stewart. Other little girls’ toys mirror the household chores of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s - a wooden wash tub, washboard, wringer, wash boiler, coffee pot, flat irons. For the little boy there is a shovel just like Papa’s. Several types of antique banks and children’s magazines are also in this display. On the other side of the room is a large glass front bookcase from the Albert Mutschler home which houses a display of Nappanee Centennial items. Some are still available for purchase, the Centennial History mentioned

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before, license plates, and several types of the Centennial medalians designed by Max Qwin. If you would be interested in purchasing any of these ask the person on volunteer duty or call Evelyn Culp. Money from these items goes to help support the Heritage Center. Nearby, probably on the work table is the huge Centennial Scrapbook of pictures which may bring back memories to many of you who participated in the celebration. Several large pictures of early Nappanee in the archives and museum rooms were made at the time of the Centennial from very old large glass negatives. They were selected from a large box of such negatives. The enlargements have been recently framed by Chester McCuen. He is also making additional display boards for

the changing displays of pictures from the files. For this we all thank him. They are much more attractive and less likely to be damaged. More next week. MKK

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Enter livestock in exposition Shelly George, Wakarusa, and Chris George, Nappanee, will participate in the 1986 North American Livestock Exposition, November 8-21, in Louisville, Kentucky. Chris has entered a sheep in the market lamb division, and Shelly has entered three sheep in the same division. Over $300,000 in premiums and awards will be offered at the exposition this year. The exposition, in its 13th year, has become the largest all-breed, purebred livestock show in the world, and is expected to attract nearly 14,000 entries, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, quarter horses and draft horses. According to Harold Workman, manager, virtually every livestock breed will be represented in the six livestock categories, bringing total shows and livestock sales during the two-week exposition to nearly 100. Also included in the activities will be rodeo finals, a barnyard featuring baby animals, junior livestock exhibits, free country music shows and demonstrations and exhibits. The NAILE is sponsored by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Fair Board.

Plan county park programs Saturday, October 18-Fall Color Bike Tour. The beauty of fall is upon us, with its many changing colors. Join this group as this special time of year is enjoyed, during an afternoon bike lour through the countryside. This one and one-half hour trip will begin at the Rush Memorial Center in Bristol, at 12p.m. Saturday, October 25—Get to Know the Deer. Meet at Bonneyville Mill information booth at 2p.m. You will have opportunity to take a look at the habitat, tracks and skulls of the largest animal in the Elkhart County- Parks. Sunday, October 26—Fall Color Walk. Meet at the Coffee Tree Shelter of Ox Bow County Park, at 2p.m., and stroll into a wonderland of fall beauty. This enjoyable walk will last about one hour. Friday, October 31—Halloween Haunts. Join the ghoulish guides for a hair-raising experience, as the group steps within the creaking timbers of Bormeyville’s “Haunted Mill.” On this night, the mill will come alive with goblins to tell of their ghostly adventures. This program of fun and fascination will begin around the camp fire, north of the mill, at 6:30p.m. Be there if you dare!

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A swinging fiddle, crazy emcees, and game show spoofs made up part of the laughs and entertainment at Panthers on Parade, Saturday night. The talent show brought out the best and some may jokingly say the worst of the North Wood student body as many participated to show their stuff. The mood ranged from serious to hilarious to darn right rowdy as Change of Mind, a rock group, took the stage. Shown here, Jessica Billey burns up her bow with the Orange Blossom special that brought the audience to a foot stomping roar. Emcees, Curt Sisco and Trevor Paulus try to get their princess skit right...again. And “The Price is Generic” poked fun in exaggeration at a popular game show. (AN photos by Julia Mast)

Correction The Advance-News apologizes to Irmgard Dimon and Sarah Besson whose pictures were interchanged in the paper last week. Here are the correct names and pictures.

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