Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 111, Number 17, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 29 April 1992 — Page 2

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NappaMC Advance New* Wednesday, April 29, 1992

pieterlen seeks seat

:>:Pmil L. Dieterien, 39, is running for m at-large seat on the Wa-Nee School Board. Dieterien’s family includes wife Janet and three children who graduated from Northwood High School: Jeff, a graduate of Purdue University, who is married; Laurie, 4m Indiana University grad who is also married; and Susan, a freshman at Purdue University. Mr. Dieterien is a graduate of Ambia High School, Ohio State University, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing his education Dieterien served as a veterinarian for 33 years, 33 of which he was in private practice in Nappanee. Since January 1991 he has been employed as a public health veterinarian by the state of Indiana. His community service record includes: serving as financial chairman, building committee member and vice-chairman for the board of trustees for the United Methodist Church, Nappanee; 33 years of membership to the Kiwanis Club, during which time he held all offices and numerous committee chairs; serving as the advisory committee to the NoithWood agriculture teacher for 30 years; Music Boosters president and active member for 12 years. Also: a member of the advisory

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Bill and Mary are bringing the Advantage home with a Lake City Bank Home Equity Loan.

For the last 13 years. Bill and Mary have been building equity in their home. When they wanted to add a family room, they decided that the smart thing to do would be t< > take advantage of that equity with a home equity loan from Lake City Bank. Their Lake City banker explained that not only is now a good time to do this because of favorable interest rates but also that a home equity loan is the only kind of credit available (other than a mortgage loan! with tax deductible

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Paul Dieterien committee to the Dean and curriculum study committee at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine; appointed to the Stale of Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical examiners by Governor Bowen, where he was chairman four of six years; awarded Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Orr; and 1990 president of the Indiana Veterinary medical Association. ‘Tor several years people have been urging me to represent them on

Announcing CONVENIENT EVENING HOURS Downtown Nappanee Wednesday & Friday Until 8 p.m. • Beginning May 1 BEC’S COUNTRY SPLENDOR Mercantile CONCORD TRAVEL Airline A AMTRAK tickets PLETCHER FURNITURE THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET Ladies' Apparel METZLER SHOE COMPANY Shoes for the family THE STORE NEXT DOOR Ladies' Apparel YESTERYEARS SPORTS CARDS MARTIN HARDWARE/YOUR SPORTS AMISHLAND ANTIQUES ALTERNATE CHOICE Excellent Used Clothing JUDD’S DRUGS (Downtown Nappanee provides 350 parking spaces)

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the school board. I feel that I can fairly represent the entire district, and am confident that my familiarity with the district, organizational knowledge and ability, experience as a business owner and community leader, and concern for (he youth and schools would make me a valuable member of the board” said Dieterien. ‘There are many difficult problems and challenges facing the schools at this time” he continues.

Volunteers honored at Nappanee library

Volunteers who together have contributed over 1,644 hours of service to the community jhis past year, through various programs at the Nappanee Public Library, will be honored during a special program at the library, Friday, May 1,7:30p.m. All who have helped with 1992 National Library Week celebrations will also be guests of the library board of trustees and staff. The theme for the evening will be “Volunteers: a Symphony of Service.” According to Linda Yoder, library director, “A symphony is characterized by a harmonious combination of elements that together create an extraordinary whole. We feel that the Nappanee Public Library volunteers and those who so often help with our special projects during National Library Week, represent a very special blending of components that together resonate a symphony of services and resources for our community.” Currently 12 volunteers work on a regular basis in the main library, helping with numerous projects,

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interest. And a home equity loan can be used for cars, hi cits, vacations... anything! ** \ Bill and Mary discovered another with Ixike City Bank. As an able to give them <funiles ot red tape. Bill jLJ family r00m... and deliSo much so. in fact, that they for all of its advantages the day they \ the advantage home. too. Just stop in the City Bank office convenient to you.

“We have to pay an enormous debt, decide what to do with die old schools as we begin using the new schools, increase the availability of better education for all of our students, and control the taxes.” “I expect many of the decisions will not be popular. I don’t pretend to have all the answers. I do know the people of the Wa-Nee school district, and will effectively represent them as an at-large trustee on the Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees,” Paul Dieterien, DOM.

including shelving, processing new and withdrawing old or discarded materials, typing and filing, and assisting with mailings and other special projects. Six volunteers serve as tutors in the Nappanee Volunteers for Literacy program, and an additional 23 volunteers staff the Heritage Center from l-4p.m. each weekday, and from 10a.m.-2p.m. on Saturdays. Guests on Friday will be treated to a musical program by solo harpist Beth Pare, and a dessert bar by local caterers. April 26-May 2 is National Volunteer Week. Anyone interested in learning more about the volunteer program at the Nappanee Public Library is encouraged to call the library, at 773-7919.

Nappanee firemen. . . t |Q|> Celebrating 100 of 'Smokey - iL/ Stover' service T" ■! ■ Jpy | ■ ■ to the community L kM NLI ol I of Nappanee. Watch for details of speciakcelebration activities, and £> Profiles of indivi£j d ua i Nappanee - firemen.

Phil Hochsteder, 204 W. Reed Sl, is a 19-year veteran with the Nappanee Fire Department. He and his wife, Pat, have two sons: Phillip, Jr. and Dirk, and five grandchildren. He has served the department as treasurer, assistant chief, first captain and second captain. Phil’s most memorable experience as a Smokey Stover occurred at the church fire on CR46, when the temperature was -15 degrees. When the fire was out, Chief Gene Henschen and Hochsteder were standing inside when the floor collapsed and Henschen fell into the basement. Phil stated, “Luckily he was not injured, but it gave all the firemen some anxious moments.” Hochsteder also serves the City of Nappanee as Wastewater Treatment Plant Supt., taking regular classes to keep up with current techniques applying to his position. YEARS AGO On May 27,1886, a meeting was called in Nappanee, to organize a hook and ladder company. The meeting, advertised in the Advance-News, was to be held “next Tuesday evening at Stahly’s Hall.” Did you know-cartoonist Bill

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er felt that because he was moving his residence outside the Wa-Nee community he would not benefit from holding the position. He did express willingness to remain active in the program on a part-time basis. Resignation was also accepted from Patti Saxton, language arts teacher and boys’and girls’ swimming coach at North Wood. Conference leave requests were approved for the following: Wendy Geyer, library assistant, and Janet Berkebile, Wa-Nee Media Specialist, MARC cataloging workshop, May 20, LaPorte; and Roma Anglemyer, grade four instructor, Wakarusa Elementary, Indiana State Reading Conference, April 24-25, Indianapolis. Also: Robin Dodson, special education, Union Elementary, Managing Literature and Whole Language, May 1, South Bend; Keith Foley, math instructor, Nappanee Middle School, Discipline With Dignity Seminar, May 6, Indianapolis; and Carol Wentz, Wa-Nee payroll

Just add love Mother’s Day Week May 4-10 Send the FTD® Mother’s Love Bouquet.

Also Corsages Fresh Cut Arrangements Hanging Baskets Plants Balloons Fred’s Flower Shop 154 S. Williams Nappanee, Ind. 773-4241

At-Large Candidate Wa-Nee School Board Larry L. Thompson Show You Care • Please Vote

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PHIL HOCHSTETLER

Holman created tbe “Smokey Stover” comic strip about firemen in 1936, and the strip ran for 43 years. Holman gave the Nappanee Fire Department permission to use the Smokey Stover logo on trucks, etc., and to adopt the name “Smokey Stovers” for the department. Holman, originally from Nappanee, died February 27, 1987, in New York, at age 84.

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clerk, Indiana Association of School Business Officials Annual Meeting, May 7-8, Evansville. Congratulations were given to Ruth Jones, George Roelandts and Lou Bonacorsi for their new status as IPLA graduates. The next school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 7:30p.m., Wa-Nee Administration Building. Meetings are open to the public. ‘Day of Prayer’ Nappanee Mayor Kenneth Walters has issued a proclamation stating that May 7,1992, will be officially recognized as a “Day of Prayer” m Nappanee. Mayor Walters, as well as the Nappanee Ministerial Association, support this important day by inviting the public to “Meet at City Hall,” May 7, 12:20p.m., to pray for the nation. “Meet at City Hall” is a project for special prayer for a moral rebirth in America. Americans are asked to gather at their local city hall on that day, and pray from 12:20-12:40p.m. “Meet at City Hall” is not a political event. It is a project for special prayer. Every community in the United States is being invited to participate in this special observance. Local persons are encouraged to participate in this call for prayerplease plan now to attend. The Nappanee Municipal Center is located at 300 W. Lincoln St The mayor’s proclamation follows: WHEREAS, May 7, 1992 has been designated as National Day of Prayer and; WHEREAS, Many people in the City of Nappanee and surrounding area support the importance of prayer and; WHEREAS, There is a national effort urging individuals to “MEET AT CITY HALL” on that day for prayer and; WHEREAS, We recognize that there is need for a moral rebirth of our nation; NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Kenneth Walters, do hereby declare that May 7,1992, shall be observed as a Special Day of Prayer in Nappanee, and that on said day from 12:20PM to 12:40PM there shall be a gathering at City Hall for purposes of silent prayer, for a moral rebirth for America. Kenneth Walters, Mayor.