Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 113, Number 47, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 November 1995 — Page 1

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THANKSGIVING SERVICE The Nappanee Ministerial Association will sponsor the annual Community Thanksgiving Service, Wednesday, November 22, 7p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 1155 N. Main St. This provides a great opportunity for Christian believers to come together to worship and praise God for the many blessings showered upon individuals, families, congregations and the community. An offering will be received, with all divided between the ministries of Open Door and Habitat for Humanity. HOLIDAY HOURS The Nappanee Public Library will close at sp.m. Wednesday, November 22, and remain closed Thursday, November 23, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The library will resume regular hours on Friday, Nov. 24. Regular open hours at the library are 9a.m. to 9p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9a.m. to 5:30p.m. Friday, 9a.m. to sp.m. Saturday and l-sp.m. Sunday. CHRISTMAS PARTY Nappanee American Legion Post 154 will sponsor its annual Christmas party for all children in Nappanee, Saturday, December 9, lp.m., at the post, W. Lincoln St. Included will be a visit from Santa, treats, games, pinatas, prizes and refreshments. RETAIL MEETING The Retail Division of the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, December 7, at the Victorian Guest House. A continental breakfast will begin at 7:30a.m., with the business meeting set for Ba.m. The nominating committee will report final nominations and election of co-chairpersons, and the 1996 calendar will be discussed, including meeting sites and dates, sidewalk sale, apple festival and Christmas promotion. Reports from the events and publicity committees will also be shared. COMMON COUNCIL The City of Nappanee Common Council will meet in regular session, Monday, December 4, 7p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. PARK BOARD The Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation will meet in regular session, Wednesday, December 13, 4:30p.m., in the Emergency Services Building, W. Lincoln St. SCHOOL BOARD The Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees will meet in regular session, Monday, November 27, 7:30p.m., in the North Wood High School library. BOARD OF WORKS The City of Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in regular session, Monday, November 27, 3:30p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. LIBRARY BOARD The board of trustees of the Nappanee Public Library will meet in regular session, Thursday, November 30, 7:30p.m. IMMUNIZATIONS The Elkhart County Health Department will offer free immunizations at the First Church of God, 72036 CR7, Nappanee (please use NE rear entrance), Tuesday, December 5, 9:30a.m.lp.m. OFFICE HOURS The office of the Nappanee Advance-News and Farm & Home News, 158 W. Market St., is open Monday through Friday, 9a.m.4:30p.m. Hie mailing address is P.O. Box 230, Nappanee, IN. 46550. The advertising deadline is Thursday noon, with news and photos accepted until Monday noon, for that week’s edition. The telephone number is 219-773-3127.

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS-At Thanksgiving, and always. Please take time to say "thank you," to loved ones, friends, neighbors, and The Creator, for all those things that go on the plus-side of your list. If you do that, perhaps the minus-side will dwindle, and you will realize just how lucky you really are! For

They are thankful for...

Second grade students in the Nappanee Elementary School classes of Mrs. Andrews and Miss Ward, recently shared papers on which they had written things for which they are thankful. Selected writings follow: Josh Sommers —I am thankful for Mom and Dad (because they buy me things), Pets (because they play with me), art (I am good at it), my family (I love them), school (they teach me). Marion Chupp —God (because He is nice), Dad (he makes money so we can buy food), Mom (she cooks for us), Lyle Miller and Cody Deavers (they are nice). Heidi Stutzman—friends (I like to play with them), Miss Ward (she is a very nice teacher), my family (I love them very much), school (I like it), money (you can buy food and clothes with it). Whitney Kirkdorffer—my church (I love Jesus), my family (I love them), Jesus (I love Him), my friends (we have a lot of fun). Andrew Slone —work (I do good work), friends (I have lots of

American Girls Club sets holiday session

Girls in grades one through five are invited to attend an American Girls Club meeting Tuesday, November 28, at the Nappanee Public Library. Grades one and two will meet from 6-7p.m!, and grades three to five will meet from 7:30-8:30p.m. All girls who plan to attend must call the library at 219-773-7919, to pre-register, by Friday, Nov. 24. The girls will create old-fash-ioned Victorian Christmas decorations for the holidays, and an American Girls Collection Friendship Calendar for 1996 will be given away as a door prize. The calendar features beautiful book illustrations, quotations about the value of friendship, history bits, colorful stickers for marking important dates and eight postcards to tear out and send. Other door prizes include American Girls bookmarks, buttons, balloons, posters and magazines. A special collection of five

friends), Cody Deavers (he is my friend), Mom and Dad (they buy me stuff), pizza (we can eat it). Nathan Mullet —Dad (he makes money), Thanksgiving (so we can eat turkey), my brother (so I have somebody to play with), horses (they are to ride), school (Miss Ward teaches us stuff). Anthony Hochsteller —food (it is good for you), the Bible (to leam about God), friends (I want to be nice to them), school (learning stuff), cars (we can go somewhere). Matt Christianson —God (because He is our Savior), my Mom (she loves and cares for me), Christmas (it is God’s birthday), teachers (you wouldn’t know anything if they weren’t real), the Earth (nobody would be alive it there wasn’t an Earth). Jamie Kaylor —God (He died on the cross), my family (they love me), food (if we.did not have any, we might die), my teacher (to earn), friends. Linda Kauffman—plants (some of them grow food), school (we

American Girls dolls will be displayed at the library Monday, Nov. 27-Friday, December 1. The beautiful 18” dolls, representing the characters in the books from the American Girls Collection, will be dressed in historically authentic Clothing matching the book illustrations. The dolls include Felicity, a Colonial miss who grew up in the area of 1773 Williamsburg, Virginia at the time of the American Revolution; Kirsten, a pioneer girl living on the prairie in 1854; Samantha, a .Victorian orphan being raised in 1904; Molly, a child of WWII growing up on the home-front of 1944 and Addy, a courageous girl of the Civil War in 1864. Stories about each of these nine-year-old heroines focus on family, school, Christmas, birthday, summer and winter adventures. The American Girl book scries is available in the Children’s Library. For more information, call the library at 219-773-7919.

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beautiful babies, shelter, food, family and friends, opportunities for work, play and worship, and the list goes on. Meanwhile, Dylan Fuller, a very special three-month-old blessing for Tim and Miranda Fuller, Nappanee, says "bring on the turkey!"

can learn), church (we can learn about God), shelter (we live in them), friends (if we didn’t have them, we would get lonely). Neil Trinkley—food (it will keep us healthy), friends (they keep us happy), teachers (they keep us smart), trees (they help us breathe), God (we wouldn’t be alive). Austin Clark —schools (where we learn), holidays (they are special), Jesus (we wouldn’t be alive), animals (they are fun), food (it is good). Emily Andrews —my family (they are always there for you), shelter (it keeps you safe), church (I leam about God), clothes (they keep you warm), food (it keeps you healthy).

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Gerber nominated for Nashville award

Former Nappaneean Tony Gerber has been nominated for a Nashville Music Award. According to announcements released last week by Tony Brown, president-producer of MCA Records and vocalist Trisha Yearwood, Lektronic Soundscape’s release, “Blue Western Sky,” by Gerber, has been nominated under the Jazz/Instrumental category. Other nominees in that category include “Look Left” by Alison Brown, “Tales From the Acoustic Planet” by Bela Fleck. “Sweet Affirmation” by Sam Levine, and “Life is Good” by Billy Joe Walker, Jr. This year's nominations show that the music industry in Nashville is not only recognizing country music artists, but now realize that Nashville has more than country to offer. The awards take place at the Ryman Auditorium, February 21,

Resolution amended

By Christina Hill Staff Writer At the Nappanee Common Council meeting held Monday evening, November 20, council members presented resolution 426, amending resolution 423, which authorizes the use of county economic development income tax (EDIT) funds to finance needed, but unfunded, improvements. The amendment states that there is a need to provide more storage area at the Nappanee Street Department Garage on East Wabash St., which would include a (heated) facility to house the Nappanee Senior Center handicapped accessible transportation van. The cost to the city will be approximately $7,000, with the actual construction costing $70,000. The project will be started in January of 1996, and will be completed by the end of the year. The resolution was also amended to say that there is a need within the Pleasant Acres Subdivision for sewer, water, drainage and street construction. An engineering plan for the area has been conducted, and a housing study will be conducted in 1996. The construction engineering for the Pleasant Acres project will cost approximately $70,000, and the actual construction cost will be about $630,000. The project will be started in 1997, and completed

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recognizing the whole of Music City’s music forms, with 36 categories ranging from rap to classical to children’s music. Gerber’s “Blue Western Sky” is available at Tower Records throughout the United States, and is also distributed throughout Europe, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Australia, and continues to get heavy airplay on syndicated radio in the United States and Europe. Gerber’s most recent project, “Voyager One,” by Spacecraft, will be available about February 1996. and his next solo release is due out in the summer of 1996. Tony is originally from Nappanee, and was featured in an Advance-News article earlier this year. He has called Nashville “home” for the past 14 years. His plans include more music releases, and the creation of a Live Internet Music Broadcast called “Space for Music Online,” to support his next album release.

in 1998. £ This amendment will allow the council to “switch” the two piy>jects, as well as the funds for thefri, as the Pleasant Acres construction was originally scheduled for 1996, and the Street Dept, garage storage area wasno be built in 1997. An environmental test on the ozone level will be conducted in the Michiana area by Dr. Robert Jackov a meteorologist, who will present his findings to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). The total cost of the testing is SIO,OOO. The Michiana Area Council of Government (MACOG) will pay half the cost, and is asking for each city in the area to contribute SSOO-$2,500 toward other half. The council decided to pay SSOO, from the mayor’s promotional fund. Triax Cable announced an, increase of $1 on basic cable, bringing the monthly charge from $8.16 to $9.16. Upon recommendation by the library board, John Leavitt will be put on the Board of Parks and Recreation, t 6 serve a four-year term. The Nappanee Municipal Center will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23-Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Council members announced that this week’s city trash collection will be Friday, Nov. 24. COUNTRY CHRISTMAS— Nappanee's Country Christmas celebration kicked off Thursday night, November 16, at the Depot Plaza. Choirs from the schools of Nappanee and Wakarusa sang Christmas carols, and Santa Claus made an appearance in one of Nappanee's fire trucks. Although the air was chilly, everyone warmed up with coffee and hot chocolate, and a community sing-a-long to wrap up theevening's events. Pictured at left is Santa greeting children and passing out candy; below is the North Wood Middle School choir. (AN photos by Christina Hill)

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