Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 113, Number 6, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 February 1996 — Page 2

Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, February 7, 1996

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Designs accepted for plates

Effective immediately, . the Bureau of Motor Vehicfes will not Be accepting applications for new special recognition license plates. • This temporary moratorium will Continue while the bureau begins production of 5.2 million license plates for the 1998 registration year. The special recognition license plate program was designed to recognize groups which have made significant contributions to Indiana or an individual communi- < ty. Now in its sixth year of existence, this program has allowed 38 groups an opportunity to be Acknowledged for their achievements, and an opportunity to give back to their communities. '.«*3 ( » The bureau is now ottering Hoosier citizens the opportunity to .design Indiana’s 1998 license plate. ■ ’'-‘“We encourage Indiana residents to express their Hoosier pride by entering a design that captures the spirit of Indiana s history and heritage," said BMV .Commissioner Gilbert L. Holmes. ,-Over 5.2 million license plates are manufactured for passenger -vehicles every five years. The “Amber Waves of Grain” license plate design was submitted ,h.y.Kevin Hoggatt, Rosedale. The I-current plate, which depicts a »black silhouette farm scene, a yel- ! low and red background sunrise j scene, and the slogan from the • song “America the Beautiful,” was ‘selected from 1,600 entries in : 1991. : Participants may pick up a con- •; test application and instruction ficrfm at any local license blanch, > <£•

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Fidler hosts customer appreciation day

Fidler, Inc., will host its 13th annual Customer Appreciation Day, Thursday, February 15, 10:30a.m.-4p.m., at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Goshen. Contractors, builders, engineers, architects and building officials from northern Indiana and southern Michigan are invited to drop by at their convenience for food, fun and fellowship. .u , \. • . r Suppliers will man booths showing the latest in building products, tools and equipment. Special discounts on tools and equipment will also be offered, and door prizes will be given away

JI4 NAPPANEE WK. AMBULANCE CALLS

January 29, s:46p.m.—Karen Lee, 451 E. Walnut St., Nappanee, from home to Goshen General Hospital, due to illness. , February 1, 2:37p.m. Carmella Nusbaum, 352 N. Locke St., Nappanee, from Jenkins Automotive to Elkhart General Hospital. February 2, 4p.m.—Harold Farmer, Lot #157 Meadows MHP, from home to Elkhart General Hospital, due to trouble

2816. Entries are being accepted now through April 30, 1996.

throughout the day. Fidler, Inc. has been in business for 50 years, and operates 10 plants across northern Indiana. Ready mixed concrete is their major product, with concrete blocks, face brick, tools, precast products, aggregates and building supplies being sold. Officers of the corporation are' Douglas Anderson, president; Warren Leichty, vice-president; Lon Zimmerle, chief financial officer; Bruce Anglemyer, vicepresident of sales, and Tim Miller, sales manager. Over 1600 persons attended last year’s event.

breathing. February 3, 12a.m.—Dana Croy, 501 N. Main St., Nappanee, from home to Elkhart General Hospital, due to seizures. February 3, 4:lsa.m.—Wayne Wesley, 601 S. Madison St., Nappanee, from home to Goshen General Hospital, due to cut to top of head. February 3, s:o7p.m.—Dale Stouder, 769609 CR9, Nappanee, from home to Elkhart General Hospital, due to possible stroke.

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PENNY COLLECTION—The student council of Woodview Elementary School sponsored a school wide affair to celebrate the 100th day of school Friday, January 26, and helped out a local charity at the same time. During the week of Jan. 22-26, students collected pennies and deposited their donations into designated containers in each classroom. Friday, students counted the pennies into

Charged with possession, contributing to delinquency

Four arrests were made in the early morning hours of Friday, February 2, involving charges of possession of marijuana, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and curfew violation. At 12:22a.m., a suspicious vehicle was stopped in the 100 block of Van Buren St. Four subjects were inside, including thfee adult males and one juvenile female. During questioning, a bag of marijuana

groups of 100. The school's goal .was to collect 10,000 pennies; however, the students worked together and generated a great deal of excitement by surpassing that goal, collecting a total of 56,000 pennies ($560). The student council will vote on where to donate the-xooney at their next meeting. (AN photo_by Christina Hill)

was fqtnujr Patrolmen John Elliott, Phil Hahn and Matt Tice arrested all four subjects at that time. Thomas BenfinxL age 21, Mishawaka, was charged with possession of marijuana and contributing to t)|p delinquency of a minor. The other two male subjects, 19-year-old Anthony Mariner of Mishawaka, and and \sayne Suissi, 18, South Bend, were also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The female juvenile, who was charged with a curfew violation, was released to her mother with a promise to appear in court; Bcnford, Mariner and Suissi were taken to. the Elkhart County Security Center to await a court date. DWI While patrolling US6 Thursday,

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February 1, Ptl. Terry Chanley observed a vehicle traveling 73mph in a 55mph zone. After stopping the vehicle, the officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the driver, 50-year-old Donald M. Shepherd of Ligonier. Shepherd was transported to the Nappanee Police Department and given a chemical breath test, which registered a .14% blood alcohol content. Shepherd was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and was transported to the Elkhart County Security Center on a SI,OOO bond. PUBLIC INTOXICATION At 7:33 p.m. Saturday, February 3, the Nappanee Police Dept, received a report of an intoxicated individual walking west on Market St., near the United Methodist Church. Ptl. Terry Chanley identified the sqlpjcct as John D. Yoder, ,45, Milford. Yoder was charged with public intoxication, and was transported to the Elkhart County Security Center on a SSOO bond. Berkey advances to state contest Elkhart Area Career Center students were among the more than 200 business education students who participated in the district competition of the Business Professionals of America, held in Warsaw, January 27. The students were awarded plaques and will advance to the state contest, to be held in Indianapolis, March 8-,10. Among the winners is Chris Berkey, North Wood, first in in business math, fifth in database applications and fourth in desktop publishing.