Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 120, Number 16, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 16 April 1997 — Page 2
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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, April It, 1997
Court news The following cases have been handled through the Nappanee Gty Court David Widmoyer is the judge. Brian Mishler, charged with speeding 42mph in a 25mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $80.50. Elliott Correll, charged with speeding SOmph in a 30mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $83.50. Mark Schmucker, charged with speeding 53mph in a 30mph zone, paid total fine and costs of $86.50. Joe Nies, charged with public intoxication, paid total fine and costs of $223.50. Charged for driving while intoxicated While off duty at approximately 9:20a.m. Saturday, April 12, Police Captain Michael Anglin contacted the Nappanee Police Department and advised them of a black pickup truck driving recklessly, headed south on SRI9 from the Wakarusa area. Patrolman Douglas Weaver located the vehicle in the area of Main and Van Buren Streets. Following an initial investigation, the driver was identified as 49-year-old Melvin E. Dean, Jr., of 516 Spring St in Three Rivers, Michigan. He was found to be intoxicated. Dean failed several field tests, as well as a chemical test which were conducted by Cpl. Phil Hahn and Reserve Ptl. Troy Sterling. He was then transported to the Elkhart County Security Center, on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Dean is being held on a SI,OOO bond pending an initial court date of Wednesday, April 16, in the Nappanee City Court. Dial-A-Story A caterpillar becomes aware of the bright new world around him in “The Caterpillar’s Surprise," this week’s featured Dial-A-Story on the Nappanee Public Library Information Line, 219-773-7920. The free storytelling service is available on a 24-hour basis List upcoming events for kids During the Month of the Young Child (April), several area oiganizations have joined together to focus public attention on the needs of young children (birth through age eight) and their families, to support each other in early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. Sponsoring organizations include Calvary Christian Day Care Center, Family Christian Development Center, Nappanee Public Library, North Main Nursery School, Presbyterian Nursery School, Teddy Bear Child Care, Union Center Day Care Center, and the Wa-Nee Schools Latchkey Program. Magician Kevin Adair will present a program entitled “Travel the Rending Highway,” at 10a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Nappanee Public Library. Balloon sculpting with Ken Emsberger will begin at llajn. The First Presbyterian Nursery School, located on N. Main St. at Heritage in Nappanee, will host an open house from 4-6p.m. Tuesday, April 22. Collect hazardous waste The first of two household hazardous waste and tire collections for all Elkhart County residents will be held Saturday, May 3, at Bolden’s Waste-Away Service in Elkhart, from Ba.m.-3p.m. The firm is located at Beardsley Avenue and Wildwood. A second collection is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, in Goshen, at the county fairgrounds. The types of acceptable waste include anti-freeze, gasoline, motor oil, paint, car batteries and wkxis types of cleansers. In addition, home health care items such as needles and old medicine will be accepted Vehicle tires without the rims will also be accepted—a maximum of four tires per household, please. The collections are sponsored by foe solid waste management dfetrict of Elkhart County, which has experienced a consistent increase in participation since 1994, averaging approximately 600 vehicles per collection. Questions may he directed to foe district office, telephone 2932269. ■*.V y -' ■ ■ a jfIKZ/ ■ ■ - ....•
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April 6, 11:16a.m.—Steven B. Mullet, 13879N 600 W, Nappanee, from home to Elkhart General Hospital, due to illness. April 7, 7:14a.m. —Matt Metz, 8066 W 1050N, Nappanee, from Fairmont Homes to Elkhart General Hospital, due to chest pain. April 7,12:25p.m.—Don Freed, 151 N. Summit St., Nappanee, from home to Elkhart General Hospital, due to dizziness. April 10, 10:29p.m.—Jesse N. Vance, 511 Buffalo Ct., Nappanee, from home to Goshen General Hospital, due to possible overdose. April 12, 11:31a.m.—John Thompson, Plymouth, from site of motor vehicle accident at US6 and
City department heads discuss March activities
City department heads reported on activities completed in March for each department, during the Monday, April 7 meeting of the Nappanee Common Council EMS Director Jim Sumpter’s report showed a total of 40 calls for the month, bringing the total to 150 for 1997. Six of these calls were made on weekdays between 6p.rn.-6a.rn., while 17 were answered between 6a.m.-7p.m. Weekend calls in March totaled 16. Os the patients that were treated, 12 required advanced life support, and 21 needed basic life support. A total of 190 patients have been treated this year, 40 of which were treated last month. Activities included meeting with representatives of Night Magic for a demonstration of fireworks for the Fourth of July, as well as a meeting to make plans for the celebration. Members of the department also held an inservice for fire department volunteers, held a CPR demonstration for the Maranatha Church, assisting with a fire at Grunnei Corporation and conducting tours for Burkholder School and the local 4-H Club. Fire Chief Don Lehman stated that volunteers responded to seven calls in March, bringing the year’s total to 33. Fires handled by the department involved a car, field, light post, shed, and a stove, as well as two personal injury motor vehicle accidents. Mel Kemp, who has served with the department for twelve years, resigned as of March 5, as well as Dave Smith, who had volunteered for about one month, due to a conflict with his full-time job. Other activities included the delivery of truck #79, following a refurbishment by RPI. Police Chief Ray Carich reported that the communications division had received 2,187 telephone and on station calls and 83 ”911” emergency calls, as well as 1,118 citizens assisted and complaints handled. In the traffic .patrol division, 68 traffic arrests were made, and 32 non-traffic arrests. A total of 23 accidents were investigated, involving 45 vehicles; 995 citizens were assisted and complaints hanas well as 50 vehicle lockouts. In the investigation division, 30 crimes were reported, and 22 cases closed. Two arrests were made for driving while intoxicated, and six drug-related arrests were made. The Nappanee Police Reserves worked a total of 288 hours in March. Street Supt Sam Adams listed several complaints that street dept, employees handled, including cleaning a backed-up sewer at 405 S. Elm St on two occasions, as well as cleaning out all of the underground culverts along Northwood Drive, and advising a representative of Damon Corporation on drainage at the industrial park. Adams met with Sandy Miller of Borden’s Waste-Away to schedule this year’s odd-size trash pickup, and also attended Road School March 25-27. Honored guest speakers included Lt Governor
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Rosenberger to Bremen Community Hospital. April 12, 10:45p.m.—Paisha Strange, Lot #76 Meadows MHP, Nappanee, from home to St. Joseph Hospital, due to pregnancy. April 13, 12:30p.m.—John Anderson, Wakarusa, from Calvary Baptist Church to Goshen General Hospital, due to loss of consciousness. April 13, 8:08p.m.-rJody L. Meek, 1051 W. Van Buren St, Nappanee, from home to Bremen Community Hospital, due to being overcome by fumes. April 13, 9p.m.—Esperanza Gonzales, Lot #9B Meadows MHP, Nappanee, from Lot #99 Meadows MHP to Goshen General Hospital, due to choking.
Joseph Keman, and Commissioner Curtis Wiley of INDOT (Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles). Department members also continued work on the 1997 repaving project list picked up brush and bagged yard waste, and cold patched streets and alleys as needed. Senior Center Director Dee Leavitt reported on March activities at the Elder Haus, which included mailing out 140 newsletters and calendars, greeting 278 visitors, and responding to 228 taxi calls. Special programs included lunch at Mayberry’s in Elkhart, followed by a tour of the Ray Miller Auto Museum; a health screening clinic by the Elkhart County Health Department; and a Euchre Tournament, with prizes awarded to the participants. Income tax forms were completed for 48 area senior citizens on Fridays during February and March, with the assistance of volunteers from the YWCA SCORE program, at no charge. “This is a valuable service for older adults in Nappanee each year,” Leavitt’s report stated. Hike for Homes set April 27 The Wa-Nee area Hike for Homes will take place Sunday, April 27, at West Side Park, Nappanee, with registration beginning at 1:30p.m., and the hike at 2p.m. Participants may pick up pledge forms at Hahn Realty in Nappanee, or J&N Stone, Wakarusa. Everyone is encouraged to participate. Funds raised will help to build affordable homes in the community for families in need of assistance. Early Bird Chirp The Nappanee Early Bird Kiwanis Club met Wednesday, April 9, at Ron’s Bakery and Restaurant. Fred Culp won the 50/50 raffle, and new members Tracy Stutzman and Donna Weaver were welcomed. Kiwanis Lt. Governor Jim Redslob was present for the induction, and spoke about Kiwanis Clubs’ service to their communities. Even though it is an international organization, each club decides what is needed locally. A few of the local club’s projects include summer soccer, scholarships for North Wood High School seniors and the Child ID Program. The club also helps to support Riley Children’s Hospital. In the past year, the twelve Kiwanis clubs in the Land of Lakes Division have raised over $21,000 for lodine Deficiency Disorder, and almost $39,000 for Riley Children’s Hospital. Sam Martin was welcomed back into the'club, after showing good sense by going south for the winter! Members of the Nappanee n Early Bird Kiwanis meet at 6:30a.m. each Wednesday, at Ron’s Bakery and Restaurant. Visitors are welcome. For further information, call Ron Meister at 219-773-2179.
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Dee Leavitt, director of Nappanee’s senior center, Elder Haus, is currently reading “Coming Home” by Rosamund Pilcher. She says, “I’m reading this because I enjoyed ‘The Shell Seekers’ so much.” Dee highly recommends “My American Journey” by Colin Powell, stating that it gave her real insight into an interesting person. If she were going away for six months, and could take just one book along, other than the Bible, it would probably be “Lonesome Grow your ov By Su Freeze Elkhart County Master Gardener I have been looking at birdhouses lately, and I have decided I am going to “grow” my own. How? With bottle neck or birdhouse gourds. Birds really like them. When grouped together, purple martins think of the houses as apartment living. Wrens, bluebirds, and chickadees will benefit from smaller size gourds. Although it will take a while before I am actually able to hang them and enjoy them, I will have fun growing them. I start my seeds early, because they have a long growing season (140-165 days!). That means the seeds will be planted by the middle or end of April, so I can put them out in time after the last frost. When you are ready to transplant the gourds, put them in a place they can really grow. The vine can grow 50 feet long. I am going to train them to climb so they take up less room. Choose an area that gets eight hours of sunlight a day. Before planting, work fertilizer into the soil. Then plant the seedlings in “hills” that are two feet in diameter, and put small sunken areas in the middle to trap water. Gourds need an inch of water weekly until the end of the growing season. After that, cut down on the water. When you are ready to harvest the gourds, cut the gourd from the vine when the tendril next to the stem is dry and brown. Wash the gourd with disinfectant and water,
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Dove.” She feels that it would be almost long enough to last six months, but would also be fun reading. Dee would require all high school graduates to read biographies of world leaders. Asa child, she enjoyed reading lots of Eugenia Price books about the St. Simons Islands. ' She regularly reads magazines also, including Time, Midwest Living, Colonial Homes and Traditional Homes. If she could spend an evening /n birdhouse and dry it well. As the gourd dries, it may get moldy. When this happens use a disinfectant solution. Hang the gourd in a well-ventilated place, such as a garage. It will take three to six months for the gourd to dry out; you will know it is dry when the seeds rattle. You can paint the gourd if you like, and make the opening for the birdhouse hole. Be sure to add some tiny drainage holes in the bottom, to keep out moisture. After cleaning out the seeds, you will have a birdhouse that you grew yourself. County chorus begins rehearsals The Elkhart County Symphony Chorus will begin rehearsals Tuesday, April 22, 7:30p.m., at Prairie Street Mennonite Church, 1316 Prairie St., Elkhart. The group will perform patriotic music at Rhapsody on the Green in June, and at the municipal band concert, July 1. Returning members and new singers are invited to participate. MARKET REPORT The following market prices were being quoted Monday morning by Supersweet Feeds, S. Main St., Nappanee: Shelled com, $2.91; soybeans, $8.02.
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