Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 120, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 10 December 1997 — Page 4

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Nappane* Advance News Wednesday, December IV, 1997

Years ago... Columbian can clothe you right

(Information for the 100-75 and 50-years ago segments has been researched and posted by Mary Knobel. The Advance-News staff wishes to thank her for her contribution to the column) 100 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 8, 1897 At the Columbian—four doors south of bank. Clothing! We can clothe you from head to foot — clothe you right, and at the right prices. No high tariff wool or woolens in our suits this season; we placed our order long before the Dingley bill received the signature of the president. Our customers can reap the benefit, and you can buy good clothes at the old tariff prices. The supply won’t last always, and it is best to come while the assortment is complete and we can give you just the kind of suit to please you. Remember that we have a very complete line of men’s and boys’ ulsters and Beaver overcoats. ADV. The county teachers’ association will meet at Goshen on Saturday, at the high school building. Prof. W.W. Parsons, of Terre Haute, will entertain the association with a lecture both in the afternoon and evening. Mr. L.E. Swartz, of the Nappanee Schools, is on the program for a discussion of the subject “Are we getting as good results in arithmetic as in other subjects?” 75 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 7, 1922 Do your part in carrying good cheer. Invest in some Christmas seals, and help the Tuberculosis Association. Have you purchased your Christmas seals yet? Now is the time to help the Tuberculosis Association in the wonderful work they are doing. These little seals cost but a cent apiece, and no one can appreciate the joy and happiness and benefit derived from the money obtained. The Hat Shop has just received a complete line of mid-season satin hats in the latest shades and designs. Come in and look them over. One-fourth off on all velvet hats while they last. Call early and take advantage of this great reduction. The showing of beautiful baby gifts that The Hat Shop Crime Stoppers... This week’s Crime of the Week comes from the files of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s office. Over the weekend of November 1, vandals entered a gravel pit area belonging to the Cripe Excavating Company, located near US3O and CR2SOE in Warsaw. Once inside the area, the vandals started up an excavating machine, and using the bucket of the machine, caused over $13,000 in damage to the yellow and black caterpillar machine parked next to it. The police found no footprints in the area, and have no suspects in the case. Your help is needed. If you know who committed this serious act of vandalism, and call Crime Stoppers this week, you could receive a reward of up to SI,OOO, if your information leads to the arrest or indictment of the suspect involved. Bea Crime Stopper. In Indiana and Michigan, call toll free, 1-800-342-STOP. You will be given a code number, and Crime Stoppers won’t ask your name. Crime Stoppers does not have Caller ID. Crime Stoppers...it works!

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offers, will find your instant approval. A line of Christmas novelties is at The Hat Shop. Phone 193. 50 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 11, 1947 Rabies has again appeared in Nappanee vicinity. Dr. W.A. Mackenzie, veterinarian, reports that on Monday of this week, Pete Kovach presented a dog for examination which proved to be rabid. This is the first case of rabies reported in this vicinity for some time. However, it is greatly on the increase in surrounding areas. The dog could have been bitten by a so greatest spreaders of the disease. Merchants of the city have decided on the following hours for the stores to observe between now and Christmas. They will remain open on Thursday afternoon of next week, skipping to the regular half holiday. Beginning on December 18th, stores will be open until 9:00 each evening until and including December 24. According to figures given out by the state highway commission, traffic over U. 5.6 continues to be much higher than for the corresponding month of last year. This increased traffic is not for just one month, but shows up as each month is reported, about 3,458 as the daily average. 25 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 7, 1972 Roger Evans nets 19 points to take North Wood to a victory over Goshen in basketball. Cindy Fredrick is 1973 Junior Miss. Sue Sechrist shows top German Shepherd at Michiana Kennel Club’s all-breed dog show, held at Notre Dame. 10 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 9, 1987 Smoke alarms available for Nappanee residents free of charge. Anyone needing a smoke detector may have one without charge, if they will install it and have the fire department inspect it after installation. Gov. Robert D. Orr and the Indiana Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission are pleased to announce the 'Nappanee EMS has been certified at the new Advanced Emergency Medical Technician level of prehospital care. Who’s Who in Music will carry the names of 18 North Wood High School students: Kelly Stuckman, Matt Smock, Doug Berger, Paul

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Maples, Lisa Dean, Cwyn Weldy, Roxanne Pecsi, Steve Slabaugh, Amy Mills, Shelly Myers, Jill Williams, Missie Slabaugh, Natalie Ross, Scott Beer, Jane Hartman, Stephanie Comer, David Pitney and Tasha Lechlitner. Freshman Craig Croy was undefeated in St. Joe’s triple dual, competing in both the 171 and 189 weight divisions. 5 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 9, 1992 Diana Smith earned the professional designation of CTS, Certified Travel Counselors. NBD employees dress 83 dolls for the Salvation Army. North Wood High School’s varsity and JV girls continue their win streaks over both Elkhart Memorial and Bremen. LAST YEAR DECEMBER 11, 1996 Nappanee Civic Theatre to present holiday play, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Feeding birds during winter is popular hobby

Putting out seed and suet in backyard feeders for wild birds during the winter is an important, widespread activity, according to the National Bird Feeding Society. The hobby got its real start in postWWII America, and has been growing ever since. Songbirds—cardinals, chickadees, goldfinches, woodpeckers, etc. —have been fending for themselves for much longer than that, of course, and doing just fine. Studies have shown, however, that supplemental feeding helps them survive, especially during bad weather and extremely cold temperatures. With more people feeding wild birds in their back yards across North America every year, the activity may have grown into the number one outdoor hobby, at least in the United States. ,rijfuHy one-third of the adult population engages in back yard bird feeding, according to a 1991 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey. A prime reason for this growth is that, for millions, bird feeding no longer is considered just a “responsibility” during the winter months. Its benefits are enjoyed all yearlong. Learning about wild birds by providing food, water, housing and plantings that attract them to a back yard is interesting, educational and pleasure-packed. And it helps the birds. Winter, of course, is the critical period in a bird’s life, particularly in the north. Shorter days make

Offer special programs The Elkhart County Park and Recreation Department has announced the following December programs, available to the public. Saturday, December 13— Natural Christmas Ornaments. Tree ornaments, wall hangings, door decorations, and even wearable Christmas reminders, will be the topic at the natural Christmas ornament program. Be prepared to make several ornaments. All materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring a pair of scissors and/or pruners, if possible. Meet at the Briar Patch Shelter in Bonneyville Mill County Park, at 10a.m. Sunday, December 14—Pioneer, Toys. Have a special someone in your life who seems to have everything? Return to a simpler time and place, when toys were made by parents and relatives. The pioneer toys workshop will be offered at the Oxßow Hjus shelter in Oxßow Park, 2p.m. Registration is limited to the first 13 persons,-who should call, the park office, 219-333-6458. Please bring a hammer and a pair of sharp-nosed pliers, if possible.

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NEW PURCHASE—The Nappanee City Street Department is still hard at work picking up leaves by every curbside. This year the department's job was made a little easier with the purchase of an American Road leaf collector, with a box capacity of 25 cubic yards. The machine is powered by a John Deere Industrial Diesel Engine. The purchase was made possible by SII,OCX) in grant money from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The city was responsible for matching the grant money in the purchase. Street Superintendent Sam Adams applied for a similar grant this past

finding food difficult, especially when natural food is in short supply. Birds will consume nearly 20% of their weight in near-zero weather, just to keep warm and survive. In fact, because it’s one of the most hazardous months in much of the U.S. for birds to survive in the wild, February has been declared National Wild Bird Feeding Month. The non-profit National BirdFeeding Society urges people to keep feeders and the ground underneath free from snow, debris and stale or, especially, soggy seeds. Water is also an important ele-

Global warming a 'hoax' TO THE ADVANCE NEWS: You’re being lied to, but it’s for your own good. Plato referred to the “needful falsehoods” employed by political rulers who claim “the privilege of lying” and insist that they are “allowed to lie for the public good.” The “global warming” hoax may be the largest and most brazen “needful falsehood” ever perpetrated. It is a lie cloaked in the cover of bogus science, serving an elite that seeks nothing less than the power to restructure human society in the name of saving the planet. This restructuring would cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs and would radically increase the price of gasoline, heating fuel and electricity. Proposed measures to fight the nonexistent crisis of global warming would involve transfers of trillions of dollars from the developed to the developing world by various UN agencies. Furthermore, the treaty to be presented this month at the UN’s Kyoto Conference on climate change exempts more than 130 nations, including China, Mexico and Singapore. This will create a powerful incentive for American industries to relocate abroad. Thus, the “needful falsehood” of global warming is being used to conceal a drive to reduce America’s standard of living, redistribute our wealth to the “developing” world, and accelerate the de-industrialization of American society. Extensive scientific evidence proves that the global warming scare is indeed a hoax. We must not allow our government to com.mit to the Kyoto Conference treaty. Let your elected officials in Washington know that you oppose i this farce. Thank you, Russ Bess Elkhart

March. IDEM approved the., second grant, allotting up to $12,000 for the purchase of a brush chipper. The city will be required to match those funds as well. He reports that both new pieces of equipment will benefit the environment by helping reduce air pollution and therefore decrease damage to the earth's ozone layer. Adams is proud that “the city is doing its part to preserve and protect the environment.' Pictured: Ron Huff guides the hose from tfr leaf collector as Kim Nine drives the new nparatus. (AN photo by Merrie Chapman)

ment in the success of a wild bird feeding program. Songbirds need a sizable quantity for drinking and bathing, and all birds need to maintain a ritual of preening their feathers to keep them warm. No feeding station is complete without suet, either from the butcher or commercially packaged. It provides a concentrated source of energy especially appreciated by such birds as woodpeckers and nut hatches which cannot

Pictorial histories available The Kosciusko County Historical Society has announced the arrival of the new book, “Kosciusko County: An Oral and Pictorial History, Vol. II,” by author Dan Coplan. Pre-publication orders or new purchases may be obtained at the Old Jail Museum, 121 N. Indiana, Warsaw, during regular business hours of Tuesday and Wednesday, 9a.m.-lp.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10a.m. -4p.m., and Sunday, l-4p.m. Please call 219-269-1078 for further information.

Miller's Wrchard Taking Orders now for Fruit Baskets AppleS, Red & Golden Delicious, Jonathan’s, Winesap, Rome, Apple Butter, Pumpkin Butter, Pear Butter, Maple ' Syrup, Honey, Sorghum, Mince Meat, Noodles, Canned Beef & Chicken! (Fresh) Cider, oranges & Grapefruits! Z, To order Basket's tor Christmas mm . Phone 219-773 3923 Fax 219-773-2532

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find insects in winter. Overall it would be difficult to find a more entertaining, educational and beneficial backyard hobby than feeding wild birds, especially given the modest cost. The only “danger” is the real possibility of becoming addicted to this fascinating pastime. For information about the Society, send an SASE to RO. Box 23, Northbrook, Illinois 600650023. To join and receive a bimonthly newsletter and frameable membership certificate, forward name, address and a check for the sls annual dues.,

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