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Obituaries Max E. Grimm Feb. 19. 1925-Dec. 30. 1997 Max E. Grimm. 72. 422 Cadillac St., Ligonier, died Tuesday. December 30, at Goshen General Hospital, following an illness of four years. Born February 19, 1925, in Kosciusko County, he was the son of George F. and Gladys E. (Kring) Grimm, and was a lifetime area resident. He married Thelma Coppes, December 8, 1945, in Nappanee, and she survives. Mr. Grimm was a 1944 graduate of Etna Green High School, and was a retired farmer. Surviving with Mrs. Grimm are three sons: Kenton, New Paris; Kerry, Wawaka and Keith, Albion; a daughter: Mrs. James (Roberta) Webb, Goshen; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; two brothers: George Grimm, Jr., Indianapolis and Billy Ned Grimm, Coral Springs, Florida, and four sisters: Mrs. Alfred (Bonnie) Hepler, Mrs. Richard (Lorene) Harman and Mrs. Ronald (Sue) Ringenberg, all of Nappanee and Mrs. William (JoAnn) Proctor, Dublin, California. He was preceded in death by a brother, Carlyle Grimm and a sister, Marilyn Kaye Grimm. The Rev. James Simpson conducted services Saturday morning, January 3, at Thompson & Yoder Funeral Home, with burial at South Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana.

Michael A. Guido Melter, Georgia

“Hey, man,” said a fellow, “what’cha doing these days?” “Living it up,” he answered. With him every day was an alcoholic day. Then he asked the one next to him, “What are you doing?” “Living it down," he sighed. When it came to temptation, he was always ready, willing, and able. Now he was afraid his sins would find him out. One recognized me and asked, “What are you doing?” “Living it out,” I answered. I had ruined my life. But I asked the Lord Jesus to come into my heart. He came in. Now He’s at work within me, helping me to do what’s good. That makes me glad. Wouldn’t you rather “live it out”? Campus notes... GRADUATES WITH HONORS Brent Harker, a 1993 North Wood High School graduate, graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, December 21. He graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a biology major and a chemistry minor and was elected to the Alpha Society. Brent is the son of William and Linda Harker, Morristown, Tennessee, formerly of Nappanee.' WHO’S WHO An Indiana Wesleyan University senior from Nappanee will be honored in the 1998 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Chosen for the honor was Angie Yoder, 26046 CRS4, who is majoring in recreation management. Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory choose the students on the basis of academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts college that was founded in 1920. More than 6,000 students are enrolled in traditional programs on IWU’s main campus in Marion, and in adult programs at sites throughout Indiana. Stamp Club sets meeting The Ben Franklin Stamp Club will meet in the Enos Borkholder Room at the Nappanee > Public Library, Saturday, January 10, 10a.m. Trains on stamps will be featured this month. Dr. Forest Kendall, a local collector who is responsible for organization of the club, leads discussions concerning tips for new stamp collectors. - Anyone in grade three through adult, with an interest in stamp collecting and trading, is invited to attend. Participants will learn more about stamps and stamp collecting.

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PRACTICE SKlLLS—Pictured from left: Blaine Roads, 9, and Brooke Hoover, 8, spend winter vacation from school practicing their computer skills at the Nappanee Public Library

The Last Word... Gifts

by Laurie Lechlitner I gave a gift to a two-year-old for her birthday and made an amazing discovery. I really didn’t need to spend a cent beyond the bow and wrapping paper. When she unwrapped Ernie the puppet, she threw him aside and began to throw the wrapping paper in the air. She giggled when her dad put the bow on top of her mass of curls. Ernie lay neglected until the child grew old enough to appreciate the value of a dollar. I gave a gift to an 85-year-old and made the same discovery. Great-Aunt Bertha complained about how heavy the gift was, and how she couldn’t open it with her bad arm. When she discovered a SSO jacket enclosed, she sighed and asked me to hang it in the back of her closet. That jacket will lay neglected until she grows young enough to appreciate the value of a dollar. The baby and senior citizen show us how superficial we are at times. They have learned to view each day as the most wonderful gift. Love, safety and companionship is really all they ask for. And those are things money can’t buy. I, myself, like diamonds and real estate, any expensive gift will do. My husband loves tools and expensive mechanical devises that help him do his woodworking projects. But I can’t help believing that we could leam from the child and the senior. Children are new. Life is so interesting because they have not grown into materialists. Rebecca turned three this year. But she still loves to take the pots and pans out of the bottom cupboards and bang by the hoyr. Perhaps she will be a drummer some day, but right now, her parents are way too smart to invest in noisy instruments. They simply enjoy the simplicity of their child. My friend Gertrude is another matter. Her son Larry was four. At his kiddie birthday party, he received a homemade kite that his little friend made. Larry spent hours trying to get the flimsy thing to fly. “That’s no good,” Gertrude sputtered, intercepting the kite made out of a paper sack from her son. “It’s a cheap, ugly, homemade thing that didn’t cost any more than 25 cents to construct. Why don’t you play with your more expensive toys.” “Yeah!” Larry asserted. “I’ll play with more expensive toys.” Now Larry is a teenager and he measures everything by monetary value, including the new sports car his father bought him. “I wonder why Larry is so materialistic?” Gertrude asks herself. Otis is 90 years old. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren dread going to his house. It’s not because they don’t like Gramps. “He tries to pawn off all his junk

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on us,” a great-grandson explained. But to Otis, his old manual hand drill is a treasure. He smiles as he says, “I want to pass on a little of my world to the grandchildren. 1 want them to know how valuable their heritage is.” Seems to me, babies and old people are the only ones who know the true meaning of life. They measure things in functionality and simple beauty. Those of us

Elkhart Baptist choir sings at Union Center

The T. Hadley Inspirational Choir, from the Canaan Baptist Church in Elkhart, will present a program of music at the Union Center Church of the Brethren, Sunday evening, January 11, at 6:30. The choir has been singing the praises of the Lord for over 55 years. Members have ministered throughout the United States and Canada. Locally they have been the opening performers for the Elkhart Jazz Festival and also one of the acts for the annual Elkhart Rhapsody in Green Festival.

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The choir is directed by Sister Lefuran Hadley, and sings the first, third and fourth Sunday 6f eath month at the Canaan ‘Baptist Church in Elkhart. Members of the Union Center Church invite everyone to join in this program of worship and music, as the choir brings its message. The church is located at the comer of CRSO and CRII, northeast of Nappanee. Babysitting will be available, and a free will offering will be shared with the choir, to help offset its expenses.

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New books available at Nappanee Public Library

The following new books have been added to the shelves at the Nappanee Public Library, and are now available for your reading pleasure. ADULT FICTION Tidings of Comfort and Joy, by Bunn—a grandmother tells her granddaughter her own love story, as the two of them try to deal with a miserable Christmas season. The Sword and the Miracle, by Bragg —a charismatic British prince and an Irish princess sacrifice themselves for what they believe to be a greater destiny, in this tale of adventure, war, and romance, set in the Dark Ages. Comback, by Stark —a half-mil-lion dollar robbery of a Christian crusade draws a crowd of cops, crooks, and the evangelist’s own unrelenting security man, in this hard-boiled mystery. How Few Remain, by Turtledove —the United States declares war on the Confederate State of America a generation after tire South won the Civil War, in this novel of alternate history. One Perfect Rose, by Putney —a nobleman masquerading as a commoner falls in love with the daughter of a theatrical family, in this story of two unlikely lovers. People of the Mist, by Gear —a historical novel of the Algonquin nation. A Blessing on the Moon, by Skibell —a Jewish businessman, murdered during the Holocaust, wanders the earth, managing to find hope and compassion beneath the human propensity for destruction. Survival of the Fittest, by Kellerman —while investigating a brutal murder, a psychiatrist goes undercover to expose a murderous conspiracy. Reign in Hell, by Diehl —an ultra-right-wing militia and a mysterious fanatic join forces and the president names Martin Vail an

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