Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 4, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 January 1998 — Page 1

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time changes Starting February 2, 1998, McDonald’s Story Hour will move to anew time—lla.m. Mondays. McDonald’s and the Nappanee Public Library are sponsoring this time for children of all ages to enjoy stories in the playland area. This provides opportunity for the entire family to take a break during their day and enjoy some good stories, as well as games, songs and more. RETAIL MEETING The Retail Committee of the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, February 5, at Metzler’s Shoe Store, S. Main St. Breakfast is at 7a.m., with the business meeting beginning at 7:30a.m. All interested persons are invited to attend. Among items to be discussed are Employee Discount Cards, Geographic Reps, Banners and Upcoming Promotions. FREE SHOTS The Elkhart County Health Department will offer free childhood immunizations Tuesday, February 3, 10a.m.-2p.m., at the Nappanee First Church of God, 72036 CR7. Please use the rear exit on the nonheast side of the building. DUCKS UNLIMITED The Wa-Nee Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its second annual banquet, Saturday, February 21, 5:30p.m., at Amish Acres, Nappanee. Tickets are priced at $25 per person, and may be purchased by contacting Chris Walter, 219-773-7728. PARK BOARD The Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation will meet in regular session, Wednesday, February 11, 4:30p.m., in the Emergency Services Building, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public. SCHOOL BOARD The Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees will meet Monday, February 9, 7:30p.m., in the administration building, 1300 N. Main Street, Nappanee. Meetings are open to the public. BOARD OF WORKS The City of Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety will meet Monday, February 9, 3:30p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public. COMMON COUNCIL The City of Nappanee Common Council will meet in regular ses- j sion Monday, February 2, 7p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public. TORNADO SHELTERS The following sites have been designated as tornado shelters in the Nappanee area: First Mennonite Church —900 W. Market St. Church of the Brethren —Mack Drive. St. John’s Lutheran Church — 651 S. Main St. Keyßank—l6l E. Market St. NBD Bank —351 W. Market St. Nappanee Municipal Center — 300 W. Lincoln. St. OFFICE HOURS The office of the Nappanee Advance-News, 158 W. Market St., is open Monday through Friday, 9a.m.-4:30p.m. The mailing address is P.O. Box 230, Nappanee, IN. 46550. The display advertising deadline is Friday noon, with news and photos accepted for the Advance-News until Monday noon, for that week’s edition. All classified ads are due by 10a.m. Monday. The telephone number is 219-773-3127. FAX 773-3512.

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Trustees run for re-election

By Merrie Chapman The Wa-Nee Community School Board met Monday evening, January 26. During that meeting announcement was made of the upcoming primary election. In May, Wa-Nee residents will have the opportunity to vote for three school board representatives, or any opponents that may choose to challenge them. The election will determine trustees for the Harrison, Locke and Union Townships. Currently James Hartman, Randall Moyer and John Mishler hold those positions respectively. Candidates running for the Board of School Trustees need to file their candidacy with the clerk’s office at either the Elkhart Circuit Court—for Goshen or Elkhart Counties, or Kosciusko Circuit Court for those residing in that county. Candidates are required to file prior to 12p.m. on Friday, February 20. Those interested in running for the positions should meet the following qualifications. Candidates have to be American citizens, qualified voters, age 25 or older, residents within the school corporation for more than one year, and residing in the state of Indiana for at least two years prior to the date of the election. In other matters of business, members formerly adjourned long enough to hold a Board of Finance meeting. During that time Dr. Paul Dieterlen was re-elected as president. Rick Persing came aboard as secretary, and Janet Gruwell kept her seat as treasurer. Members voted to add First Source Bank to the list of possible creditors where certificate of deposits can be purchased as investments. According to Gruwell the CDs are purchased when she, as treasurer, determines that there may be excess funds available for investment. She added that such funds will be invested consistent with current state statutes which apply. Other banks approved for the CD purchases include NBD and Lake City. During the course of 1997 four CD purchases were made and held between 30 and 40 days, with interest ranging from 5.30% to 5.70%. Combined these investments led to a total profit of $18,758.21 in interest earned. Wa-Nee also profits from interest earned on regular checking accounts between the general and capital projects funds. Last year

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these checking accounts earned a total profit of $108,804.64 in interest, and were handled by Lake City, Key and NBD Banks. Members closed that meeting and returned to matters concerning the general school board. At the top of the list was an increase in drivers’ training education fees. Due to some changes in state laws concerning the program, students will no longer be allowed to “waiver.” That term applies to those students testing so well in class exercises and written tests that they eliminate the driving test conducted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. With the changes come the option for Wa-Nee to become a Drivers’ Education test site. To accept that option means that all students will be tested at the conclusion of the Drivers’ Education program. According to a press release, this test is in addition to the mandated 30 hours of classroom

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BEANIE BABY MANIA—The Beanie Baby craze is alive and well in Nappanee! Young and old alike lined up around the building at The School Bellfry, Friday morning, January 23, beginning at 6a.m.. Doors opened at 10a.m. and all were ushered indoors in an orderly fashion to await their turn at the latest releases from the Ty company. But before the rush occurred staff members invited these chil-

DAY 100—Students at Woodview Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school, January 26. Students brought in everything from cereal to Happy Meal toys in quantities of 100. There were lines of paper cups, bottle caps and various other items. The students gathered in the cafeteria to line up their special things in long snaking lines—some so long they curved back toward the beginning. Pictured at top: Nora Menzie helps Harlan Eagan line up his dry cereal by stacks of 10. Bottom: Cassie Tucker, April Ashby and Courtney Simpson work to line up 100 colored blocks in a straight row. (AN photos by Merrie Chapman)

instruction, six hours of behind the wheel experience, and 12 hours of directed observation of other drivers. If Wa-Nee chooses not to become a test site, all students will need to be tested by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Rick Coffin, Director of North Wood High School Summer School, recommended that North Wood High School be a test site. Due to the additional staffing needed (another three teachers, for a total of seven), Coffin requested the fees for those taking the class be increased from S2OO to $230. “While the raise in fee may be considered drastic by some,” says Dr. Jerry Lelle, Wa-Nee School Superintendent, “it follows several years without any increases.” The board will meet Monday, February 9, in the Wa-Nee Administration Building, SRI9 North, Nappanee. Meetings are open to the public.

Water utility adopts new message tags

By Merrie Chapman The Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety met Monday afternoon, January 26. During the meeting members viewed the new door tags being used by the Nappanee Water Utility. The vivid pink tags serve as both notice and reminder to the consumer that the water department is trying to contact them. The tags come complete with the resident’s name, address, account number, the date, and various reasons for the visit —to be checked as is applicable. The bottom portion leaves the citizen a clear instruction on how to read and record their own meter for billing purposes. Consumers can then drop the card in the mail or call in the information needed by the water utility. The convenient new cards are already in use. According to Water Superintendent Gale Gerber the response from local residents has been immediate and favorable. During the same meeting, Gerber asked permission to hire Common Wealth Engineers to draw up plans for the installation of larger water mains along North Madison Street. The request follows discussions led by Councilman Tom Lehman at the last Board of Works meeting. During that time Lehman requested members to replace the sewer mains running along an alley between North Madison and North Elm Streets. The current pipes are estimated to be between 60-70 years old. Members approved Gerber’s request in order to allow both the water and sewer mains to be replaced in conjunction of one another.

The board also approved a $9,660 change order for the CR7

Abel seeks County Council position

Donald E. Abel, Nappanee, has announced and filed for the Republican nomination for the Elkhart County Council position for District 4. Present 4th District Councilman, James Heckaman, Nappanee, President of the County Council, is not seeking re-election. Abel is Vice-President of Franklin Coach, Nappanee, and is very involved in many civic organizations in Elkhart County and Nappanee. He has been a Nappanee volunteer firefighter for over 20 years, and is a former fire chief of that department. Mr. Abel currently serves as chairman for the Elkhart County Local Emergency Planning Committee, secretary of the

dren from Dale and Doris Shively's daycare center to admire and enjoy the little animals first hand. After they were finished Maddie Spitaels (left), Kaci Heeter (middle) and Taylor Olson couldn't help but dive into the pile—it was a dream come true for any child! (AN photo by Merrle Chapman)

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sewer main project. The change order will include an alteration of digging deeper to run the mains at the park entrance near the softball diamond complex. It will also allow for a sewer connection which the softball complex can, hook into at a later date. The park board requested the sewer connection option in lieu of building restroom facilities on that site at a later date. Board members and city department heads reviewed the plans for the extension of Haney Drive to facilitate the upcoming construction of the County Line Assembly of God Church. Several points were reviewed in good favor, others were altered to better suite the project. Final acceptance of the project will come at the February 9 meeting. Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson requested that the church contact the Kosciusko County Drainage Board about the project. He requested a written statement from that board approving the project to be presented at the next meeting. This additional requirement is a formality because the property in question is located in Kosciusko County. Once final approval has been given the church will continue with its plans to install water and sewer mains leading from the construction site back to city lines. While the utilities will be city sponsored they will be privately owned and require payment from the church. Waste Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Phil Hochstetler was authorized to hire Sprint to install two additional alarm systems at his main plant. The initial cost will be S3OO with monthly rental totaling $32.

Elkhart County Emergency Management Advisory Board, vice-president of the Nappanee Redevelopment Commission, and president of the Northwood Chapter Dollars for Scholars program. He resides in Nappanee and has two sons. Asa lifelong resident of Elkhart County, Abel welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the quality of life of the citizens in Elkhart County. He states that although Elkhart County is debt free and strong, it needs to provide the services necessary in a fiscally responsible manner. Abel feels that with his business and civic background, he is qualified to make a contribution to the County Council.

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