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LIBRARY CLOSES The Nappanee Public Library will be closed Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, September 3, with opep hours from 9a.m.-9p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9a.m.5:30p.m., Friday; 9a.m.-5p.m., Saturday; and Ip.m.-5p.m., Sunday. KIDS CRAFTS First Saturdays are special at the Nappanee Public Library. Crafts for Kids will feature anew craft September 5, -9a.m.-5p.m.. Supplies for the craft will be available in the children’s room. TRASH PICKUP Due to the Labor Day holiday, Monday, September 7, Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc., has announced that Nappanee trash pickup normally scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be moved to Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Rural route pickups are also being moved to Tuesday through Saturday, one day later than usual. Please have trash out by 6a.m. on your day of pickup. PARK BOARD The Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation will meet in regular session, Wednesday, September 9, 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, September 14, 7:30p.m., in the school administration building, SR 19 N, Nappanee. Meetings are open to the public. BOARD OF WORKS The City of Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety will meet Monday, September 14, 3:30p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public. RETAIL COMMITTEE The Retail Committee of the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, September 3, at Country Cottage. Breakfast will begin at 7a.m., with the meeting following at 7:30a.m. All interested persons are invited to attend. COMMON COUNCIL The City of Nappanee Common Council will meet in regular session Tuesday, September 8, 7p.m„ in the emergency services building, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public (Note change of date and location from regular time and place-due to Labor Day holiday). 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—--65.1 S. Main St. Keyßank —161 E. Market St. NBD Bank—3sl 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 4p.m. Friday. The telephone number is 219-773-3127. FAX 773-3512. E-Mail address is [email protected].

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BACK TO SCHOOL—Wa-Nee students at North Wood High School returned to school Monday, August 24. North Wood High School students donned their latest fashions and chic new backpacks as they hurried from one class to another. (AN photo by Merrie Chapman)

Adult ed classes begin fall schedule

Fall sessions of the Wa-Nee Continuing Education classes will begin the week of September 7. GED classes will be held at the Nappanee Public Library and the Wakarusa Public Library. Adults interested in preparing for the high school equivalency test administered by the State of Indiana will receive instruction in the five subject areas covered by the exam: reading skills, social jtudies, math, science and English Classes will meet for 10 weeks, from 6:30-8:30p.m., beginning Monday, September 14 (Wakarusa) and Tuesday, September 15 (Nappanee). The S2O deposit will be refunded upon completion of the course. Other courses to be offered include the following: Beginning Spanish, Wa-Nee Water Exercise, Adult Fitness: Body Shaping, Learning to Use Today’s Libraries, Course I—lntroduction1 —Introduction to Computers, Course 2 Keyboarding, Course 3 Beginning Word Processing, Introduction to Internet, Family Course —Fun with Computers, English as a Second Language Hosts ‘Sunday for a Sundae’ The Nappanee Flying Club will be hosting their second annual “Sunday for a Sundae” Fly-In/Drive-In Ice Cream Social, at the Nappanee Municipal Airport. The event will take place September 6, Ip.m.-4p.m.. The public is invited to come out and see what local sport aviation pilots are flying. Members of the club will be serving “All You Can Eat” homemade ice cream and desserts. Cost is $3 per adult and $1 per child. The fly-in event will take place regardless of weather conditions. In case of inclement weather, members will serve the food inside the terminal building. Parking at the airport is plentiful and free. Visitors are asked to bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the ice cream on the airport lawn. The Nappanee Municipal Airport is located on the north side of US6, two miles east of town. For more information contact Ed Milleman, 773-2866, or John Graber, 773-4076.

Bakers invited to share favorite treats

Anyone who enjoys baking is reminded that it is time to get out your favorite apple recipes and plan now to enter the annual Nappanee Apple Festival Apple Bake-Off. The rules are simple, and everyone is invited to participate. Entries should be at the festival booth by 9a.m., Saturday, September 19. The booth will be located in the craft area at the Depot Plaza. Judging will begin at 10a.m. sharp! The entry fee is $2 per entry, in the following categories: Pies, Cakes, Bars and Cookies,

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(ESL), Football Basics 101 (taught by radio announcer Kern Bough), Enter Stage Left (sponsored by Nappanee Civic Theatre), Indiana’s Spectrum of Information Resources (INSPIRE) Workshops,HEW 101: English Composition, SMA 101: Intermediate Algebra, Interactive On-Line Classes (Managing People, Marketing Your Small Business). For complete information about all classes to be offered, you may secure a schedule at the Nappanee Public Library, 157 N. Main St. Distribute Logue... The 1998 edition of the North Wood High School Logue will be distributed Friday, September 4, in front of the auditorium entrance at the high school. Yearbooks may be picked up after school, as well as before or during the home football game that night. Anyone not able to pick up their yearbook may send a family member, or someone with a note or written permission to obtain the yearbook. For further information, call North Wood High School, 219-773-4127. City sets odd-trash collection The City of Nappanee will hold its annual fall city-wide odd-sized trash pickup the week of September 21-25. The department asks that residents put items at the curb by 7a.m„ September 21. The collection is expected to take jusi one week. Each neighborhood will be canvassed one time only. Odd-sized trash consists of furniture, appliances, carpet, car parts, downspouts, television antennas, garage doors, windows, mattresses and bum barrels. The collection does not include cans, bottles, glass jars, empty cardboard boxes, plaster, roofing, garbage, cement, bricks, brush, plaster board or any remodeling materials, tires, batteries or paint cans. If these items are put out, they will not be collected. No call is necessary to take advantage of this collection.

Dumplings, Misc. No apple salads will be accepted. All entries must be whole or partially baked. A recipe must accompany each entry. The prize money in each category is as follows: first S2O, second sls, third $lO. Entries will be sold by the piece following the judging. Registration forms are available at the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce office, or will be mailed upon request. For further information, call Gloria Mason, 773-3717, or Kate Malcolm, 773-4946.

‘1776’ coming to stage of local Round Bam Theatre

For its fourth show of the season, running in repertory with Plain & Fancy, The Round Bam Theatre at Amish Acres opens its limited four-week production of 1776, September 2-27. A cast of 21 men and three women has been assembled for the production, while a platoon of 15 additional actors supplements the resident cast. Twenty-eight years ago, the Broadway musical of 1776 won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for three years. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. It is a tribute to composer Sherman Edwards and playwright Peter Stone that the story leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence can, for another generation, still hold audiences in suspense, even though the outcome has been known around the world for 222 years. “This show will maximize the versatility of our acting and artistic company,” said Jerry O’Boyle, artistic director at The Round Bam Theatre. “The pivotal role of John Adams will be played by full-time stage manager Richard P. Snyder. This is his first on-stage role here since playing Jesus in Godspell in 1996. “His wife, Abigail, will be played by Laura Freman, costume coordinator for the theatre, and most recently Eliza Doolittle in the summer production of My Fair Lady. “Master carpenter Dave Waterman has spent the season chaffing at the bit to play crotchety Stephan Hopkins, of Rhode Island. Like Hopkins, Waterman is originally from Providence, RI, and the show will open on his birthday. He was even willing to shave the

‘Premier facility ’ planned at NWHS Andrews Field

By Barb Keiser Editor North Wood High School graduate (1982) and outstanding athlete, Tim Weaver, serving as chairman for the NWHS Athletic Improvements Committee, appeared at the Monday, August 24, session of the Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees. Mr. Weaver outlined the committee’s plans to raise funds needed for the construction of anew restroom/concession/ticket booth facility at Andrews Field, located adjacent to the high school. He stated that the effort has already begun, and that the amount needed to fund the “premier facility” may reach $250,000. He stated that the committee desires to renovate Andrews Field, making it “one of the finest outdoor high school athletic complexes in Indiana.” Through the efforts of the community, improvements will include a covered walkway with a Wall of Fame, a spacious, paved market area, new ticket booths, modem restrooms and a convenient concession stand. The new addition will be located at the northwest comer of the football field, where

NEW FACILITY PROJECTED—The North Wood High School Athletic Improvements Committee has shared this drawing as a possibility for the new restroom/concession/ticket booth facility at Andrews Field, to be located at the northwest corner of the field, where it can be

beard he’s had since 1972 for the part,” O’Boyle continued. At the same time, additional technical expertise has been added to the artistic staff. After using outside sound system consultation for the last three seasons, sound designer Matthew Doyle has become a full-time staff member. 1776 is unique in theatre history in that poetic license rarely alters the facts during this comical and inspirational musical. The composer, Sherman Edwards, spent nine and one-half years researching and creating the show. Although it was hot and miserable in Philadelphia that summer, 1776 is anything but stuffy. Catchy, humorous songs like “The Egg,” “The Lees of Old Virginia,” “Piddle Twiddle and Resolve,” and “But, Mr. Adams,” humanize a collection of men known otherwise only from history books. As with all great musical comedy, it is the moments of revelation, seriousness and emotional power that give it redeeming value. 1776 accomplishes all of those emotions, while “setting the stage” for one of the most improbable events in human political history. “We thrive on historical shows like 1776,” said Laura Freeman, costume designer for the theatre. “Each actor is given detailed background and biographical data on his character. Research into the customs of the day and region provide keys to the dress and grooming of each of the characters. I am a stickler on proper facial hair for the men in all of our shows. This season, between the Amish men in Plain & Fancy and Mark Twain’s 1840s Big River, Bernard Shaw’s 1910s My Fair Lady, Greece’s Zorba and WWII Austria in The Sound of Music, our men are always in the process of growing mustaches, trimming sideburns or removing beards. They become

it can be made available to not only fans of football, but also track, tennis, baseball, cross country and marching band. Fund-raising efforts include the sale of commemorative bricks for the Wall of Fame. A contribution of $l5O (4xß) or S4OO (8x8) will place your name, date, etc., on the Wall of Fame. Participants may pay tribute to their favorite sport, an individual, family member, or special time enjoyed at North Wood. In addition, the committee is selling reserved parking spaces for football and boys’ basketball games. Those donating SSOO or SI,OOO to this project will have the opportunity to select their choice of a personalized parking space. Interested persons may contact Larry Thompson, at Nappanee City Hall, or Tom Roeder, at Wakarusa Town Hall. Other committee members include Loren Sloat, Glenn Hostetler, Scott Schafer, Dr. Jerry Lelle, Louis Bonacorsi, Tom Bradway, Rick Persing, Todd Sheets, Bemie Beer, Jack Lengacher, Sr. and Robert M. Abel, MD. Interested persons have been

used by not only fans of football but also track, tennis, baseball, cross country and marching band. Donations are now being accepted toward the estimated construction cost of $250,000. See related article for details. (Drawing provided)

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their characters.” The themed buffets offered on Friday evenings during 1776, in the Amish Acres Bam Loft Grill, will come from the menu at City Tavern in Philadelphia. The tavern, called the “most genteel” tavern in America by John Adams, was one of the social, political and economic centers of late-18th-cen-tury Philadelphia. It has been reconstructed on its original foundation and is part of Independence National Historic Park. The hearty menu will include Tavern Crab Cakes, West Indies Pepperpot Soup, Pork Loin Oatmeal Stout, Lancaster Field Greens, Tenderloin Tips and Mushrooms, Colonial Tdrkey Pot Pie, Mohawk Com, Stuffing with Raisins and Apples, Martha Washington Cherry Tort, Boston Cream Pie, Maple Creme Brulee and Lady Baltimore. “Although we have presented a successful children’s version of 1776 for students, this fullystaged, professional production, will have great impact upon our subscribers and student groups who attend,” said Richard Pletcher, executive producer of The Round Bam Theatre. “The show proves in simple and undeniable terms, that people acting on the strength of their convictions can change the world. Our schedule includes a Sunday matinee at 2p.m., and Bp.m. performances Wednesday through Saturday. This is an opportunity for Northern Indiana parents to expose their children to a first-class, professional production of a wonderful story, right in their own backyard,” added Pletcher. Tickets are available through the theatre’s box office, 773-4189, or 1-800-800-4942. Ticket prices are S2O per adult (12-older) for matinees and Wednesday and Thursday Please turn to page three

working on the proposed project for the past several years, and have already received substantial help from the communities of Wakarusa and Nappanee. The first 10 days of the effort raised a total of SIO,OOO, according to Weaver, who also emphasized that this is “not just a football facility.” Printed information available from committee members states “How much is a brick worth? It depends on the price you put on growth, character development, and wonderful memories. For years the activities at Andrews Field have been a dynamic and constructive force supporting young people. It is the privilege of those of us who have shared in the triumphs and camaraderie to undertake this project. Our fundraising effort has two goals: to raise the funds to improve the facilities at Andrews Field and to recognize in a permanent way the contributions of those who have been a part of building the North Wood tradition.” All checks should be made payable to the Elkhart County Community Foundation. Donations to the project will be tax deductible.

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