Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 40, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 October 1998 — Page 1

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CAR WASH The Nappanee Police Reserves will sponsor a car wash, Saturday, October 17. 9a.m.-2p.m., at the McDonald's Restaurant parking lot. Donations are welcome. NOW OPEN The new Nappanee Boys’ and Girls’ Club is open Monday through Friday. 2:45-8:50p.m., in the former Central School Building. 107 E. Marion St. Facilities include a game room, "Cadet" time (ages 6-9). education and computer center and arts and crafts shop. Questions may be directed to 773-5200. VETERANS INVITED Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson will host ANY veteran and a guest to a free viewing of the movie “Saving Private Ryan,” October 7. 7p.m.. Nappanee Theatre. Limited seating is available and veterans are asked to RSVPby calling 773-3173. CHAMBER OFFICE The Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce office, located at 215 W. Market St., is open Monday through Friday, from 9a.m.-noon and l-4p.m. The executive director, Paul Koepke, is in the office Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday morning and Thursday. Telephone 219-773-7812. PARK BOARD The Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation will meet in regular session, Wednesday, October 21. 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, October 12, 7:30p.m., in the school administration building, SR 1 9 N. Nappanee. Meetings are open to the public. BOARD OF WORKS The City of Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety will meet Monday. October 12, 3:30p.m., in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, W. Lincoln St. Meetings arc open to the public. RETAIL COMMITTEE The Retail Committee of the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, November 5, at the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce office. 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 Monday, October 19, 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—9oo W. Market St. Church of the Brethren—-Mack Drive. * St. John's Lutheran Church — 651 S. Main St. Key Bank—l6l 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 arc due by 4p.m. Friday. The telephone number is 219-773-3127. FAX 773-3512.

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HOMECOMING NIGHT—NWHS students, both present and past, celebrated homecoming Friday night, at Andrews Field. In addition to the varsity win, 28-0, over Dowagiac, Amy Zercher and Brad Greenlee, bottom photo, were crowned 1998 NWHS Homecoming Queen and King. At top, junior attendants Emily Slagle and Chad Ervin keep dry, while making friends with their audience. North Wood's final home contest of the regular season is this Friday night, against conference foe Warsaw. See sports pages for further information. (AN photos by Kim Keiser)

Emphasis on non-violence

From the community, and for the community, a lot of people are coming together in Reaching Common Ground —a one-day event that will help youth and their families understand violence and discover alternatives. The event will be held Saturday, October 10. from 12-6p.m., at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Goshen. Admission is free. This violence prevention day for Elkhart County will provide education on issues of violence that impact local celebrate local initiatives that offer alternatives to violence, and encourage personal and community responsibility to prevent and end violence.

Workplace 2000 Expo focuses on technology

Technology is bringing change to the workplace at a fast pace. Nappance/Wakarusa businesses and educators will focus on what that 'means to local residents during the Workplace 2000 Expo, Tuesday. October 27. Organizers for the event say it will be big! This will be more than a job fair, more than a learning fair, more than a technology fair. It will be a great combination of all three. Workplace 2000 will be held in the gymnasium at North Wood High School, where computer

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An exciting schedule of activities will occur simultaneously in various adjacent venues. Participants will enjoy music (alternative rock. Latin American, reggae, rhythm and blues, rap), theater (Spanish and English, Bridgework, Flying Aces, etc.)), bands, games, art. stories, information exhibits, break-out sessions, food and prizes. A closing ceremony will express that this one-day event is just the beginning of working together to prevent violence and Reaching Common Ground. The closing, to be held outside near the main gate, will include a challenge for each community to be violence-free.

companies and Internet providers will showcase the latest developments in technology, and how they are being used in businesses and homes. In addition, 40 area businesses and six educational institutions will sponsor booths to provide a view of the local workplace, what skills arc needed and how to get them. Workplace 2000 Expo is for students and adults. Approximately 800 NorlhWood High School students will visit the booths during the day. The Expo will then open

Push annexation to beat clock

By Merrie Chapman A plan of action to beat the time clock was set in motion during Monday evening's Nappanee Common Council meeting. Mayor Larry Thompson announced the hectic day began when city officials discovered that the proposed annexation of the current Buss property needed to be completed by December 31 of this year, or wait until after the year 2000. According to federal law cities arc not allowed to annex property during the year leading up to a census. Nappanee will be involved in a census in khe year 2000. therefore no properties can be added to the city during 1999. After a flurry of activity between the Mayor, clerk-treasurer Kim Ingle, city attorney Brian Hoffer and zoning administrator Don Lehman, a proposal was made to push the measure through. Because of a 60-day waiting period built into local ordinances, the council will meet in special session, October 12. 5p.m., following the Nappanee Board of Works meeting. At that time members will receive a petition to annex the properly and the measure will see first reading. The annexation will see two additional readings. The third will fall during another special session to be held October 26. following the board of works meeting. Advertisement will immediately follow and the 60-dav waiting period will end December 28. That will allow the measure to effectively pass and annexation ol the Still tickets for ‘Stomp’ There is still time to join the Friends of the Nappanee Public Library for the bus trip to see "Stomp." The Friends have reserved a block of tickets on the main floor of the Shubert Theatre. Chicago, for the Sunday. October 1 8 matinee performance. Flyers with details about this performance are available at the library's adult services desk. Participants will leave the library at Ba.m. for Chicago, and a day which also includes lunch at the Rainforest Case. The bus will return to the library by 6:30p.m. Tickets arc priced at S9O. and include transportation, lunch and the performance. Call the library. 219-773-7919. for more information or m place your credit card order. Mastercard and Visa arc accepted.

and a balloon release, Persons will have opportunity to write a peace message for the balloons, and sign a pledge of non-violence, as well as learning about the future of Reaching Common Ground. A commitment to preventing violence and organizing the event has brought together over 50 persons from 40 organizations representing neighborhoods, citizens, schools, youth, churches, businesses. local government, law enforcement, courts, social service agencies, health care organizations. advocacy groups, arts organizations and more. For further information, please call the Violence Intervention Project. 219-522-0035.

to the public from 5-9p.m. Those visiting in the evening will be eligible for a drawing with prizes, including anew Windows ‘9B computer. This event is sponsored by the Wa-Nee Community Schools, with help from the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce, the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce, the Nappanee and Wakarusa Public Libraries. Goshen College, Ivy Tech and Vincennes University.

property will be complete before the new year begins. In other matters of business, ordinance 1260 —amending a previous statute governing the construction of sidewalks along public streets, passed third .reading. Ordinance 1261 allowing additional appropriations, and 1262 authorizing rezoning of the Miller property, also passed third readings. A petition to vacate the Walnut Street extended right-of-way (located just west of where the road currently ends, across from LuAnn Nursing Home) passed second reading.

Riley, Weddle among sports hall honorees

The Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame banquet will be held October 31. at the Matterhorn Restaurant in Elkhart. The social hour begins at 6p.m.. followed by the dinner at 7p.m. and a program at Bp.m. Tickets are priced at $ 15, and are available at the North Wood High School Athletic Office, during regular school hours. Seating is limited to 400. The 1998 inductees include Randy Weddle. 1963 Nappanee High School graduate and Elkhart County and State l()()-yard dash champion, who went on to an illustrious Big 1 0 career at Indiana University, and Robert Riley, baseball coach at Nappanee. Wakarusa and North Wood High Schools, from 1964-1987. Riley coached baseball 19 years at North Wood and won three sectional and two regional championships He concluded his base-ball-coaching career with a 435302 record, most of that at North Wood. Riley also coached both boys and girls JV and freshman basketball at Nappanee and North Wood. and cross country at Nappanee. Wakarusa's inductee this year is Jim Loucks. a three-year letterwinner m basketball at Wakarusa. and a four-year letterman in baseball and track. Jim teamed with Jim Horein to become the nucleus of one of Wakarusa's best teams. Previous area inductees include James Richcreek. Bob Rensberger, Herman "Dutch" Schuler, George Knobel. Ike Phillips. Larry Lakins, Jim Andrews and Todd Sheets. Also Barney Holmes, Delbert Bemillcr. Lowell Sheets. Leland Wcldy. Dr. Bob Abel. Jim Horein, Lowell Hile and Terry Johns. Others included among this year's honorees are Art Cosgrove, Irv Pratt and Terrv Rickard, three

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DOORPRIZE NAMED—Don and Pat Miller. Nappanee, have donated a Nappanee blanket as a doorprize during the upcoming Bulldog Alumni Reunion, October 17. The throw sports authentic pictures of local schools, the library and several other landmark buildings in the area, as well as the city crest. In addition to the doorprize other- throws will be on sale for SSO in colors of blue, green and cranberry. Pictured from left: Frank and Rosemary Hartman (seated), alumni association, and Pat Miller (middle). (AN photo by Merrie Chapman)

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Zoning administrator Don Lehman noted that his brief review of the property indicated a chance that one of the three bordering properties would be effectively cut off —without access from any direction—if the measure passed third reading. He will review the matter and report back at the next meeting. Ordinance 1264, outlining miscellaneous permits and fees, passed second reading. The next meeting will be October 19. 7p.m.. municipal building. 300 West Lincoln Street. Meetings are open to the public.

ol the more recognized named in local high school boys’ basketball coaching history, and media selection Jack Lorri. Tickets must be purchased by Saturday. October 24. Luncheon kicks off movement Betty Bumpers, founder and president of Peace Links, headquartered in Washington, D.C., will be the keynote speaker October 9. at a luncheon held to launch the anti-violence movement in Elkhart County, called “Reaching Common Ground.” The luncheon will take place at the Elcona Country Club, US 20 East. A half-day exposition of alternatives to violence will follow. Saturday. October 10. at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds. In a talk titled "Violence and Public Policy: From Mutually Assured Destruction to a Mutually Assured Safe Future,” Mrs. Bumpers will share how Peace Links helped change public policy when children were threatened by nuclear war and what needs to be done now to address community violence, the new threat to children. Sponsors of the luncheon are the Elkhart County Medical Alliance, which began drawing interested organizations together more than two years ago, and the Elkhart Advisory Committee of Women for Meaningful Summits. The luncheon is open to the public. Reservations, priced at sls per person, may be made with Cathy Mark, 219-848-1229.

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