Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 123, Number 13, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 29 March 2000 — Page 2

Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, March 29, 2000

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Years Ago... Senior class play this year is ‘Charm School’

'l2O YEARS AGO APRIL 1. 1880 The young ladies and misses in the grammar department of our school deserve much praise for the interest they take in having their sdboolroom neat and clean. They have washed the floors aityl windows and the room is as clsan as they could make it. Everybody who owns a house aqd lot in town and even those wbo have a lot without a house should place trees along the walk aiyl plant evergreen trees in the (To improve the value of your property you must do this and other things such as building fences and putting down sidewalks. 100 YEARS AGO MARCH 28, 1900 The increased business at the Orime Stoppers 'his weeks Crime of the Week, co nes from the files of the Special Ct mes Unit in St Joseph County. )n February 27, 1998 a decapital id body was found south of US 20 an Sage Rd. The body appeared to rave been dumped there by the su: pect. Vfter a month of comparisons with missing person cases, it was learned through finger prints that th< body was that of lUSB Fr shman Fahad B. Al-Urayir. <ahad was a student from Saudi Ar ibia who lived in the Park Jel Ferson Apartments. The police sou id his vehicle at the apartment. I ivestigators are at a loss to determine a motive or suspect for this! brutal murder and need your help. If anyone knows who killed Fahad B. Al-Urayir and call Crime Stoppers this week, a reward of up to SI,OOO will be given if the information leads to the arrest, or indictment of the suspect involved in this murder. Be A Crime Stopper. In Indiana and Michigan, call us toll free at 1-800-342-STOP. A code number will be given and Crime Stoppers will not ask for a name. Crime Stoppers does not have Caller ID. Crime Stoppers, It Works!

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Hotel Coppes under the management of Landlord L.B. Branham demands an increase in the accommodations of this popular hostelry. The hotel company will therefore utilize the old Coppes Hall, a part of the building, for making seven more rooms. D.A. Lehman, Nappanee’s patent medicine manufacturer, has been engaged to superintend the cooking for the yearly meeting of the Dunkard Church, to be held at North Manchester this season. 75 YEARS AGO MARCH 26, 1925 The March meeting of the Business and Professional Women’s Club was held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. H.R. Stauffer. Fifteen members were present and Irish jokes were given in response to roll call. After the business session a program of music and readings was given by Vida Lehman, Verdie Frevert, Hilda Lehman, Martha Himes and Mrs. Stauffer. Ice cream and wafers were served. The Senior Class of Nappanee High School will present “The Charm School” at the Auditorium, Thursday and Friday, March 2627. If you want a good laugh and a real thrill you should attend on one of the evenings. Music will be furnished by the high school orchestra. Cast: LaMar Stoops, Walter Ulery, George Pepple, Firm Pippen, Victor Wyman, LaMar Wehrly, Mary Landis, Doris Pippenger, Marjorie Price, Katharine Rickert, Nettie Hershberger, Eloise Ganger, Kathryn Lantz, Thelma Abell, lone Best, and Elizabeth Inks. 50 YEARS AGO MARCH 30, 1950 Reverend J.P. Slaughter is to conduct evangelistic services at First EUB Church, April 2-9 each evening at 7:30 p.m. 20 YEARS AGO APRIL 2, 1980 Plans to convert the cloakroom storage area at North Wood High

School to a career education resource room were approved by the WaNee Board of School Trustees, Monday. Local men killed in one-car accident. David A. Forsythe, 23, and Wm. Mitschelen, 21, fatally injured as care leaves roadway, strikes trees. Lions Club donates $2500 to Nappanee Park and Recreation Department, for development of picnic area at Stauffer Park. Your Flower Shop is proud to present their showcase of designer

Scout drive - <# To the Advance News, On March 11th, Cub Scout Pack 733 walked the streets of Nappanee collecting food for the local food banks. In 1 1/2 hours 13 scouts, along with their leaders, collected 560 cans of food. The food was split between the Family Christian Development Center and Open Door. The Scouts and leaders of Pack 733 would like to thank all Nappanee residents who were able to help with our annual “Scouting for Food” drive. Sincerely, Paul and Debra Widner, Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster - Pack 733 Provides scholarships TO THE ADVANCE NEWS, Thanks to the Wa-Nee community, Last week the North Wood chapter of Dollars-for-Scholars conducted our 6th annual phone-a-thon to raise money for scholarships for North Wood seniors who want to continue their education after high school. For six years, North Wood students have been phoning many of you to ask for your support in this endeavor. In typical North Wood supporter tradition, you responded with generosity and caring, with pledges totaling $23,000. Along with the many Wa-Nee area clubs, organizations, and individuals that give scholarships, wc are hopeful that your generosity will allow scholarships to be awarded to all students who applied. As President of our Dollars-for-Scholars chapter, I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all donors. We are so fortunate to live in communities where our schools are well known for the support they receive, be it in our rich sports tradition, band, academic teams, anything our students are involved in. It is truly gratifying to see this same support for students who want to continue their education. We can only hope that some of these students who want to continue their education. We can only hope that some of these students will return to our area when they complete their education. We would love to see them continue this great Wa-Nee tradition of caring, participation and giving, wonderful parts of what makes our area such a great place to live and raise our families. Once again, on behalf of our Dollars-for-Scholars Board, and all North Wood seniors who will benefit from your donation, thank you, thank you, thank you. Don Abel, President North Wood Dollars-for-Scholars

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creations at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Beer, April 13, at the Historic House Walk. Rotaty Club to deliver “Meals on Wheels” as April fund-raiser. Nappanee Police Department wins Bremen basketball tourney. (Note —Information for the 120100 and 75-years ago segments has been researched and posted by Margaret England. The AdvanceNews staff wishes to thank her for her contribution to the column)

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG—Flowers are beginning to bloom and the trees beginning to bud, temperatures are warming up, and winter is officially over. This is the first year in history that March has not had a record snow fall in Northern Indiana! (AN photo by Mindy Shearer)

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