Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 123, Number 20, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 17 May 2000 — Page 4

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, May 17, 2000

Years Ago... Ground hog wants

120 YEARS AGO MAY 13, 1880 Samuel Nettrouer has gone into the confectionery business and manufactures his own candies. He makes a pretty good stagger at it for a beginner. Mrs. Horace Stauffer is giving lessons in music to quite a number of pupils. We wish her success. Her ability as a musician and teacher will guarantee that. 100 YEARS AGO MAY 9, 1900 A ground hog wandered onto the premises where Veterinary Chas. Rosbrugh lives and took up its quarters in the wood-house. It seemed to be a question between the family and the ground-hog getting the big end of the supply of vegetables. Mr. Rosbrugh borrowed an old steel wolf trap of D.H. Anglin and inside of two hours had the ground-hog by the neck. Mr. Anglin has been in possession of the trap for 30 years (as a keepsake of the early days of Kosciusko County). Sixty-eight years ago, the trap was used by one McCartney, a half-breed Indian trapper and hunter. The oldest settlers of the county yet alive can recall the time in the 1840 s, when in the village of Monoquet Chief Benack and his Pottawattamies on the Leesburg prairie resided and

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the forests were undisturbed by the woodman’s ax, McCartney followed the early trail with his rifle and bunch of traps slung on his back, and wolves were in the forest. The venerable Mr. Anglin, who came from Virginia to Kosciusko Co. with his parents as a mere boy, remembers the old trapper and prizes the big wolf trap for its early association. 75 YEARS AGO MAY 14, 1925 Commencement exercises will occur in the Auditorium, Friday evening, May 22nd, at 8:00 o’clock. The class is composed of 22 cultured young ladies and 15 promising young men. The annual jr-senior reception given in their honor was held at the Coppes Hotel Friday, May 8. The hotel dining room was decorated with purple and white. The feed they spread was fit for a king. 50 YEARS AGO MAY 11, 1950 The annual mother-daughter banquet was held Monday evening at the First Brethren Church, with 140 women and girls attending the potluck dinner in the church basement. The oldest mother was Mrs. James Slagle and youngest mother Mrs. Lowell Hartman. Mrs. Warren Shively, toast mistress, presented her daughter, Joan, who

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veggies gave the welcome. 20 YEARS AGO MAY 14, 1980 A Wabash man was killed Saturday when his single-engine plane crashed near CRI3 and CR34, on property owned by Mrs. Ford McDonald. Student pilot Raymond E. Collins, 55, attempted to land at the Nappanee Airport. Nappanee police, fire and EMS squads responded. Over 50 members and guests of Nappanee Lady Lions Club attend annual mother and daughter banquet. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Michaels enjoy week-long cruise in Caribbean. Students and teachers at South School recently assembled to say thank you to Mrs. Ronald Bellman, Mrs. Chad Hand and Mrs. James Howard, for their help with the motor skills program. Title 1 reading aide, Lydia Miller, and secretary, Fredia Anglin were also honored. 1980-81 seniors elect officers: Bart BeMiller is president, Bobbie Elliott vice-president and Dee Clem secretary. Nappanee Rotary Club names Karen Lentz “Student of the Year.” (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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LEGION CORNER^ Submitted by, Bill Flaugher There are many community services that the American Legion is involved in. One of the services Osceola Post 308 has been involved in is Rock Bottom. Rock Bottom is a Bible study for high school students who want to learn and grow in faith. Post #3OB has greatly helped to accomplish this. The study was started by two senior football players, Justin Goodman and Kenny Morris, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. Comment & Opinion... The staff of the Nappanee Advance-News welcomes the viewpoints of readers on its editorial page. Publication of any letter will be at the discretion of the editor —letters containing personal attacks on individuals, libelous statements, or profanity, will not be published. Editing will be held to a minimum, and will not alter the intent of the letter. Please include your name, address and telephone number, so that your letter may be verified. Publication of name is required.

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It was started to help their teammates learn and grow in Christ. The Bible study began in Goodman’s back yard. Every Monday after football practice the group would go to the Goodman’s where Brother Ed Erskin, Goodman’s Grandfather and minister at Northway Church of Christ, would speak about such topics as why people blame God for the bad things in life, and learning to take the good with the bad. Since September, when it began, the study has changed a great deal. When the weather became cold, the group could no longer meet in the Goodman’s back yard. Chuck Wotring, Chaplain at Post #3OB offered the group to meet in his basement. The study is no longer geared toward strictly football players and Penn High School students, but to all young teenagers from around the area. Students from Mishawaka, Elkhart Baptist, Buchanan, and Jimtown High Schools have all attended. The study has also been blessed with numbers. It began with an average of 15 teenagers, and has grown to the average of 25 people each week. Another thing Rock Bottom does is give out “The Rock” Bible, a Bible designed especially for

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Chamber of Commerce awards banquet, held in February. Pictured from left to right is Dr. Bolyard's wife, Jean Bolyard, granddaughter, Sally Saul, John Leavitt, and daughter Martha Bolyard. (AN photo by Mindy Shearer)

teens, to each new person that comes. They have given out 58 Bibles so far, and are always needing more. As you can imagine, buying those Bibles can be expensive, as well as providing a meal at each meeting, which also means they need table service, and drinks. The American Legion has given them a case of paper plates, several cases of pop, and a case of hamburgers. The members of Post #3OB have been very generous with dona-| tions. Several members have given cash and food. The Post has offered to host a s fish fry once a month, to raise money for the things the Bible study group needs. May sth from 5-Bp.m. will be their first fish fry. Goodman and Morris were awarded the Christian Service Award from Post #3OB, Ed Erskin has been awarded the Chaplain Award. Rock Bottom is for all denominations. This is an example of the American Legion’s commitment to the Community service and to the youth of America. Osceola Post #3OB is to be co mended on the fine job that they are doing for the young people of the community. H V r Ul>i

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