Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 123, Number 38, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 September 2000 — Page 4

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Nappanec Advance News Wednesday, September 20, 2000

Years Ago... Democrats lose pole

-120 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 16, 1880 Last Saturday was an unusually interesting day. The Democrats of this place had appointed that day on which to raise their pole. The day was cloudy, but people began to come in from the country at an early hour. The pole was large and long, made of three hickory sticks. It was to be raised between 2 supports and let into the ground about 8 feet deep. A 2-inch iron bar passed through those and the base, which required a good deal of work. At 2 o’clock ropes were attached, all seemed confident that the pole would soon be standing in its supports, but when the crossprop was knocked out the pole began to sway to the north and in spite of the efforts of the men, before their was time to act, down it came with a crash and broke into several pieces and the middle piece which was about 50’ split from one end to the other, however no one was hurt! 100 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 19, 1900 Nappanee Public Schools

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opened on Monday. The full corps of teachers was present. Enrollment reached 434, with 54 pupils in the high school. Union Canning Company is going to manufacture cider vinegar. Golf skirts are all the rage with a fine line at Rickert’s 75 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 17, 1925 The Brethren In Christ Church has purchased the Lamb lots on E. Centennial for erection of a home for their publication plant. The building, 64x96 feet, will be of brick construction. On Friday afternoon, September 11, at the Chicago Temple, a simple but impressive ceremony conducted by Dr. John Thompson of Ist Methodist Church united in marriage Miss Dorothy Mae Roose and Paul J. Uline. 50 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 21, 1950 Dr. Lisle Roose, former Nappanee man, but now a prac-

ticing physician at Smithville, Ohio, is returning to Nappanee, and beginning Monday, September 25, will be associated with Dr. R.A. Fleetwood. Kiwanis Club will hold a white elephant sale on Saturday to benefit the Youth Activity and Underprivileged Children Committees. 20 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 24, 1980 City to host October 5 open house of all city buildings, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Nappanee Municipal Center. Nappanee’s ambulance was stolen from the emergency zone at Elkhart General Hospital, Sunday morning, taken toward Portage, and totaled in an accident in which a LaPorte County Sheriff was fatally injured. Portage man charged. New police reserves include John Christner, Craig Filley, Robert Lantz, Arthur C. Miller, Charles Mitschelen and Todd Schmucker. Psi lota Xi Sorority installs new officers: Honey Walters, president; Sue Juday, vice-presi-dent; Carol Bower, corresponding secretary; Bev Williams, recording secretary; Janet Dorsey, conductress and Cindy Dodson, treasurer. Black Crunch gains third shutout victory, 14-0, at expense of New Prairie. Mark Schneider, Lonnie Ramer score TDs. Jason Schwartz is first 1980 winner in “Pigskin Piks.” (Note —Information for the 120100 and 75-years ago segments has been researched and posted by Margaret England-Neff. The Advance-News staff wishes to thank her for her contribution to the column)

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APPLE ACTIVITIES — First grade students at Nappanee Elementary School participated in different types of apple activities on Friday, September 16, in celebration of Nappanee's 25th Anniversary Apple Festival. Events included learning about apples and eating them, playing "apple connect four," and learning how to peel apples. (AN photo by Mindy Shearer)

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Set MDA record TO THE ADVANCE-NEWS: I knew we could count on the wonderful folks of Nappanee! Thank you for helping the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raise a record $54,610,289 in pledges and contributions. Hundreds of celebrities and nearly a million volunteers worked Labor Day weekend to help “my kids.” Yet, all our hats are off to you Nappanee residents, for phoning in pledges to the Telethon on Fox-28, WSJV, for supporting fire-fighter “Fill-the-Boot” drives and other local MDA events. Your caring gives tremendous support to children and adults in Indiana and to families across the country. Thanks to you, MDA maintains 230 clinics, including the one at the Elkhart Clinic. These havens of help are staffed by top medical experts dedicated to giving life-enhancing care to people challenged by musclewasting diseases. Thanks to you, MDA will continue to accelerate worldwide research, seeking treatments and cures for devastating neuromuscular disorders which affect people of all ages, both sexes and every nationality. You’ll be interested to know that the breakthroughs being pioneered by MDA investigators may also soon lead to therapies for heart disease, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and cystic fibrosis. For more information or to get involved, call your local MDA office at 219-259-9912, MDA national headquarters at 1-800-572-1717 or visit www.mdausa.org. Sincerely, Jerry Lewis MDA National Chairman

Thanks for support

TO THE ADVANCE-NEWS: We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who supported the NWHS Varsity and JV Boys’ Soccer car wash fundraiser, held Saturday, September 9. Special thanks to L.J. Wagner 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.

Home Interiors for the use of their facility, free advertising by WLRX Radio, Nappanee Advance-News and Wakarusa Tribune, and to the communities of Nappanee and Wakarusa, for your generosity and support of the soccer program. Our season is off to a great start, and we would invite you to attend any of our games, played at the high school soccer field, behind uie Nappanee Elementary School. Coach Brad Duerksen Coach Egbert Dijkstra Coach Brian Topping Soccer Players & Parents Hufford earns JMU degree Nicholas S. Hufford, 304 Mack Drive, Nappanee, is among 500 James Madison University graduates who were honored during recent summer ceremonies. Hufford earned a bachelor of individualized studies degree.