Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 124, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 12 December 2001 — Page 4

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, December 12, 2001

Years Ago...

Open bazaar at laundry

120 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 15, 1881 AD —On account of its remarkable delicate and lasting fragrance, society belles are loud in their praises of Floreston Cologne. Mr. Henry Wagner has the Wakarusa Post Office and a nice restaurant in good running order. There will be no need of strangers coming her and going away without a good warm meal. 100 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 11, 1901 The Junior Epworth League will open a bazaar at the laundry building on Friday afternoon and serve ice cream Friday and Saturday evenings. The Ladies Aid Society will also sell pastry both evenings. Crime Stoppers This week’s Crime of the Week comes from the robbery files of the South Bend Police. The South Bend Police are investigating four bank robberies, along with the FBI. They say the same suspect has committed 19 bank robberies around Indiana, near interstate highways.

Letters to the editor

Support resident

TO THE ADVANCE NEWS: I would like to request the community to support former resident Robert Mose Lape this holiday season with supportive mailings and Christmas cards. Mose is a lifetime resident of Nappanee who has volunteered within the community at different levels. He took it upon himself to care for the

“Serving the community for over 120 years" POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS 158 W. Market St., P.O. Box 230 Nappanee, IN 46550 Phone: 219-773-312 J Fax: 219-773-3512 Hours: Open Mort:9r3oa.m.-Noon Tufes.-Fri. 9:3oam-4:3opm Published Wednesday - Entered at the Post Office at Nappanee, Indiana, as a Periodical Class Mall under the Act of March, 1879 Publication Number 370960 Copyright 2000 • Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. 200‘f Rights Reserved Terri Dearth, Publisher I'J press Barb Keißer > Managing Editor JTs $20.00 Per Year in Indiana '^fpr $25.00 Per Year - Outside Indiana (Service Personnel-College Students Pay Local Rate) NOTICE-Pictures for publication are welcome, but no picture will be returned by mail unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is sent with it. No charge for publishing pictures, news stories or announcements. DEADLINES: News and photos-Monday Noon Classifieds-Thursday 3:00p.m. Display Ads- Thursday 4p.m.

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75 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 10, 1926 Mrs. Enos Newcomer and Mrs. John Newcomer entertained the following guests on Thanksgiving Day: Mr. and Mrs. John Sloats, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Amott and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Champlin and son of Grand Rapids. Following an investigation by the State Board of Health, the well at the Mt. Tabor School in Scott Twp. has been condemned and the investigations showed that the water contains paris green or arsenic. Pupils narrowly escaped death November 17, by drinking from the school well in which the poison had been placed. They have failed to find the source of the poison.

The FBI has named him the “Interstate Bandit.” Sobieski Federal Savings and Loan, 4606 W. Western; Ist Source Bank, 2323 S. Michigan; National City Bank, 2121 E. McKinley, and the Wells Fargo Bank, 2317 Western Ave„ have all been victims. The robberies

depot downtown here and helped a bit with the passengers. He now resides at the Indiana Veterans Home, 3851 North River Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Thank you for your kindness and Merry Christmas. Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson

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50 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 13, 1951 Mrs. Marjorie McCuen is again in charge of the East Side Grocery, following the hurried departure of Richard Swihart, who operated the tore the past couple of months. Friday and Saturday at Fairy Theatre —”Fat Man,” with Rock Hudson and “Night Riders of Montana,” with Chubby Johnson and Roy Barcroft. (Note —Information for the 120-100 and 75-years ago segments has been researched and posted by Margaret EnglandNeff. The Advance-News staff wishes to thank her for her contribution to the column)

occurred in April and November this year. The suspect is a black male, 35-45 years old, about 5-10, 190 pounds. If you can identify the Interstate Bandit, and call Crime Stoppers, you could receive a reward of up to SI,OOO, if your information leads to the arrest or indictment of the suspect involved. Remember, you can call Crime Stoppers about any crime, any time. Bea Crime Stopper. In Indiana and Michigan, call toll-free, 1-800-342-STOP. You will be given a code number, and Crime Stoppers won’t ask your name. Crime Stoppers does not have Caller ID. Crime Stoppers...it works! 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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MUSICAL CONTINUES—The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres, Nappanee, continues its holiday production of ''Cinderella," starring Jennie

Free flu shots for Medicare beneficiaries'^

by Robert Walsh Public Affairs Specialist Social Security Administration Northern Indiana Over 732,000 people in Indiana with Medicare coverage can receive a free flu shot this year, as part of their benefits. The elderly are at high risk for contracting the disease. The flu strikes 10-20% of the population yearly. Nearly 45,000 deaths ffesult from flu and pneumonia, 90% of them among people 65 years of age or older. Fortunately for our elderly population, Medicare covers the cost of flu and pneumonia shots. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend an annual flu shot for people over age 65, even if they are generally healthy. Influenza, or “flu,” is a highly-contagious respiratory infection. It can cause extreme

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fatigue, among other symptoms, lasting for several days to more than a week. The name of the disease comes from the 'ltalian word for “influence,” named by people in the 1500s who thought it was caused by the “influence of the stars and planets.” The cost of both annual flu and pneumonia vaccinations is • covered by Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance). The flu shot is free if the health care provided accepts Medicare assignment. This means that the cost will generally be paid if the vaccine is provided at a doctor’s office, hospital, skilled nursing facility, home health agency, rural health clinic, federally-qualified health center, outpatient physi-cal-therapy provider, comprehensive - outpatient rehabilitation facility or health maintenance organization. Influenza is most common in the United States from December to April. The vaccine protection begins one to two weeks after inoculation. Since different flu viruses are continually changing, the vaccine is updated each year, to include ( the most current influenza virus strains.

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Antibiotics are not effective against the flu. “ I encourage all seniors to J take advantage of this benefk.(J Many people do not use thK r * preventive service becaufcfe they do not realize it is covered 1 ™ under Medicare. We want tb* m make sure people know it available. If you have questions abotit ,lJ the flu shot or any otheV lr) Medicare services, call MEDICAR or visit www.medicare.gov 6fi r,( l the Internet. ' Check calls before giving information n* A local resident has call^‘ J> to warn others of a telephoqgj solicitor who tried to gj^ (I address and homeowner infor-j ,' mation regarding installation of new windows. When t&T resident asked for the telephone number, in order & check out the business, which reportedly had been located on Hwy. 33 for 22 years, the solicitor hung up. It is always best to check out a solicitor, and especially if you are unfamiliar with the > name.