Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 11, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 May 2002 — Page 3

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H|| AN PHOTO BY MINDY ABEL "The Friends of the Wakarusa Public Library hosted their annual appreciation luncheon Thursday, May 16. Marge Lechlitner (left) and Marcia Parcell (left) were given special recognition. Marge has been employed as the library's housekeeper for 15 years and Marcia has been a,'library technician for 25 years.

Display celebrates Older Americans Month

May is Older Americans Month and a display has been placed in the display case in the entryway. The display was created to give older Americans an idea of the variety of -items they cany that might be of interest to them. A few Internet sites cff interest have also been added to t|ie display. i • Ruth Bemiller has loaned the library some of her family history information. The Pletcher family is tNing to restore their family cemet«Ly in Galion, Ohio. These family rfcords will be in the display case in the meeting room hallway for the > Every Qjuden" by Helen Nash- has been [laced ip the Jt>fgry in memory of Enders by the Wakarusa ijigh School Class of 1946. ‘America. America” by Robin ijfagowan is a memorial book that has been given in memory of Fay itjo'-ser by the Waka Domestics. \ The Wakarusa Public Library

REAL ESTATE AUCTION Owen and Omah Fredericks Farm Located south of Mishawaka, IN on SR 331 approx. 10 miles to Pierce : Road, east 2 miles - south on Elm Road 2 miles. Saturday, June 29, 2002 Starting at 9:00 a.m.

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LOCATION: Southeast corner of intersection of Elm Rd. & Riley Rd.. Madison Twp.. St Joseph County. SCHOOL: Penn-Harris-Madison LAND OFFERED - (in the following ways) TRACT *ll2O acres more or lest with buildings. House: 1590 sq. ft. 2 story 3 bed., eat-in kitchen. 1 bath, main floor laundry tarn: Nice frame barn 69’x36', cow stable, horse stalls, lots of hay storage Garage: Detached 20'x18’ Pola tarn: Built in 1980, 36 x3o' Workshop: 24 x24' TRACT tU 29 acres approximately It acres tillable. TRACT *J! Combination of Tract #1 and Tract tl - 40 Acres and building* TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROCEDURE: The property will be offered in 2 tracts and then combination of both tracts. The property will be sold in a manner resulting in the highest total auction sate prke. Subject to confirmation of the seller Property being sold in "AS IS" condition and without any guarantees, or specific zoning. Subject to recorded or unrecorded easements, restrictions, ditches, roads or wet lands, etc. DOWN PAYMBIT: 10% Down payment (non-refundable) day of auction with balance due at closing. Your bidding is not conditional upon financing, so be sure you rhave arranged financing if needed and are capable of paying at closing. ; ACCEPTANCE Of MO PRICE: All successful bidders will be required to enter into pur . chase agreements at the auction site immediately following the dose of auction. EVIDENCE Of TITLE: Seller shall provide an owner's title insurance policy in the | amount of the purchase price. ; DEED: Sellers shall provide warranty deed(s) CLOSING The balance of the purchase price is due at dosing approximately 45 . days after presentation of marketable title ACREAGE: All tracts acreages, dimensions and proposed boundaries are approxi- ■ mate and have been estimated based on current legal descriptions and or aerial 1 photos ’ SURVEY: Will be provided by seller to determine new legal descriptions (if needed) ’ TAXES: Will be prorated to day of closing on buildings and possession on farm land * which have crops on at this time. POSSESSION The buyer will receive possession of buildings and yard around build- • irigs upon dosing. All farmland is being rented for the year 2002. Possession upon : harvesting of all crops. ANY ANNOUNCEMeiTS MAM THE DAY Of AUCTION TAXI PRECEDCNCE OVER PRMTEO MATERIAL OR ANY OTHER ORAL STATEMENTS MADE NOT RESPONSIBLE POR ACOOENTS Owen & Omah Fredericks Estate Gloria Denny * Personal Representative

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will be closed on May 27 for the observance of Memorial Day. The library will open at 9a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. • Summer Reading registration begins Thursday, May 30. There will be a reading program for children preschool age through eighth grade. Separate craft programs will also be offered throughout the summer. • Story Hour will be available this summer. Any child ages 3 years-6 years who has not attended Kindergarten may register for Story Hour. Sign-up will begin on Friday, il". T***." •» »"•"?>'*■ ** • - i»ffiHwlnliwMlr nliflhfftmyg nfwr been placed in the .library for patrons to vipw. The Pletcter faipily history is located in the meeting room hallway. This tells the history of the Pletcher family in Ohio. The second display is in the west windows. This is a timeline in pictures and items related to the Wakarusa Middle School. This is

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part of Wakarusa's 150th anniversary celebration of Wakarusa. • Judy Briganti and Marge Reynolds have given two memorial books in memory of Ben Briganti. These books are “The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution” by lan Barnes and “Lincoln’s Assassin: Their Trials and Executions” by James L. Swanson and Daniel R. Weinberg. • Dial-A-Story for next week is “Memorial Day." This is the story of why we celebrate this day. Hear this story at 862-4441. • New adult books are available: "Beauty for Ashes: Spiritual America" edited by John-Farina; “The Unexpected Teachings of Jesus: Encountering" the Gospel All Over Again” by John Coleman.

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‘Dames at Sea’ provides ‘pure fun’ for RBT audiences

Review by Frank Ramirez I The Round Bam Theatre at Amish Acres presents "Dames At Sea, ” music by Jim Wise, tyrics and book by George Haimsoh and Robin Miller, through June 9, in repertory with “Plain and Fancy. ” Theme buffets on selected nights. For information and reservations, call 1-800-800-4942). NAPPANEE There’s a very thoughtful season on tap for the Round Bam Theatre this year at Amish Acres, but "Dames At Sea.” which recently opened on the Joseph Stein Stage, is anything but serious. This show is pure fun, and anyone expecting otherwise will be sadly—no, happily—mistaken. ’ The musical is a spoof on the movie musicals of the 1930s —young girl arrives in New York from Utah with stars in her eyes and a pair of dance shoes in her tiny suitcase, and lands a part in a major Broadway show her first day. That same first day, she meets, then loses, then recovers the good-hearted song-writing sailor of her dreams, who just happens to have a sheaf full of hits under his belt. He is. in turn, tempted by the conniving star of the show, but all emerge unscathed in time for a triple wedding on board the battleship which serves as the stage, when a WPA work crew destroys the theater out from over their heads. I’m not even going to mention the fact that when the star gets seasick, our young girl has five minutes to learn the lead role and becomes a star in her own right! Andrea DiGregorio plays Ruby, that girl with big dreams, all of which come true, with wide-eyed innocence and boundless energy. Her partner is Joe Ford, who plays Dick, the song-writing sailor, with the same idealism and verve. As you’d expect, they fall in love at first sight, then realize they’ve known each other for years, back in their shared home town of Centerville, Utah. "Dames At Sea" features some of the best tap dancing we’ve seen on the Round Bam stage since Dirk Lumbard appeared in Nappanee for "The Music Man.” While all the cast sooner or later takes their turn tipping and tapping, it’s J. Courtney Taylor and Derek Martin, as the crusty, but good-hearted hoofer. Joan, and her shrewd sailor boyfriend. Lucky, who take the prize with their extended tap solos and duets in “Choo-Choo Honeymoon." The two studied at different times under the same tap teacher in Connecticut, and it’s obvious that they, as a result, work well together. Cheryl Szucsits plays Mona Kent, the prima donna with her eye on that sailor of Ruby's dreams, as shrewd, calculating and ultimately, with a heart of gold of her own. Her vocal talents are well displayed in such solos as “Wall Street" and “that Mister Man of Mine.” Rounding out the core of the cast is Jeremy Littlejohn, who is both the harried theater director, Hennesy. and the soon-to-be-married captain of the battleship. He draws clear lines between two distinctly-dif-ferent bOffoons. using his comic talents to good effect. Brent Hunsinger and Stephanie Steidley are joined by Kristyn Yoder as an ensemble which slips in and out of a number of roles, giving the impression that the stage is filled by only nine actors. The set, designed by Executive Producer Richard Pletcher, and built with Sarah Miller and John Wright, includes an impressive gun turret on the deck of the battleship as well as an understated, but effective, theater which falls apart around the actors at the end of the first act.

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PHOTO PROVIDED "Dames At Sea" continues Its run at the Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre through June 9. Pictured are cast members Derek Martin, Joe Ford, Cheryl Szucits and Andrea DiGregorio, as they sing and dance their way through this musical comedy. For information and reservations, call 1-800-800-4942. David Jenkins, music director, keeps the show moving with his ten-fingered orchestra. Costumer Patty Morgan slaps a seemingly-endless array of costumes on this company, through numerous production numbers, to good effect. The costuming highlights come in the extended “Singapore Sue” number. True to the genre’s form that last number features the extended fantasy of songwriting sailor Dick, as he describes the full-length musical he wants to present, set in a den of sin in the sinister far east Needless to say, all of this is forgotten when a totally different musical is presented on the battleship’s deck, in the second act! The show had a modest run off-Broadway in the late 19605, and was revived in the 1980 s. and still plays wherever people fail to take themselves too solemnly. It is by nature a spoof, and meant to be a bit over the top, and if it’s all good-natured fun. there’s nothing sec-ond-rate about such melodies as “It’s You,” “Raining In My Heart.” “Singapore Sue” and “Let’s Have a Simple Wedding."

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