Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 44, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 30 October 2002 — Page 1

Advance News

Vol. 125 Issue 44

Memorial Scheduled The Butch Nine Memorial will be held on Sunday, November 3, sp.m. at the Nappanee Police Department. The public is invited. Numbers Important The Advance-News would like to remind subscribers receiving carrier delivery that it is important for you to have your house number marked clearly, so that it can easily be seen by your delivery person. This will help to speed up your delivery, and to make sure papers are dropped at the right locations. Thank you. TRICK OR TREAT Children in the community of Wakarusa are reminded that Trick or Treat hours are Thursday. October 31. 5-7p.m. TOWN COUNCIL The Wakarusa Town Council meets the first Tuesday of each month, 6:30p.m., at Town Hall, 102 W. Waterford St. PARK BOARD The Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation meets the second Wednesday of each month, at 4:30p.m., in the Emergency Services Building, W. Lincoln St. SCHOOL BOARD The Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees will meet Monday, November 11 6:30p.m., at North Wood Middle School. OPEN DOOR HELPS If you need emergency food, clothing, or temporary help with your NIPSCO bill, contact Open Door between 9-1 la.m., Monday thru Friday. Open Door is located at 201 S. Main St., Nappanee, phone 773-3820. BOARD OF WORKS The City of Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month, at 3:30p.m., in the Nappanee Municipal Building, W. Lincoln St. RETAIL COMMITTEE The Retail-Marketing Committee of the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce meets the first Thursday of each month, at 7:30a.m., at the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce office, 451 N. Main Street. LICENSE BRANCH The Nappanee License Branch, located at 219 W. Market St„ is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30a.m. to 5p.m.; Wednesday, % 8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. and Thursday, S:3oa.m. to 6:30p.m. HAVE NEWS? Do not hesitate to give the Advance News a call at: 574-773-3127.

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Drug testing passes on 2nd reading

By Mindy Abel, Staff Reporter The Wa-Nee School Board of Trustees approved the drug testing policy on the second reading during a recent meeting. Random testing will be done on all middle school and high school students who are in extra curricular activities, are athletes and who drive

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Sell citrus

Just in time for the holiday season, the Nappanee Noon Kiwanis Club is pre-selling fresh citrus fruit packages. Available in a variety of combinations (see ad in this week's Advance News), the fruit containers are scheduled to be delivered on December 13. Purchases can be made through any Kiwanis member. Contact Phil Evans 574-773-7170 or Bill Fales at 574-773-3339 for purchase or names of contact persons. All proceeds from the sale are directed to youth programs.

NWHS presents ‘Pillow Talk’

The North Wood High School Drama Department is proud to present Pillow Talk for their fall play. Pillow Talk takes you back to the early 1960 s when shared telephone lines were the rule rather than the exception. Our heroine, Jan Morrow, is a career girl in New York City who shares a phone line with Brad Allen, a charming Broadway songwriter. However, the arrangement is anything but amicable. In order to retaliate against Jan's complaints against his constant phone usage. Brad decides to court her in the dis-

Where do you vote? A list of polling spots

Nappanee-area residents are reminded that the 2002 election will take place Tuesday. All county polling locations open for registered voters to cast their ballots, from 6a.m.-6p.m. Nappanee residents residing in Jefferson Town-ship, Kosciusko County, will vote at County Line Assembly of God Church, 300 Haney Drive. Other Nappanee polling locations include the following: Locke 68—First Brethren Church, 1600 N. Main St. Locke 69 —Nappanee Missionary Church. 70417 SR 19

Absentee voting continues

Absentee voting in person in Elkhart County continues until noon, Monday, November 4. Voting locations include the courthouse in Goshen, located at 101 N. Main St. (use main floor entry way) and the county courts building in Elkhart, located at 315 S. Second St. (entryway). Absentee voters may cast their votes Monday through Thursday

See sample ballot

The sample ballot for the November 5 election appears on page 11 of this week’s Advance News in order that local voters may be better acquainted with the ballSt prior to their voting. Please keep in mind that this is a SAMPLE and that township trustee positions will be different on each ballot.

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to school. Superintendent Joseph Sabo stated that if a student has been tested and fails, he or she will have a follow up done to see if they pass. All students will be put back into the “hat" even though they have already been tested. Fees for Extended Day and Latch Key have been increased.

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guise of a Texan tourist. Through a hilarious series of schemes, eavesdropping, and false identities, Jan indeed falls in love with Brad, but not until she gets back at him for all of the mischief he has caused. Performances for Pillow Talk will be Friday. November 8 and Saturday, November 9, 7:30p.m. and Sunday, November 10, 2:30p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $4 for students, and are only available at the door.

North. Union 70 —Church of the Brethren, 301 Mack Drive. Union 71—United Methodist Church, 301 E. Market St. Union 72 —Woodview Elementary School, 800 Woodview Drive. Locke 168—Nappanee Municiple Center (City Hall), 300 W. Lincoln St. I Persons in Nappanee who are not sure where they vote may call the clerk-treasurer’s office at the Nappanee Municipal Center, 7732112.

from Ba.m.-4p.m., Friday from 9a.m.-sp.m„ Saturdays October 26 and November 2, from Ba.m.-3p.m. and Monday, November 4, Ba.m.noon. The absentee voter boards are open through the lunch hour. Questions may be directed to the clerk’s office, 535-6469 or 5356627 or voter registration at 5356774 or 535-6775.

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which was also approved by the board. The programs are partially funded by grants through the state and due to budget cuts, the grants will be decreased. The fee for Extended Day has been raised from $3 to $4 per session and Latch Key has been raised from $5 to $6 per day. School board members held

6ZA votes in favor of special use variance

By Mindy Abel, Staff Reporter A special use variance at 1056 E. Lincoln St. was approved by the councjl during their meeting Monday night, October 21. The variance is to allow Larry and Judith Otto to replace the existing single wide manufactured home with a newer double wide model home. The property is being zoned a B-2 (general business).

Best students name best teachers

A select group of America's teachers are being honored by their toughest critics...their former students, in the seventh edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002. All of the approximately 114,000 teachers being honored were selected by their former students who themselves are currently listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students®, or The National Dean's List®, publications which recognize 5 % of our nation’s high school and college students respectively. Parke Davis, publisher of Who's Who Among America’s Teachers said, "there is no greater honor teachers can receive than to be rec-

NPD offers RAD course

The Nappanee Police Department has recently announced that Officer Brad Balasa has become a Nationally Certified Aggression Defense Instructor and has begun offering Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) courses. Women that participated in the first RAD class at the Nappanee Police Department praised the pro-

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Fleece to fabric The Fashion & Fabrics class at North Wood High School, a basic sewing class, introduces students to how natural and synthetic fibers become fabric. This year, the students have a unique opportunity to see a fleece as it looks freshly shorn from the sheep, courtesy of Mr. Lindenman and his Animal Science class. The students see and touch a sample of cleaned and carded wool fibers. The course instructor, Gail Wing, is a new owner of a spinning wheel and the students get to see how spinning increases the strength of the fibers as they try their hand at the wheel. Pictured at top: students hold ihe fleece and fibers to show what it looks like before being made into fabric. From left: Bethany Slabaugh, fashion instructor Gail Wing, Austin Mattern, Carrie Egging, Phil Sumpter and Jeremy Gibson. At bottom, students hold a wool blanket that the Lindenmans hand-dyed, spun and woven from their own 4-H fleece. From left: Jamie Seitz, Brook O'Conner, Misty Haug, Erica Stouder and Bethany Slabaugh.

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their meeting at Woodview. where nine sixth grade students presented their manners/career program. In charge of the program is Mrs. Wiggins, who teaches manners in general and table manners. Students who presented the program were Sarah Freymiller, LaShaunda Love, Jennifer Yoder. Derek Loucks, Brandon Williams. Zachary

The board of zoning appeals held a public meeting on October 8, where the variance was filed by the Ottos for the property. The board voted in favor of a recommendation to the council to grant the variance with the following conditions: the sidewalks will be required on both sides of the property, boarding the streets: and is subject to any set back variances that will need to be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for the

ognized by former students for their excellence on dedication. In this publication we clearly have the best teachers in America selected by the best students.” The students were requested to nominate the one teacher from their entire academic career who “made a difference in their lives" by helping to shape their values, inspiring interest in a particular subject and/or challenging them to strive for excellence. Many of the students commented about the enthusiasm and knowledge their teachers demonstrated in the classroom, and many praised their teachers for their ability to relate to youngsters on as well as a professional level.

gram and made many comments on how valuable and life changing the information was. The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The RAD System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing onto

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Slabaugh. Jill Focht, Kelcy Heckaman and Kelsey Lantz. The program was started last year and is taught to fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The next school board meeting will be held November 11, at 6:30 p.m., at North Wood Middle School. All meetings are open to the public.

placement of the manufactured home. Mayor Larry Thompson requests on behalf of the street department that Nappanee citizens hold off on brush piles until they get the leaves picked up. The next council meeting will be held on Monday, November 4, 7p.m., in the Nappanee Municipal Building, W. Lincoln St. Meetings are open to the public.

One student wrote about her teacher saying, “she made education something pleasurable, instead of a dreadful ordeal by letting me spread my wings and showing me the best way to fly.” Local educators honored in the seventh annual edition of Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2002 include: Mark Bradley, Gail Greenlee, Deb Julian, Steve Shively, Jon Wingard and Bruce Cannaday, North Wood High School; Sheri Dodson and Michael McGowen Nappanee Elementary School; Robert Hamman and Sharon Lechlitner, Wakarusa Elementary School; Charles Ness and J. Schrock. North Wood Middle School.

the basics of hands-on defense training. RAD is not a Martial Arts program. Each student that participates receives a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth. The class is 12 hours long and Please turn to page 2

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