Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 11 December 2002 — Page 5

Birthdays DEC. 11 Mrs. Don Dohner Bertha Lehman Mrs. Charles Conrad Scott Mast Sara Hostetler Dale Christner Fred Wilt Harold Phillips. Jr. Daryl Berger Coleen Darren Kamp Mark Lingofelter. Sr. Sally Guard Maureen Rendall Betty Boehnlein Betty He 1 man DEC. 12 Kitty Tyier Sara Hochstetler Wendell Hershberger Kent Elliott Scott McDonald Roman L. Mast Doris Heckaman Mrs. Everett Whitehead, Jr. Ed Stahley Ruth Ann Hauptli Steve Ingalls Michael A. Newcomer Harley Miller Stephanie Williams Stacie Weaver DEC. 13 Karen Hahn Mrs. Virgil Stump, Jr. Orien Hall Mrs. Richard Wenger Inez Miller Coleen Phillips Jeffrey Reed Menno E. Yoder Michelle Hensley Melinda Borkholder Harold Boettger Brian HotTer Teresa McCarty Merle R. Holden Robin Nickerson Shelly Fisher Wanda Hershberger t . Ruth Whetstone Dacia Reid Hannah Williams Teresa Elliott DEC.I4 Phil Frick Corey Hershberger Bonnie George Anita Sheets Steven Biller Scott M. Newcomer Annette J. Slabaugh David Stahly Nicole Carpenter Samuel Chupp Marion McKay DEC. 15 Scott Becker Dana Hollar Mrs. John E. Miller Edgar Pippenger Stephanie Gall Kayla Stutzman Jan Grimm Verda Long Molly George DEC. 16 Kelly McFall Sue Brown Cynthia Shively Thomas Scott Richmond Deb Hershberger Mary Nussbaum DEC. 17 Claude Lee Chrisman Patsy Pate Nick Sauer DEC. 18 Floyd Davis Mrs. Glee McDonald Buddy Etsinger Bill Mattem Norma White Jennifer Berger Tricia Murphy Earl St. Germain

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NAPPANEE The Nappanee Civic Theatre will present a holiday production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Sound of Music” Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Performances are held at the Nappanee West Park Pavilion located at 500 N. Nappanee St in Nappanee. Heather Martz, a Nappanee resident will perform the role of Maria with Jeff Lentz portraying Captain

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By Mindy Abel Staff Reporter WAKARUSA —This year the community of Wakarusa is celebrating its 150 h anniversary. The following history items about Wakarusa are collected, with permission, from the book “History and Memoirs of Wakarusa,” as researched by the late Jerry L- Miller, former Wakarusa Postmaster, and compiled by Dean Garber, a director of the Wakarusa Historical Society. The AdvanceNews has been reprinting interesting items, with notations, from the book throughout the Sesquicentennial celebration. An 1875 article from the Sun stated, “Wakarusa is blest with music. Every house has an organ—family organ, and they are always going.” Aug. 26, 1875. The band room was mentioned in a recent article, but Wakarusa also had an opera house, which was also destroyed in the fire in 1899. The performances, held on Thursday and Friday nights included “Far Famed Cantata of Esther, the Beautiful Queen,” performed with Eli Miller as conductor.

Club notes GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY GOSHEN The December meeting of the Elkhart County Genealogical Society will be held at 6:30 p.m. On Dec. 19 at the Trolley Case in the Old Bag Factory in Goshen. This will be the annual Christmas Dinner and reservations are required. They can be made by contacting Joyce Bellows, 522-4530 or Edie Gray, 5333839. Guests are welcome. Since there is no January meeting, the next regular meeting will be Feb. 20 at the 1 st Presbyterian Church at 200 E. Beardsley in Elkhart at 7 p.m. Patricia Johnson will present the program, “Doing It Right.” She will illustrate and discuss the many kinds of research forms available to genealogists and how to use them. The meeting will be open to the-public. FRIENDS OF THE WAKARUSA PUBLIC LIBRARY The Friends of the Wakarusa Public Library installed new officers on Nov. 6. Those holding offices for the 2003 year will be Terri Grabill, president; Jo Esenwein, vice-president; Linda Letherman, treasurer; and Caroline Bourdon, secretary. Committee chairpersons for the coming year are Gail Abel, membership; Julia Thompson, windows; Betty Roeder, telephone. The purpose of this group is to lend support for the library and its programs. They provide a staff recognition luncheon, hold a book sale, and purchase items for the library. They recently decorated the library for the Christmas holidays. The Friends of the Library welcome anyone who would like to give their time and talents to their group. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Wakarusa Public Library. TOPS #425 The Nappanee Tops #425 met Monday morning, December 9, at the First Church of God, C.R. 7, with leader Deb Perkins presiding. Weigh-in was at 8 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 9:15 a.m. New members are welcome. The secretary and treasurer reports were given and roll call was taken with 24 members weighing in. This week’s best loser is Jan Hochstetler with one pound. Ida Borkholder received the Kops dime pot. The challenge for this week is “say the Tops Creed every morning.” Ida Borkholder got a flower for her one year Kops anniversary. Lucky Board winners were Lois Miller, Ida Borkholder, MaLinda Yutzy, Rosellen Miller and Nora Welty. The meeting was closed with the Tops Creed.

Von Trapp in this classic musical about a governess sent to take care of the widowed Captain’s seven children, played by Ashley Stump, Lance Mullins, Carrie Rivera, Sara Erb, Monica Sherer, Aaron Denlinger and Andrea Kurtz. The well-known music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein include such classics as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Edleweiss” and “Climb Every Mountain.”

Admission was 20 and 25 cents for adults and children were charged 15 cents. The merchants served as sponsors. Doors opened at 7:15 and the curtain went up at 8 p.m. “This was a big event in the old town,” stated the Tribune on October 8, 1931, “the opera house was packed to the doors.” The Wakarusa Chorus class provided more entertainment, who performed “Mary of Bethany.” Also destroyed in the fire of 1899 was the Macabees hall, which was a fraternal organization located above the Searer building, later relocated above the Swartz Hardware store on Elkhart Street The heart’s of Wakarusa’s population were warmed by music, but a few townspeople warmed their hearts in a different manner when they visited the local saloon. The presence of the saloon caused a split in the population—those for and those against temperance. The churches and the newspaper were the most vocal in the temperance camp. The first saloon appeared in

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Presented live on stage, ‘The Sound of Music,” is a must-see for die whole family this holiday season. For tickets, call 574-773-3412, or tickets should be available at the door prior to each performance. Tickets are pricedslo for adults; $8 for seniors 63 and over, and $7 for students, with group rates available for clubs and church groups. Take time out of your busy schedule to enjoy “die happiest sound in all the world,” the Sound of Music.

Wakarusa when a hotel was built and became a great gathering place for young people from miles around. When they couldn’t have a dance every night, they found it very dull. A bar where they sold whiskey and beer by the glass, bottle or jug-full went with the business. There weren’t any restrictions or limits To a typical town person, such behavior was scandalous and if the person who hung out in the bar was seen, gossip would spread through the town. Wakarusa had three saloons in the 1890 s and was considered a town living in sin for the drinking that occurred. The churches stepped up their verbal attacks on drinking in the early 1890 s and in 1908 a mysterious fire destroyed the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage. The Rev. B. Earl Parker was the most outspoken opponents of drinking, calling for Wakarusa to go “dry” and some feel that someone didn’t agree with him and was expressing that dissatisfaction through arson. (Next week... Other activities in Wakarusa...)

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NAPPANEE Senior members of the Nappanee and Wakarusa communities are invited to participate in the REAL Services hot lunch program by calling the Union Center Church of the Brethren at 773-4295 or the Town Cabin at 8624400, one day in advance, to make your reservations. Meals are served at 11:45 a.m. Menus are subject to change without notice. Due to the diets of some persons, the food is not highly seasoned. Meals are served Monday through Friday, to persons 60 years or older. A voluntary donation of $2.50 per meal is requested (actual cost of each meal is $6). Thursday, Dec. 12 Cheesy broccoli soup with crackers, breaded fish on whole grain bun with lettuce and tarter sauce, creamy coleslaw, fresh grapes and choice of

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Obituaries Lois M. Beatty Cochran Dec. 19,1922-Dec. 2, 2002 NAPPANEE Lois M. Beatty Cochran, 79 of 356 E. Market St„ Nappanee, died Monday, Dec. 2 at her residence of natural causes. Bom Dec. 19, 1922 in Syracuse, she was the daughter of Clyde and Georgia Insley and has lived in Nappanee for 25 year after moving from Milford. She married Arthur L. Beatty on Dec. 19,1944 in Warsaw, who preceded her in death in 1958. Her second marriage was to Charles Cochran in 1960 in Warsaw, who preceded her in death in 1968. She was a 1942 graduate of Syracuse High School and was a homemaker. She also attended the Living Gospel Church in Nappanee and activities at the Elder Haus. Surviving are two sons: Terry W. (Maria) Beatty of Milford and Dennis (Regina) Beatty of South Bend; three daughters: Linda (Richard) Austin of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Charlene Armey of Elkhart and Cheryl Beatty of ' Indianapolis; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral, conducted by the Rev. Mark Raasch, of Living Gospel Church, was held at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee on Thursday, Dec. 5. Burial took place at Leesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Nappanee Living Gospel Church. Sarah E. Yoder Jan. 15,1912-Dec. 8, 2002 ETNA GREEN Sarah E. Yoder, 90, of Topeka died of natural causes at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002 at her daughter’s residence in Etna Green. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Sarah was bom in Plain City, Ohio on Jan. 15,1912, the daughter of Mose and Mary (Farmwald) Kauffman. On March 13, 1941, in Madison County/ Ohio, she married Abe E. Yoder, who preceded her in death Dec. 20, 1994. She was also preceded in death by four step-brothers and four step-sisters. Survivors include: four sons, John (Salina) Yoder of LaGrange, Mose (Margaret) Yoder of Shipshewana, Amos (Carma) Yoder of Rockford, 111. and Elmer (Joanna) Yoder of Topeka; two daughters, Mary (Monroe) Gingerich of Shipshewana and Ida (Eldon) Schwartz of Etna Green; 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; three brothers, John (Anna) Kauffman, Elmer (Salina) Kauffman and Raymond (Emma) Kauffman, all of Plain City, Ohio; two sisters. Verba (Reuben) Miller and Minerva (Ben B.) Miller, all of Shipshewana. Friends called at the Eldon Schwartz residence in Etna Green after 2 p.m. Monday and at the Elmer Yoder residence in Topeka all day Tuesday. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Elmer Yoder residence with Bishop Monroe Yoder and Bishop Earl Miller officiating. Burial will be at Y6der Cemetery in Shipshewana. Arrangements were with Thompson-Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee.

milk, tea or coffee. Friday, Dec. 13 Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, whole kemal com, sourdough bread with margarine, plums and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Monday, Dec. 16 Chicken in alfredo sauce over rotini noodles, peas, soft breadstick with margarine, blushing pears and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Tiiesday, Dec. 17 BBQ pork on bun, dill pickle spear, potato salad, com chips, warm cinnamon apple slices and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Wednesday, Dec. 18 chili con came with ground beef and shredded cheese, Saltines, cottage cheese, orange gelatin with mandarin oranges and choice of milk, tea or coffee.

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WAKARUSA The Wakarusa Public Library will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday. •A drawing was held during 1 Children’s Book Week. Braydon J Troxel received the book, “Who’s - That Knocking on Christmas Eve” by Jan Brett. The second name drawn ' was Chelsea Fox, she received the book, “The Secret School” by Avi. •Dial- A-Story is “A Visit to Santa Claus Land.” Call 862-4441. •New books are available at the library: “Joined at the Heart: the transformation of the American family” by A 1 and Tipper Gore; “Merciful God of Prophecy” by Tun LaHaye and “Portrait of a Killer Jack the Ripper ? Case Closed” by Patricia Cornwell is ' the story of how using modem technology and forensic medicine the real 3* killer is revealed.

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