Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 23, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 January 2003 — Page 3

NPL offers new family storytime

NAPPANEE Family storytimes are the latest addition to a full schedule of activities occuring at the Nappanee Public Library. Puppet shows based on classic stories will give children ages 2-8 and their caregivers a chance to interact together during the first series of programs. Family storytimes will be held on Thursday evenings. Jan. 9-23 from 6:30-7 p.m. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Chldren will venture into the past as they leam about dinosaurs

Discover an invisible world at Woodlawn

ELKHART Ever wonder what the eye of an insect or what your hair really looks like up close? How about an animal life in a drop of pond water? If so, then sign up for Woodlawn Nature Center's exciting Introduction to Microscopes learning series and find out for yourself. There are ten lessons held twice a week to introduce people to a world normally invisible to the naked eye. At the end of the series, there will be more opportunities for fur-

2003 officers elected for senior law enforcement

GOSHEN The monthly meeting of Elkhart County Salt/Triad Council (Seniors & Law Enforcement Together) met at Goshen Wednesday, Dec. 11. Captain Tom Cutler presided and the secretary and treasurer's reports were approved as presented. Joan Shetler with the the Council on Aging was present at the meeting. Virginia Volz and Lt. Brad Rogers, Sheriff Department, reported on their attendance at the Indiana State meeting of Salt/Triad Councils held Nov. 14 at the Indianapolis State Museum. Bob Thomason was also a delegate at this meeting. Norm Bingham, fund raising chairman, presented a check from proceeds of baseball/football bus trips he organized during 2002 Triad receives a benefit from Bingham's work with these trips. Bingham reported upcoming games in 2003 will be Cubs versus Yankees in June of 2003 in Chicago. If interested contact Bingham at 875-1181. Election of officers for the year 2003 was conducted. Kathy Frey, director of Hospice of Elkhart County and Captain Tom Cutler of the Elkhart Police Department, will co-chair and vice-co-chair: Lt. Brad Rogers or Elkhart County Sheriffs Department. Jackie Stiver, victim

Community education classes start this month

NAPPANEE Resolve to learn something new in the coming year, and sign up for a class through the Wa-Nee Community Education Program! Geared toward adult education, the courses cover a broad spectrum of subjects, from self defense to genealogy research. Find out how to make the most of that new digital camera you found under the tree with digital photography course or photo editing class. How about learning sign language or Spanish? Registration forms are now availble at the Nappanee Public Library for the Spring 2003 sessions

. Less is more. Large colleges and universities can be impersonal and intimidating. Students often find themselves in classes in the hundreds and taught by inexperienced graduate assistants. Some students are lucky to ever speak with their professor. At. Holy Cross College, the opposite is true. Students receive the highest level of personal attention from our dedicated, caring faculty. Classes are small and intimate After one or two years of one-on-one preparation, most students transfer to colleges and universities like Indiana, Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame and Purdue. If you're considering transferring from a large university or looking for a chance to begin at a small college, contact us at 574-239-8400 or www.hcc-nd.edu. Applications are now being accepted. You'll find that when it comes to your education, ' less is more".

The student/faculty ratio at Holy Cross College is 12:1.

thorugh stories, games, crafts, songs and more during Nappanee Public Library’s regular January storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers. Preschoolers ages 3-:5 will meet each Wednesday morning, Jan. 8-22 from 10-10:45 am. and toddlers, ages 2-3, will meet each Thursday morning, Jan. 9-23 from 10-10:30 a.m. New storytime guides for 2003 with complete schedules for all ages are now available in the children’s department. Call (574) 773-7919 to register, or visit the library ’s website at www.nappanee.lib.in.us.

ther microscopic experiments. Some will consist of creepy crawlies such as Discovering Parasites or just plain fascinating such as Discovering Plant and Animal Cells. , Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays in January at 5:30 p.m. The cost for members is $25 and non-members is S3O. Please register and prepay. For more information call the center at (574) 2640525. The program is brought in part by Genesis of Elkhart.

assistance services, secretary; Bob Thomason, Riverview Adult Day Care, treasurer and Virginia Zolz. AARP Community Coordinator, publicity chairman. Sheriff Tom Snider was recognized for his role in organizing the Elkhart County SALT/TRIAD in 1999. Tom will complete his eight years as sheriff at the end of December. His support and encouragement over the years have allowed the TRIAD organization to become one of Indiana's most active and innovative of all TRIAD organizations in the state of Indiana. Lt. Brad Rogers reported on the events leading up to an older Elkhart County couple who lost $70,000 in a Canadian phone sCam. There is a report of a phone scam to receive a $265 charge to be returned to the active no-call state program listing. This is false information. No one who has requested to be on the Attorney General's program of "no call" is ever removed from the listing. Do not allow anyone to charge you for setting up a no call service for you. The next three TRIAD meetings will be held in room 104 in the county office building in Goshen on Jan. 8, 8:30 a.m. The newly elected officers will be the leaders.

•of the Community Education program. which begins in January. Courses are offered through a partnership with Ivy Tech, the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce, Nappanee Public Library. Wa-Nee Schools. Wakarusa Public Library' and the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce. Registration can also take place at the Nappanee Library website at www.nappanee.lib.in.us. Early registration is encouraged to help meet enrolment minimums and avoid cancellations. For more information. call 574-773-7919.

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Community

Students learn tile joy of giving

► Fifth graders help with Jubilee WAKARUSA Students in Mrs. Sauceda's fifth grade class at Wakarusa Elementary School read a story about a fifth grade girl named Dwaina Brooks. In the story. Dwaina meets a homeless person and wants to find someway to help. She finally decides to fix food hoses to take to the local shelter in the Dallas. Texas area. She eventually involves her whole fifth grade classroom. Mrs. Sauceda decided to see how much her kids really knew about service opportunities in their own community and world. She asked JoAnn Andrews of the Family Christian Development Center to talk with the kids about this local organization. The kids were required to write questions that they might want to ask. What started as a half-hour talk, turned into an hour and a half of wonderful dialogue about the community and the needs that are out there. One of the questions asked by the students was, “What can WE do to help?" Mrs. Andrews gave them some ideas, but they decided to make 15 dozen cookies to take to ** I think it was fun to help other peopled -Austin Wenger Fifth Grade Volunteer the center for their Christmas Jubilee Dec. 14. The following are two short articles written by several fifth grade students sharing the experience from their point of view. By Ellie Hershberger and Katie Lengacher. On Thursday, Dec. 12. we made cookies for the Christmas Jubilee. We had several mothers come in to help us bake. We made four different kinds of cookies. The class split up into

Free movie, popcorn at public fibrary NAPPANEE Name the classic movie that had NFL fans in an uproar on Nov. 17. 1968, and you could win two tickets to the Nappanee Theatre movie of your choice. Entries will be accepted at the library up until show time of the monthly Golden Matinee at I p.m. on Thursday. Jan. 16. Enjoy free popcorn and soft drinks while watching this classicon the big screen. Each month on the third Thursday, a different movie classic will be shown at the library. For more information, phone 773-7919.

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groups to bake the different kinds of cookies. We all pitched in for the ingredients with our own money. At the end of the morning, we decorated the cutouts. We each got to decorate four cookies. "It was a lot of fun to bake these cookies," said Ellie Hershberger. "I thought it was a lot of fun and we were doing it for a good cause." said Katie Lengacher. "Fun. fun. fun,’ said Matt Carden. "It was really cool." said Spencer Brown." By Austin Wenger, Kyle Smith and Patrick Thompson The day after we baked cookies, we delivered them and some gifts to the Boys & Girls Club for the Christmas Jubilee. Then we had a tourof the gym area and helped sort presents. "I think it was fun to help other people," said Austin Wenger. After sorting toys we took a tour of the Family Christian Development Center. "It is interesting to see how many needs we can fulfill in our own community,” said Kyle Smith. So go help somebody, sometime."

Hot lunches, fellowship for seniors

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 862-4400. one day in advance! to make your reservations. Meals are served at 11:45 a.m. The Wakarusa site also schedules bingo on the first and third Mondays, following lunch, and a representative from the Wakarusa Medical Clinic comes to take bltxid pressures, free, on the second Tuesday of the month, at 11:45 a.m. Menus are subject to change without notice. Due to the diets of some persons, the food is not highlyseasoned. Meals are served Monday through Friday, to all eligible seniors (60 years of age or older). A voluntary donation of $2.50 per meal is requested (actual cost of

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PHOTOS PROVIDED Students in Mrs. Sauceda's fifth grade class at Wakarusa Elementary School help with Christmas Jubilee, as they wanted to give back to the community this holiday season. Pictured at top is Sherry Kehr, Nicole Miller and Lindsey Steffer making cookies for the jubilee. At bottom, students deliver the gifts and cookies at the Boys and Girls Club, where the jubilee took place.

each meal is $6). Anyone 60-plus years, and their spouse, even if under 60, is encouraged to attend the nutrition site of their choice. Thursday, Jan. 2 Lemon garlic chicken quarter, hash brow n potato casserole, carrot raisin salad, potato roll with margarine, fresh red grapes and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Friday, Jan. 3 Ham and beans with chopped onions on side, spinach with vinegar, eombread with margarine. red gelatin with fruit cocktail and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Monday, Jan. 6 Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes with margarine. beets, whole wheat bread with margarine, apricots and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Tuesday. Jan. 7 Pork cutlet with gravy, new potatoes, pea and cheese salad, whole wheat bread

with margarine, tapioca pudding and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Roast turkey with gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, dinner roll with margarine, pumpkin pie with whipped topping and choice of milk, tea or coffee.

ENDTIME BIBLE PROPHECY VIDEOS Starting Thursday. January 9. 2003. Revival Tabernacle, located at 451 N. Main St. in Nappanee. ill e showing Irvin Baxter’s "Understanding The I ndium.-" Prophecy videos every Thursday ' night at 7:00 p.m. These videos will be shown and discussed with - refreshments following. Has e you ever wondered why things are happening in our world thf way they are? Everyone is invited to come and find out about the U S in the Bible, the U.N. and their agenda, the NEw World Order the prophesied One World Government, and One World Religion, and so much .more COme and see how Bible Prophecy is being fulfilled right before our eyes and mans are not even aware of it! See you there!

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