Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 126, Number 3, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 15 January 2003 — Page 2

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Advance News • Wednesday. January 15, 2003

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PHOTOS PROVIDED Decorating contest winners The Nappanee Neighborhood Watch held the fourth annual Christmas decorating contest Dec. 19. Winners were given trophies and gift certificates provided by the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce for the best decorated houses. FIRST PLACE Chris, Bryce and Mindy Abel, 502 S. Williams St., received a $75 gift certificate and a first place trophy (top photo). SECOND PLACE Carol and Wayne Linville, 208 N. Nappanee St„ received a SSO gift certificate and a second place trophy (bottom, left photo). THIRD PLACE Mr. and Mrs. Denny Zent, 308 N. Rosenberger, received a $25 gift certificate and a third place trophy (bottom, right photo).

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CODE OF ORDINANCES CIVIL CITY OF NAPPANEE The City of Nappanee Common Council at it's meeting on Monday, January 6, 2003 adopted Ordinance No. 1341, commonly known as the Code of Ordinances of the Civil City of Nappanee. Ordinance No. 1342 replaces in its entirety all prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances, all prior ordinances shall be deemed repealed form and after the effective date, January 6, 2003, of Ordinance No. 1342, except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 1342, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating monies, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code This Ordinance would apply within the entire corporate boundary of the City of Nappanee, as it may exist from time to time The Code of Ordinance of the Civil City of Nappanee, Title 111. Section 36, contains certain fees and penalties, as may pertain to services and violations as noted throughout the Code Any person may be subject to such fees and violations from time to time. A copy of the aforementioned Ordinance No 1342 , is on file and may be examined in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Nappanee, Indiana, Municipal Building, 300 West Lincoln Street. Nappanee, IN 46550. Kimberly A. Ingle. lAMC, CMC Clerk-Treasurer January 15, 22, 2003 ANBI9O

Court News 'waMHßwanNMMi The following cases have been handled thnxjgh the Nappanee City Court. •Nathan Greenwell, Knox, charged with failure to use seat belt, paid fine and costs of $25. •John Kritikos, Nappanee. charged with noise ordinance violation, paid fine and costs of $ 132.50. •Jennifer Miller, Wakarusa, charged with failure to use seat belt, paid fine and costs of $25. •Shawn Simons, Mishawaka, charged with speeding, paid fine and costs of $125. •Trenton Brugh, Nappanee. charged with disregarding stop sign, paid fine and costs of $87.50; also charged with’ speeding, paid fine

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and costs of sls. •Pedro Garcia, Nappanee, chatged with operating while intoxicated, paid fine and costs of $657.50. •Nathan Ingalls. Nappanee. charged with speeding, paid fine and costs of $95.50. •Emm McLeese, Nappanee, charged.with operating while intoxicated. paid fine and costs of $654.50; also charged with driving while license suspended-infraction, paid fine and costs of $ 157.50. •Brent Cook, Wakarusa. charged with speeding, paid fine and costs of SIOO. •Lavon Slabaugh. Nappanee, charged with failure to use seat belt, paid fine and costs of $25.

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Mayor CONTINUED FROM FRONT plan that was put into place when the new police station was built. We may in 2003 have our first full-time drug officer within our department. This officer will be working closely with our County Task Force and Prosecutor’s office. As we inch loser to a take-home patrol car capability, we must and will expect our officers to play a bigger role in neighborhood policing and to become role models for the youth of our community. Anything less simply will not be tolerated. Under Mike Anglin’s direction we will continue to meet these goals. Our Emergency Services, while separate in their make up and training must work together as a team at all times. For it is under the toughest situations that teamwork, when planned is our greatest asset. We will insist that we work with all other services in the area to create a mutual aid of teamwork available to us when needed. As we implement our NEMAP (Nappanee Emergency Management Action Plan), we will continue to meet the challenges 9-11 has had on us and will continue to have on all levels of Government.

Council CONTINUED FROM FRONT Special programs included attending the Amish Acres play, Joseph; shopping and lunch at University Park Mall; a cany-in dinner; caroling and decorations by the first grade classes at Nappanee Elementary and a cookie walk. OTHER MATTERS The code of ordinances was adopted on the third reading. The council also approved the clerk-treasurer to borrow and transfer funds, to invest monies and funds of the City of Nappanee and to invest monies and transfer the interest in the Sale of Utility fund. Refunding of the 1994 water bond issue was approved on the second reading. The council suspended

Festival CONTINUED FROM FRONT ous volunteers make the festival a success, and this year’s event is well into the planning stages. Kerri Yoder, Chamber of Commerce representative, is working with the Maple Syrup Festival Committee to organize the weekend of entertainment, food, antiques, crafts and hometown fun. “We still need volunteers,” she said. “We also need sponsors for the individual events, and businesses to advertise in the festival guide.” As part of the information booth, there will be “goody bags” to give festival attendees, and Kerri noted that businesses can donate giveaway items for that. A parade and 5K run will be part of the annual festival, as will the power pedal pull, and a quilt demonstration. A 3-on-3 basketball

We look forward again this year to another successful Butch Nine Scholarship Golf Outing. Our Emergency Services have raised over SIOO,OOO for this fund. May we never forget the memory of Butch Nine and the price he and his family paid for our city. May the Butch Nine Outing not only be a fundraiser but a reminder of how quick accidents, fires, and police calls, however routine they seem can turn deadly without any warning or notice. May we be reminded when the alarm sounds, no matter what the call, that our Emergency Services will protect us at all costs. Park department: our parks system will continue to be one of our greatest assets. More programming and new land uses will be exciting to see in 2003. Planning for a future soccer complex on the land (30 acres) already owned by the city and water utility, creation of a skate board park, teamwork and community vision to build a new playground for our children will just be some of our plans in the year ahead. The completion of McCormick Creek Golf Course work will compliment other improvements in and

the rules and approved the refund of the bond issue on the third reading. 2003 appointments were also approved. Becky Lehman will take John Leavitt’s place on the park board and Ann Evans will take Lynn Montgomery’s place on the Historic Preservation Commission in 2003. Department heads gave their December and yearly reports during the meeting. NEXT MEETING The council will meet Monday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., in the Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 W. Lincoln St. Esther Viles, Regional Manager for Mediacom will be attending this meeting and the public is encouraged to attend and ask any questions pertaining to cable television.

competition will also be part of the weekend's activities. The Festival Queen will be crowned on Saturday, and the winners of the talent contest will perform, as well. The antiques and crafts will be on display at the Wakarusa Elementary school, in the cafeteria and the gym, respectively. Deadline for those young people who wish to submit a video of their talents on display is Feb. 14. Complete rules for the competition are available by calling Kerri Yoder at the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce, (574) 862-4344. Businesses or individuals interested in participating in the Festival can also contact Kerri, or attend the monthly meeting of the Maple Syrup Festival Committee, which will take place on Monday, February 3, beginning at 6:30 in the Town Hall.

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around Nappanee. We have a small city park with a big heart for all ages. Senior housing: the completion of our goal to create senior housing at all income levels is closer to reality than any of us could have anticipated or hoped for. The construction of a new medical clinic should compliment others and provide future medical needs for generations to come in the Nappanee area. Tonight as I give my eighth State of the City, I am reminded of how fortunate we are. I am also thankful for the team we have assembled to lead us. I look forward, if the citizens will allow me, to four more years of conservative but at the same time progressive government. Let me say in closing, we need to choose our path wisely, because we will be on it for a long time. Today's choices determine tomorrow’s fate. These words were never truer than today, as we plan the future of our emergency services, our utilities, parks, financial planning, zoning, land use and others. Its all about where we are headed and the pathway we choose to follow. May God bless America, its citizens and especially Nappanee, Indiana. Thank you everyone.” Contest to name playground set for Jan. 20-21 NAPPANEE— The Nappanee Playground Project’s planning committee wants to invite every elementary age child in the community to submit a name for the playground. Kids are asked to be as creative as they would like, keeping in mind the design and feature components of the playground. The submitted names should reflect their idea for what is special about our community. Members of the Playground Steering Committee and Park Board will then narrow it down to the top three to five choices. The final decision will be up to the children, when the top names will be put to a school-wide vote. The winner will be announced in early February. Once the playground has a name Jeff Stillson will donate his services to design a logo. T-shirts with the name and logo will be available soon after. “Name the Playground” information will be sent home with Elementary school Children will on Jan. 20. Entries will be turned in to teachers the following day, Jan. 21. The child who submitted the winning name will receive an inscribed brick in the playground entrance, and a playground T-shirt. For questions on the Name the Playground contest talk to Mrs. Martin at Nappanee Elementary, visit the web site, or Cali Rocki Stillson at 773-2095. More information is available, along with printable brick/paver order forms, sponsorship opportunities, volunteer sign up and the latest news at the web site: http://playground.wanee.com/