Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 23, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 July 2003 — Page 2

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Advance News • Wednesday, July 2, 2003

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PHOTO PROVIDED Celebrating 25 Years Nappanee Postmaster Brian DeCraene (center) congratulates Ronda Klotz (left) and Linda Dye (right) for their 25 years of service at the Nappanee Post Office that was marked this pdst week.

Court Report

; I'he following eases have been handled through the Nappanee City Court during the week of June 19 — June 25. David Widmoyer is the judge. •Roy A. Atkins. Argos, charged with failure of using seat hell, paid total line and costs of $25. •Rebecca J. Cantrell. Nappanee. charged with speeding, paid total lines and costs of $104.50. •Jeffery L. Buck. Elkhart, charged with operating a vehicle without financial responsibility, paid total fine and costs of $282.50; also charged with driving while license suspended-infraction, paid total line and costs of $132.50; also charged with expired license plates, paid total line and costs of $5.00. •Jason R, Stutzman. Mishawaka.

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charged with failure to use seatbelt, paid total tine and charges of $25. •Leland R. Stutzman. Mishawaka, charged with failure to use seatbelt, paid total fine and charges of $25. • Ryder L. Tinkey, Nappanee, charged with speeding, paid total line and charges of $104.50. •Justin J. Weaver. Nappanee, charged with speeding, paid total fine and charge of $99.50; also charged with curfew violation, paid total line and charges of $132.50. • Jeremy R. Barts, Nappanee, charged with speeding, paid total fines and charges of $99.50. • Dionso E. Duran, Goshen, charged with operating with never having a license, paid total fines and charges of $232.50.

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Meeting Briefs

Compiled By Kylio Carter Staff Reporter BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY NAPPANEE The Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety met June 25 at 3:30 p.m. The following items were discussed: •The addition of a silencer and changing the direction of the discharge vent for the Firing Range Ventilation System was approved. This will come at a total cost of $6,230 and was done because of complaints received from neighbors who claimed they could still hear the noise. •The standard traffic control agreements with Amish Acres was approved for its Arts and Crafts Festival August 7-10. •Software maintenance agreements were approved for the city, utilities, and city court. •The police department was approved to split the SSOO cost with North Liberty for EVOC-driver training at the BOSCH facility in New Carlisle, Ind. •The proposal for fencing of the RR Depot was approved, at a cost of $9,216.41. The fencing is a requirement from the CSX Railroad, and it will be done by Polyvinyl Sales. •The proposal to seal the following blacktop parking lots was approved: the police station lot, Martin’s Hardware lot, Main and Lincoln lot, the lot behind John’s butcher shop, and the city hall lot. Restriping of the library parking lot was also approved. •It was approved that garage sale fees be waived for the weekend of the Summer Sellabration, July 10-12. •Kim Ingle gave Sam Adams authorization to prepare specs for a new loader. •Some citizens requested a street closing for a party they were having on the 4th of July. The request was denied. The next meeting of the Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety will be on Monday, July 14, at 3:30 p.m.

•Nathaniel J. Hollett, Warsaw, charged with moto bike-no helmet, paid fines and charges of $87.50. • Emily B. Carrington, Milford, charged with speeding, paid total fines and charges of $104.50. • Jose L. Garcia, Nappanee, charged with no operators license, paid fines and charges of $87.50. •Linda Gochenour, Nappanee, charged with disregarding stop sign, paid total fines and charges of $87.50. •Timothy R. Hochstetler, Nappanee, charged with possession of tobacco by minor, paid total fines and charges of $107.50. •William U. Munsell, Wakamsa, charged with curfew violation, paid total fines and charges of $132.50. •Susan L. Russell, Nappanee,

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charged with speeding, paid total fines and charges of $96.50. •Brandon M. Stutzman, Wakarusa, was charged with curfew violation, paid total fines and charges of $132.50. •Stacie L. Vandiver, Nappanee, charged with child restraint violation, paid total fines and charges of $25; also charged with failure to use seatbelt, paid total fines and charges of $25. •Kelly M. Yoder, Nappanee, charged with speeding, paid total fines and costs of $108.50. •Nathan Yoder, Nappanee, charged with speeding, paid total fines and costs of $95.50.

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Continued from front ty. It has been found that this is one of the changes that has made LC (Literacy Collaborative) successful. Reading skills have improved this past year. “It was really great timing that LC and 221 came in at the same time," said Snider. “I think it worked out great!” WOODVIEW ELEMENTARY Woodview Elementary School was last to present. Principal Alan Thompson went first and showcased three programs that were “kind of a spin-off of things we’ve done with our school improvement plan,” he said. •Title 1 Extended-Day Kindergarten: a reorganization of Title 1 funds and a focus on language development. •Camp Read-A-Lot: 38 first, second, and third grade ESL (English as a Second Language) students are participating in this ESL Summer School program that meets at the Nappanee Public Library on Thursday mornings in June and July. This is made available with funding through ESL and grant money, and is in cooperation with the Nappanee Public Library staff. The students check out books at each class, and the class content is on reading and writing. •Power Start: This is a two-week program prior to the start of the school year developed to assist students in grades 3 to 8 who need help transitioning back to school after summer break. Its focus is on retaining knowledge. This summer, Power Start was held four days in June and six days in July/August to provide additional help. Jane Leavitt, a second-grade teacher at Woodview, presented the results of a test administered to kindergartners entering Woodview. 46 percent of those tested were deficient in one of the following three areas: 1) could not write their names; 2) identified less than 15 of the 52 upper and lower case letters; 3) could not find the front, back, and title of a book. Although this was very disconcerting news, Leavitt reminded the board that this was the first time kindergartners were tested like this, and it could either be a fluke, or it could just be the class—they don’t know. Leavitt repotted that it will be interesting to compare each year from now on. There was a brief discussion held on the importance of parental instruction in the basics prior to the start of kindergarten, and the near impossibility of motivating all parents to do this. Leavitt also reported on the following: •It was decided that teaching assistants would remain at the same grade level from year to year, instead of moving with the children. Scheduling had become a great

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basketball, and maybe some girls’ games,” said Andrews. "We’re putting together a marketing package that will be available to both Nappanee and Wakarusa businesses to sponsor these games.” This Wednesday morning a kickoff was held to present these advertising possibilities to the local businesses. So North Wood Sports will be broadcast somewhere this fall, even though actual radio coverage is not possible. “We will have everything in place to do this by August,” said Andrews. So then, what becomes of RAM Radio? THE RAM RADIO BROADCAST SITE Ganger and his colleagues were so excited about broadcasting North Wood Sports that they did not let the committee’s decision to go with another broadcaster dissuade them from continuing with their business. Although many have said that RAM Radio is not going to transpire, Ganger wants to put those rumors to rest, and assure the Wa-Nee community that they will be covering both sports and academics for North Wood this fall. “We will be doing North Wood sports and academics,” Ganger

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challenge. •Teachers for each grade level met weekly from 7:45 to 8:30 during the school year, to align curriculum to state standards, for book study, and for curriculum mapping. •Title one teachers traveled daily to kindergarten providing experience in language, explanation in writing, and provided children assistance in getting meaning from print. Janet Templeton, a fifth grade teacher at Woodview, reported the following: •100 minutes of AR (Accelerated Reading) was accomplished each week. Children read leveled books, took computerized tests, and earned points on these tests when they scored 80 percent or higher. •A book room was established for grades 3-5, with books categorized according to their level of difficulty. •The “Winner’s Club” program was developed through the Boys and Girls’ Club for students who needed a little extra push. •The “Caring Citizen’s Coupons” program was largely successful. Each member of the staff (teachers, cafeteria workers—all staff) was given three coupons to distribute to kids during the week who showed extra care and concern. Five winners were drawn each following Monday for small prizes. After each school presented its own success story, Supt. Joe Sabo commented on the high level of excitement that emanated from each teacher’s report: “It is warm in here, but I think you can tell how hot the elementary school staff is in their enthusiasm,” Sabo said. “All three schools are focusing on the specific needs of their clientele.” ADDITIONAL ITEMS •Following the PL 221 reports, attendance was discussed. It was described as solid, typical, and well above state averages. There is currently a strong charge from the federal “No Child Left Behind” program and PL 221 to have very high attendance. •There will be four different professional development courses offered this summer. •The “Prime Time Waiver” motion was passed, allowing for the hiring of teaching assistants for classes that exceed the class size limit of 18 (grades K-l) or 20 (grades 2-3) students due to building/space limitations. •The student achievement of' both Matthew Metzler and the NWHS band and choir was noted. Metzler was recently awarded the Mrs. Basil S. Turner Memorial Scholarship, and the band and choir did exceptionally well at the ISSMA competition, ranking the NWHS music department as one of the top three in the state.

said. “We are very much into this thing. We have stuck our necks way out for this, and there’s no turning back.” Ganger claims that he tried to renegotiate with the committee by lowering his prices, but the committee still thought RAM Radio was too expensive. “I have no idea what more Larry and Dr. Adams want,” Ganger said. “I’ll give him anything he wants. I’m lowering my prices. The two guys that are doing this with me have been doing sports on WLRX for the past six years. I don’t know what else I can do. I’ve done everything I can!” Although Ganger and his colleagues don’t need the committee’s complete approval, it would definitely help with their business. “I don’t need their blessing,” Ganger said. "The biggest thing that would really help from the chamber is a letter of recommendation for the chamber businesses to help support our product.” It basically comes down to support from local businesses—they are probably only going to sponsor the broadcast site which is endorsed by the Nappanee and Wakarusa Area Chamber of Commerces.

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