Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 127, Number 1, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 January 2004 — Page 4
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Letter of appreciation Thank you to each and everyone who has joined in the “Christmas Jubilee" efforts to bless those less fortunate in our community. Dear Editor. Him do we c\er begin to thank the many people, churches, businesses, schools, who have made our "Christmas Jubilee" such a success! Once again, by people working together, so much mote can be accomplished. Special thanks to the U.S. Marines for donating the local 'Toys-4-Tots" boxes to Family Christian Development Center. There were 1,832 toys collected. Thanks to all businesses, churches, and schools who provided space for the boxes and were instrumental in filling the boxes. For the second year, we held "Christmas Jubilee" at the Nappanee Boys and Girts Club. Director, Maicus Johnson, was so gracious in providing the gym and the kitchen space to this big annual event. Thanks fbr your extra efforts.. .we appreciate having your organization in our community. Thanks to Tri-Kappa for providing the wrapping paper, bows, tape, and tags for free wrapping of the gifts again this year. Your volunteers once again were so friendly and helpful to those they were serving. Thank you to Susie Kocsis fbr organizing the donation of over CO gently used and cleaned coats. Thank you Kins Fabricate Center. Thank you to Anne Sauceda's fifth grade class at Wakarusa Elementary fbr baking cookies and helping distribute the toys. Thank you to Wayne Scheuman and the Park Department fbr providing, delivering, and returning tables and coat racks fbr the event. Thank you to Jack Lengacher and his bth grade Sunday School boys front Nappanee Missionary Church, who provided clean-up. Thank you to Alco fbr providing shopping carts. Thank you to Noon Kiwanis fbr providing Florida oranges fbr each child. Thank you to North Wood Middle School employees fbr the gifts. Thank you North Wood National Honor Society fbr the new books for Christmas Jubilee, and fbr the gently used books for Head Start children. Thank you to North Wood Student Council members who helped set up for the event. Thank you to REM, Travel Supreme. Odiome's Restaurant. Fairmont Homes. New Attitudes, the many businesses who held special toy and food raising events, and all of our churches who participated in so many ways. Thank you to individuals and churches who supplied new blankets, quilts, and afghans to our families. A special thank you to Monaco Coach, who has once again given so much to our community and enabled us to touch so many people. Thank you to the entire Jack and Nadine Lengacher family fbr helping provide holiday refreshments and serving them to the waiting guests. The steering committee was made up of volunteers Nikki Risser, Missy Fisher. Susie Kocsis, Shelly Lengacher. and Kristi Williams. Those in charge of distribution of the Toys-4-Tots boxes were Reid Eby, Ken Woodcox, Bruce Wells, and Larry Andrews. 439 children were served. 97 volunteers participated. If you provided special assistance and are missed on this list, please forgive us. The Wa-Nee school district is indeed the place to be at the holiday season and always! Thank you to each and everyone who has joined in the "Christmas Jubilee" efforts to bless those less fortunate in our community. We wish you a most blessed holiday. Staff and Board of Directors Family Christian Development Center
See page 5 for pictures from INs year’s Christmas Jubilee
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An encounter with Jesus
The pastor explained to us that Jesus came to this earth as a child and grew to adulthood among people of all social classes, "He wants to have a relationship with you,” he said. I've been a follower of Jesus for many yean, but the pastor scared me when he asked us to close our eyes and imagine what it would be tike if Jesus visited us at home. With my eyes shut tightly, I was rather ashamed and bewildered of what my imagination revealed. The lady beside me was thrilled to tell her vision of glory. "I cried when I saw Him!” she exclaimed. “1 knelt at his feet in worship. Then he lifted my chin to look deeply into my eyes and I knew he could see into my heart.” A little boy shared, “We were playing basketball and Jesus was in the stands. He was cheering for me - I heard Him! The score was tied when the ball was passed to me. 1 threw it from center court and scored the winning point. While my teammates carried me on their shoulders, Jesus smiled from the bleachers. I knew He performed a miracle, because I'm usually on the bench.” A businessman jumped to his feet. “Jesus asked me if He could have every area of my life. I paused for a long time, then gave him the key* to my S.U.V. Jesus smiled at me, nodding His • head. The Lord knew I was serious." I was nervous because my experience was so ridiculous. I decided a way to get out of sharing was to make a quick exit to the ladies' room. However, when I rose from my seat, the pastor mistook my intentions. “Sister Laurie," he said, "I'm so glad you're ready to share your experience with your brothers and sisters in Christ."
Making tasty holiday beverages
Delicious food and wonderful beverages are a big part of all the holidays. You pay more attention to the presentation of food, its appearance and taste than at any other time of the year. You can make lots of wonderful holiday beverages such as strawberry peppermint slush, cranberry ice, pineapple slush and eggnog. Beverages can be hot or cold; they provide lots of color and can be full of food value or high in sugar and fat. Hot cider or mulled cider is a tasty snack great for breakfast or when you've come in from the cold. Traditionally, it's made in most cook book recipes by a mixture of cinnamon, cloves and maybe allspice. The ingredients are often tied in cheese cloth or placed in a tea bail. A quick, modem version is to simply add some red hots or cinnamon candies. To one gallon, add about 1/4 cup or so. You can add the red hots to the cold gallon, return to the refrigerator, and then shake it well before you pour a cup to heat in the microwave. When you add the red hots this way they have a chance to dissolve. You can also heat the red hots and cider on the stove, in the crockpot or in the percolator. Another holiday tradition that has a couple of different names is equal amounts of cranberry juice cocktail, cider or apple juice. To this, add
Years Ago
120 YEARS AGO; DEC. 27,1883 - •Mr. Cassius Silberg, our genial baiber, is visiting at his former home in Spencerville. Rumor has it that he will return with a Mrs. Cassius Silberg. 100 YEARS AGO; DEC. 30,1903 •B.A. Myers of Millersburg, has come into possession of a process whereby he can manufacture a fuel out of muck, sawdust, sand, and several other ingredients combined at a cost of about $2.23 a ton. It is claimed that the new fuel will be more economical than coal at the same price. Mr. Myers will manufacture enough of the fuel for his own use this winter and then may organize a company to manufacture it to sell. 75 YEARS AGO; DEC. 27, 1928 • Farmers Institute will be held Jan. 3 & 4 with admision fee of 13 cents at the Auditorium for adults with children undo' 12 admitted free. •Many students are home for the holidays; Wayne Best, Evelyn Lehman, Mable Frederick A Mary Miller from N. Mancester; Esther Hoover, John Sechrist A George Pepple from 1.U.; Ellsworth Rood A Carlyle Yarian from DePauw; Harter Wright and John Coppes from Purdue, and Harrison Dossier and Ray Weygand from Chicago Academy of Arts.
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poor people on my block, even holding one of the dirty little girls. I prayed in my heart He wouldn't get head lice from the child. I knew her hair was crawling.” “Go on," said the minister with a sigh. 1 could tell by his pained expres-
sion that he wanted me to sit down. "I was hoping to stay in the background,” 1 remarked. “I'm usually pretty good at that. 1 had on my old work jeans and my hair was disheveled from shaking my rugs. It was housecleaning day. But Jesus recognized me right off, running to greet me." “Did you fall at His feet?” the woman beside me asked. “Did you ask Him to perform a miracle?” the little boy Inquired. “1 suppose you gave him the keys to your car,” the business man remarked. "Well," he reconsidered, “I suppose it isn't worth that much anymore.” "Actually, 1 ran in the opposite direction," 1 explained. “But Jesus, slim and healthy as He is, was able to outrun me. When I got to my front steps, He was waiting for me and had the whole
one-fourth cup (or more) raisins and an orange peel studded with whole cloves. You can heat the mixture and let it cool allowing the flavors to blend as well as becoming stronger. Once heated and left set for a few hours, you may remove the raisins and orange peel or leave them in. The clove flavor will become stronger the longer the studded peel
is in the glogg. Theglogg can be served cold or warm. The raisins are wonderful with your morning oatmeal, added to pancakes, muffins or just eaten as it is. If eggnog is one of the traditions at your house,
please make sure it Is safe eggnog. To make eggnog, the mixture needs to be cooked. Cook the * egg mixture in a double boiler or in the microwave ' until it reaches 160 degrees F. or until the egg mixture is thick enough that it coats a spoon. Then you can add the pasteurized milk and flavorings and refrigerate it at once. If you cook more than one batch of eggnog at a time, divide it into several shallow containers so it cools quickly. When it comes to eggs, no matter what you're making, they need to reach 160 degrees F. If you
I had thought of the possibility of lying, but realized the Lord would know the truth. 1 decided to level with my church family. “When I saw the Lord in my neighborhood, I was quite surprised," I stated. "Usually religious people are scared to come on our side of the tracks. But Jesus was real comfortable with the
50 YEARS AGO; DEC. 30,1953 •Families of 330 employees of Vitreous Steel attended their annual Christmas dinner party at the plant Sat.nlght. Each family brought a covered dish and the company furnished chicken, ham, rolls, coffee, ice cream and relishes. Each employee received a ham and Santa gave gitfts to the children and adults. Delbert Stutzman sang and accompanied himself on guitar ahd a ventriloquist and juggler from Ft. Wayne entertained. 20 YEARS AGO; DEC. 28,1983 •Fran Wegmiller was the winner of the quilt prepared to benefit the Dennis Mast Heart Fund. Over SI,OOO was raised throughout the quilt project. 10 YEARS AGO; DEC. 29,1993 •Students at North Wood High School and the surrounding area are finding more time for homework and inspiration to develop study habits, thanks to Rick Purcell, Purcell Food Services. Students who juggle school, homework, and a part-time job at McDonald's Restaurant, Nappanee, are being paid to study in the new McStudy room. The facility is fully equipped with a desk, typewriter, and other equipment, and is available to students during scheduled study times during their regular work schedule.
neighborhood with Him." "What did you do?" the minister asked. “Did you allow Him to hold you in a heavenly embrace?" “No,” I said. “Although I did affectionately punch Him on the arm when He winked at me as if to say, 'I gotcha.' Then I invited the whole
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cool,” the basketball bench warmer shared. The minister had the shocked expression in his eyes that told me in no uncertain terms that he would overlook me next time he asked congregation members to share. So I didn't take time to tell them what Jesus said to me before He left my house. But I'll never forget His words. He handed the dirty little girl in his arms over to my care and whispered, “My daughter, feed my lambs, especially those who have no means to provide for themselvfi’. And never forget: Those who give a child even a peanut butter and banana sandwich in My name are feeding Me. Well done good and faithful servant.” As I walked out of the church that Wednesday evening the adults made a wide path for me. 1 felt rather lonely and bewildered until the bench warmer gave me a ‘high five' and said, “Way to go, Grandma I”
have dessert recipes calling for raw egg or raw egg whites, be sure and use the pasteurized powdered egg whites or try the frozen commercial egg substitutes as most of those have been pasteurized. Don't fold raw beaten or unbeaten egg whiles into cooked mixtures and then not cook to 160 degrees F unless you are using one of the egg products
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from the tap, stir four or five times during a ten or 13 minute Interval to remove the air from it so you will have clear cubes. Fill a freezer tray with liquid and then add a maraschino cherry, a piece of lemon or pineapple. You can also create attractive ice rings by selecting a decorative mold or tubular ring type. Avoid vessels which are so deep as to induce top heaviness in your final product and risk its turning upside down.
group in for peanut butter and banana sandwiches.” "Why, that’s blasphemous!” the businessman exclaimed. “Honey, you just don't get it,” the pious woman stated. “That’s kinda
mentioned earlier. A way to heighten the charm of cold beverages is to spruce them up with decorative ice cubes. You can use water or fruit juice for the cubes. If using water, draw it