Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 127, Number 41, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 October 2004 — Page 6

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PHOTO PROVIDED Front Row left to right: Don Smith (Meadows Mobile Home Sales), Daryl Abbott (CAPS), Linda Lyon (Elkhart General ospltal), Jo Geleske (Wakarusa Public Library). Middle Row left to right: Beth Myers (Wa-Nee Community Schools), Joan ndrews (Family Christian Development Center), Linda Yoder (Nappanee Public Library), Candy Yoder (CAPS). Back Row rft to right: John Leavitt (Elkhart County Community Foundation), Harold Yoder (Wakarusa Ministerial Association), Julie aulen (CAPS). Committee members missing from the picture are: Rev Norm Reimer (Nappanee Ministerial Association), tdrllyn Lehman (Goshen General Hospital), Usa Walenceous (Learning Generation Initiative)

families First created in Wa-Nee

NAPPANEE Young families are the focus of a tartnership that is bringing together many Elkhart County irganizations in a new way. Families First is a team effort in which county, city nd community agencies are joining together with public nd private organizations such as hospitals and businesss to help the families in Elkhart County become healthy, lappy and self-sufficient. Partner organizations plan to include home visitation, larenting workshops, newsletters, library resource ceners and a variety of other programs to help ensure that very child in Elkhart County is bom healthy and enters chool ready to learn. Goals of the local initiative are to enhance family unctioning, promote healthy child growth and deveiopnent and promote positive parent-child relationships. The first of the Families First programs in Elkhart bounty are underway in Nappanee and Wakarusa areas vith the help of the following partner organizations: ; amily Christian Development Center, CAPS and Family iervices. Elkhart General Hospital, Goshen General -lospital. Learning Generation of Elkhart and LaGrange bounties, Meadows Mobile Home Sales, Nappanee Ministerial Association, Nappanee Public Library, Vakarusa Ministerial Association, Wakarusa Public library and the Wa-Nee School Corporation.

Uterschool Special An Afterschool Special will be leld on Oct. 12 at 3:30 p.m. The heme for this program will be Tales from around the World: the Jnited States.” This event is for stulents in grades K - 5. The craft will >e a bear-claw necklace. Registraion is required. internet ferSeniers* - An Internet for Seniors Class will * held on Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. This ;lass is designed for those adults age

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Wakarusa Library News

65 years or older who want to learn to use the Internet or understand it better. Registration is required. Dial A Story Dial A Story beginning Friday will be “The Country Cat.” This is the tale of why cats chase mice. Hear this tale at 862-4441. Book Memorial nu\M “Temporary Sanity”* by Rose Connors is given in memory of Zuleka Anderson by her daughter

Elkhart and Goshen hospitals are each offering Childbirth Preparation classes at the Nappanee Public Library this fall. And a workshop called Praise, Encouragement and Self-Esteem will be conducted at the Nappanee Library in November. So far. plans after the first of the year include hosting quarterly Child Development programs called Ages and Stages. In addition, every six months, parents will be invited to “Ask A Doctor” sessions. Also twice a year, a 3-part series called “My Kids are Driving Me Crazy!” will focus on discipline issues and using logical consequences to motivate good behavior. Most classes will be offered at no cost. Meals and childcare are available free for all classes and workshops. “What is unique about Families First is that we are pulling together organizations with similar missions, andby pooling or sometimes redirecting our resources, we are able to put into action now programs that will begin to impact our community right away,” said Nappanee Library Director Linda Yoder. More program partners and volunteers are needed and will be recruited soon. For more information about either the Nappanee and Wakarusa programs or similar initiatives throughout Elkhart County, contact the Nappanee Public Library at (574) 773-7919 or CAPS at (574) 2952277.

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Community

United Way kicks off fall campaign

WA-NEE The United Way of Elkhart County recently kicked off its annual fund raising drive, and many of the funds collected directly benefit those within the Wa-Nee community. In 1993, 2,338 members of the Wa-Nee community were benefited due to United Way donations. The following local organizations received funds from the - United Way: ADEC Works with people with unique challenges to help them meet their goals and dreams. American Red Cross Provides relief to victims of disaster and prepares for emergencies. Big Brothers Big SistersMentors children with adults that serve as friends and role models. Nappanee Boys & Girls Club Inspires young people to realize their full potential as responsible citizens. Boy Scouts, LaSalle Council Prepares young people to make ethical choices over their lifetime. Camp Fire Council Builds caring, confident youth through after-school and summer programs. Child Abuse Prevention Services Coordinates services to prevent child abuse and treat victims. Center for Community Justice Promotes and operates communitybased services for victims and offenders. Council on Aging Helps older adults to enjoy life in the comfort of their own home. Cystic Fibrosis Council Promotes awareness and provides support to families affected by Cystic Fibrosis Elkhart Child Development Center Provides quality childcare for low-income families. Elkhart General Hospice Cares for people and families in the last phases of incurable diseases Family Services Strengthens

families by overcoming social barriers and overwhelming stress. Girl Scouts, Indiana Lakeland Develops self-esteem and confidence in girls to enhance their leadership potential. Heart City Health Center Providing primary medical care for low-income clients. LaCasa Creates opportunities for economic, personal and neighborhood improvement. Legal Aid Services Serves indigents in securing their legal rights and accessing the court system Mental Health Association Promotes optimal mental health for all citizens. Salvation Army, Elkhart, & Goshen Helps people meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. United Cancer Services Gives needed assistance to cancer patients and their families. United Labor Agency Provides needs and services for industrial and service workers. Walnut Hill Early Child Center Supplies activities and care to pre-school children at affordable rates. YMCA Puts Christian principles into practice in programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for youth and families. The United Way also provides funds to Nappanee’s Elder Haus, Open Door and Family Christian Development Center. The FCDC recently applied to become a member agency of the YMCA. This year’s fundraising goal for Elkhart County is $2.9 million, and every dollar counts. Those interested in donating individual, or business, funds to the United Way should contact Division Chair Linda Yoder at the Nappanee Public Library at 773-7919.

Clugston awarded achievement medal

SAN ANTONIO, Texas Matthew A. Clugston was recently promoted to First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal for outstanding achievement as Health Facilities Division Engineering Officer, Facilities Management and Engineering Branch, Air Force Medical Support Agency, Office of the Surgeon General, Brooks CityBase, Texas. Lt. Clugston’s outstanding professional skill, knowledge, and leadership aided immeasurably in the extremely successful, time-critical award of thirteen million dollars in medical facility repair contracts. As one of the Suigeon General’s leading experts on health care facilities engineering, Lt. Clugston was highly instrumental in the development and coordination of over 38 essential repair projects that will greatly improve the safety and operation of Air Force medical facilities around the globe. His calm and decisive leadership in the midst of a chaotic end-of-year spending environment achieved an unparalleled expenditure of project funds. His relentless efforts with medical groups, major command, and contracting agents targeted costeffective resolutions of the most critical infrastructure deficiencies. The distinctive accomplishments of Lt. Clugston reflect credit upon himself and the United States Air Force. Lt. Clugston was also selected to participate in a five-nation European tour July 3-18 as a member of the United States Combined Services Men’s Rugby Team. Clugston has played rugby for eight years and has been selected to the All-Air Force team twice. This was his first tour with the Combined

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m> Harvest Days Fall Harvest Days continue Saturdays and Sundays through Halloween at Amish Acres. Bring the family and enjoy special craft demonstrations of the old belt driven cider mill, a copper kettle filled with boiling apple butter, marshmallow roasting, free pumpkins for the kids with hay wagon ride ticket and autumn lessons in the one room schoolhouse. Plus, don’t miss “Plain and Fancy” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” in the Round Bam Theatre. All the activities are at Historic Amish Acres, US 6, Nappanee, Ind. For information, call 800-800-4942 or www.amishacres.com. “Unsinkable Molly Brown” Now playing at Amish Acres through Oct. 31, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are S3O with child tickets (age 4 -17) at $6. Order tickets at (800) 800-4942 ext. 2, or www.amishacres.com. The musical is a rousing tale of a real-life, self-made American, Molly Brown, who overcame the odds and achieved the approval she desperately sought from the beautiful people of Denver. Based on the due story of a woman who was bom in the backwoods near Hannibal, Miss., the musical follows her life from impoverished beginning to marriage to a lucky prospector who strikes it rich in the gold-rush.

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First Lieutenant Matthew A. Clugston

Services Team. The tour started and ended in Germany and included stops in The Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and France. The trip marked the 10th biannual tour in the history of the Combined Services program. The Combined Services Team consists of players from all five branches of the service who have been invited to play based on their and have shown commitment to becoming the best rugby players in the U.S. military. The honor of representing the military services in competition against some of the best rugby players in the world is not easily obtained, and the privilege of participation in these competitive events reflects greatly upon the invited personnel and their commands. Lt. Clugston is the son of Conrad and Mary Lou Clugston of Nappanee. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo, in 2002. He is currently stationed in San Antonio, Texas.

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