Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 128, Number 14, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 April 2005 — Page 2
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Advance News • Thursday, April 7, 2005
Death Notices Wjkjlaaai ira sianiey vooer February 21, 2005 LAKE WALES, FLA. Fla., died at 1:35 a m. on Monday, Feb. 21 at Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J.; son, Dennis Stanley (Debbie) Yoder, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Jill Rene (Charles) Herber, of Lafayette; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and sister, Loretta Miller, of Goshen. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service was held. A funeral service was held at the First Mennonite Church, Nappanee, on Saturday, April 2 at 10 a m. Rev. Mark Stahl, First Mepnonite Church, officiated and he was assisted by Rev. Gordon Dick. Burial was in Violet Cemetery, Goshen. Khamplne S. Chanhma March 25, 2005 ELKHART Khampine S. Chanhma, 62, of Elkhart diSd at 4:05 a.m. on Friday, March 25 at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. She is survived by her five daughters, Ratsamy Phaysom, of San Francisco, Calif., Nousa Chanhma, of Mishawaka, Sida Chanhma, of Elkhart, Boualapha Chanhma, of Elkhart, Phetsanoun Chanhma, of Vientane, Laos; son, Songkham Chanhma, of Wakarusa; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation was held at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Wakarusa, on Saturday, April 2, followed by the 3 p.m. funeral service at the funeral home. Rev. Arnold Dietz, of Baugo Church of the Brethren, officiated. The body will be cremated and inurnment will be in Olive West Cemetery at a later date. Gregory Lee Harman March 30, 2005 GOSHEN Gregory Lee Harman, 52, of 66405 Prairieview Dr., Goshen, died at 71750 County Road 33 in Syracuse on March 30, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Susie Harman of Goshen; three sons, Joshua Harman of South Bend, Derek Harman of Wilmington, N.C. and Nicholas Harman of Syracuse; two brothers, Larry Harman of Elkhart and Gail Harman of Nappanee; sister, Sonya Harman of Nappanee; parents, Richard and Lorene Harman of Nappanee; and grandchild, Jacob Harman of South Bend. Visitation was held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Warsaw, on Friday, April 1 from 2 to 8 p.m. Services were conducted on Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at the church with Rev. David Shadday officiating. Burial was in the Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the Goshen Care Center in honor of Jamie Harman. Embrace the Pace Day ! ti l
Nappanee's "Embrace the Pace" Day will be on Thursday, April 28. For the next five weeks the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for "Nappanee's Top 50 Ways to Embrace the Pace" of or community. All submissions will be entered in a drawing for five (5) SSO Nappanee Merchant Gift Certificates to be drawn at the Embrace the Pace Day Breakfast
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at Heritage House from 7:30 to 8:30 am. Examples of ideas are: Lay in grass and watch the clouds; take a long, relaxing nap; skip rocks on a stream; make paper airplanes and fly them; go play tag with a group of children. Submit your ideas to Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce, 451 N. Main St., Nappanee, 46550.
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LOGUE loss of Kelsey. Following the loss, the kids were stuck to each other like glue. The Mikels are phenomenal people. The fund paid for a full trip for one student, and it will also hejp to give a yearbook staff member a college scholarship." With the help of the Mikels, and many others, many staffers experienced the Big Apple for the first time. "It was amazing," head photographer Nate Davidhizar said. "It's a whole different culture of people there. By the end of the week, we didn't even notice all the honking cars." The staff left North Wood on March 16, and didn't return until March 20. During Iheir stay in New York City, the staffers attended seminars, but also had a little free time, which included at stop at Tom's Restaurant, made famous as the local diner in the Seinfeld series. The staff took time out from
Compiled by Margaret England-Neff <l2O - 50 Years) and Anthony Gadson (25 -15 Years). 120 Years Ago April 2,1885 • It is reported that the "Reformed Hardshell Baptist Church" in Elberton, Georgia requires that no female member shall wear any dress more costly than calico, nor head-dress except a sunbonnet. • AD FOR ENOS NEWCOMER: Cleaning and repairing watches and sewing machines is our specialty. We are a dealer for Rockford Watches (used by the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Officers). 100 Years Ago April 5,1905 • The Presbyterian Church ladies will have their annual Easter sale of tea jackets, house jackets, kimonos, aprons on Friday and Saturday before Easter in the laundry building. • Professor Charles Miller of North Manchester has been selected to succeed Professor S.W. Baer as Supt. of the Nappanee Schools. 75 Years Ago April 3,1930 Final organization of the B&O Club for Nappanee was accomplished on Tuesday evening at the high school with 15 members enrolled. This club is organized for the purpose of promoting onion growing on the mucklands. Those enrolled are: Loyal Stuckman, J.M. Stuckman, E. Playne, Victor Brumbaugh, Roswell Munsell, M.C. Miller, P. McAndrew, Ward Flowers, Harve J. Miller, James Callander, Les Rowland, Roy Robinson, and Elmer Thwaits. ••«»*<... >/ 1 *
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Church Brief
Nappanee Missionary Church will host the special musical, "Evidence of Grace," on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. at the church. Presented by the Worship Team of the church, this extraordinary two night only offering will feature the 180-voice Worship Choir and NMC musicians on solos and narration with the 25-
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Jju Bruce & Fry Benefit %n ifr -March 12,2005- Jjj On behalf of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren, we would lifej to give a heart-felt THANK YOU, to all of these businesses and individuals that helped make this benefit a big success. This list of names shows that when there is a need in the community, this community will go above and beyond their call so duty to help.
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book. "The one we are working on right now blows last year's out
50 Years Ago April 7,1955 Christian Schmucker, R. 1, was drawn for the sls cash prize of the Ist week of the Nappanee Annual Easter Event. Mrs. lone Johnson won the Boston Store $5 gift certificate. She was "very thrilled as it was the Ist time in her more than 70 years she ever won anything." 25 Years Ago April 2,1980 Services were held Tuesday for two Nappanee men who were killed early Saturday in a one-car accident on US6 three and onehalf miles east of SRls* The two were David A. Forsythe, 23, 751 E. Walnut St., Nappanee, and Steven L. Mitschelen, 24, R 4, Nappanee. According to Elkhart County Police, the accident occurred as Forsythe was driving west on US6, at approximately 1:20 a.m. Saturday. Police report that the vehicle left the road and struck several trees, before tumbling end-over-end several times, throwing Mitschelen clear of the vehicle. v 15 Years Ago April 4,1990 For the second time since 1986, circulation for the Nappanee Public Library surpassed the 10,000 mark, as reported by Linda Voder during the Wednesday, March 21 meeting. During the month of February, book circulation alone reached 9,320, which is a 24% increase over last year's figures. Overall circulation including video tapes, records, magazines, art prints, equipment, etc. totaled 11,451, a 19% jump over February of 1989. Yoder attributed the increase to 56 class visits, full registration for both Tuesday and Wednesday Story Hour sessions, and a special "Night of a Thousand Stars" program during STARS week (Students That Are Reading to Succeed). ,
piece NMC Band and Winds. If you ask someone on the street to define love, they would probably have some answers. Some might even be right. Grace, though, is more difficult to define. "Evidence of Grace" traces God's hand of mercy, the everyday, life-altering evidence of God's grace in our lives. The musical is a powerful time of
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worship, testimony, celebration and reflection. Regardless of where you are in life's journey, you will be encouraged. The "Evidence of Grace" soloists include Tonya Angle, Christy Engbrecht, Jotynn Miller and Donna Rohrer of Nappanee, Marcia Cramer of Mishawaka, Kim Herbster of Bremen, Steve Johnson of Syracuse, Jean Lantz and Chris McFarland of New Paris and Terry and Donna Martin of Wakarusa. Paul Commons of Nappanee, Sandy Korenstra of New Paris and Mark Potuck of Goshen provide the thread of narration throughout the musical. "Evidence of Grace" is under the direction of NMC Associate Pastor, Don Rohrer. For information on regular services and programs at the Nappanee Missionary Church, contact the church office at 574-773-7773, or visit the church's web site at www.nmconline.net.
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