Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 128, Number 17, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 April 2005 — Page 3

100th Birthday Yocum Cletys Yocum celebrated her 100th birthday on April 21 at LuArtn Nursing Home. Yocum was born in Marshall County on April 21,1905, and she is the last living of 11 children of Perry and Cora Snyder. She has two children, Joseph Yocum and Mildred Sullivan, both of Bremen. She has seven grandchildren, 14 great-grand-children and two great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, John Yocum, passed away in 1971. She has lived in the LaPaz and Bremen area all her life, before moving to LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee, in November 2003. There; she participates in all of the Activities and has made many new friends. Church Brief

Union Center Jim Worthing, a Nashville recording artist, is coming to the Union Center Church of the Brethren on Sunday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at the corner of CR 50 and CRII northeast of Nappanee. Worthing will be bringing an evening of gospel music and testimony to the church. Worthing is a native of

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As part of the project, maple trees will also be planted along Main Street, which brought with it some questions. Some merchants were concerned with having their businesses hidden behind the trees, but McCrory tried to ease those concerns. ' "All the trees are hearty and urban, so they will be able to take on reflective heat, salt and will be limbed up so signage to store fronts are still visible," he said. The trees will be placed in large planters, and will be joined in the planters by small shrubs or flowers. The planters will be surrounded by a knee-high cast iron fence, and will have water lines running into them. The. water lines will be metered, and questions were raised about who will be paying for the water, the Business Improvement District or the city. A BID is a publicly sanctioned, yet privately directed, group that has its assessments placed into a fund which is then used to help keep the district clean, safe and attractive. Along with the metered water, Mayor Larry Thompson also had another concern with the trees who will be cleaning up the leaves.

WORKS

"By the time we set a foundation and take the doors off and then put them back on again, we’d probably be better off going-to Borkholder's and buying a pole building," board member Phil Jenkins commented. Even though it declined the offer, the board was appreciative of it. "It's a great gesture on their part, but it's just not cost effective," board member Tom

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Altoona, Penn, and now makes his home in Grenada, Miss., while keeping his organizational connection to Nashville, Tenn. He is in his 25th year of professional singing. He has appeared in 48 states, Canada, the Bahamas and Switzerland. He has sung with two national award-winning groups, ReCreation and was lead singer with the Cumberland Boys Quartet. He has been host for

Thompson said he has received many phone calls concerning the two current trees downtown. The phone calls concern the fallen leaves, but it was mentioned that perhaps the street department could pick up the leaves. No matter what happens, Nappanee BID member Russell Miller commented that the city and district will have to work together. "To say that we were going to handle all the snow removal by ourselves would be dumb," Miller said. "We are going to have to work together on this." Along with the trees, another big change for the downtown will be uniformity of the benches, signs and stop light posts which will all be painted black, "The black is more of vintage or historical," McCrory said. Because of InDOT regulations, the city's stop lights will remain, but will be painted black. The posts with the directional signs to U.S. 6 and S.R. 19 will also remain as will all other needed signs, such as speed limit, but other informational signs will be incorporated into the black decor. "The information signs will go into a system to match," McCrory said. "The InDOT regulated signs will remain the same, but we may paint the back side of the speed limit signs black. We are able to do that, so

Lehman said. In other business: • The Memorial Day Parade route was set. The parade ■ will begin at Nappanee Elementary School, proceed down Centennial Street, turn left onto Main Street and then turn right on Lincoln Street until stopping at city hall. The parade will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30. • The board approved a motion to have Randy Yoder Construction install an ADAapproved door at the south set of doors at Central School for

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five years and featured artist for six years at the Blueberry Festival's "Gospel Concert Series" in Plymouth. A three octave range, a voice alive with dynamics of faith and experience, a clear winsome testimony and a deep-seated commitment to the Christian message make Worthing an inspiring and unforgettable concert. For more information call the church Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 773-4295.

$5,220. The board did ear mark the amount from last’year, in anticipation of the purchase. "With older folks in the community, I think its a good purchase," Thompson said. Lehman agreed with Thompson's sentiment. "With the senior center there, it's a great idea," Lehman added. • Police chief Mike Anglin announced the impending retirement of John Elliott from the force. Elliott has been with the

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Wedding

Simmons-Vance Marti L. Simmons and Nathan D. Vance were united in marriage on January 15, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. at Community Gospel Church, Bremen. Pastor David McGee performed the double ring ceremony. Jessica Yoder and Mark Clarke were'the vocalists. The maid of honor was Victoria Simmons, South Bend, sister of the bride. The bridesmaids were Jessica Yoder, Nappanee, cousin of the bride; Shannon Williams, Markleville, friend of the bride and groom and Kristi Meister, Bremen, friend of the bride. The bride's attendants were attired in strapless, floor-length, navy blue gowns. The best man was Josh Young, Hendersonville, N.C., friend of the groom. The groomsmen were Jesse Vance, Kokomo, brother of the groom; Jeremiah Williams, Markleville, friend of the bride and groom and Kevin Granger, Goshen, friend. The usher was Colby Zepik, Yorktown, friend of the groom. The ring bearer was Chaz Yoder, Nappanee, cousin of the bride. The flower girl was Taylor Kuhns, Kokomo, cousin of the groom. Approximately 150 people attended the reception held at Dal Mar Banquet Hall, Nappanee.

that when you're driving from the opposite direction, it is black instead of that silver." The street will not be touched during the project, but new crosswalks will be painted at intersections. The 2-foot and 6-foot crosswalk strips will be done with an InDOT regulated thermo-plastic tape, which is reflective to light. "They really stand out visually," McCrory said about the tape. "We want to show that cars are sharing the space with people." The crosswalk at Main and Market streets will have the tape and will also have concrete pavers. To help make pedestrians feel more secure at the crossing, bollards will also be installed. Once the project is complete, the corners at the intersection will be more rounded and will meet InDOT regulations for semi turning vehicles, but Thompson questioned who would pay for the bollards when a semi destroys one while turning. That question is one of the many that McCrory will have answered before the project begins next year, and that was the reason for the meeting. "We had a lot of good questions," Nappanee Community and Economic Development Executive Director Larry Andrews said.

department for 27 years, and his retirement date is scheduled for July 2. "I'm sure after 27 years, we'll see that he is properly thanked and all that goes with that," Thompson said. Anglin also requested that a handicap parking space be placed at a residence on East Walnut Street. The space will be used by gentleman confined to a wheelchair, and the agreement will be reviewed in six months. Anglin also mentioned that the police auction will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5.

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The couple took their wedding trip to Cancun, Mexico. They now reside in Muncie. The bride's parents are Bryan and Carol Thomas, Nappanee and John and Cindy Simmons, South Bend. The bride graduated from Bremen High School, and earned her college degree from

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Kratzer Amos and Amy Kratzer of Goshen announce the birth of a son born at 2:58 p.m. on April 7, 2005 at Goshen General. Moses Allen Kratzer weight eight pounds and was 10 1 /2 inches long. He is welcomed home by his big sister, Naomi Faye Kratzer. Maternal grandparents are Ruben and Id.ella Chupp, ot Nappanee. Paternal grandparents are Veryl and Miriam Kratzer,. of Kidron, Ohio.

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