Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 128, Number 33, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 18 August 2005 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, August 18, 2005

Death Notices Robert Evans Rose August 9, 2005 SYRACUSE —r Robert Evans Rose, 86, of Syracuse, died Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 6:05 a.m. at Lakeland Rehabilitation, Milford. He is survived by daughters: Linda (Dale) Jones of Syracuse and Sharon (Phillip) Van Dam of Waynesboro, Penn.; brother, Carlisle J. Rose of Riverside, Calif.; half brother, Devon Rose of Wakarusa; half sister, Thelma Prescott of Nappanee; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. * Visitation was Friday, Aug. 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the MishlerEastlund Funeral Home, Harris Chapel, Syracuse. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Ken Robinson officiating. Burial was at the Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, with special military graveside services. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. Dan R. Miller August 11, 2005 BRISTOL Dan R. Miller, 46, of Bristol, died at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 at his residence. He is survived by his son Daniel Miller of Elkhart; ex-wife, Dee Nelson of Elkhart; brother, Dean Miller of Edwardsburg, Mich.; half brother, Dale (Darlene) Miller of Goshen; sister, Debby Miller of Elkhart; two half sisters, Angelia D. Miller of Elkhart and Amber G. Miller of Marshfield; stepmother., Helen Miller of New Paris; and Special Aunt, Katherine Ott of Goshen. Visitation was held at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Wakarusa on Sunday, Aug. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Visitation was also held one hour prior to the 1:30 p.m. funeral service on Monday, Aug. 15 at the funeral home. Burial was in

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will then receive a certificate and photo of their first flight. For those who are under 8 years of age, Wings and Wheels will have flight simulators set up, which give youths the experience of flying. "They are able to see how the controls work," Sheetz said about the simulators. The simulators that Wings .and Wheels provides actually has Nappanee in it, so while flying on the computers, they can fly over Nappanee. "They can fly from Nappanee, and actually see each other while flying too," Sheetz said.

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the Olive West Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daniel Miller Scholarship Fund. Ruth E. Miller August 11, 2005 NAPPANEE Ruth E. Miller, 98, Nappanee, died at 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 at Bremen Health Care. She is survived by her three daughters, Alice J. Gilbert of North Liberty, Carol (Edward) Pletcher of Boulder, Colo, and Janice Hedman of Nappanee; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and five great great-grandchildren. Visitation was held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at Grace United Methodist Church, Bremen. Funeral services were conducted at the church at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17 with Rev. William Garver, Grace United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the South Union Cemetery, Nappanee. Memorial contributions may be made to Self Help for Hard of Hearing, Hospice or Donor's Choice. Claris I. Critchfield August 14, 2005 SHIPSHEWANA Claris I. Critchfield, 78, of Shipshewana, formerly of Milford, died Sunday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital of Ft Wayne. She is survived by daughters: Corrine Critchfield of Plymouth and Judy Stapleton of Foraker; son, Lawrence Critchfield of Shipshewana; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation was held Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home in Milford. Funeral services were Thursday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial was in the Leesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Tracy Lutheran Church.

The list action that will take place in the air, will be when a hot air balloon, sponsored by Ferrellgas of New Paris, ascends into the sky at 5:30 p.m. Once the balloon goes up, the classic cars will then leave their post at the airport, drive through town to the high school, before doubling back and finishing at McDonald's for a Cruise In from 6 to 9 p.m. The vintage and contemporary cars will begin registering at 11 a.m., with the cars set for display from noon until they drive to the Cruise In. There will be 11 classes of vehicles, with People's Choice prizes distributed. "We had 54 cars last year, and would like to get 100 this year," Sheetz said.

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Along with classic cars, area car dealerships will also have the opportunity to bring their latest models out to the airport. With the planes and cars, $1,500 worth of prizes will be given away during a raffle, and Tony Bucci, of Extreme Entertainment, will work in the gazebo as DJ, sponsored by Hoosier Fence. There will also be one to three Memorial medical helicopters at the airport, sponsored by the Tri-County Ambulance Service. Wings and Wheels' corporate sponsors are Jenkins Automotive/NAPA and Edward Jones Investments. In case of rain, the event will be postponed until Sunday, Sept. 18.

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/ANTHONY GADSON Brian McDonald (left), great-grandson of Frank Coppes, and Margaret Mutschler Armantrout, granddaughter of Albert Muschler, unveil the Nappanee Furniture Marker.

MARKERS creation of Smokey Stover, which can still be seen on the Nappanee Fire Department's fire trucks. When asked about the process of creating his comic strips, which also includes Pig Trough, Gwin commented that there isn't any big inspiration that created his depictions. "It included a lot of me sitting around and sweating," he said. "You just have to work with it." Now retired, Gwin is a regular at the library, where he enjoys his downtime. "I used to work 50 hours a week, so I need some down tim6," he said. All of the cartoonists' work are on permanent display at the Evelyn Lehman Culp Heritage Center at the library. Yoder commented that per capita, Nappanee has produced more professional cartoonists than any other city in the country. While its cartoonists history is thick, so to is Nappanee's fur-

COUNCIL ed for the 2005 fiscal year, because it is now apparent that the money will not need to be spent during 2005. The Department of Local Government requests that unused balances from a year be appropriated so that they may be used the following year. During his report, Mayor Thompson told the council that $617,000 had been allocated for the city's downtown project. "This is federal money coming back through the state," Thompson said. "The money is

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niture making tradition. The second historic marker was placed across the street from the Coppes building to recognize the efforts of the Coppes and Mutschler brothers. As separate companies, Coppes was a maker of kitchen cabinets and sideboards, the sawmill and the flour mill, while the Mutschlers focused on tables and porcelain kitchen top tables. The two helped create, The Nappanee Dutch Kitchenette. In a 1920 study, U.S. Secretary of State Herbert Hoover estimated that the average American housewife saved 75 percent of her time and energy using the kitchenette. Through their history, kitchens for President John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra were created by the Nappaneebased industries. In 1969, the companies were sold to corporations, taking ownership out of Nappanee.

earmarked for beautification purposes." City Attorney Brian Hoffer suggested that the council should take some sort of action, acknowledging that the Board of Public Works and Safety has approved an action to purchase land at the airport. Hoffer informed the council that the deal for the 3.5 acres just north of the airport is set to be closed on Monday for $60,000.