Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 4, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 26 January 2006 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, January 26, 2006

rifirdti UnHnn _ L/Gcnn nohc6 , % Donald D. Usher January 19, 2006 PUNTA GORDA, FLA. Donald D. Disher, 69, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Charlotte Regional Hospital in Punta Gorda, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Marietta "Mattie" Disher; sons, Donald D. Disher Jr. of Orlando, Fla. and James Lee (Mary) Fisher of Port Charlotte, Fla.; daughter, Rosa Lee (Tony) Schultz of Warsaw; step daughters, Lisa (Donnie) Butler of Cherryville, N.C. and Susann (Mark) Hayes of Tallahassee, Fla.; four grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and sister, Carol (Chuck) Grimm of Nappanee. > Visitation was held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Serv ices were conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22 with Rev. Mark Riege, Camp Creek Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bourbon. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice.

ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/AW. GADSON The Nappanee Municipal Airport’s runway will increase its grade by nearly 100 percent, while also being moved 25 feet.

RUNWAY, Continued from Front "When a plane takes off, there is about a 12 1/2-foot wind funnel on each side," Thomas said. "Because of this, we're moving the runway over, to accommodate the home." By being able to accept larger aircraft, more business planes may be able to land in Nappanee, enhancing the chance of new business. "We believe this will have an economic impact," Thomas said. With a new runway being constructed, and the city acquiring more land at the location, it appears that the airport is growing. As it grows, Fervida foresees new possibilities coming to the airport. "Hopefully, these improvements may attract flight instructors," he said.

WORKS, Continued from Front

While the city waits for the crossing to be fixed, the board of works voted to close the crossing until work is completed, and Anglin and Street Superintendent Wayne Scheumann approve the work. "We want to err on the side of caution," Anglin said about closing the crossing at Madison Street. Anglin noted that he's received comments, from the Amish community, regarding the tracks, which could injury horses. He also expressed concerns about low-riding vehicles, which could get their front end over the tracks, but the back end could be stuck on the rails, leaving its rear tires off the ground. "I feel it's a definite hazard for both forms of traffic," the chief said, also noting that children may have trouble getting their bikes across. In other business: • The board elected to receive

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its newest 2006 Crown Victoria sold to it by Nappanee Ford, at a price of $21,537 with trade-in. • Street Superintendent Wayne Scheumann requested that emergency repair be down near a catch basin on the comer of Madison and Walnut Streets, where the ground is sinking. "It's sinking, and we're losing bricks," Scheumann said about the area, which is located in a historical district. • Police Chief Mike Anglin recommended that 25 feet of street located on the north side of Reed Street, be deemed a "No Parking" area. The piece of street is located just off SR 19, and when vehicles park off the street, it can result in a dangerous turn for motorists off of the state road. • Fire Chief Tom Anglin informed the board that Fire Station 2 officially opened on Jan. 19.

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BUSINESS, Continued from Front

Higley credits a higher power with lending a helping hand. "I kind of feel like we've had divine help all around," she said. "Anytime something comes up, it works itself out." An example to support Higley's claim can be found with the restaurant trying to find a grill cook. "I didn't even know my daughter was a grill cook, so she offered to help," she said. "But we needed more help with the grill. My daughter made a grocery run on morning at 7 a.m., and while she was there, she met an experienced grill cook. Whenever problems present themselves, people show up and help." While there may be someone above helping with the everyday operations of the restaurant, the majority of the work to change

The Tower is set for the aftershow Family Force 5 and Fighting Instinct, two high-energy, teen-ori-ented groups are coming The Tower Teen Club in Nappanee on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. Both bands are part of "Winter Jam 2006" - an aftershow party that tours with Toby Mac. Tickets are $8 in advance, or $lO "day-of-the-show", and are available at Borkholder Dutch Village throughout the week. The box office will open at 8:30 Friday night with the doors opening at 9 p.m. The club will be rockin' with DJ music until 10 p.m., when Fighting Instinct takes the stage. At approximately 11 p.m., the featured band - Family Force 5 will take over. Family Force 5 formed two years ago in Atlanta, redefining rock from the south. The band features three blood brothers who have chosen to build their band with two friends. Solomon Olds ("Soul Glow Activator") plays guitar, sings and generally leads the charge. Jacob Olds ("Crouton") plays drums and shares the vocals. Joshua Olds ("Phatty") plays bass, sings and doubles as Jacob's twin brother. Nathan Currin ("Nadaddy") mans the decks and plays the keys and Brad Allen ("20 Cent") plays guitar. Family Force 5 plays a set loaded with hits of the future: "Kountry Gentleman"; "Drama Queen"; "X-Girlfriend"; "Earthquake" and many more. Don't miss your chance to see...to hear...to experience the righteous crunk rock that Family Force 5 can bring to your life!

Nostalgia Compiled by Margaret'England-Neff (120 to 50 Years) and Anthony Gadson ' (25 to 15 Years) 120 Years Ago Jan. 28,1886 • A few days ago Mr. Sol Yoder and Isaiah'Flowers cut an ash tree on the Yoder farm that made. 6 saw logs and 12 feet long. The tree was good throughout and will make over 3000 feet of lumber. This was, in all probability, the largest ash tree in this locality. • Full pay for teachers in Jackson Twp. is $168.26 for a term. 100 Years Ago Jan. 24,1906 Twins were born to George Driver and wife of Bourbon. Driver is 70 years of age and his wife is 60. This brings the total of children bom to Driver up to 24 (17 by his first wife and 7 by his present wife). 75 Years Ago Jan. 29,1931 • Members of the Every Ready Class of Union Center Church pleasantly surprised Miss Glenna Blosser in honor of her birthday last Sunday at the home of her parents. • The 10th anniversary of the Nappanee Public Library will be celebrated on Thursday, Feb. sth by holding Open House at the library. The number of books has grown from a few hundred to more than 6,700.

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the space back into a restaurant took three months of good oldfashioned elbow grease. "We began fixing the space up in the beginning of October, and we worked every weekend and night," Poulson said. The restaurant still has the very large oven, which is used to bake the large apple pie for the Apple Festival, and even that needed some sprucing up. "We had my husband in there for two days," Poulson mused. "He was in there doing a lot of painting, cleaning and sanding." The only structural changes the ladies made was to put a wall between the diner and the grill area, and they also put in a new counter. "We want this to have a friendly atmosphere," Higley said, eluding to the new

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counter. "If one person comes in, instead of sitting by themselves at a table, they can sit at the counter, and not feel funny." It's mostly up to Poulson to keep the atmosphere light up front, as she uses her serving experience, while Higley makes the homemade items, including baked goods in the back. Since the restaurant opened on Jan. 3, the combination has seemed to be working, at least that's what Higley's been hearing. "So far, all we've heard is wonderful things," she said. The downtown restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch, and up to this point, the lunch traffic has helped the two meet a lot of their downtown neighbors. "About everyday we have people, coming in for carry-out or they come in, because they can just walk here," Poulson

50 Years Ago Jan. 26,1956 Half a million pounds were shipped from Nappanee Relief Center in 1955 Director Owen Price announced..49B,ooo lbs. of clothing, bedding, soap, and misc. articles were sent to 12 countries. 25 Years Ago Jan. 28,1981 Clerk-treasurer Enore Senff stepped out of her position for a few moments Monday to speak to the Board of Public Works as a private citizen. Her topic: snowmobiles. He has "had it up to here," she told the board, with snowmobiles going through her yard. She reported that she left her home for two hours last Friday and returned to find snowmobilers "playing" in her yard inside the fence. She added that the snowmobiles were also going through other yards in the neighborhood. 15 Years Ago Jan. 23,1991 In a show of support for the American men and women who are fighting in the war in the Middle East, many local businesses and citizens have been hanging yellow ribbons and flags, while others have gone a few steps further. George Gate, plant manager at NIA Company Incorporated, in Nappanee, noted, "So many of our employees have relatives or friends who are over there (in Saudi Arabia)" that they have devoted a bulletin board in the plant to signs for each relative or friend of a plant employee.

said. The ladies have been relying on the testimonies of those customers to spread the word about their establishment, that is until they feel comfortable enough to hold a grand opening. "We plan on holding a grand opening, but we want to be good at what we were doing before we announce ourselves to the world," Higley commented. Until they hold that grand opening, the ladies will continue to learn from hands-on experience. "It's been fun, an adventure and we've been getting an education," Poulson said. The restaurant is open for 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 5 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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