Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 11, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 16 March 2006 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, March 16, 2006

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Elizabeth L Hoover March 5, 2006 GOSHEN Elizabeth E. Hoover, 79, of Goshen, died at 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, March 5 in Sebring, Fla. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Hoover; daughters, Donna (Ray) Hedstrom of Lagrange, Diane (Denny) Dearth of Nappanee and Beth (Tim) Gamer of Elkhart; brother, Everett (Jeannie) Whitehead of Wakarusa; four grandchildren; one greatgrandchildren. Visitation was held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 at the Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, Goshen. Services were conducted at the Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren on Friday, March 10 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Steve Mason of the Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren officiating. Burial was in the Yellow Creek Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren. Jerry Harper March 6, 2006 BREMEN Jerry Harper, 60, of Bremen, died at 6:20 a.m. on Monday, March 6 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Judy Harper of Bremen; sons, Robert Harper of Michigan City and Jonathan Harper of Bremen; daughters, Leah (Homer) Gingerich of Milford and Vickie Carr of Bremen; seven .grandchildren; sister, Frannie (Bill) Rodgers of Bremen; brother, Jim (Genie) Harper of Walkerton. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 at the ■ Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Services were conducted at the funeral home on Friday, March 10 at 10 a.m. Burial was in the Bremen Cemetery. ’ Memorial contributions may be made to the Marshall County Hospice. Carrie Louise Miller March 10, 2006 NAPPANEE Carrie Louise Miller, 50, of Nappanee, died at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, March 10 at Hospice House in South Bend. She is survived by her son, Gary Miller of Nappanee; daughter, Anna Walter of Nappanee; two grandchildren, Tiffanie and Jordan of Nappanee; four brothers, Omar Kauffman of Etna Green, Leroy (Ruth) Kauffman of Dundee, Ohio, David Ray (Sara ’Etta) Kauffman of Topeka and Frederick Allen (Barbara) Kauffman of Mishawaka; two sisters, Irene (James) Beachy of Auburn, Ky. and Mary Kathryn (Lester) Smucker of Narvon, Pa. Visitation was held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12 and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 13 at the Fairview Mennonite Church. Services were held at the church on Tuesday, March 14 at 2 p.m., with Pastor Loren Graber, Fairview Mennonite Church, officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Riley Children's Hospital.

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Wakarusa hosts Legislative Update

By Anthony Godson Editor On a perfect Saturday morning, many Wakarusa residents put their weekend activities on hold, as they opted to first listen to state representatives. State Representatives Bill Friend (R-Macy) and Jackie Walorski (R-Lakeville) were present at the Wakarusa Town Hall on Saturday morning, taking part in a Statehouse Update, which was sponsored by the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce. Among the list of topics discussed, was of course Gov. Mitch Daniels Major Moves program, which will involve leasing the Indiana Toll Road to a foreign company. "It is a long-term project that will bring in $3.85 billion to the state right up front," Friend told the crowd of approximately 20 people. If the lease of the toll road occurs, it would lease the road to Statewide Mobility Partners, a partnership between Macquarie Infrastructure Group, of Sydney, Australia, and Cintra, of Madrid, Spain. The consortium would rent the toll road for 75 years at a price of $3.85 billion up front. Friend explained that he realizes many Hoosiers are hesitant to lease the road to a foreign company, but believes it is a logical option. "In order to make (the toll road) work, and be a profitable entity for Indiana, a third party operator seems like a logical choice," he said. In leasing the road, the for-eign-based company will not be allowed to raise toll rates until 2010, although the state will be raising tolls later this year. Once 2010 arrives, the company will then be allowed to raise the tolls between 0 and 5 percent each year. It's guidelines like this, which Walorski pointed to, stating that Indiana will still have

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/A.W. GADSON State Representatives Bill Friend (left) and Jacki Walorski ponder a question presented by Elkhart County Auditor Dave Hess during Saturday morning’s Legislative Update held at the Wakarusa Town

control of the road. "The lease that Indianapolis has, is a list that is literally under their thumbs," she said. "The Indiana Department of Finance must approve everything." With the $3.85 billion, Daniels has proposed completing all of Indiana's road projects at a price of $2.8 billion. The additional money would then be allocated throughout the state, with the seven counties which work with the toll road the most, receiving 34 percent of it. "People in northern Indiana don't think that it's right that they should finance the rest of the state," Friend said about the reasoning for the northern Indiana counties receiving more money from the lease. The representatives then fielded questions from residents, stating that there is much misinformation being spread. "This thing is changing by the hour," Walorski said about toll

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A letter or phone call to nominate a business will be accepted until March 31. Please reply by sending a letter to the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce, 451 N. Main St. Suite 100, Nappanee, IN 465§Q, or telephone the Chamber of Commerce at 773-7812. CLASS OF 1944 The Nappanee High School Class of 1944 will meet for breakfast at The Country Table Restaurant on April 6 at 8:30 a.m. NEEDLE TATTING CLASS If you are interested in learning to Needle Tat, contact Jane

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road discussion. Walorski expressed her desire to have the money from the initial $3.85 billion payment put into a fund, which could not be adjusted in the future. "I want to put the money into a fund, and spend off the revenue," she said. In pushing for the project, Friend recalled a study by a think-tank, which said that per $1 billion invested into the state, 47,000 jobs are created. He also mentioned that the toll road has seen a small profit over the past few years, but there may be a reason for it. "The toll road brings in S9O to SIOO million per year, and has shown a surplus of $lO to S2O million the past couple years," he said. "But the (Indiana) Department of Transportation has postponed much needed maintenance (during that time). If they had done the maintenance, the state would be losing S4O to SSO million."

Beard at 862-1922. Several class opportunities are being offered, however, class size is limited. Call soon as these classes will fill quickly. All classes will be held at Heritage House Assisted Living, 1700 Waterfall Drive in Nappanee. SOCCER CLUB The North Wood Soccer Club will sponsor two teams, 14 & Under Boys and 14 & Under Boys for the fall 2006 season. These teams will play in the Northern Indiana Soccer League, which is a traveling league in Goshen, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Argos and Marion. Home field will be the North-

Friend also commented that he believed leasing the toll road is a better option than what had been done in the past, which has included a 3 cent gas tax. By increasing the gas tax by 3 cents, one penny goes to state highways, one penny goes to locals and the third penny goes towards bonding purposes. The two representatives also praised the new companies which have moved into the area, including a new biodiesel plant, which is set to be built in Starke County. They stated that by improving roads, they believe more businesses will move into Indiana. "If we don't bring in jobs, we'll be paying forever," Walorski said. The representative from Lakeville also stated that she knows the leasing of the. toll road may not be an immaculate plan, but it is one that will Work. "I don't think there is a perfect plan," she said.

Wood Middle School field, with games being played on Saturday mornings and evenings, as well as Sunday evenings. The regular season begins on Sept. 9, with a postseason tournament running between Oct. 21 and 22. The boys coach will be Tom Fields, while Mitch Gerig will coach the girls. In order to play, the following guidelines must be followed: Be 14 years or younger on Aug. 1; pay registration fee of SSO; provide passport size photo; provide copy of birth certificate; provide own shoes and shin guards; and complete a registration form no later than July 1. To receive a registration form, call 773-4626.

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