Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 13, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 30 March 2006 — Page 2

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1 Advance News • Thursday, March 30. 2006

Obituarv Hershel Seymour March 20,7006 NAPPANEE Hershel Seymour, 94, of Nappanee, died at 8:15 p.m. on Monday, March 20 at his home. Hershel was bom on May 9,1911 in Valparaiso to William E. and Lena E. (Green) Seymour.

He graduated from Northwestern University in business administration in 1933. On April 12, 1936 Hershel married Eleanor B. Crisman in Valparaiso. Hershel was a retired accountant for US Steel in Gary and Pittsburgh, Pa., having moved to Nappanee 11 years ago from Hunker, Pa., where he and his wife had lived for 52 years. He was an active member of the Nappanee United Methodist Church; a former member of the United Methodist Church in Valparaiso and New Stanton; a former member of Evangelical United Brethren Church in Youngwood, Pa.; was a treasurer

for 13 years of the Hempfield, Pa. Area School Building Authority; a member of Gideons International and was active with Meals on Wheels in Pennsylvania. Hershel enjoyed sharing his travels and testimony with many groups and clubs. He was an avid gardener, he loved traveling and was a former town council member in Hunker, Pa. He enjoyed, and has done, extensive family genealogy work, and recently authored two books, "A True Odyssey in 1933" and "The Tetons, The Grand Climbed." He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; daughters, Karen Seymour of Kokomo, Gail Wing of Nappanee and Lois (Clair) Rader of Aliquippa, Penn.; daughter-in-law, Elaine Seymour of Arlington, Va.; 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, John E., DeForest, Russell and Wilford Seymour; sisters, Winifred Fibush, Lois Bushey and Mildred Spindler; son, John E. Seymour; and great-grandson, Ben Shallenberger. Visitation was held on Friday, March 24 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and one hour prior to services at the Nappanee United Methodist Church. Funeral services were Saturday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bourbon. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee United Methodist Church or the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

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NIFTY meets for the first time

By Anthony Godson Editor Their first meeting was just N.I.F.T.Y. The Nappanee Improving Facades for Today and for Years to come (NIFTY) Committee met for the first time on March 23, initiating the beginning of the NIFTY Program. The BID is a collection of downtown businesses, which pay an additional SIOO tax on his or her building, while larger buildings are assessed an additional S2OO tax. The taxes are then collected and put into a BID fund, with the BID then being allowed to do whatever it wants with the money. So far, it has decided to set up the NIFTY

Death Notices Charies Raymond Lehman March 75, 2006 SYRACUSE Charles Raymond Lehman, 92, of Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, died at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by his sons, Philip H. (Patricia) Lehman of Syracuse, Robert F. (Molly) Lehman of Charleston, S.C. and Tod L. (Barbara) Lehman of Syracuse; daughter, Linda R. Lehman of Syracuse; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and special friend, Carolyn McCuen of Elkhart. Visitation was held on Tuesday, March 28 at the ThompsonLengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee from 2 to 8 p.m. Services were conducted at the Nappanee United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 29 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. David Harrold, Nappanee United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Union Center Cemetery. Welcome “Duke” Gaskill March 26, 2006 NAPPANEE Welcome "Duke" Gaskill, 77, of Nappanee, died at 10:47 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. He is survived by his wife, Verona Jean "Skip" Gaskill of Nappanee; daughters, Cathy Mullett of Warsaw and Sara (Doug) Hill of Carmel; son, Clint (Mary) Gaskill of Rocky Mount, N.C.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Lorraine (Sam) Fisher of Lakeville. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29 and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 at the ThompsonLengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31 at the North Main Street Mennonite Church with Rev. Derrick Ramer, Associate Pastor at North Main Street Mennonite Church, officiating. Burial was in the Sandridge Cemetery. Military graveside services were also conducted. 1 Memorial contributions may be made to the Riley Children's Hospital and St. Vincent Hospital.

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Program. In 2005, the BID raised $9,620.95, with the City of Nappanee matching with $10,300. The $10,300 had been an estimate, so when the BlD's sum of $9,620.95 came in, the city still decided to give the $10,300 amount. In the first year of NIFTY, the BID has decided to have $9,000 set aside to help downtown business owners improve their facades. The NIFTY Committee, which is comprised of representatives from the City, the Nappanee Historical Preservation Commission, the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce, the Nappanee Redevelopment

Commission and the BID itself, will award up to three projects this year, with Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Larry Andrews stating that there has already been some interest. "I've received several calls about it," he said about the NIFTY Program. "The questions are about small projects, but that's okay." Those interested in applying for a NIFTY Grant must first fill out an application, and if accepted, the business owner will then have 50 percent of his or her improvement fees paid, up to $3,000. At last week's meeting, the NIFTY Committee (Jane Leavitt,

Elder Haus Thursday, March 30 9 ajn.: Walking. 10 a.m.3 Chair Exercise. 1 p.m.: Euchre. Friday, March 31 9 a.m.: Walking. 10 a.m.: Exercise at Fern & Fit. 12:30 p.m.: 3 & 13. Letter to the Editor Thank You We wish to thank the Nappanee EMS, Tri-County Ambulance Service, Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Larry and Linda Thompson, Pastor Jan Brown, the Ladies of the First Church of God WCG, our neighbors, co-workers, and friends for the prayers, memorials, food and other expressions of sympathy in the loss of our Father, Grandfather and Husband. Sincerely, The Dale Fink Family AROUND, Continued from Front

Monday night play at 6. p.m. June 5. Players must be a freshman in high school or older to play. All abilities are welcome. The cost to play is $25 a person, plus one can of tennis balls. A one-time $5 fee will be required to be a sub. If you are interested in playing this year or have any questions, call Laura Barnes at 546-3065 or Mark Matejka at 546-2858 by May 1.

Chuck Grimm, Jeff Stillson, Don Lehman and Rod Stump) approved the applications to be sent out at the beginning of April. On the applications, the business owners will be asked about the improvement colors, cost, value of the building, why he or she wants to renovate and why he or she thinks the improvement will be beneficial. The applications will be mailed or hand-delivered later this week, with a deadline of May 1 to get them back to the NIFTY Committee. The applications will then be reviewed by the committee, with the chosen applications being announced at the May 4 meeting of the NIFTY Committee.

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 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.

HELP A CHILD safely HOME. Every day, abused and neglected children in our community are taken from their homes and placed into temporary foster care because their parents cannot —or will not —take care of them. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers work to help these children find safe, permanent homes where they can thrive. Each volunteer advocate is specially trained to be a powerful voice for these children’s best interests. They are ordinary people who do extraordinary things for some of our community's most vulnerable children. For more information regard-"' ing the local CASA program near you. call: Please visit our National CASA Association Web site at www.nationalcasa.org..' casa A POWBMFUI VOIOI ■ a a eNiLt’i iiair