Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 42, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 19 October 2006 — Page 2

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• Advance News • Thursday, October 19, 2006

DonnabeUe F. Unger October 9,2006 DonnabeUe F. Unger, 86, of Cambridge, Conn., formerly of Nappanee, died on Monday, Oct 9 at 1:40 a.m. at Valley View Health Center in Elkhart. She is survived by her husband: Robert D. Unger; three sons: Randall (Linda) Richmond of South Bend, Bruce (Becky) Unger of Strongsville, Ohio and Blake (Marla) Unger of Elkhart; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation took place on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Private family services have been scheduled for a later date. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. 1 ■ . - •' Melvin Daniel Schrock October 9,2006 Melvin Daniel Schrock, 71, of Wakarusa died on Monday, Oct. 9 at 2:55 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital. He is survived by his wife: Ruth Ann Schrock; three sons: David (Diana) Schrock of Wakarusa, Marion (Heather) Schrock of Wakarusa and Amell (Tammy) Schrock of Columbus, Ohio; one daughter-in-law: Joanne Schrock of Wakarusa; 13 grandchildren; one brother: Ernie (Pauline) Schrock of New Paris; one sister: Gertrude (Harvey) Miller of Brooksville, Miss, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation took place on Friday, Oct. 13 from 2 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Services tpok place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. at Nappanee Missionary Church. Burial was at Bethel Conservative Cemetery. Memorial contributions shay be made to LESEA for Missionaries to Russia. BOARD, from front date security systems cannot be prepared for everything. "The gentleman who committed that act (in Pennsylvania) was very well-known in his elementary school," Schafer commented. The subject of metal detectors also came up during the meeting. However, at this time this is not a part of their security plan. In the meantime, the board is doing what it can to ensure that Wa-Nee schools are prepared. Each school has been provided with an emergency preparedness handbook. In the future, there will be a section concerning evacuation procedures. In addition, lockdown drills may someday be as common as tornado and fire drills. While nothing is definite, the board plans to discuss the topic at further meetings. "A lot of schools have handled this in a lot of different ways," said Schafer.

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SAFETY, from front "If you can't see that driver, she can't see you," Stump explained. This was the first year that Wa-Nee bus drivers and teachers have teamed up to partidpate in the program. "In the past one person did it by herself," Mullet explained. "This year we have a new person in charge, so she wanted to get others involved." It is Ailes' desire that kids learn to be safe while riding the school bus. She hopes that programs like this one will prove effective in preventing school bus-related injuries. SAFETY TIPS The following is a list of ways kids can be safe while riding the bus as suggested by INDOT (the Indiana Department of Transportation): •Get to the bus stop at least five minutes early. •When the bus approaches, stand at least three giant steps away from the curb. •If you have to cross the street in front of a bus, walk on the sidewalk or along the side of the road at least five giant steps ahead of the bus before you cross. •Never walk behind the bus. •If you drop something near the bus, tell the bus driver. Never try to pick it up yourself. •Yellow flashing lights mean motorists should slow down and prepare to stop. Red flashing lights mean motorists must stop their cars and wait until the red lights stop flashing, the extended stop sign is withdrawn and the bus starts moving again.

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/MANDY MCFARLAND Above: Kindergartner Allen Pletcher helps Darlene Stump compare the size of a student with the size of the wheels on the school bus. Top right: Alexis Alderman prepares to safely board the school bus, just as Stump has demonstrated to the class. Right: “Safety Pup” (Shenie Mullett), with the help of her two assistants “Belle” and “Charlotte” (Kathy Yoder and Beth Hawn) teaches kindergarten students about the importance of school bus safety and how to properly follow all of the rules and guidelines for safely riding the school bus.

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business owners want to see increase. They are: customers, revenue and profit. Thalls also contributed a special handout outlining approximately 370 strategies to increase the five ways. The Chamber is planning a half-day workshop, set for Dec. 8. During this time, Thalls will return and expand upon what he discussed at last week's hour-long workshop. In sponsoring these events, the Chamber hopes to see local businesses continue to improve. "One of our goals is to provide educational opportunities for the businesses of our community and this fits right into one of our main goals," said Andrews. "We're here to help businesses grow and expand."