Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 2, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 11 January 2007 — Page 4

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• Advance News • Thursday, January 11, 2007

Copt Reports - -»i Dec. 20 •Kristen D. Cumberland, 24, Nappanee, speeding, $128.50 •Bonnie S. Hickey, 24, Nappanee, operating without financial responsibility, $334.50; child restraint (under 4), $25 Dec. 21 •Bruce D. Earl, 54, Nappanee, dog running at large, $134.50 Dec. 22 •Steven J. Slabaugh, 18, Nappanee, learner's permit violation, $114.50 Dec. 26 •Mary J. Barghahn, 63, Npapanee, operating while intoxicated ,$559.50 •Juliano A. Cooper, 29, Muncie, check deception, $157 Dec. 27 •Samuel A. Miller, 18, Elkhart, speeding, $125.50 •Jason Slabaugh, 25, Nappanee, expired license plate, $114.50; seat belt violation (driver), $25 Jan. 1 •Michael E. Dodson, Jr., 20, Nappanee, possession of marijuana, $406.50 •Tonya M. Eckert, 39, Nappanee, fake/fraudulent registration, $5221.50; expired license plate, $139.50 .ppfnflW Thursday, Jan. 11 9 a.m.: Walking 10 a.m.: Chair exercises 1 p.m.: Euchre _ Friday, Jan. 12 9 a.m.: Walking; Volunteer Day: Crochet hats for the Boys & Girls Club 12:30: 3 & 13 game Monday, Jan. 15 9 a.m.: Walking Quilting all day, bring a sack lunch 1 p.m.: Pinochle Tuesday, Jan. 16 9 a.m.: Walking 10 a.m.: Chair exercises 1 p.m.: Euchre Wednesday, Jan. 17 Domino Day 10:30 a.m.: Please bring a can of vegetables for a lunch of hobo soup. Make reservations.

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Dime Store history dates back 100 years

Staff Report The year 2007 marks the 100th year of operation of the Wakarusa Dime Store. In 1907, an itinerant peddler named Moses Wolfberg loaded a hayrack with merchandise that had been for sale in the parlor of his Goshen home and delivered it to a storefront in downtown Wakarusa. For several years before this Wolfberg had sold a variety of merchandise throughout the countryside, first by at pack on his back, thervlater, off a custommade wagon he had designed. Wolfberg had come to this country from Russia via Germany. A hard worker and devout Jew, Mosey, as he was known around town, developed a thriving busttess along with his son Louis^ Things went well for wk. Wolfberg and Son, as the store was known, for many years. With the advent ot-Hfe Depression things changed at Wolfbergs, as it did for many an enterprise. The situation was so precarious that a going out of business sale was begun to liquidate the store. The sale was so successful that enough capital was raised to continue the business. Things weht well and the store prospered. In December of 1939 after a few years of failing health, Mosey was taken to a Gary hospital by his son-in-law, Dr.

Libraries Nappanee GUESS THE GOLDEN MATINEE Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert star in this 1934 screwball comedy, which won five Academy Awards. Guess the feature title and you could win two free passes to the Nappanee Theater movie of your choice. Entries will be accepted up until show time at 1 p.m. on Jan. 18. Enjoy free popcorn and soft drinks while watching this classic on the big screen. Each month on the third Thursday, a different movie classic will be shown at the library. For more information, call 773-7919 or go to www.nappanee.lib.in.us. AMERICAN GIRLS CLUB Make some wintertime magic with Kirsten as you create your own glass snow baby at the next meeting of the American Girls Club at the Nappanee Public Library. Girls in T 1 through second grade meet on Monday, Jan. 22 and those in third

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Phillip Rosenbloom M.D. On Dec. 28,1939, Moses Wolfberg died at age 79. He had just celebrated his 59th wedding anniversary. Soil brought from Palestine was spread atop Moses' grave. Lou Wolfberg ran the store for many years after his father's death. The company grew to three locations as Nappanee and South Bend stores were added, along with a variety of dime store outlets near the department store location in Wakarusa. Over the years the store had sold all types of merchandise: groceries, clothing, shoes, household necessities, animal pelts and yard goods, to name a few. The store even traded goods with farm wives for their butter and eggsThe Wolfbergs also developed some mail order business sending items to more than 300 customers through'out the country. Lou Wolfberg had a motto: "Although we serve thousands of customers we only serve one customer at a time." This approach served Lou well. In 1968, Louis was 77 years old. He had worked in the store from its earliest years except during his service in World War I. He decided to sell the business to his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith. Louis remained at the store for a few years and then retired to Florida. On Aug. 15, 1978, he

through fifth grades meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 7 to 8 p.m. Any girl in T 1 through fifth grade is welcome to attend. All materials will be provided. Register by Wednesday, Jan. 17 by calling 773-7919, or go to www.nappanee.lib.in.us. Wakarusa AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL An Afterschool Special will be held on Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. This will be a celebration of the Caldecott and Newberry award winning books. There will be games and crafts related to these books. DRAWING RESULTS A drawing was held for children from Dec. 18 through Dec. 22. Children checking out Newberry or Caldecott books were given a slip to register for a drawing. The winners were Ashley Maust, who received a stuffed bear and Dakota Warnken, who received a copy of The

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died at his home in Hollywood, Fla. after being ill for six weeks. The accolades were many. Lou had been a great businessman, a civic leader, an active member of his church and a humanitarian. Like the Wolfbergs, Larry Smith had grown up in the mercantile business. His father had operated a store much.like Wolfbergs in central Illinois; he also had been working at Wolfbergs for 19 years. Larry was a Notre Dame graduate and had met and married Lou's daughter Eleanor while in South Bend. The Smith era saw the stores continue on, the variety store was enlarged and the department store continued to sell clothing and many of the same type items it always had. Larry Smith died unexpectedly in 1979 and soon after Eleanor's son-in-law Michael Dallek purchased the business and ran it until it closed in July of 1983. The world had changed, the big mart stores had arrived. Shoppers by that time traveled anywhere for anything and just because you were close by didn't seem to matter much. Max Evans of Milford took over the buildings and opened Evans Department store and Evans Variety store. This was to be short-lived. All was not lost however. Dr. Robert Abel M.D. purchased and renovated the buildings. It was his desire to keep Wakarusa's downtown

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active. The remodeled variety store reopened in the spring of 1985 as the Wakarusa Dime Store, using modem merchandising techniques but keeping the flavor of the Wolfberg heritage. Tom and Nancy Roeder, along with Fred and Linda Meyers, re-established a variety store presence in downtown Wakarusa. This group operated the store until 1995 when Debra and Mac McNally purchased the business. Deb McNally had been a lifelong Wakarusa resident until moving to Chicago in 1980 to marry Mac. After the birth of their son Justin, the McNallys decided a small town might be a good place to raise their child and settled in Wakarusa. A few years later the dime store was offered for sale and the family bought it. The store has been under Mac and Deb's control for 12 years and it continues to flourish. The current owners love the fact that the enterprise goes back to the ownership of the Wolfbergs, "our candy cases were here when Lou was running things, there are other items that date back to that era" said Mac. "Sometimes when I'm here late at night and the store is closed and it’s very quiet I’ll hear a noise and wonder if it's Mosey or Lou or Larry just stopping by to make sure we are taking care of things the way we should. I hope they're pleased."

Polar Express DVD. IN MEMORY Tear Soup has been placed in the library in memory of Kelsey Mikel by the Rev. Ed Geleke Fairiily. Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses illustrated by Mary Engelbreit is given in memory of Betty Roeder by the Searehlight Club. DIAL A STORY Dial A Story for this week is The Lion and the Mouse. This is the story of how one good turn deserves another. Hear this tale at 862-4441. NEW BOOKS Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea by Lisa Wheeler Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins D is for Drum: a Native American Alphabet by Debbie Sholders Moses:When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford Who Do I Look Like by Mary Schulte When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke

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