Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 3, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 18 January 2007 — Page 2

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Vera V. Hummel Jan. 9,2007 BREMEN Vera V. Hummel, 94, of Bremen, died at 12:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at home. She by daughters: Charlene F. (Tom) Guyse of Bremen and Shirley A. (Anthony) Schalliol of Wyatt; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 12 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen. Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, Bremen. Burial will be in the Bremen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Salem United Methodist Church of Bremen. Donald T. Sheiey Jan. 6, 2007 GOSHEN - Donald T. Sheiey, 47> of Goshen died on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 9:40 a.m. at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by companion Robert Garza of Goshen; one sister: Nancy (Tim) Schmucker of Etna Green; two nieces: Courtney Schmucker of Etna Green, Lindsay Schmucker of Etna Green. Visitation was Tuesday, Jan. 9 from 2 to 4 and 6 to Bp.m. at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home. Services took place on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at the funeral home. Burial was at Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor's choice. HOUSER, from front ■""'■■■ tation to perform in the annual Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. Houser attributes much of this success to hard work and dedication on the part of his students. "The kids have done a great job," he said. While Houser looks forward to this new opportunity, he admits that it will be difficult to leave North Wood behind. "Right now it's very bittersweet," he said. "I love it here." More than anything, Houser said, he will miss the people at North Wood. "Especially my students," he said. "They are just the heart and soul of most of my life." Houser plans to finish out the school year with NorthW'ood before heading to Chicago. He will accompany the Red Regiment to Washington, D.C! this spring to perform in the annual Memorial Day parade. Aside from all of this, another major change is taking place in Houser's life. "I'm getting married this summer," he announced. For more information about the North Wood band program, as well as a list of awards and accolades earned, visit the North Wood band Web site at www.northwoodbands.com. PROJECT, from font "I think it's going to be really nice," he said. Scheumann expressed appreciation for the business owners whose businesses were located along the construction site, and for the cooperation that they and the construction workers showed throughout the process. "It went as well as anybody could expect," he said. The idea originated with the Redevelopment Committee.

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Downie. The heating units had to be replaced as well, and all of the floors were completely redone. "The biggest reason I did this is because customer satisfaction is important to me," said Downie. New equipment was added to the garage area, including two new 10,000 pound lifts and a 15,000 pound lift for working on cars, a new power garage door opener and other essential equipment. Downie also kept on two former Ford employees. "(Rex Dumph) is the best Ford technician around," said Downie. "1 kept their best tech to be able to provide a Ford tech for the community." Downie's desire is customer satisfaction. "(We have) the big city deal with the small town feel," he said. Customers have expressed their satisfaction with the new location and with the service. "I love them," said customer Linda Hixon of Mishawaka. "It's worth the drive here." Hixon and her husband, Bill, both purchased PT Cruisers from Downie. "There were three roses on the dashboard (of my car)

TIF consolisation will not harm

By Mandy McFarland Editor NAPPANEE Citizen concern has risen over the upcoming consolidation of Nappanee's three tax incremental finance (TIF) districts into one large district. Nappanee residents Bob Heckathorn and Bonnie Hochstetler became concerned when they received letters explaining that the new TIF district would overlap their properties. Their apprehension was that this would negatively affect their property taxes. However, the council assured them that this would not be the case.

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because it was my birthday," said Linda. First-time customers Stephen and Nancy Kreig of Beaver Dam Heights, near Akron, also expressed satisfaction with Downie. "They're very competitive," said Nancy. "We got the best deal of four dealerships." The Downie dealership held a grand opening celebration on Friday, Jan. 5 and Saturday, Jan. 6. They opened

According to members of the board, consolidation of the TIF districts will pertain only to businesses and industries included within the district and will have no effect on residential property located within the limits of the district. "It will have nothing to do with the residents, except that they may see some of the improvements to their sidewalks, their water, et. Cetera," said Larry Andrews. The purpose of a TIF district is to generate revenue based on increasing assessed' value of property within that district. Assessed value increases as new businesses

their doors on Tuesday, Dec. 26 after nearly a month's worth of renovations. "There was somebody here almost 20 hours a day for 23 days to be able to open the day after Christmas," said Downie. Downie has been in the car business since 1982, when he worked for a used car dealer. A Mchiana native, Downie graduated from high school and joined the Military in

and industries go up. This, in turn, causes more tax revenue to be generated, which can be used to make improvements within that district, such as road work and sewer repairs. Revenue generated by a TIF : district can only be used within that district. For example, tax revenue from the senior housing district cannot be used to fix the downtown streets. However, it can be used for improvements within the senior housing district. Likewise, revenue from the downtown area can only be used for improvements within the downtown area. In addition, TIF districts apply only to industrial and

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1976, moving to Virginia before returning to Northern Indiana, where he earned his degrees in marketing and management from lUSB. He has two adult children and two grandchildren, Gavin Robert Downie, 4 and Ethan Robert Downie, 1. To learn more about Downie Chrysler Jeep Dodge, call 773-7878 or visit the Web site at www.downieauto.com.

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commercial areas, not to residential areas. This means that property taxes paid by residents living within the boundaries of the TIF district do not go to that district. Concern also arose over whether or not the location of the new TIF district will allow the city to move in and take over private property for commercial or industrial use. Andrews assures residents that, while any city has the option to declare imminent domain, the expansion of the TIF districts will not affect this, nor does the City of Nappanee have any interest in doing so.