Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 9, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 March 2007 — Page 6

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• Advance News • Thursday, March 1, 2007

Nappanee Elementary hosts bi-annual PTO carnival

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/MANDY MCFARLAND On Saturday, March 24, Nappanee Elementary School hosted its bi-annual PTO carnival. The carnival takes place every other year, alternating with the PTO spaghetti dinner. Activities for the day included games, face painting, a cake walk, a raffle drawing, arts and crafts and refreshments and, 'for the girls, hair makeovers. Kids earned points at the various games then traded those points for prizes donated by local businesses. Top left: Spark Lee the Clown (right) gives Katie Russell, 9,

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LEGISLATIVE MEETING The Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a legislative meeting on Saturday, March 3 at 8:30 a.m. at the Wakarusa Town Hall. 12 AND UNDER BASEBALL Anyone age 11 or 12 who attends or lives in the Wa-Nee school district is eligible to try out for the Nappanee 12 and under baseball team. No player can turn 13 before May 1. Tryouts will be at North Wood High School activities center on Saturday, March 3 from rvoon to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11 from 1 to 2:3Q p.m. and Saturday, March&7 from noon to 1:30 p.m. For questions, contact Matt Cox at 7737074 or Todd Cleveland at 773-7887. J. JAY BROOK 'J. Jay Brook, a top class international vocal entertainer, will be performing live at Miller's Senior Living Community in Wakarusa on Monday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. Call Karen Carden at 862-1918 for more information. SOFTBALL MEETING The Nappanee Park Department will hold an organizational meeting for men's softball on Tuesday, Mar£h 6 at 7 p.m. at the West Park pavilion, North Nappanee Street. For questions, call 773-2112. EUCHRE TOURNAMENT Heritage House is hosting a community Euchre tournament on the second Friday of each month. The next tournament is Friday March 9 at 6:30 p.m. There is no entry fee. Call now to reserve your seat, 773 3592. Congratulations to February's champions Jeff Miller and Jim Fisher. MEDICAL EMERGENCY SEMINAR There will be a medical emergency seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, March 12 at Christo's Banquet Center in Plymouth. Patrons will have the chance to become certified in adult CPR and first aid basics and will learn about bloodbome pathogens. Pre-payment is required. Reservations may be made by contacting Denise Wilkie at Bremen Castings, 546-2411, ext. 224 or [email protected]. Registration deadline is March 1. SOUP AND SALAD BAR The Women's Fellowship of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren will host its annual soup and salad bar on Thursday, March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 and are available at the door. Nappanee Church of the Brethren is located at 310 Mack Drive behind Chiphone Credit Union. NAPPANEE CHAMBER DINNER The Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner on Saturday, March 10 at Amish Acres, 1600 West Market STreet. There will be a silent auction at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special guest speaker will be Staci Lugar Brettin of the Small Business Development Center in South Bend. RSVP to the Chamber by Friday, March 2 at 773-7812. UTTUE LEAGUE CUNIC The North Wood High School baseball staff will conduct a preseason baseball clinic on Saturday, March 17 for all boys in the

a design on her face. Spark Lee is a leader in the 4-H clown'"center left: Josiah Eggers, 9, carefully lines up a shot at the Center: Sidney Martin, 3, reaches for a plastic duck, hoping t 0 Right: Wendy Myers of L and M Hair prepares to give Pricilla Diaz, 6, a rock star makeover. Bottom: (Clockwise from upper left) Diane Borders, Siena Eggers, 6, Josue Diaz, 8 and Alex Diaz take a time out to paint colorful sun catchers in the art room.

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Wa-Nee school system in third through sixth grades. The third and fourth grade session will be from 9 to 10 a.m. and the fifth and sixth grade session will be from 10 to 11 a.m. There will be a pitching only session from 2 to 3 p.m. for all age groups. Cost is sls per player or $25 for both clinics and $35 maximum per family. Those who pre-register before March 7 will receive a free T-shirt. Call the North Wood High School athletic office at 773-4127 or Coach Davis at 8629030 for more information. EDUCATIONAL DAYS The Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce and the Wakarusa Historical Society will be hosting their annual Maple Syrup Educational Days March 20 to 23. There will be tours of the Wakarusa Historical Museum and a working maple sugar camp. Contact the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce at 862-4344, for more information. MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL •Street closings: Wakarusa businesses are reminded to mark their calendars for April 20 and 21, as downtown streets will be closed for the Maple Syrup Festival. One-way traffic will be designated downtown during the festival. •Promotional material: The Maple Syrup Festival committee will again be handing out goodie bags to visitors to promote local vendors during the festival. Businesses interested are to contact the Chamber at 862-4344. •Awesome Assistants: The festival committee is looking for "a few good men and women" willing to join the Awesome Assistants volunteer group to help keep the festival running smoothly. Contact the Chamber, 862-4344 , for more details or to volunteer. •Festival Web site: Visit www.Wakarusamaplesyrupfestival.com for more 2007 festival information. MARTIN'S Martin's Super Markets announces the third class in its 2007 pharmacy-sponsored in-store schedule, New Treatment Options for Diabetes. Class size will be limited to 10 to 12 participants. Each session is an hour long and there is no fee. Those interested may call or visit their nearest Martin's Pharmacy and pre-register. Class dates, times, locations and pharmacy phone numbers for Elkhart County are: •Tuesday, March 13, 10 a.m., 1530 East Market Street, Nappanee, 773-7873 •Tuesday, March 13, 3 p.m., 1527 Bashor Road, Goshen, 533-5600 •Tuesday, March 20, 11:15 a.m., Brentwood Senior Living Apartments, 3600 East Bristol Street, Elkhart, 970-0004 •Tuesday, March 20, 4 p.m., 3900 East Bristol Street, Elkhart, 970-0004 •Wednesday, March 21, 1 p.m., 201 Concord Mall, Elkhart, 875-9423 CHAMBER GOLF OUTING The fourth annual Wakarusa and Nappanee Golf Outing will be at McCormick Creek Golf Course in Nappanee on Tuesday, June 26. - Tee toes are at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. For mote information, contact the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce at 7737812 or the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce at 862-4344 or visit chamber dwakarusachamber.com.