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

Page 2

• Advance News • Thursday, May 3, 2007

MKIInM ■ ■ bUUIIICIu April 24,2007 ELKHART Michael P. "Pete" Stanfield, 59, of Elkhart died on Tuesday, April 24 at 3 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital. He is survived by his wife: Connie Stanfield; son: Michael Stanfield of Clearwater, Fla.; daughter: Shauna Owens of Elkhart; three grandchildren; sister: Becky (Richard) Bushong of Florida; Brothers: Rick (Fay) Stanfield of Kentucky and Ray Stanfield of Arizona and stepfather: William Stutzman of Clearwater, Fla. Visitation was on Sunday, April 29 from noon to 4 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Services were Sunday at 4 p.m. Cremation followed. Memorials may be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children. Monna C. Darkwood April 24, 2007 ELKHART Monna C. Darkwood, 73, of Wakarusa, formerly of Nappanee died on Tuesday, April 24 at 9 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital. She is survived by her daughters: Tina Darkwood of Goshen, Nella (Jerry) Putnam of Mishawaka, Jeri (Carl) Dull of Goshen and Colean (Perry) McCoy of Goshen; son: Randy (Bev) Jennings of South Bend; four grandchildren, eight great-grand-children and one sister: Betty (Emmett) Cobb of Syracuse. Visitation was Thursday, April 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Services were Friday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Nostalgia Compiled by Margaret England-Neff (120 years to 50 years) and Cari McFarland (25 years to 15 years). 120 Years Ago May 5,1887 Mr. C.W. Johnson and Miss Maggie Best were married last Thursday evening at the residence of Esq. F.G. Bryson. Mrs. Johnson is a clerk in the Dietrich & Co. Dry Goods. C.W. would not be otherwise than happy with the "Best" girl in town. 100 Years Ago May 1,1907 •Attorney P.A. Early has finished school enumeration for 1907. The total this year is 628, the lowest it has been for years. •Mrs. Cora Miller Stahly will give a music recital at the auditorium Friday, May 10. 75 Years Ago May 5,1932 Ad: Nappanee Greenhouse Mother's Day May 8 specials: Black vases with sterling silver trim filled with cut flowers, sl, larger size $1.50. Small metal baskets with cut flowers are 50 cents and 75 cents. 50 Yesirs Ago May 2,1957 Nappanee Pletcher Motor bowling team took first place at the Columbia City tourney. Team members and scores are: R. Geyer 582; G. Phillips 558; G. Bigler 570; R. Miller 564 and J. Stillson 606. Herb Fervida won first place in the handicap singles with a total of 713. 25 Years Ago May 5,1982 Photo caption: Nappanee's former railroad depot was destroyed by fire last Thursday afternoon as firemen from Nappanee, Bremen, Foraker and Wakarusa were all called to the Fred Slabaugh farm. 15 Years Ago • April 29,1992 The Wa-Nee Community School board met in regular session Monday evening, April 27 to delegate funds for several projects, including the renovation of the Wakarusa and Nappanee Middle Schools. Advance News Subscriptions s2l per year Call —773-3127

World’s Famous

JOHN’S BUTCHER SHOP

T-BONE STEAK $6.76 LB NATURAL CASING HOT DOGS - $3.49 LB BUTTERFLY PORK CHOPS - $2.89 LB HAM SALAD $3.29 LB Discount to Churches for: Pot Lucks & Funeral Dinners & Fund-Raisers 158 N. Main Street • Nappanee, Indiana 773-4632 ■4Jpw-Monday-Friday 7:00 «jn.-5:30 p.m. k Saturday 7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A

—...S— nSJ

Community

Arbor Day

w jS§ I m r i ■1 | R ? SHIIII Wm mk ■ | 'MI'M ( ',3 f i| ■; ■ m % 1 Vj ■L-l ■ IMP PP ■ |Rg§o> JRj Iff 1 ! jHHK 4S*

PHOTO PROVIDED On April 21, Center Township of Indiana No. 111 planted two sugar maple trees at the Wakarusa Historical Museum. Participants included (left to right) Roanne Prough, Joanne Leonhard, Tom Kemble, Gerry Williams, Sue Kemble, Helen Klein, Mike Betts, Robert Taylor, Dorothy Schafer and Bernie Williams. Following the planting, the group joined the community at Wakarusa Elementary School for pancakes and sausage.

Nappanee celebrates Arbor Day

By Mandy McFarland Editor NAPPANEE Trees provide shade, prevent erosion and add beauty to the landscape. On Friday, April 27, the city of Nappanee, along with students and teachers from Nappanee Elementary School, paid tribute to trees with a special Arbor Day celebration. Members of the Nappanee tree board and other city officials gathered at the school for a special reading of a proclamation by Mayor Larry Thompson. In Thompson's absence, water/wastewater superintendent Gale Gerber read the proclamation to the students. Following the reading, the winners of the school's Arbor Day essay contest were announced. First, second and third place winners each read their essays aloud. Nappanee has been a tree city through the National Arbor Day Foundation for 13 years. To maintain this designation, a city must celebrate Arbor Day annually, must have an ordinance on file for tree standards and must have a certain number of trees per capita. "I urge all citizens to sup-

Apple Blossom queen applications available

Applications are now available for Nappanee's Miss Apple Blossom scholarship pageant, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at North Wood High School. The Pageant is for Wa-Nee area young women between

Household hazardous waste collection this weekend

The solid waste management district of Elkhart County will sponsor a household hazardous waste and tire collection on Monday, May 5 from 8 am. to 3 p.m. at

Mother’s PawSw^Gafe Serving 7 a.m.-2 p.m. \ Sunday , May 13th Special Menu For Mom! All entrees include soup and salad bar. T&e&imimrti Sc A UlmmaE vjm Highway 19 At Ihe u g H, m WAKARVSA

m WSmsMT 18 * XM RPR V .Jm Wmmtm ßr tB W *mrn - v Rl.w vl mr-W V R m m#B I R Wt ft . » IM wO MS ' L JB I JR fa Rk

City officials and tree board members (back left to right) Don Lehman, Gale Gerber, Tiffany Egendoerfer, Dr. James Zimmerman, Bill Best and Terry Elphick stand with Arbor Day essay winners (front, left to right) second-place winner Katelyn Slabaugh, 9, first-place winner Bailey Murphy, 9 and third-place winner Makayla Hauptlin, 9.

port efforts to care for our frees and woodlands and to support our city's community forestry program, and ... I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well being of present and future generations," Thompson said in his proclamation.

the ages of 16 and 21. Contestants are judged on essay and grade point average. There will not be a talent portion. The queen will receive a SI,OOO scholarship, the first

Borden Waste-Away near the comer of West Beardsley Avenue and Wildwood in Elkhart. There will be a collection in Goshen on

ABOUT ARBOR DAY National Arbor Day began in Nebraska in 1872 when J. Sterling Morton presented to the state's board of agriculture an idea for a tree-planti-ng holiday, which he called Arbor Day. Nebraska did not have many trees, and Morton felt that the state would bene-

runner-up (princess) will receive a $750 scholarship, and the second runner-up (princess) will receive a SSOO scholarship. Applications can be picked up at the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce, 302

Servingmeareaii* everSOyean t jbP Delivering to Bremen. Nappanee, New Pxis, \s)jr "Man/a & Milford V""’" m S. William si. ' Nappanee 574-773-4241 freHsflowersandgase.com

ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/MANDY MCFARLAND

fit from their decorative potential and their ability to act as wind breaks. The state welcomed the idea. Today, people throughout the country and around the world celebrate Arbor Day. Historical information taken from www.arborday.org.

W. Market St. Application deadline is June 1. For questions call Missy Fisher, pageant coordinator, at 773-5344 or the chamber at 773-7812

Saturday, May 12 at the 4-H fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 293-2269.