Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 25 October 2007 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, October 25, 2007

Dealt) notice Ellen Jean “Hennie” Mattem Oct. 13, 2007 NAPPANEE Ellen Jean "Henny" Mattem, 82, of Nappanee died Saturday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She is survived by her husband, Richard "Jake" Mattem; daughter, Lisa (Warren) Maccaroni of Clayton; sons: Tom (Rebecca) Mattem of Huntertown and Bill (Cheryl) Mattem of Nappanee; grandchildren: Dustin Mattem, Heidi Mathews, Austin Mattern and Maria Maccaroni; sister, Esther Curtis of Syracuse and brothers: Eldon "Bud" (Kitty) Pippen of Chico, Calif, and Merrill (Billie Jean) Pippen of Nappanee. Visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee and one hour prior to services. Funeral services were Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Nappanee United Methodist Church. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee United Methodist Church. Red Cross hosts area blood drives The Elkhart County American Red Cross will hold blood drives on the following dates at the following locations. • Thursday, Nov. 1,4 p.m., Elkhart Clinic, 303 S. Nappanee St., Elkhart, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. •Friday, ■ Nov. 9, noon to 5 p.m., Heritage House, 1700 Waterfall Dr., Nappanee •Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2 to 7 p.m., Sunnyside Park, 68546 S. Clinton, New Paris •Tuesday, Nov. 13, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Ivy Tech State College, 2521 Industrial Parkway, Elkhart •Saturday Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Life Tabernacle, 1135 Middlebury St., Elkhart •Monday, Nov. 19, noon to 6 p.m., Griner Mennonite Church, 1.2481 C.R. 20, Middlebury •Tuesday, Nov. 20, 1 to 7 p.m., Pleasant View Mennonite Church, 58529 C.R. 23, Goshen •Monday, Nov. 26, 3 to 7 p.m., Northside Nazarene Church, 53526-1 C.R. 7 N„ Elkhart Donors must be 17 or older, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in good general health. Further information is available at 1-800-448-3543. Court reports -U. Oct. 10 • Bobbi J. Axsom, 34, Nappanee, no operator's license, $235.50 •Mary L. Clouse, 85, Nappanee, school bus stop arm violation, $160.50 •Laura A. Rohn, 22, Nappanee, seat belt violation (driver), $25 •Adam J. Schrock, 23, Goshen, speeding, $144.50 •Jere A. Wendt, 66, Lakeville, speeding, $120.50 Oct. 12 •Juan P. Espinoza, 24, Kendallville, operator never licensed, $235.50 •Robert V. Hanning, 31, Nappanee, disregarding a stop sign •Wayne D. Howell, 41, Nappanee, seatbelt violation (driver), $25 Oct. 15 •Kevin C. Walton, 34, Chesterton, seat belt violation (driver), $25 Oct. 16 •Calvin R. Johnson, 23, Goshen, speeding, $130.50 •Robert P. Miller, 41, Warsaw, speeding, $125.50 •Glen E. Zimmerman, 55, Nappanee, speeding, $120.50

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/MANDY MCFARLAND Dustin Martin, above, cleans up on this farmland. Right, Haleigh Cleveland and Kayleigh Crawder, both of Goshen, sort through a pile of rubble during Sunday’s citywide cleanup day. Haleigh and Kayleigh volunteered with parents and friends in Nappanee.

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impressed with the volunteers' willingness to give up their Sunday to lend a hand. "It's nice that the community's coming together," Jeff Wodtkey of the Middlebury Police Department said. The Middlebury police are one of many area police departments to assist Nappanee. Kent Freed of the Nappanee Fire Department helped supervise volunteers outside of the Blackstone subdivision. "I think it's amazing that all these people were willing to come out here and help today," he said. "There's a lot of good-hearted people over here." Among the debris blown from the subdivision into a field nearly 100 yards away were toy tea cups and saucers, fiberglass insulation and a page from a

Nappanee man faces police charges of possession of child pornography

Staff Report A Nappanee man has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, each a class D felony, punishable up to three years in prison on each count. John Leroy Dye, 61, of Nappanee turned himself in Oct. 8 and was released on $50,000 bond. Dye came to the attention of law enforcement following an Aug. 12 incident where a witness identified a man taking videos of children at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. The witness confronted the man and later followed the man obtaining an Indiana license plate number, which was turned over to law enforcement officials along with a detailed account of the event. The license plate was registered to John Dye of Nappanee. The FBI and the Nappanee Police Department handled the investigation. Nappanee Detective Dana Hollar retrieved from Dye's home

hymnal with a hymn on one side titled "Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted." Further assistance Sunday morning was not the only time for good Samaritans. All weekend, neighbors helped neighbors. Family and friends helped Randy Spitaels clear what was left of the second story of his house. In the rural areas, Amish and nonAmish alike rallied together. According to Kevin Yoder, an Amish farmer, Amish friends and relatives came from as far as Ohio and Pennsylvania to help clear the debris and rebuild where necessary. By Saturday, frames for new outbuildings were already in place. "It's amazing the help we got," Yoder said. Shelly and Brad Thomas are not Amish, but they too found aid in their

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time of need. "The outpouring of support form friends and family is overwhelming," Shelly said. Police, fire and EMS departments from throughout the area sent personnel to Nappanee. In addition, electric companies from as far as Pennsylvania made the long drive to restore power to the city. The Elkhart County American Red Cross has set up a station at the Nappanee Missionary Church, 70417 S.R. 19, for those temporarily without a place to stay. Bottled water and bagged ice are available for those without electricity dr water. More information is available at the church, 574-773-7773.

photographs of what appeared to depict or strongly suggest sexual activity on the part of pre-pubescent children. Under Indiana law, child pornography is defined as a person who knowingly possesses a photograph or digitized image that depicts or describes sexual conduct by a child who is less than 16 years of age, or appears to be less than 16 years of age, and that lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. "Child pornography is disturbing on many levels. It is disturbing that children are depicted in abusive situations and it is disturbing that there are those among us who derive gratification from the exploitation of children," prosecuting attorney Curtis T. Hill, Jr. said. "Child pornography is a nasty business and my office looks forward to Mr. Dye addressing these allegations in court." Dye's hearing was in the Elkhart Superior Court No. 3 before Judge George Biddlecome Thursday, Oct. 18. Under Indiana law, all persons arrested for a criminal offense are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.