Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 13 December 2007 — Page 8

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• Advance News • Thursday, December 13,2007

Compiled by Margaret England-Neff (120 years to 50 years) and Can McFarland (25 years to 15 years) 120 Ytara Ago Dec. 8,1887 •H.W. Stoops of Wolcottville will move to Nappanee where he will engage in the bakery and restaurant business, having sold out at Wolcottville. •The Brown Schoolhouse at Gravelton is about completed. It is a beauty compared with some of the other schools. 100 Yoon Ago Dec. 11,1907 Two Wakarusa boys, ages 15 and 14, are now in jail for having robbed the Doering Jewelry Store. The boys come from prominent farmers but are members of a Wakarusa gang who have been devoting much time to reading stories in nickel novels and their minds became influenced. 75 Yoon Ago Dec. 8,1932 » Kroger ad: Sugar (10 LBS) 46 cents; Bacon (3 LBS) 25 cents; beef roasts, 13-1/2 cents a pound; grapefruit, two for 11 cents; head lettuce (two neads for 17 cents); bananas, 4 pounds for 22 cents; bread (1-1/2 pound

Holy Walk this weekend

BREMEN Like decorated trees, candy canes and mistletoe, the Holy Walk in Bremen is a cherished Christmas tradition for many families. The Bremen area churches will join together this Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 to host another reenactment of a journey from Judea to Bethlehem, a journey of love. The Holy Walk begins at the Bremen High School gymnasium, where the crowds are entertained while they wait to board busses, which leave every 15 minutes throughout the evening. Once on board a bus, a guide shares the biblical history of the walking journey they are about to take, and Christmas carols are sung on the way to Bethlehem. Travelers are first greeted by Roman soldiers, who become an ever-present harassment throughout the rest of the walk. The groups of participants then become families traveling from some part of Judea to Bethlehem to pay taxes, as commanded by the emperor. And there are no exceptions, not even for a young pregnant Mary, whom travelers meet on their way. During their journey, participants will also encounter shepherds, angels and wisemen,

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sliced) 6 cents; cheese, 2 pounds, 27 cents 50 Yam Ago Dec. 12,1957 Red-haired Thelma Rose is busy learning newspaper work in the office of the AdvanceNews and taking a correspondence course in business subjects. Thelma is in her final year of 4-H and has won honors for her sewing ability. 25 Yean Aao Dec. 15,1982 A wave of false emergency calls has apparently been halted by action from both the police and fire departments and United Telephone Company. 15 Yean Ago Dec. 9,1992 •Last week Nappanee mayor Kenneth Walters and clerk-treasurer Kim Ingle were found putting the finishing touches on the dty Christmas tree, located on the south side of the munidpal building. •New North Wood High School head basketball coach Dan Gunn got the Panthers off to a successful start last week. Showing aggressiveness at both ends of the court, North Wood set a new school scoring record, taking Triton 95-58.

part of the 300 people in costume. When the crowds finally reach Bethlehem, they must visit a tax collector, who is mean and demanding. When travelers leave his tent, they head to the stable in hope of rest, because there is no room at the inn. When they arrive at the stable, the travelers find the couple they met earlier, Mary and Joseph, are the parents of a beautiful child. At the end of the journey, cookies and hot beverages will be served in the bam, where a freewill offering may be given. The Holy Walk does not end until all visitors who have registered have a chance to go through she Bethlehem village, which sometimes can mean going on a journey until 1 or 2 a.m. The gymnasium doors will open for guests of the 2007 Holy Walk at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 and at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. Official Holy Walk hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 5:30 to 9 Saturday. No reservations will be taken and no admission is charged. Participants are reminded to dress warmly for this outside, hour-long walk over farmland.

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Community

Christmas Around the Tree!

The Christmas tree is decorated in the intersection of Elkhart Street and Waterford Street in Wakarusa. The town celebrated the annual Christmas Around the Tree Monday evening, Dec. 10. Residents gathered in the main square

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beginning at 6:30 for a live nativity, carriage rides, Christmas carols and a chat with Santa Claus. Hot chocolate and cookies were served inside of the Chamber of Commerce. See next week’s Advance News\ox more photos from the evening’s events.