Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 December 2007 — Page 3

Nappanee BOARD OF TRUSTEES The board of trustees of the Nappanee Public Library will meet in regular session on Thursday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m. at 157 N. Main St. The public is invited. Wakarusa HOUDAY HOURS The Wakarusa Public Library will close at noon on Dec. 31 and remain closed on Jan. 1 in observance of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. WINNERS The winner of the picture book "When Marian Sang" by Pam Munoz Ryan was Cameron Birk. The winner of the book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selnick was Benjamin Mestach. The drawings were held in conjunction with Children's Book Week.

North Wood named to state chamber’s 2007 ‘Best Buy’ high schools list

Staff Report North Wood High School was among Hoosier high schools named to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2007 Best Buy High Schools list. A study was presented by Indiana State University examining 350 Indiana public high schools and, for the first time, charter schools with the appropriate available data. Using ISTEP+ pass rates, ISTEP+ Pass+ rates, graduation rates, SAT participation rates and average composite scores and Advanced Placement (AP) passing scores, the Indiana Chamber developed a total school performance index for each school. This index, called the school's quality index, was compared to each school's total expenditures per pupil to determine "best buy" schools and .to each school's at-risk student/poverty rate, as measured by participation in the federal free/reduced lunch program, to determine "honor roll" schools. For 2007, 136 public high schools were designated as a

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Lawrence "Dutch” Verheye Dec. 11, 2007 WAKARUSA Lawrence "Dutch" Verheye, 82, of Wakarusa died Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 1:45 a.m. at Hospice House in South Bend. He is survived by his wife: Jeanette Verheye; daughters: Delores (Tom) Fox of Wakarusa and Lynette (Tony) Hanes of Pendleton; five grandchildren, six great grandchildren; and sisters: Betty (Ed) Losicki of Mishawaka and Maryanne (Ron) Truex of Wakarusa. Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Wakarusa. Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at Olive Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Center for hospice and Palliative Care or Oak Grove Missionary Church.

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Dec. 14, 2007 NAPPANEE, - Winifred * L. Mast, 74, of Friday, Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. at Hospice House, South Bend. He is survived by his wife, Rose Mast; sons: Michael Mast, Mark (Coleen) Mast of Nappanee, Matt (Diane Pippenger) Mast of Nappanee and Mario (Julie) Mast of Nappanee; 17 . grandchildren, seven great'pandchildren; and, sisters: Donrftbelle (Dean) Keck of Columbia City and Miriam (Bob) Wilson of South Bend. Visitation was Sunday, Dec 16 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher k Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee and one hour prior to services. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Mennonite Church. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Mennonite Church or Center for Hospice and

IN MEMORY "Classic American Motorcycles" by John Carrollis and "Trucks of the World: over 240 of the World's Greatest Trucks" by Ingrid Phaneuf are given in memory of Wilbur Bordner by Ruth Spicher, Lois Horn, Esther George, the Chas. Anglemyer family, and the Richard Lechlitner family. DIAL A STORY Dial A Story for this week is "Snowball's Christmas Eve." This is the story of a tiny white kitten helping Santa make his Christmas Eve run. Hear this tale at 862-4441. NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOKS "First Light" by Rebecca Stead "Adam Canfield Watch Your Back!" by Michael Winerip "Someone Named Eva" by Joan M. Wolf "Time to Smell the Roses" by Michael Hoeye "Keeping Comer" by Kashmira Sheth "The Way" by Joseph Bruchac "The Castaways" by lain Lawrence

"best buy" for giving taxpayers the most value for their money. Two methods determined this honor. A school was named a best buy if it had a quality index above the state median and expenditures below the statewide median of $10,196 per student. The second method was by having a quality index ranking that was 20 percent higher than the school's expenditures ranking. In addition, from the best buy group, 31 high schools were given the "honor roll" distinction for excelling academically despite having atrisk student demographics above the statewide median. The top three schools from the best buy and honor roll lists were then selected as "head of the class" members. Indiana Chamber officials recognized the six head of the class honorees during an award presentation at each school; all were first-time recipients of this top designation. Signature School is Indiana's first charter high school, opening in the fall of 2002.

Palliative Care. Edward Wilbur Poison Dec. 16, 2007 BREMEN - Edward Wilbur Poison, 54, of Bremen died Sumday, Dec. 16 at 6 a.m. at his home. He is survived by sons: Edward Charles Poison of Monterey and Gary Lee Poison of LaPprte; two grandchildren; mother: Lulu Poison of Bremen; sister: Shirley Wilson of Bremen; brother: John (Barb) Poison of Bremen; and former wife: Beverly Diane Richardson of Plainfield. Visitation was Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee and one hour before services. Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Salem United Methodist Church in Bremen. Burial was at the Bremen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Victory Junction Gang.

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All data used in the Best Buys report was collected from Indiana Department of Education databases. This year, the Indiana Chamber modified how it compared educational costs among schools. Capital projects and debt service funds were examined, along with the money received from the state's General Fund, to comprise a school's total expenditures per student. Previous Best Buy reports included General Fund revenues only. This latest edition of Indiana's Best Buys also includes a broader range of school performance data and a greater emphasis on high school graduation rates for the calculation of each school's quality index. The addition of AP measures and ISTEP+ Pass+ rates is an attempt to give schools additional recognition for their attention to higher performing students. The additional weight on graduation rates reflects a growing confidence in those rates as the result of recent legislative changes.

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Nappanee Library holds annunal holiday book drive

Each year, the Nappanee Public Library hosts a holiday book drive for Open Door. A selection of books for children of all ages was on display this year at the library through Dec. 15. Priced at a substantial discount, titles range from four to 16 dollars and are given to Nappanee’s Open Door food pantry for distribution with Christmas

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at 2 p.m. in the council chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 W. Lincoln St., Nappanee. ELECTRIC UCENSE BOARD MEETING The City of Nappanee electric license board will meet in regular session Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at the Nappanee Municipal Center. The board will review and approve the 2008 electrician licenses applications and conduct any miscellaneous business as presented. GOLF OUTING The 2008 Wakarusa and Nappanee Joint

School delays

For the latest in school delays /closings, tune in to the following TV/radio stations: Television Channel 16 (NBC) Channel 22 (CBS) Channel 28 (FOX) Radio FM 93.3 FM 102.7 FM 103.5 FM 104.7 School closing information is also available at www. wanee.org. The information appears in the top left-hand side of the screen.

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baskets. or more information about this annual fundraiser, call the library at 773-7919, or go to www.nappanee.lib.in.us. Pictured: Mindy and Tyrus Graverson explores a dinosaur book from the “Books for Open Door” display at the library.

Chamber Golf Outing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 24 at McCormick Creek Golf Course. For more information call the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce at 862-4344 or the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce at 773-7812. TOPS 1418 TOPS chapter 1418 Nappanee now meets every Tuesday evening at the Nappanee Public Library. Weigh-in starts at 6:45 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. For more information call Rosie at 773-3884 or Alice at 862-2604.

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Swan Lake Resort

Every Friday & Saturday night in December, Swan Lake Resort will be celebrating the Holidays by reliving the times of Charles Dickens. You will be entertained by Carolers from Culver High School and our Staff will be dressed in the true Victorian Era serving traditional holiday favorites like: Roast Prime Rib, Stuffed Cornish Game Hen, Pot Roast, Walnut Crusted Baked Halibut, Stuffed Mushrooms, Oysters on the Half Shell, Yorkshire Pudding and many other Specialty Desserts.

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