Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 131, Number 35, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 August 2008 — Page 2

Advance News • Thursday, August 28, 2008

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SURVIVAL continued form front page Meanwhile, her mom had been trying to get home when her vehicle became trapped between two trees. What followed is an experience Nichole strongly feels was supernatural. A gentleman came, seemingly from nowhere and removed the trees, freeing the car. Then, he seemed to disappear. The strange thing, Nichole said, was the bright flash of light that seemed to descend prior to his appearance and ascend after he had drug the tree away. The days that followed seemed just as surreal to the hundreds now without homes. Pam Juarez was the first in that area to receive a new home, just before Christmas. "Not many towns have done what we've done here," she said. "Thank goodness for the spirit of this town. I firmly believe it's the faith that's pulled this town together." After the disaster, the neighbors felt a kinship that only survivors of some major disaster can know. "It brings us a lot closer because sometimes we kind of forget," Karen Reilly said. "You're in your own busy little world." Johnson has lived in Nappanee since 1975. "I've never seen a community like this," he said. Pat Reilly would agree. "I'd like to give Nappanee the credit," he said. "Nappanee, the city, the people that came together, the effort." John Wells, owner of Honkey Tonk Entertainment and a resident of the Jackson Street neighborhood, was able to provide music for the block party straight from his own garage. "A lot of people pitched in (after the tornado)," he said. "Thev helped people they didn't even know. I just feel fortunate to be part of it."

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Unemployment workshops, GED orientation at Nappanee library

NAPPANEE ed by a recent layoff or job loss, you are encouraged to attend a free workshop offered by Work One at the Nappanee Public Library. Representatives will meet with individuals every Monday through Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon with the exception of the first session in September, which will be Tuesday, Sept. 2. Each session will cover unemployment

Apple Festival returns to Nappanee

NAPPANEE From a festival of apple blossoms to cherry, strawberry and blueberry, the grandest of all the Apple Festival will begin Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. Thursday's showcase will include the popular kid's puppet show with "Grandpa Cratchet," carnival rides and two stages of evening entertainment. Wild Rodeo and the Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant will take place in the NIPSCO tent at the Depot Plaza and Honky Tonk entertainment on the Embarq Stage in the parking lot next to Leadership Park. Colts in Motion will be on site with two cheerleaders and two team players. Craft, commercial, food booths and the Napple store will offer information, shopping options, a festival feast

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insurance information, job search information and an overview of Work One Services. No registration is necessary. In response to the recent dramatic rise in unemployment in Elkhart County, GED classes will take place free of charge for a limited time through a partnership with the Learning Generation Initiative. A series of 10 classes is scheduled for Tuesdays, Sept. 9 through Nov.

and great souvenirs. Friday will include a fall furniture festival and haystack supper, helicopter rides, senior bingo, farm tractor and antique farm equipment show and a variety of singing, dancing and good listening at the entertainment stages. And, what would be an apple festival without the world's famous 7-foot apple pie, which will be ready to eat on Friday morning? Saturday opens with a pancake and sausage breakfast, parade, antique tractor and garden tractor pull, apple butter demonstration, fire truck and apparatus show, child ID, bike ride, classic car cruise in and main stage entertainment from noon to 10 p.m. There will be Mr. Crabapple, Apple Blossom, apple baking, apple peeling, pie eating, frog jumping, horse shoe pitching, three on three basketball, cross

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Nappanee Apple Festival will set the stage for the Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant

11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nappanee Public Library. GED exams are required to earn an Indiana high school equivalency diploma. More classes may be offered depending on needs. For more information, call 773-7919 or visit www.nappanee.lib.in.us.

and patrons. Sunday events begin with a community church service at the Depot Plaza entertainment tent followed by three hours of gospel music. The Baby Olympics, talent show, roed run, raffle drawing and awards headline the last day of the festival. This 33rd annual festival is expected to attract more than 60,000 people and is made possible through local retail sponsorships, Citv of Nappanee employees, Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce and a dedicated group of volunteers. The Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau is also a major sponsor. For a complete schedule of the four-day event visit wwv. nappaneeapplefestival.org or call the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce 773-7812.

at the NIPSCO Entertainment Tent at the Depot Plaza. Eight contestants will be competing for scholarship prizes of SI,OOO, $750 and SSOO, respectively. The newly - crowned queen will participate at events throughout the fourday weekend and represent Nappanee at the November Indiana State Festivals Association Scholarship Pageant in Indianapolis, the 2009 Elkhart County 4-H Fair Queen contest in Goshen and area parade events. Contestants will be judged on biographical information, stage presence, interview and an essay. The judges will also look for a contestant who will provide a bridge between youth and the Nappanee business community, become a positive role model for Nappanee's youth, represent Nappanee throughout Elkhart County in a positive manner, be an ambassador for the Apple Festival and possess a high level of communications and public speaking capabilities. Coming all the way from Illinois will be master of ceremonies Barry Houser, former North Wood High School band director. The contestants are Samantha Carney, Miss Fisher Fitness; Rachael Nicole Hall, Miss Weaver Furniture; Lindsey Kaufman, Miss Sullivan Group; Jessa Keiser, Miss ADM Feeds; Kendra Lentz, Miss Reliance Construction; Ashlea Romano, Miss Rite Choice; Jerrilyn Thompson, Miss Edward Jones; and Courtney Troxel, Miss Chiphone Federal Credit Union. Eider Hqus Thursday, Aug. 21 10 a.m.: Chair exercise 11:30 a.m.: REAL Services 1 p.m.: Euchre Friday, Aug. 22 Volunteer day: Quilt, cut stamps or just visit 11:30 a.m.: 3 & 13 game Monday, Aug. 25 All day: Quilting 11:30 a.m.: REAL Services 1 p.m.: Pinochle Tuesday, Aug. 26 10 a.m.: Chair exercise 11:30 a.m.: REAL Services 1 p.m.: Euchre Wednesday, Aug. 27 10 a.m.: Domino Day 11:30 a.m.: REAL Services