Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 131, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 December 2008 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, December 4, 2008

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Stahly Street bids The vision to pave Stahly Street came one step closer to reality last Monday, Nov. 24 when the Nappanee Board of Works and Public Safety received five bids from local contractors. Ingle read the bids in the order they were received, as follows: E&B Paving out of Rochester, $120,329.39; Phend & Brown out of Milford, $151,669; Niblock Excavating out of Bristol, $112,039; First Brooks Construction out of Goshen, $101,501.06 and ReithRilev Construction out of Elkhart, $133,485. The board will take the bids under advisement and will make a final decision at their next regular meeting Monday, Dec. 8 at 3:30 p.m. Refuse collection bids Ingle read a second set of bids, this time for the city's 2009 refuse collection and covering a five-year period. Additional charges varied by company. Borden Waste-Away out of Elkhart bid $247,392 for 2009, $259,762 for 2010, 272,750 for 2011, $286,387 for 2012 and $300,706 for 2013. Additional fees for 2009 would include $4,680 for odd-sized trash pickup and $2,400 for special dumpster requests. Allied Waste, Key Waste Services out of Culver bid $272,160 for 2009, $285,120 for 2010, $299,520 for 2011, $313,920 for 2012 and $382,320 for 2013. Additional costs for 2009 would include $1.20 per bag over the weekly limit per household, and $420 for any

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formed the Elkhart County Food Network. The idea behind the network is to get families in the area to help support their local food pantries through food or monetary donationfe. The pantries do not have to be one of the six involved in the network. Rather, the network is simply a way for representative organizations to put their minds together and come up with ways to increase hunger awareness. "(The goal is) really just to be a team member and to get the word out in Elkhart County in general about the need for food," Stueve said. "We represent other food pantries like the Open Door. We want to get the word out that there's a food need in the county." Area food pantries like the one at FCDC have seen a tremendous increase in the number of local families in need of their services. For example, Stueve said, compared to last year the center has seen a 30 to 40 percent increase over last year at this time, while the last two months combined have

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additional dumpster requests over a six-dumpster limit. They also added a fuel fee, which will only apply if gasoline prices reach $5 or more per • gallon. The board will take the bids under advisement and will make a decision at the Dec. 8 meeting. Other news Water/Wastewater Superintendent Gale Gerber announced that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has encumbered $167,616 of the scheduled U.S. 6 corridor widening project. Street / Park Superintendent Wayne Scheuman announced the continuation of leaf pickup as fall begins to wind down. Police Chief Mike Anglin requested the approval of Jan Grimm as a temporary replacement for the department's clerk-typist Renae Kline, who is on leave due to health issues. Grimm will fill in for Kline at a rate of sl2 per hour. Anglin also reminded the board that several streets in town, including the 100 to 200 block of Marion Street and the Nappanee Depot Plaza will be closed this Friday, Dec. 5 from noon to late evening for the annual Miracles at Main and Market Street Christmas parade and celebration. EMS Director Jim Sumpter announced the hiring of Andy Karnes as an ambulance driver. Kames has had experience driving for the Nappanee EMS before and is nearing completion of his basic EMT

been 60 to 70 percent higher. "And we re getting new families every food pantry day," Stueve said. The United Way has compiled a list of items that local food pantries are most in need of. These include things like spaghetti and pasta noodles, canned meat or tuna, peanut butter, cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned meals like Spaghetti-O's or pork and beans, crackers, canned fruit, soup and hamburger or tuna helper and other non-perish-able food items. Stueve assures Wa-Nee residents that while the FCDC is a member of the county-wide network, anything donated to the center will go to families within the Wa-Nee area. "FCDC is set up to serve tire Wa-Nee school district" he said. For anyone wishing to try their hand at holding a food drive, the United Way has compiled eight steps for "how

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schooling. Mayor Larry Thompson announced that the city is working with the Family Christian Development Center and Open Door to allow them to use city equipment up to 150 miles to pick up food for local help agencies. Agreements renewed The board also renewed its annual agreements with the Nappanee Boys & Girls dub for $95,000 for their continued service to youth in the WaNee community; the Family Christian Development Center for SIO,OOO for the repair and rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing as a United States Department of Housing "Community Housing Development Organization" and the Kosciusko County Humane Society for continued animal control at SBOO per month for local animal control. They also renewed their contract Kindig & Sloat Attorneys for City Attorney Brian Hoffer's continued services to the city. Hoffer is required to attend regular common council and board of works meetings. This consists of 12 monthly payments of S2OO from the general fund and 12 monthly payments of S2OO from the "wastewater treatment plant/board of works" fund, $lO5 per hour for work other than litigation and $lO5 per hour for litigation work, again to come from the "water/ wastewater treatment plant/board of works" fund.

to run a great food drive." These defiled steps are available via their Web site, WTVw.unitedwayec.org or at their 2-1-1 hotline. For those wishing to help on a smaller scale, the United Way suggests filling up an extra bag while grocery shopping and taking it to a local food pantry. Those wishing to donate money can figure how much their family will spend on groceries in one week, then send a check in that amount to an area food pantry. ’They can contact us and we can give them some guidance as well, but the United Way, that’s one thing we’re working together on," Stueve said.

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Mrs. Betty Lou Lutes June 24,1928-Nov. 22, 2008

NAPPANEE Mrs. Betty Lou Lutes, 80, of Nappanee died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 at 4:45 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness. She was bom June 24, 1928 in Nappanee to Henry S. and Clara S. (Stump) Weaver and was a lifetime Nappanee resident.

She married Clifford D. Lutes July 4,1945 in Nappanee. He preceded her March 10,1998. Betty Lou served many years as a cook at Hunter's Hideaway, Main Grill and Pip's Tavern, all in Nappanee. She attended the Nappanee Church of the Brethren and was a member of the Nappanee American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by four daughters: Debra (Roger) Briscoe of Nappanee, Patricia Grove of Nappanee, Rose (Orville) Scott of Tomah, Wise, and Sue (John) Reaker of Elkhart; son, Robert Hamilton of Plant City, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a brother, Charles E. Weaver of Nappanee. Preceding in death were brothers: Floyd Weaver, Marion Weaver, Harvey Weaver, Harley Weaver, Arthur Weaver, Joseph Weaver and Henry Jr. Weaver and sisters: Pearl Wise, Goldie Timmons and Mary Haines. Visitation was Monday, Nov. 24 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home and one hour prior to services. Funeral services were Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Nappanee Church of the Brethren with Rev. Byrl Shaver officiating. Burial was at Stony Point Cemetery, Nappanee. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee Church of the Brethren.

Mary Lou Truex Aug. 19, 1929-Nov. 24, 2008 NAPPANEE Mary Lou Truex, 79, of Nappanee died unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 24 at 4:30 p.m. at her home of natural causes. She was bom Aug. 19, 1929 in South Bend to Ruben Schmucker and Mary Rink and was a lifetime Beech Road resident. She married Roy Truex Jr. Nov. 9, 1947. He preceded in death July 3, 1986. Truex was the owner of Schmucker LP Gas, which was started by her parents. They have been in business more than 62 years, serving the greater Nappanee area, and it was said "business was her life." She is survived by a niece, Kelly Enkoff of Indianapolis, cousins: Pat (Rolland) Heckaman of Nappanee, Nancy Hickey of South Bend, Cheryl (Wayne) Cline of Goshen and Denny (Brenda) Heckaman of Goshen; business associates and close friends: Keith and Ronda Klotz of Nappanee and caretaker: Ursula (Mike) Luttman of Nappanee. Visitation was Friday, Nov. 28 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Camp Millhouse.

Task force to 'WERC' with the unemployed

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NAPPANEE Once again, several agencies, organizations and businesses in the Nappanee and Wakarusa communities are responding to crisis and collaborating in a joint effort to meet the needs of residents. One year ago the Northern Indiana Tornado Recovery Operations (NITRO) committee formed in response to the F 3 tornado that destroyed parts of northern Indiana. Now a new task force is forming to deal with the economic crisis which has left Elkhart County with the second-highest unem-

ployment rate in the state. Nearly a dozen churches and governmental, educational and non-profit agencies have joined WERC, the Wa-Nee Economic Recovery Committee, to provide assistance to the unemployed and underemployed who formerly worked in RV or related industries. It is anticipated that many more organizations will become involved as the committee moves beyond its developmental stages. The goal of WERC is to match those in need who live in the Wa-Nee school district with resources that can help in a variety of areas from financial assistance with food, clothing, rent, utilities and counseling to classes on building job and interview skills, resume writing and GED preparation. Strategic workshops are also available covering topics like stress management, prioritizing spending, paying creditors, protecting your family, meeting insurance needs and others. Partners for workshops and classes include Learning Generation Initiative, Purdue Extension and Work One. The Family Christian Development Center 151 S. Locke SL, Nappanee, is conducting case management sessions with those who wish to take advantage of any of the resources provided. Kay Miller takes appointments Wednesdays aadLFridays- FCDC fan 9 am to noon and ITo 4 pm lb set up an appointment or for more information call 773-9372.