Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 132, Number 24, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 11 June 2009 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, June 11. 2009

NWMS Honor Students PHOTO PROVIDED (Front) sixth graders Sydney Stonger, Amy Hochstetter, Mackenzie Swihart, Dominic Miranda. Nick Myers, Dane Wysong; (center) seventh graders Kaitlin Rohr, Inger Yoder, Ariana Eshelman, Hunter Lane. Spencer Swihart, Tyier Minnich, Eugene Dye (eighth grader); and (back) eighth graders Ryan Thompson, James Chupp, Samantha Abel, Brittani Grove, Liz Peterson and Ryan Kelly were honored at a special breakfast at North Wood Middle School.

Death notices Marvin E. Schmucker May 29, 2009 NAPPANEE Marvin E. Schmucker, 73, of \appanee, died Fridav, May 29 at 6:13 p.m. at home. He is survived by his wife, Mary Etta Schmucker; sons: Glen (Beckv) Schmucker of Nappanee, Edward (Susan) Schmucker of Bremen and Lamar Schmucker (special friend Marilyn Miller) of Nappanee: daughters: Kathryn (Devon) Slabaugh of New Paris, Virginia (Omer) Miller of Milford, Laura (Marion) Miller of Nappanee, Julia (Floyd) Miller of Milford, Colleen (Kennv) Yoder of Shipshewana and Rosanna (Toby) Trover of Bremen; 40 grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren; brothers: Freeman Schmucker of Leesburg and Levi (Millie) Schmucker of Goshen; sisters: Edna (Dan) Stoltzfus of Holtwood. Pa., Malinda (Leroy) Hochstetler of Bremen. Mahala (John) Trover of Nappanee and Salina (John) Yoder of Shipshewana; and brother-in-law, Vernon Yoder of Leesburg. Visitation was after 5 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday at the family residence. Funeral sendees were Monday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the family residence. Burial was at Weldy Cemetery'. The Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee handled the arrangements. Birdie M. Neff-Berger June 1, 2009 WAKARUSA Birdie M. Neff-Berger, 100, of Wakarusa, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at 7:20 p.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She is survived by two sons: Jerry (Thelma) Neff of Nappanee and Jim (Carroll) Neff of Temecula, Calif.; stepdaughter, Peggy Pigors of Canyon County, Calif.; five grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren; and sister, Elizabeth Hirsh of Mesa, Ariz. Visitation was Thursday, June 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were Friday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials mav be made to the YWCA Senior Center.

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PHOTO PROVIDED At a recent meeting, the Nappanee-Wakarusa Associate Chapter of the Tri Kappa sorority decided to present the Family Christian Development Center with a SIOO check, one-third of the dub’s current operating budget. At the time of the dpek presentation, FCDC Executive Director Jeff Steuve (right) led Tri Kappa Treasurer Peggy Tompos (left) through the food pantry, noting that pasta, cereal, oatmeal, bakeef beans and boxed meals like Hamburger Helper area among thercurrent needs. FCDC is currently providing four tons of food a month to area families. Tri-Kappa also presented a similar gift to the Open Door Food Pantry.

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Facilities included in the purchase are located in Wakarusa, Milford, Coburg, Ore. and Harrisburg, Ore. Production at Monaco Coach Corporation halted prior to the bankruptcy filing and Navistar said that Monaco RV will resume production at certain facilities in the coming months. "Providing the RV market with the right vehicles at the right time will be Monaco RV's first order of business," added Allen. "Our management teams will spend these first few weeks ramping up the business at a pace commensurate with demand.". Although the new company is not liable for any product sold by Monaco Coach Corporation prior to the purchase by Navistar, customer service representatives will be available to aid RV owners in providing service and support for their vehicles. Owners with questions should call 877-4 MONACO for assistance.

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Navistar announced March 26 that it entered into a non-binding agreement to purchase certain Monaco Coach Corporation assets and would work through the bankruptcy' court to purchase the assets. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey approved a final Sale Order May 22. About Navistar Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose whollyowned subsidiaries produce International brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Bus brand school and commercial buses and Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine parts and service. Another affiliate offers financing services. More informa-

tion is available at www. Navistar.com/ newsroom. FESTIVAL continued from front returning favorites, as well as some new faces. Appearing onstage will be The Tommy Webb Band from Floyd County, Ky„ The Off 'N Runnin' Bluegrass Band featuring Ike Bacon, the Fiddlin' Farmer, The Balos Family Bluegrass Gospel Band and New Blood, Tator Creek and Cats and the Fiddle. Tents will cover the seating area for audience comfort and food vendors will be on hand again this year. Tckets are sl2 in advance or sls at the gate. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Alcohol will not be allowed (Hi the festival grounds. There will be a Sunday Bluegrass Gospel Service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 14 on the festival grounds. For information call 574-862-2807 or visit www.wakarusablueerassfestivalmm.