Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 132, Number 31, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 30 July 2009 — Page 2

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• Advance News • Thursday. July 30. 2009

Death notices Delores R. Bigler July 23, 2009 NAPPANEE Delores R. Bigler, 78, of Nappanee, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Elkhart General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Max Bigler; daughter, Gail Bigler of Nappanee; sons: Greg (Susan) Bigler of Sheridan and Grant (Gail) Bigler of Goodrich, Mich.; six grandchildren; and sisters: Phyllis (James) Heckaman of Nappanee and Patricia (Paul) Parks of Nappanee. Visitation was Monday, July 27 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and one hour prior to services Tuesday. Services were Tuesday, July 28 at 10:30 a.m. at First Brethren Church. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Brethren Church. Aleigha Grace Thompson July 22; 2009 NAPPANEE Aleigha Grace Thompson, 0, died Wednesday, July 22 at 12:26 p.m. at Goshen General Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Jason and Rachael Thompson; sister, Haley Elizabeth Thompson, at home; maternal grandparents: Kim and Kathy Gerring of Nappanee; paternal grandparents: Duane and Karen Thompson of Goshen; maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lou Ferm of Elkhart; maternal great-grandmother, Gloria Gerring of Elkhart; and paternal great-grandparents: John and Esther Stevens of Elkhart. Private family graveside services took place. Burial was at Olive Cemetery. Memorials may be made to ABC Baby Center. The Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee handled arrangements.

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/MANDY MCFARLAND Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson shakes hands with Electric Motors Corporation CEO Wil Cashen after introducing him during last Thursday's Green Summit, which took place at EMC Headquarters in Wakarusa.

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/MANDY MCFARLAND Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora explained some of the projects the university has taken on in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, and how, in turn, they have also reduced their energy bills.

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•„the university 1 * efforts to reduce its own carbon footsprint. Their latest project is a geothermal heating system that will not only eliminate thousands of pounds of carbon emissions they put out every year, it will reduce their coil consumption, ultimately saving the cSThpus more than S 2 million each year in energy costs. Geothermal, she explained, uses the natural temperaturtjj'below the earth's surfaottfiecause the temperature? "Velow the ground are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than the air above the surface, this provides an ideal heating and cooling system. Bail State, she said, also has numerous student-run clubs and organizations aimed at living an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. Truex was pleased to have Gora and the other speakers at the event that day. "We were really happy with the speakers and how they addressed issues around the opportunities for green economic development and making the ; , fcasb as to how this is currently working with exist-

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ing businesses and the data we're learning form the buildings that have been bulit and building LEED buildings," Truex said. Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Larry Andrews felt the event went well. "I was really pleased with the response that we had at the summit,” he said. "Our speakers were from all over the country, well-known nationally-known speakers who are on the cutting edge of the green movement." Andrews expressed his thanks to both the students and to the EMC. "We were so happy to be associated with Ball State and the EMC as partners in this statewide event," Andrews said. "Its just the beginning of the process that we in Nappanee are moving toward and that’s educating people in the value and the need of being green and to save our natural resources." Wakarusa Town Manager Tom Roeder was also at the summit. "I thought it. went very well,” he said. "We certainly were pleasantly surprised when we found out it was going to be at the Electric Motors Corporation headquarters here in Wakarusa." While the group expressed appreciation for each of the speakers, some highlights of the day for Truex included sustainable development entrepreneur and environmental scientist Tom Butler, Matt Peterson of Global Green USA and Ball State Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. John Motloch. "(Butler's) presentation was very significant in terms of what the assets are in the area and how they can be utilized in the future," Truex said. The students and Truex plan another event for an undecided date in September, when they will reveal the findings from their project and make their recommendations to the community.