Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 132, Number 36, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 3 September 2009 — Page 2
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• Advance News • Thursday, September 3, 2009
Death notices
Jerold “Jerry” Siebert Aug. 12, 2009 ELKHART Jerold "Jerry" Siebert, 60, of Elkhart died the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12 at home. He is survived by two brothers: Jim (Joan) Siebert of Wakarusa and Dennis (Diane) Siebert of Three Rivers, Mich, and a sister, Vicki (James) Siebert of Canton, Ohio. There was no visitation or services. Cremation took place. The Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home handled arrangements. Francis Eugene “Gene” Sterling Aug. 16, 2009 NAPPANEE Francis Eugene "Gene" Sterling, 66, of Nappanee died Sunday, Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. at home. He is survived by his wife, Cara Sterling of Nappanee; two sons: Trov (Patricia Baker) Sterling of Wakarusa and Chris Sterling of Nappanee; a daughter, Missy (boyfriend George Antal) of Indianapolis; father, Harold Sterling of Westport; stepdaughters: Keesha (Mark) Schmucker of Nappanee, Timi (Andy) Sloat of Nappanee; stepson, Chad Flory of Elkhart; six brothers: Leon (Deb) Sterling of Nappanee, Bill (Darla) Sterling of Nappanee, Junior (Mary Ann) Moore of Milroy, Fred (Ann) Becht of Greensburg, Greg (Linda) Hightower of Terre Haute, and Bvron (Crystal) Lvnn of Indianapolis; and one sister, Debbie (jerry) Hochstetler of Syracuse. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and one hour prior to seryices. Funeral services were Thursday. Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. at the First Brethren Church in Nappanee. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Brethren Church. Mary A. Miller Aug. 23, 2009 ETNA GREEN Mary A. Miller, 90, of Etna Green, died at 6:56 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009 at the LuAnn Nursing Home. Etna Green. She is survived bv sons: Earl J. (Jodie) Miller of Columbus, Ohio and Ray W (Judy) Miller of Nappanee and three granddaughters. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Services were Saturday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home Burial was at the Leesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mt. Tabor Church of God or the donor's choice. Everil L Helser Aug. 24, 2009 Everil L. Helser, 100, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. in her daughter's home in Nappanee. She is survived bv daughter, Doris (Dale) Shively of Nappanee; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Betty (Glenn) Stump of North Manchester. : Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Titus Funeral Home Warsaw. Services were Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw Memorials mav be made to the Nappanee Church of the Brethren Church, 304 Mack Drive, Nappanee, IN 46550 Special Education Cooperative to begin collecting local data The Elkhart County- Special Education Cooperative collecting selected information on children with disabilities birth through 21 to determine present and future program placement needs and for statistical reporting. Information will be sought from other agencies serving disabled children and the general public. Information that could identify an individual will not be maintained beyond the local level and will not be held beany state level agency without parental consent. Data to be collected includes professional diagnostic information services needed and provided. Parents and guardians maintain the right to inspect any and all data subject to collection and to appeal the accuracy of any such data. The access of unauthorized persons to personally identifiable data is forbidden. Parents will be notified and asked to consent to submission prior to the entrance of any personally identifiable data for this collection. For more information contact Dr. Marv Beth Hamilton, Director, Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative, 704 W. Lincoln Ave., Elkhart, IN 46520 or call her at 574-533-3151.
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Community
Apple Festival deadlines coming soon
Nappanee will come alive Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. as the Nappanee Apple Festival debuts. The evening's showcase will include Granpa Cratchet, carnival rides and two stages of evening entertainment. Country rock Bootleg and the Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant will take place in the NIPSCO tent and the Guitar Hero Contest and Honky Tonk will entertain visitors at the Embarq Stage. Craft, commercial, food booths and the Napple store will offer information, food and shopping throughout the event. The Great Lakes Timber Show w ill take place in the library parking lot all four days, featuring chainsaw carving, axe throwing, wood chopping, twoman crosscut sawing, log rolling and loads of humor. Friday wifi feature the world's largest 7-foot baked apple pie. A quilt exhibit, helicopter rides, senior bingo, farm tractor and antique farm equip-
Festival to again feature tractor pull
NAPPANEE A tractor and truck pull will take place Saturday, Sept. 12 as part of the Nappanee Apple Festival festivities. This event is expected to draw hundreds of people to the Callander Sportsplex on C.R. 7. There will be three pull classes. Area pullers will comprise the 8,000 pound street diesel trucks and 13,000 pound and 15,000 pound turbo farm stock. The Illinois Stock Pullers Association will compete in the 10,000 pound and 12,000
Apple Festival volunteers needed
The Nappanee Apple Festival is one of the largest attractions promoted by the city. It requires a great amount of time, effort and steadfast volunteerism. A core committee meets year round to bring this exciting festival to Nappanee, and more volunteers head
Nostalgia
Compiled by Margaret England-Neff (120 years to 50 vears) and Cari McFarland (25 years to 15 years). 120 Years Ago Sept. 4, 1889 •Leading medical experts say the use of ripe grapes for dinner is of incalculable benefit to the human system and pure grape juice, properly preserved is invaluable for weak persons and invalids. •Henry Stauffer is getting ready to put down a new walk. He will construct it out of brick and in an entirely new and novel.wav. 100 Years Ago Sept. 1, 1909 Joe Wilt, 6-vear-old son of Wakefield Wilt, was knocked down by the Freese Buick car on Main Street Monday forenoon at a time when two cars met opposite the Hepler Barber Shop. Miss Blanche Freese was driving the Buick, going south, and as she met and passed another car, the little boy ran out from the car she was passing directly into her Buick, the fender knocked him down. He received a slight bruise on the forehead. 75 Years Ago Sept. 6, 1934 With the present price of com at 80 and 85 cents per bushel hog producers must have a net price of $9,50 to $lO per hundred weight for hogs in order to make a profit, according to
Advance News deadlines, contact info
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ment show and singing, dancing and good listening will fill the entertain-* ment stages. ' Friday and Saturday evenings a laser light spectacular will take place downtown. Saturday opens with a pancake and sausage breakfast, a fall furniture festival and haystack supper, parade, garden tractor pull, fire truck and apparatus show, cnild ID, bike ride, Hoosier Hikers Walk, vintage baseball game, classic car cruise in and main stage entertainment from noon to 10 p.m. There will be Mr. Crabapple, apple baking, apple peeling, pie eating, frog jumping, cross cut saw and adult and kid pedal pull contests, apple butter demonstration, apple cider cup challenge, com hole tournament, Pets & Pals Parade of Fashion and a lipsmackin' BBQ challenge throughout the day. An airplane flyover with the Flying Hooligans will precede the parade
up the host of events, contests, food and entertainment. This year, more volunteers are needed. One of the attractions is the Napple Store which features a variety of apple products. It requires nearly 70 people to run this booth throughout the fes-
prepare your items for print and to obtain additional information if needed. While we no longer staff a downtown office, we will dt> all we can to ensure your items get in the newspaper.
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pound division. Gates open at 4 p.m. with the event underway no later than 6 p.m. Admission is $5 per person or $lO per family (up to four children age 12 or younger accompanied by a parent). Grandstand seating is first come, first served. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. No outside food or beverages will be allowed, and concessions will be available.
tival. Two to three hour shifts are required. Those interested in volunteering can contact Pam Shaw at 773-2219. The festival will run Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.
Lee Highlan, director of the Indiana Farm Bureau Livestock Market Department. 50 Years Ago Sept. 3,1959 Bulldogs opened the season Tuesday night with a rousing 40-0 victory at Knox. Jay Stouder and Mike Mitchell's touchdowns made it 13-0 at halftime. Two quick touchdowns in the third period by Stouder and two more touchdowns by sophomore halfback Randy Weddle ended the game. 25 Years Ago Aug. 29, 1984 •Nappanee Police Reserves are selling "Crime Busters" T-shirts as a fundraising project and promotion of the 9-1-1 emergency number for crime prevention. •Photo caption: Something always seems to happen to tie up rush hour traffic, especially on Friday afternoons, but what happened last Friday may take the prize. Nappanee firemen were called shortly after 4 p.m. Friday by a report of a pole on fire along S.R. 19 just south of the city. Afternoon traffic on S.R. 19 was backed up for several minutes while firemen quickly extinguished the fire. 15 Years Ago Aug. 31,1994 Nappanee officially welcomed Jennifer Evans, the city's first female reserve police officer, Aug. 8.
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Saturday morning. The planes will be at the afternoon Wings and Wheels event at the Nappanee Municipal Airport along with a car, truck and motorcycle show. Youngsters age 8 to 18 can earn a Young Eagle certificate in a free first-time small airplane ride. More activities include skydiving, viewing medical helicopters, display and military aircraft and the popular flight simulators. Sunday events begin with a community church service at the Depot Plaza 'followed by three hours of gospel music. An antique tractor pull takes place at the Callander Sportsplex and the 5K Road Run begins on C.R. 7. Baby Olympics, talent show, raffle drawing and awards headline the last day of the festival in the downtown area. For a complete schedule of the fourday event and lodging options visit www.nappaneeapplefestival.org or call the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce at 773-7812.
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