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Fred E. Maust Jan. 6,2010 WARSAW Fred E Maust, 78, of Warsaw, formerly of Nappanee, died at 2tis a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 at Warsaw Meadows. He is survived by a son, Shane (Shanna) Maust of Milford; sisters: Patricia (Phil) Hochstetler erf Nappanee, Gertrude Gerkey of Decatur, Midi., Audrey (William) Warren of Elkhart and Beverly Morris of Elkhart; and brothers, Wiliam F. Maust of Nappanee and Tim (Darlene) Maust of Dunlap. Cremation will take place. Private family services will be held at Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Inurnment will be in die South Union Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee Public Library. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, was entrusted with arrangements. Stevm E. Landry Jan. 7,2010 ELKHART Steven E. Landry, 45, of Jimtown, died Thursday, Jan. 7 in the Elkhart General Hospital emergency room. He is survived by daughters: Mellissa (Jesse) Keb of Nappanee, Amber (Kenny) Samuels of Plymouth, Erica (Rick) Cartwright of Plymouth and Stephanie Landry of Kimmel; sons: Brandon Landry of Florida, Steven Landry D of Jimtown, Dustin Petre of Middlebury and Devin Petre of Kimmel; companion, Donna Ducolo; five grandchildren; sisters: Lome (Todd) Golden of Cromwell, June (Jeffery) McDonald of Culver and Susan Lamb of Omaha, Neb.; brothers: Todd (Laurie) Landry of Silver Lake and Wayne (Sandy) Landry Jr. of Knox; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 at the funeral home. Cremation took place. Memorials may be made to die Steve

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other than the classroom level. Alternatives include reducing the number of hours and rethinking fees that come out of the general fund. "RIF would be at the bottom of my list of places where we want to cut," Sabo said. However, there can be no guarantees. "If we get retirees in areas where we can save jobs, that will help," Sabo said. "In many situations, that can't happen. We are trying to avoid RIF, but as Governor Daniels said, everything's on the table right now." Areas that will not be affected by the cuts include things

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Public Notica of Conalruedon Activity As required by 327-lAC-5-6-5(5), the City of Nappanee hereby gives notice of future construction activity falling under the NPDES storm water general permit rule covering construction, 327 lAC 15-5. The project is on Lincoln Street, Main Street to Jackson Street. Construction is expected to begin September 2010 and be completed November 2010. Des. *: 0800233 Jan. 21,2010 AN85424 WA-NEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Elkhart-Kosciusko Counties, Indiana REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BANKING SERVICES Notice is hereby given that Wa-Nee Community Schools win receive proposals for banking services until 2:00 p.m. on January 26, 2010, at the Administration Office located at 1300 North Main Street, Nappanee, IN 46550. Selection of qualified provider will occur at the regular School Board meeting on February 8, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Administration Office. In accordance with the Request For Proposal (RFP) guidelines, Interested providers may obtain a copy of the RFP at the Wa-Naa Community Schools' Administration Office on January 5, 2010. For more information pleisa contact the school office at 574-773-3131. Wa-Nee Community Schools reserves the right to reject any or •I of «w proposals in whole or m part, and to accept the proposal or portion of the proposal that, In Isopinion, best serves the interests of Wa-Nee Community Schools. JVt 14,21,2010 KLS4SSI NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR WA-NEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ELKHART/KOSCRJSKO COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, •ral the Board of School Trustees of the Wa-Nee Community Schools wM receive sealed bids tor the Reroofing at North Wood

Landxy Memorial Fund. WAKARUSA —Kenneth B. Smith, 89, of New Paris, died Friday, Jan. 8 at 4:15 pm. at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy L. Smith; a son, John (Debra) Smith of New Paris; daughters: Cherylan (Byron) Fervida of Nappanee, Mary (Alvin) Cripe of New Paris and Sue (Tim) Tierney of Wikaxusa.; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Rock of Goshen and Donnabelle Smoker of New Paris. Visitation was from 6 to 8 pm. Monday, Jan. 11 at the Thompson-Lengacher k Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were at 11 am. Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Union Center Church erf die Brethren in Nappanee. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Galilean Children's Home c/o Union Center Church of the Brethren. Bnor NL Conrad Jan. 12,2010 PENSACOLA, Fla. Elnor M. Conrad, 86, of Wakarusa, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. She is survived by daughters: Shela Conrad of Pensacola, Fla., Lana (Bill) Ferrelle of Savannah, Ga., Rhonda (Rob) Briscoe of Savannah, Ga. and Jill (Mike) Gellos of Pensacola, Fla.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty (Keith) Sinton of Paso Robles, Calif.; and brothers, Don (Phyllis) Housour of Nappanee and Dale (Sally) Housour of Wakarusa. Visitation took place from 12 to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 at Thompson-Lengacher k Yoder Funeral Home, 501 N. Elkhart St., Wakarusa. Funeral services took place at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial followed at Olive West Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to

Bids will be accepted at the School Administration Office, 1300 North Main Street, Nappanee, Indiana, until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on February 17, 2010. Bids will be opened and tabulated at that time in the School Administration Office. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for February 2,2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wa-Nee Community Schools Administration Building. All bidding and construction shall be in accordance with construction documents prepared by Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, Architects and Engineers, Inc., copies of which can be obtained from the . office of Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, 225 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana (comer of Cook and Lima Roads). A deposit of $50.00 per set of documents wW be required. This deposit will be refunded, provided said drawings and specifications are returned in good order within 15 days after the bid date. Bidders win be required to Me, with their bids, a certified check made payable to the Wa-Nee Community Schools or a Bid Bond for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of their maximum Dta or dkjs. The Wa-Nee Community Schools Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive tofmal ties in biddira to rsiect anv or sfl bids, and to tot separate contracts or as a whole, without assigning any reason for Its acspn in the premises, using its dteoienon to determine wnat action wm Im ilin * * letswist m 2 th a De m me Dost interest or me Wa-Nee Community Schools. The bid wilt be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based upon cost, servtceabtfity, avaMabitty of msBids not reachlno said ofHoe bv 2:00 p.m., Fsbruary 17, 2010, wi« not be opened and wM be returned unopened to the original bidder. Dated this slh day of January, 2010. BOAfjP OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES WA-NEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS JVL 14^1,20T0 KLMM7

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like transportation, which is not paid out of the general fund, but out of the transportation fund. "So when the state cuts the general fund, it does not impact bus drivers, the cost of fuel, insurance on the busses," Sabo said. Examples of areas not included in the general fund are food services and technology. In the future, Sabo said further reductions are a possibility. "I think that we'll see more reductions before we see any fewer,* he said. "Tims actually evident in the last two weeks. We're down more than we were originally told we

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ft. n p:L|- P art |Ldl f^Knrrh me oirne Baptist vJiurcn. g row Jan. 7, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS -Frances "Evelyn" Grow, 65, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness. She is survived by sons, Greg Urednick of Bremen and Gary (Sheila) Urednick of Elkhart; eight grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and four sisters. Visitation took place from 10 am. to 11 am. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3415 Pleasant Plain Avenue, Elkhart. Funeral services took place at 11 am. Thursday, Jan. 14 at die church. Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, was entrusted with arrangements. ■■ mi ■. narvey w* ifamar Jan. 14,2010 GOSHEN Harvey W. Ramer, 93, of Goshen, formerly of New Paris, died at 10:40 pm. Thursday, Jan. 14,2010 at his residence, the home of his daughter Lauretta, in Goshen. He is survived by daughters: Lauretta (Clarence) Hoover of Goshen, Judith (Elam) Martin of Viola, Ms., and Charlotte (Verlin) Martin of Bristol; daughter in law, Berdine Ramer of New Paris; sons: Ivan (Rachel) Ramer of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, Keith (Teri) Ramer of Nappanee, and Charles (Kathy) Ramer of New Paris; and sisters, Martha Kulp of New Paris and Grace Shaum of Goshen; 30 grandchildren; and 75 greatgrandchildren. Visitation took place from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret-Lienhart Funeral Home, 117 W. Waterford St., Wakarusa. Funeral services took place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the funeral home. Burial followed at Yellow Creek Frame Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the World Missionary Press.

Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home Web site at wwwjrefti. com. jßchiwl Donald “Don” Mn Jr. Nov. 25,2009 Richard Donald "Don" Cain, Jt, 63, died Nov. 25 at die Central Florida Regional Hospital He is survived by his mother, Rosemary E. Cain of Geneva; son, Richard ID of Salem; daughter, Kristi Cain of Salem; brother, Lynn Cain of Geneva; sister, Annetta Cain Hill of Nappanee; and three grandchildren. A celebration of Don's life was held at die Community Church of God in Geneva Sunday, Dec. 6. There will be a memorial service in Nappanee in the spring. Memorial contributions may be made to die Community Church of God, P.O. Box 1164 Geneva, Fla. Gramkow Funeral Home k Crematory, Sanford, is handling arrangements. EfaabeHi Mane ■■ ■—■- MUVuOCK Jan. 15,2010 HARMONY, Pa. Elizabeth Alene Murdock, 90, of Harmony, Pa., formerly of Nappanee, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at Evergreen Nursing Center. She is survived by a sister, Agnes (R. Edwin) Green of Plano, Texas and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, 950 N. Main St., Nappanee. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at Living Gospel Church. Burial will follow at Mississenewa #96 lOOF Cemetery, Marion. Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Gospel Church.

would lose." Loss of general fund monies does not mean the state will relax expectations, Sabo said. Indiana schools will still need to strive for AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) each school year and will still need to adhere to Public Law 221. This, he said, will place greater pressure on administrators, teachers and students to perform the same or better, but with even fewer resources. "Things are going to be different," Sabo said. "I don't know if the quality will be any less, but it will be different. ( encourage patrons and community members to voice their opinions to this requesting their legislators to keep funding Tor Education complete and whole." Chief, continued from front got some goals on the back of my mind that I want to reach. 1 think as a department we've got a very good department." When it comes to serving as chief, the one thing Lehman often dreads is the paperwork. Every time the department goes out, it must be documented, and Lehman must submit a report at the end of every month to the Department of Homeland Security. Aside from his position as fire chief, Lehman serves as Nappanee's Zoning Administrator and is a member of the Wa-Nee Board of School Trustees. He also heads up the local committee to promote the 2010 Census. Balancing his jobs with the fire department and the planning department may be a bit of a juggling act, but Lehman is up to the challenge. "It's just time management," he said.

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