Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 10, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 11 March 2010 — Page 2

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• Advance News • Thursday, March 11,2010

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Photo by Anita Munson Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce 2009 honorees included (front row, left to right): Scott Truex, Craftsmen Award; Ruth Mattingly, Educator of the Year; Donna Persing, Citizen of the Year; Harlan Beer of Beer & Slabaugh, Excellence in Business Award; Jeff Stueve, Pacesetter Award; Linda Yoder, Pacesetter Award, and Dwayne Borkholder, the Harold Hoffer Memorial Award. Presenters and other participants included (back row, left to right): Larry Andrews, Chamber executive directonTami Bunch, Ist Source Bank;Tom Lehman, past Citizen of the Year recipient; Tracy Beer, Beer & Slabaugh; Gordon Moore, McCormick Motors; Bobby Gluck, Nappanee Farm Service; Barney Beer, Beer & Slabaugh; Brian Hoffer, King & Sloat, and Larry Thompson, Nappanee mayor.

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sented. They included: Educator of the Year Ruth Mattingly, who will retire from the Wa-Nee Community Schools after a 45-year career. Mattingly was cited as a "great role model and mentor to our incoming teachers," exemplifying "the best assets of a veteran teacher..." Excellence in Business Award Beer & Slabaugh, started by Harlan Beer in 1956 as Gravelton Machine Shop. Harlan has assisted Nappanee with the development of the airport, city parking lots and many start-up companies. He purchased the Mutschler Brothers/Triangle Pacific buildings to assist and encourage start-up businesses. Sons Barney, Rod and Tracy helped expand the business into broader makets. Barney started Elkhart County Gravel, currently the largest state-certified supplier of aggregate in Northern Indiana. He manages six gravel pits in the Elkhart County area. Rod started the commercial and residential areas for the company, including Heritage House, Fairmount Homes, Keystone, Westimorr Knolls,

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walking to school in the oldfashioned dress was the most difficult part of the day for him "because everybody could see you." For Kennedy Wiens, it was getting her pretty blonde hair, which is short, to behave and look like the Ingalls girls she'd seen in the movie shown at school, "Little House on the Prairie." Brandon Galbreath enjoyed toe spelling bee, admitjilfg it was funny some kids weren't even close to the right spelling." Those who did get their words correctly spelled were spelling bee winner Chloe Reyes and runner-up Emily Borkholder. Bestdressed girl was Kamryn Koble and best-dressed boy for the big event was Tanner DeMien. The students had created three-dimensional log cabins with paper, brought in furs, covered wagons, and colored paper quilt blocks to display their new-found knowledge, and had looked forward to seeing Kevin Stonerock's live presentation of a Hoosier pioneer Andrew Amonett, a true-to-life frontiersman of the Indiana Territory. Stonerock did not disappoint, dressed in trapper's clothing, com-

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Celebrate friendship at the next meeting of the Nappanee Public Library American Girls Club. Girls in grades 1 and 2 will meet from 7 to 8 pm, March 22, and those in grades 3 to 5 will meet

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Photo by Anita Munson Kirsten McKeehan learned first-hand how heavy a rifle used by early pioneers could be through Kevin Stonerock's historically accurate presentation before Woodview Elementary School students Friday, when fourth-graders celebrated "Pioneer Day."

plete with weapons and a storytelling style filled with humor that kept the kids spellbound as he told of encounters with Native American Indians and wild bears. It was all part of the state requirement that fourth-graders learn about their Hoosier heritage. Following Stonerock's

from 7 to 8 p.m., March 23, at the library, 157 N. Main St, to learn more about the new America Girl, Rebecca, and make a friendship bracelet from recycled materials. The dub meets monthly at the

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Williamsburg Furniture, Kountry Wood Products, Vitco and Challenger Door. Tracy is responsible for all utility work, including sewer and water projects, bridge constructions, and state and federal highway development. Harold Hoffer Memorial Award Dwayne Borkerholder, third-generation family owner of Borkholder Corp. The award honors Nappanee's first paid full-time Chamber executive director. Presenting the award was Brian Hoffer, Harold's son. Borkholder took over the business in 1995, after his father, Freeman, became paralyzed. The business holdings include Borkholder Building & Supply, Bokrholder Dutch Village, Borkholder Furniture, and the New Energy Homes addition. Dwayne Borkholder is beginning his second three-year term on the Chamber board of directors. Craftsmen Award Scott Truex, Nappanee native who was raised in Wakarusa, is an associate professor in the Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University. This past summer, he direct-

presentation, the students showed off their squaredancing talents in the gym, where teacher Tricia Witmer "called" the dancing, and four lines of rollicking good fun began. Amidst "whoops" and "hollars," false beards, sunbonnets and pioneer gear, boys and girls let loose their energy in

library during the school year to learn about girls in American history and to share activities. Space is limited. Register by calling 574-773-7919, or go to www.nappanee.lib.in.us.

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moves learned well and executed with zest Teacher Tonya White said even older students now fifth-graders expressed nostalgia for their fourthgrade days when they saw the younger children enjoying the fun. White said, "And that always makes you feel good."

ed "A Greener Nappanee" study in 2009, resulting in the first "Nappanee Green Summit." Pacesetter Awards Jeff Stueve and Linda Yoder. Stueve was cited for his commitment to the Family Christian Development Center following the tornadoes of two years ago, turning down a job offer that he had wanted but which had come after saying yes to the FCDC. Linda Yoder was honored for her visionary work at the Nappanee Public Library, which has become an integral part of Nappanee living by offering a variety of programs and services beyond reading. Citizen of the Year Award Donna Persing, active in the Apple Festival Committee projects, treasurer of Psi lota Xi sorority, and Kiwanis, among many organizations, was honored for her "selfless" volunteer spirit and willingness to help others. Persing said, through tears, she was "astonished" by the award.

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Photo by Anita Munson Named best-dressed girl and boy for Woodview Elementary School's "Pioneer Day' event were Kamryn Koble, left, and Tanner DeMien.

Basket Bingo to benefit local agencies Eta Zeta Chapter of Psi lota Xi sorority will host its annual banket bingo at Dal-Mar Banquet Hall, 159 E. Lincoln St., Nappanee, at 2 p.m., March 14. Benefits will be directed to the Boys & Girls Club and The Compass Ministries, Wakarusa. Tickets are available at the door, and about 25 baskets will be given away as prizes during the event.

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