Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 38, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 September 2010 — Page 2

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Grayam - Riddle Karen R. Riddle and Todd A. Grayam were united in marriage July 18, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Niles Bum Run, Niles, Mich. Frank Kubassek, ordained minister from the Christian Motorcyclist Association performed the double ring ceremony. The bride wore an ivory blazer with sequins, blue jeans, Harley boots and an ivory veil with pink, silk roses. The maid of honor was Cheryl Buckles, Bourbon, friend of the bride. The maid of honor was attired in a pink and yellow top with blue jeans and Harley boots and carried a single, pink and yellow tipped, silk rose. The best man was Phil Kee, South Bend, friend of the groom. Others involved included the bride's children, Brittany Poisel, Plymouth, and Preston Poisel, Rochester. The couple rode their bikes to Virginia Beach, Tennessee, and Kentucky, a round trip of 2,040 miles before returning to their home at 2300 Lake Avenue, Plymouth. The bride is the daughter of John Sr. and Carolyn Riddle, Lakeville. She is a 1986 graduate of LaVille High School and is employed at 3M, Plymouth. The groom is the son of Thomas and Shirley Grayam, Eau Claire, Mich. He is a 1985 graduate of Eau Claire High School. He is employed as a driver for Area Transportation, Chesterton. Patricia Collums Sept. 15. 2010 ELKHART Patricia Collums, 80, of Bremen, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at Center for Hospice, Elkhart. She is survived by daughters, Marika (Timothy) Kunder of Bremen and Cindie (Jack) Shumaker of Grand Island, Fla.; sons, Allen (Arlie) Wardlow of Albertville, Ala.; 33 grandchildren; many great- and great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Ann Carey of Frostproof, Fla. and Lou Kincade of Cicero; four stepdaughters; and a stepson. ‘Visitation took place from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 and one hour prior to services Saturday at Mishler Funeral Home, 2030 S.R. 331, Bremen. Funeral services took place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the funeral home. Burial followed at Bremen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice, Elkhart, or the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be made to the family via the funeral home’s website at www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com.

Bloodmobile is Oct 13

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at St. Isidore Hall, 803 W. Bike St., from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Oct. 13. Donors will be entered to win a weekend get-away for

CORRECTION The student teacher featured in the Sept. 16 Wakarusa Elementary School “tortilla day” story, Kelly Bley, was incorrectly identified due to a reporter’s error. The Advance News regrets the error.

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two at the Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls, Ohio, and a ZipLine tour through Hocking Hills Canopy Tours while aiding their friends and neighbors with the gift of blood or platelets.

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KNB*P James (Jim) and Sheron (Lytle) Knepp, Bourbon, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 3,2010 at Amish Acres with their family. The couple was married Oct 1 1960 and have lived in Bourbon all their married lives. They have seven children: David (Lisa) Knepp, Plymouth; Terri (John) Steele, Mishawaka; Daniel, Bourbon; Angela (John) Moyer, Goshen; Joy (Anthun) Barries, South Bend; Andy (Shelly) Knepp, Winona Lake; and a son. Clay Allen, deceased. They are also the grandparents of 16 grandchildren and two great-grand-children. Jim is retired from being an auctioneer and spent several years as a truck driver. He now spends his time cutting iron. Sheron is die director of Kid’s Country Preschool, Bourbon, and is also one of the assistant teachers. She also works part-time at Amish Acres, Nappanee. They are actively involved with the Country Church of Bourbon.

Fourth-grader environmentalist’s legacy to live on

Woodview Elementary has had a complete paper recycling program in place for years, but last year Madison Richner, a fourthgrader, noticed a void. She began to wonder what was happening to all of the aluminum cans and plastic beverage bottles generated by staff members. She took it upon herself to ask her teacher what was being done with all of those recyclable containers and, after learning that they were being thrown away, she sprang into action. Madison, along with the help of a few good friends and her teacher, decorated receptacles to be placed in two high traffic areas for teachers, the teachers' lunchroom., and . theiunailr. room. Her teacher e-mailed the

Bremen grad’s studies now benefit area communities

Matthew VanSoest, 2004 Bremen High School graduate, has returned from Australia and also received his master's degree in architecture with a focus in educational design and community design from Ball State University. VanSoest studied in Lennox Head, Australia from January through the end of April. "The study abroad opportunity through BaH State was life changing; it really opened up my eyes to new and better ideas," VanSoest said. He was one of three graduate assistants who assisted professor of architecture Pam Harwood as they worked with the local community in the re-design of

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Pictured here are some of Matthew VanSoest's design ideas. Educational Mobile Units, used by both a school and community, would transform and engage places in the environment A unit in particular, the Wet Lab, could be used by a science class to aide in an experiment at school or be used by a conservation club to test water and species at a local river.

surf and life safety clubs, portable classrooms, and a proposed bike path and

fiAI£S Bill and Beverly (Wiebe) Fales of Nappanee are celebrating (heir 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept 26, 1970, in the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Wilmington, Del., by the Rev. Dr. Gordon Conning. The coupjs resides in Heritage Farms, Nappanee. Bill owns Pales St Associates, a marketing and advertising firm in Nappanee, where he is still employed. Bev taught family and consumer sciences at North Wood High School for 30 years. She retired in 2003. The Fales are the parents of Walt (Jennifer) Fales of Las Vegas, Nev., and Amanda (Andrew) Shaw of Indianapolis. Bill and Bev recently enjoyed a two-week land cruise to Alaska to celebrate their special event

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park along the ocean. VanSoest also centered his master's thesis on the trip. "Spending three months at my thesis site was unprecedented in the thesis program at BSU as I lived, worked, played, and breathed my site.

ArOlind, cont. from A 1 Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, Goshen. The workshop is invited to provide creative and inexpensive holiday gift ideas. A variety of crafts will be demonstrated by local crafters for a minimal fee of $lO per class. Participants will begin their craft during the workshop time and receive instructional worksheets allowing them to complete the craft at home. Each workshop will be offered at least twice, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending by 2 p.m. A case with morning refreshments and lunch will be available. Participants may register for more than one class. They include: Personalized bird house, dried or greenery wreath, heritage tray, iris pattern paper folding, seasonal paper topiary, three personalized candles, stained glass votive holder, and fourpiece set that includes a CD holder, greeting card, ribbon card, and notepad cover. Visit the local Extension office or call Mary Ann Zerbe at 574-875-6425 for more information. REVIVAL AT YHIOW CRBEK CHURCH Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren, 65575 County Road 11, Goshen, invites the public to its revival services exploring the biblical and practical applications of community outreach. Guest speakers will be the Rev. Steve Norton, outreach pastor of Goshen City Church of the Brethren, and the Rev. Duane Grady, intentional interim pastor at r<vla r I*! Church of the Brethren. Both have extensive experience in mission and outreach work. Services will be: at 1030 a.m. and 6:30 pan. (social hour at 5-JO pan.), Sept 26; 630 p.m , Sept. 27 and 28. Childcare will be provided for ages 5 and younger.

dables. Madison's parents, Chad and Lori Richner, would pick up Madison, her three sisters and a couple of full trash bags up from school and helped Madison get the cans and bottles to the proper place to be recycled. Madison was eager to continue her program again this school year and is already concerned that the program continue since she'll move on to the middle school next fall. In honor of Madison's reminder that we all do our part in saving the earth, certain Woodview staff members have vowed to carry on the tradition Madison has started. Her school is proud of the way Madison leads by example, and does SOjwith a , smile on her face always.

Connecting with the environment for three months made my thesis stronger and more convincible," VanSoest said. His thesis pertained to making learning prominent in a community and the environment connecting all age groups, backgrounds, and interests. In return, the community benefited from such initiatives by capitalizing on natural or built phenomena and found environs. VanSoest is a full-time architect and urban designer at Ancon in Goshen. He plans to work with communities like Bremen and hopes to add twists of learning components and sustainable initiatives to the town. He said, "A six-year study in architecture, education, and urban design is as innovative as it gets! I'm excited to see these ideas transform a client's dream and a compiunity's future."