Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 October 2010 — Page 1

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Bremen Freemason Lodge #414 meets Not. 2 All Nappanee and Bremen Freemasons are encouraged to attend the Tuesday, Nov. 2 meeting at 7 pun. A dinner will be presented starting at 6:15 p.m. Wakaursa Halloween party set for Oct 30 Everyone is invited to attend the annual Wakaursa Town Halloween Party, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. on the downtown square (weather permitting) or the NorthWood Middle School gym (if not). This free community event includes complimentary cider and donuts, hayrides, costume contests, a cake walk and bean bag toss game. Each child goes home with a free treat bag and pumpkin. Costume categories are: 1.) Witches/Ghosts/All Things Scary, 2.) Storybook/TV/Movies, 3.) Animals and 4.) Miscellaneous. Prize money is awarded to the top three places in age categories of (F 5 years, 6-14 and 15 and older. Tickets for the cake walk or bean bag toss are 25 cents each or 5 for sl. Also, make sure to grab all your loose change on your way to the party to vote for your favorite scarecrow with a "mission." The Council on Aging, WaNee . Waves, Family Christian Development Center, Breast Cancer Awareness and Yellow Creek Mennonite Youth Group are vying for your vote. In addition to local businesses, this event is sponsored by the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce and town of Wakarusa. ‘Where Does Your Money Go?’ The United Way of Marshall County will offer four, one-hour sessions titled, "Where Does Your Money Go?" Mondays: Nov. 1,8, 15, and 22 horn 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Community Hospital of Bremen Clinic, 1144 W. Plymouth St., Bremen. Attendees will learn more about money management and graduates receive Crib Club coupons. Those that attend and that receive assistance from Project Help or the German Township Trustee may select the sessions instead of performing community service. For more information, or to register, call 574-936-3366. Sm Around, Page A 2

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Glasgow joins staff as editor

The Pilot News Group is happy to i announce Brent Glasgow as the editor a i The Bremen Enquirer and AdvanceNews. Glasgow has been writing as a correspondent for the group since last I spring, after he moved to tne area with Ms family. "Brenrs knowledge, experience and dedication will make him an asset to I our team," said Managing Editor Maggie Nixon. "Brent brings years of

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Photo by Brant Glasgow Nappanee homeowners can expect a $5.13 addition to their monthly water bills in the near future to pay for the city's Are hydrants. Hydrant fee likely on the horizon By Brent Glasgow Editor NAPPANEE The ongoing economic slowdown and its accompanying tax shortfalls have caused communities throughout Indiana and the United States to make some tough decisions. One currently being considered locally is a charge for fire hydrants that would be added to water bills. It isn't a decision Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson or the Common Council wanted to make. "It's just a way to give our general fund a little bit of breathing room," Thompson said. "So we're taking the fire hydrant rental out of the general fund and are moving it to the utility bill. Many communities like us are being forced to do this. The good news is our taxes should be going down a little bit, and if the hydrant rental is going up a little bit, hopefully at the worst it's just a wash." The hydrant proposal (Ordinance No. 1447) first went through the Board of Works, then was passed on to the S«e Hydrant, Page A 4

North Wood coach receives statewide honor

On Oct. 12 at the annual Junior/Senior Academic Coach Conference, sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals, The Department of Student Programs recognized 10 finalists for the Academic Coach of the Year Award. Coaches were nominated by principals, coworkers, volunteers, and current and former students. Nominations were reviewed and voted on by an independent committee. The 2010 Senior Division Academic Coach erf die Year award went to Melinda Sharp of North Wood High School. Sharp has been the Academic Super Bowl coach for 11 years, bringing home four stale titles and three runner-up finishes. Sharp was nominated by

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Academic Team coordinator Karen Renner. "When I began working with Melinda five years ago, I was immediately impressed by her enthusiasm and dedication to her students in the classroom, but also as she met to discuss plans for the upcoming academic competitions," Renner said. "Che of her first areas of concern was how to provide study materials for a blind student on

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Cool weather, hot dogs

By Brent Glasgow Editor NAPPANEE Winter is coming in a hurry, but that doesn't matter to Ed Christner, co-owner and manager of .The Dogfather and More, an outdoor lunch cart currently located at Country Center. "It's my feeling that people eat yearround," Christner said. "I'm from Indiana, so winter doesn't bother me." Christner was operating in Kosciusko County, but business was too slow. Friends from Nappanee said coming north might be a good idea. "They told me I should come check Nappanee out," Christner said. "I decided to drive up, found a location, met with the city and here I am. It's going to be home." Christner, 40, first set up Oct. 13. He went before the Nappanee Common Council last Monday to ask for an extension on the 14 consecutive day limit on

her fine arts team. "In my opinion, Mrs. Sharp went far beyond the call of duty in providing all the study notes in Braille. Melinda ended up using Colorforms to reproduce art and architecture so her blind student could feel foe art. Melinda not only shows this love and dedication to handicapped students, she incorporates all of her academic team members into a fine arts family."

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roadside vendors, and was given the green light. "Most cities these days want to do what they can to help the small guy," Christner said. "I didn't know how it would go but I was very pleased with the outcome." In addition to possibly setting up at Hunter's Hideaway at night in the near future, Christner, a Goshen native, might soon move his daytime operation to the Coppes Building. "I met with them and they'd like me to come down there," Christner said. "They'd allow me to put up a tent so I can operate all winter and get out of the wind a little bit. The beauty of this thing is that I can pick it up and move it right away." Christner's sizable menu is highlighted by the Chicago-style Fat Eddie. The dog cooked in a special sauce and then fried comes topped with a dill pickle, tomato Sm Dogs, Page A 4

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Photo submitted North Wood High School's Melinda Sharp recently won Senior Division Academic Coach of the Year at the Junior/Senior Academic Coach Conference. Pictured with Sharp are (from left) Todd Bess, Indiana Association of School Principals (lASP) associate executive director; Gerald Mohr, lASP executive director; Dr. Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue University Vice Provost for Engagement.