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Much-needed donation Photo submitted Pak-A-Sak employee Brenda Evett is pictured making a generous donation to Nappanee Elementary School. Pak-A-Sak employees raised money by pumping gas for patrons when temperatures were below freezing. With the money raised, they purchased and donated 20 pairs of snow boots, 20 pairs of snow pants and several pairs of gloves.

Pre-GED class Register now to reserve a place in the pre-GED class, which will span 10 weeks beginning Feb. 7. Each session will meet at the library at 6 p.m. in me meeting room. Susan Ferguson will be the instructor. Students will team what subject areas will be on the GED test and the class will review most sections. The goal will be to help the student be successful in their attempt to pass the GED test. Cost is $25 and is refundable with proof of passing the GED test. Register at the library's front desk or by calling 574-862-2465. The mitten is missing A mitten has been hidden in the library for children to locate. When the hidden mitten has been found the child's name will be entered in the prize drawing. A tree and a basket have been placed near the front desk for the collection of elementary children's size gloves. After Jan. 7 the mittens and gloves will be donated to Wakarusa Elementary School to be given to children in. need. ....... The Friends of the Library This group has done another wonderful job of decorating the library for the holidays, and the library appreciates their willingness to volunteer their time. Dial-A-Story "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Elves help an old shoemaker through the busy Christmas season. Hear this story at 574-8624441. New adult books "Genealogy Online" by Elizabeth Powell Crowe, "The Christmas Countdown" by Margie J. Harding, "The Walk" by Shaun Alexander, "The Amish Way" by Donald B. Kraybill, "The Confession" by John Grisham, "Christmas Cooking from the Heart" by Better Homes and Gardens, "iPad" by Joli Ballew.

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Irish, Hurricanes try to wake up the old echoes

Reaching a bowl game used to mean something for a Division I football program. Now, the system is the equivalent of opening die National Honor Society to C- students. This year, die move to a 12-game regular season gave 14 teams with 6-6 records a getaway to one of 35 bowl games, most with absurd names thanks to corporate sponsorships. Many feature match-ups as appealing and difficult to digest as a 6-year-old fruitcake. Coming in just above the .500 mark of statistical mediocrity are 17 teams with 7 wins, including Notre Dame and Miami, who will meet in the Hyundai Sun Bowl Dec. 31 in El Paso, Texas. Notre Dame and Miami once provided one of college sports' most memorable rivalries, highlighted by the (in)famous "Catholics vs. Convicts" game of 1988. That was a long time ago. Of the 200 players on the current rosters, just a handful of seniors were bom when Pat Terrell batted down Steve Walsh's two-point conversion pass to preserve the No. 4 Irish's 31-30 win over the top-ranked Hurricanes. The game, which started with a pregame brawl in the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium, lives in eternal legend. While today's bowl count is agonizingly ridiculous, 20 years ago there were just 19 games, including Notre

‘Hie Family Doctor’ offers relationship training in Wakarusa

WAKARUSA - New Year's resolutions having anything to do with improving family relationships, can be assisted at the Wakarusa United Methodist - Church where a seven-week series with Dr. Jeffrey Stueve, Ph.D., also known as the "Family Doctor," will be offered. The public is invited to attend Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. when Dr. Stueve will offer practical ways to transform families, no matter how it looks now, into something extraordinary. A general session on such

The Board of Public Works and Safety of the Civil City of Nappanee, Indiana, Elkhart and Kosciusko County, State of Indiana will receive sealed bids on Monday January 10, 2011 until the hour of 3:30 PM at the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at the Nappanee Municipal Center for the purchase of a new Custom Rescue- Pumper Fire Apparatus. Specifications for said new Custom Rescue- Pumper Fire Apparatus may be obtained at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Nappanee, 300 West Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 29, Nappanee, IN 46550. All bids shall be submitted with a cash outright price and also with a Lease/Purchase price. The Leasa/Purchase Agreement shall state the contract price and that the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($200,000.00) shall be paid by the City upon delivery of the unit. The Agreement shall also state that the City shall pay the sum of Sixty-Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($60,000.00) on/or before June 30, 2012 and, if applicable, Sixty-Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($60,000.00) on/or before December 30,2012. This payment schedule shall continue on/br before June 30 and on/or before December 30 of each year thereafter until the entire contract price is fully paid. AN bids shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, which may be obtained at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of said City and shall' be accompanied by a non-epljusion affidavit and bid bond* certified ofieck or a corporate surety In a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the total bid. No bid shall be withdrawn after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days. The Board reserves the right to re|ect any or al bids, to accept ail, or any part of any bid received, and to waive any and all Informalities in bidding, and to accept the lowest and/or ft ft amt nf D, JtlU lifn Aw ——-a dOvQ Of rUDHC WOfKS ■no Safety Kimberly A. Ingle, lAMC.CMC Clerk of the Board Dm. ISASOfO ANOIII

The Guts Horn By Glasgow’ Ector - 1 ,ii i Dame's unforgettable and controversial 10-9 loss to No. 1 Colorado in the Orange Bowl. That season, the Irish finished sixth in the polls, three spots behind No. 3 Miami. It has been an up-and-down ride for both since. For the most part, Year 1 of the Brian Kelly era at Notre Dame has been one to forget. Triumphs over Utah and pro-bation-hampered USC helped mask the foulness of losses to Navy and Tulsa, but they couldn't erase the season's undeniable low the ridiculously unnecessary Oct. 27 death of student manager Declan Sullivan. The 20-year-old junior's fall on a scissorlift while filming practice came during a twoday stretch in which most people in Northern Indiana wouldn't have gotten on a stepladder outside due to high winds. Thus far, accountability has been sickeningly absent while Sullivan's family and most everyone else can only ask, "Why?" Notre Dame players rallied around Sullivan's memory and overcame key injuries to win their last three games and become bowl-eligible. With a record that would've led some past

topics as Most Valuable Persons, Incredible Esteem, ESP, and Supernatural Healing will be offered at 8:30 a.m. Sundays from Jan. 2 to Feb. 13. At 9:15 a.m. each week, Dr. Stueve will be ayailqbjg (or more indepth look at ways to transform your family, offering tips and taking questions. Jeffrey L. Stueve, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Education at Bethel College in Mishawaka. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. Prior to teaching at Bethel, he was executive director of Family Christian Develop-

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Dr. Jeffrey Stueve ment Center in Nappanee. He was Assistant Professor of Family Studies at the University of New

Irish coaches to turn down a bowl game, they'll take what they can get this season. It has also been a year of disappointment in Coral Gables, Fla. White three of Miami's defeats were to ranked teams, a laughable loss to hapless Virginia and a home loss to South Florida in the season finale sealed coach Randy Shannon's spot in Amelia's horrifically long unemployment line. Less than a decade ago, Miami fielded some of the best teams the sport has ever seen. Now, not having been to a meaningful bowl since 2003, they, like Notre Dame, are a sec-ond-rate power. Notre Dame and Miami are widely despised. The Irish earned it with a century of success and its accompanying jealousy. The Hurricanes accomplished it with winning and on-field antics that could've made Tupac Shakur blush. Despite any joy some get from the teams' recent failures, college football is better when they are good, more so when they are great. They recently signed to play three games, starting in 2012 at Soldier Field, and the programs and fans alike hope those meetings mean more than this year's Sun Bowl. Meanwhile, the road to 2011 begins on New Year's Eve, when we'll see which if either is ready to take a step toward restoring faded glory.

Mexico from 2000 to 2005. Stueve has conducted research and written on fatherhood and co-parent-ing, and has lead workshops on parenting, marriage, and loving relationships. He is interested in understanding, promoting, and supporting healthy family relationships, especially from a Christian perspective. He is married and has two sons. For more information on Wakarusa United Methodist Church, located two blocks west of the light in downtown Wakarusa, call 574-862-2863 or visit www.theß3oitstime.com.

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