Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 9, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 3 March 2011 — Page 4

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• Advance News • Thursdiy, Match 3,2011

NAPPANEE PUBLIC LIBRARY Artftil Quitters to meet March 10 A guild for those interested in new quilting techniques, Artful Quilters meets on the second Thursday of each month. Members will next meet at the library March 10. Membership for the Artful Quilters is open to anyone. Join the fun and fellowship with other quilters while keeping up to date with new activities and techniques in the quilting world. Bring your own projects to share, check out planned programs for the coming year and sign up for trips. Yearly dues are sls and are used for the benefit of the guild. Those interested may attend two meetings to get acquainted before becoming members. Intro to Internet scheduled for March 14 Interested in a basic introduction to the Internet? The library offers a class for those unfamiliar with surfing the web on the second Monday of each month. The next session is scheduled for March 14 at 7 p.m. For more information on these or any other library program, call 574-773-7919 or visit www.nappanee.lib.in.us. WAKARUSA LIBRARY Story Hour book is ‘Knuffle Bunny too* A little girl discovers that she does not have a one-of-a-kind bunny. This is the story in the book, "Knuffle Bunny too" by Mo Willems that will be shared during Story Hour March 7-8 at 10:15 a.m. Children will play hide-and-seek with Knuffle Bunny. Toddler Time set for March 9 Children like to copy the actions of adults around them. "Mama Cat Has Three Kittens" by Denise Fleming is a story about kittens that try to copy the actions of their mother. This will be the theme for Toddler Tune March 9 at 10 a.m. The children will create a paper plate cat. Afterschool Special features spring Spring will be the theme for the Afterschool Special March 8 at 3:30 p.m. A spring picture will be created using colored chalk. Registration is required for those children in grades K-5 wanting to attend. Excel Class planned Spreadsheets can serve many purposes. Discover how to create a spreadsheet and how to use the Excel program March 10 at 6:30 p.m. This class will be held free of charge in the library meeting room. Registration is required to attend this introductory class. Board meets March 11 The Wakarusa Library Board of Trustees will meet March 11 at 7:45 a.m. in the library meeting room. Books in Memory given "Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress" by Harry Katz and "The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution" by Jim Murphy are given in memory of Fern Yoder by Ruth fully. Cove: Window to a Secret World" by Bill Lea is given m memory of Fern Yoder by Alice Haag. "Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile" by Gloria Houston is given in memory of Faustine Miller Moore by Judy Smeltzer. "Perfect Soup" by Lisa Moser is given in memory of Faustine Miller Moore by Onalee Mochel. "Hidden Alaska: Bristol Bay and Beyond" by Micheal Melford/'Only Pack What You Can Carry: My Path to Inner Strength, Confidence, and True Self-Knowledge" by Janice Holly Booth, "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams, and "From Pictures to Words" by Janet Stevens are given in memory of Faustine Miller-Moore by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kinney. "The Battle of Nashville" by Benson Bobrickis and "The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane are given in memory of Faustine Miller-Moore by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Myers. Dial-A-Story is ‘Wylie’ This week's story is "Wylie." A sheep dog does wonderful things in this Scottish tale. Hear this story at 574-862-4441. New books on shelves "The Scent of Rain and Lightning" by Nancy Pickard, "The Recipe Club" by Anrea Israel, "The Convent" by Panos Kamezis, "True Grit" by Charles Portis, "If Wishes Were Horses" by Robert Barcley, "Into the Storm" by Reed Timmer. New children’s books arrive "Zen Ghosts" by Jon J. Muth, "Old Bear and His Cub" by Olivier Dunrea, "Hero Dad" by Melinda Hardin, "Noona Tell Me A Story" by Lidia Bastianich.

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Box Tops for Education Photo subtnittod Wakarusa Elementary School recently participated in a box top for education contest. The school collected 30,020 box tops, and the fifth grade won, with a total of 6,284. Miller's Senior Living Community assisted the school's Student Leadership Team in cutting out the box tops. Pictured are Eileen Bormann, Ashlyn Romerberger, June Schieber, Caleb Lung, Natalie Gerber, Carleigh Trippel, Caleb Glick, Joshua Guzman, Ann Barrick, Elma Stickel, Lois Yerger, Mabel Eby, Michan Eby, Etta Weaver, Goldie Ramer, Dorothy McDonald and Bertha Weaver.

Local 4-H offering programs

GOSHEN Two upcoming 4-H----sponsored programs will be held at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds. The first in a series of training sessions conducted by Elkhart County 4H Farm Tractor and Garden Tractor Clubs will be held March 10 at 7 p.m. in the Home & Family Arts Building and the Eastern Star Building of the fairgrounds in Goshen. The maintenance training program will continue on three additional Thursdays (March 17, 24 and 31). The 2011 program will conclude with a tractor operator contest for members of both clubs May 21. The 4-H Tractor project is open to youth from grades 3-12. Emphasis is placed on understanding the safe operation and maintenance of either a lawn or garden tractor in the 4-H Garden Tractor Club or a farm tractor in the 4H Farm Tractor Club. Experienced 4-H leaders provide training to 4-H members for both clubs. A tractor project is also offered to

Conservation meeting set for Tuesday

GOSHEN - Representatives of the Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) will be available to meet and greet the public March 8 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Mennonite Room of the Elkhart County Community Center of the 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen. The Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District

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those in grades 1-2 through the Exploring 4-H program. While driving a tractor will not be a part of the Exploring 4-H project, learning about tractors, Jheir parts and how Jhey are used will be fun. Exploring 4-H members will design a poster or story about tractors.

(SWCD) invites you to participate in this event. More information on the Indiana Conservation Partnership is available at: http://iaswcd .org / icp / index.html The goal is to present the Conservation Partnership and Elkhart County farmers as good stewards of natural and financial resources. This event is designed to show

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the agricultural community the opportunities it has to receive support and assistance in their conservation measures, and to show agriculture in a positive light to the media, general public and local community leaders whom are also invited to attend. This event is scheduled to coincide with the SWCD's 69th annual meeting, which

2/21/11, CR 3 north of CR 38, Wakarusa Blotter: At approximately 8:10 a.m. Jenyse Glick, 21, of Elkhart reported a battery and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Glick stated around 5:40 a.m. she was northbound on CR 3 north of CR 38 driving a 2002 Ford Mustang. A white Chevy pickup was southbound on CR 3 north of CR 38. The pickup began to lose control, going left of center and colliding into the passenger side of the Mustang. This caused the Mustang to go off the west

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For more information about either 4H Tractor project, call the Purdue Extension Elkhart County Office at 574-533-0554 or club leaders Troy and Emili Zahner (4-H Farm Tractor Club, 574-633-4873) or Dave Neff (4-H Garden Tractor Club, 574-831-4877). Also, 4-H cake decorating workshops will be held March 15 and April 12 in the ECCC Building at the fairgrounds from 6:30-9 p.m. 4-H members can learn and practice skills needed for their cake decorating project during the workshop. Participants should bring the following items: icing, coupler, tips appropriate for your grade level, decorating bag and a spatula or spoon. Linda Kimpel will be teaching the beginning section, with Rhonda Triplet leading the intermediate and advanced sections. The workshop is free to,attend. Parents are encouraged to attend. For more information, call the Extension office at 574-533-0554.

follows at 6:30 p.m. in the Martin Room. Jane Hardisty, USDA NRCS Indiana State Conservationist is the featured speaker. Tickets to the meeting, which includes dinner, are $5 each, or included with an affiliate membership. For more information, call Elkhart County SWCD at 574-533-3630, Ext. 3.

side of the road and collide into a NIPSCO utility pole. After a brief altercation, about telephoning the police, Glick exited the area for safety reasons. Marshall County Sheriff's Department Report (Nappanee/Wakarusa) • Jaquese A. Love, 19, Nappanee, was arrested Feb. 13 by the BPD for possession of marijuana. • Mandy B. Reaker, 29, Nappanee, was arrested Feb. 14 by the BPD for operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance.