Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 47, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 24 November 2011 — Page 3
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Courtesy awarded Photo provided Hepler’s Barber Shop was the recipient of the Coppes Commons Courtesy Basket for October. Coppes Commons presents a gift basket each month to a Nappanee business, “thanking” them for its service to the community. From left to right are Chad and Cody Burkholder from Hepler's Barber Shop, and Larry Andrews representing Coppes Commons.
Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau grants more than $17,000 for 2012 marketing efforts ELKHART The Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau (ECCVB) has granted awards totaling more than $17,000 for its 2012 Travel Guide Assistance Fund. The fund provides qualified Elkhart County non-profit organizations matching assistance to participate in the Amish Country Travel Guide, a tourism marketing publication produced annually by the ECCVB. Organizations receiving 2012 fund awards are: Amish Country Bed & Breakfast Group $842.50 Elkhart Civic Tneatre, Inc. $385.00 Elkhart County 4-H Fair $842.50 Elkhart Park Foundation SB7O Friends of the Elkhart County Parks SSBO Goshen Chamber of Commerce , $2,900 Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce $1,450 Middlebury Chamber of Commerce $1,450 Midwest Museum of American Art $290 Nappanee Chamber of Commerce $1,450 The Lemer $1,450 The Ruthmere Foundation $1,297.50 Town of Bristol $1,450 Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce $1,450 Wellfield Botanic Gardens S6OO The Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, a private, non-profit corporation, is the official tourism advertising/marketing and public relations organization for the Elkhart County hospitality industry. It tells the county's unique and positive story to a variety of audiences.
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Current donation Photo provided The Current Club Treasurer Patricia Miller (left, cen:er) made a check presentation recently to Nappanee 3oys and Girls Club Director Holly Yoder (right, center) with club members (from left) Carlin Swihart, Gabriel Harshber, Maddie Casserly and Olivia Godfrey. The Current Club was organized in 1907 and strives to be ‘large in thought, in word and in deed; taking time for all hings and to be kind.” Current Club President Jeanie Dudley leads the women with the help of vice president Jeanette Van Dyke and secretary Betty Johnson.
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‘A Christmas Carol’ comes to life
NAPPANEE The Round Bam Theatre at Amish Acres' holiday production of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, a stage adaptation with traditional Christmas music, runs through Dec. 31. Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in 1843 during the Victorian era when the celebration of Christmas had become somber and many Christmas traditions forgotten. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge's transformation after visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come revived the holiday's secular celebration. the popularity of the tale, which has never been out of print, paved the way for today's more lighthearted and childlike fantasy of Christmas, including the greeting "Merry Christmas."
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self-motivated and builds self-esteem," Wiggins said. "As we strengthen and support parents and families we are, in turn, getting children who are better prepared to come to school and be the best students they can be. The long term effect is sending well-educated, hardworking, honest, self-suffi-cient young people out into the world after graduation who are ready and willing to become highly capable leaders of our society." Voreis asked those in the audience to raise their hands if they enjoyed yelling at their children. He asked them to raise their hands if they thought their child enjoyed being yelled at. Needless to say, none noted they were in agreement. "If yelling and whippings are the only tools you nave, it's time to make a better S)lan," he said. "Use this or eight weeks and by the end of the fourth or fifth week you will see things, are going pretty well. ...You don't have to use this their entire lives, just for eight weeks, though some have had to use it for as long as three months. ... It does work if you are consistent and respectful." Voreis explained that the program is designed for children ages four to 18 and can be amended depending on the child's age or temperament, noting that it also works for children with ADHD, and bipolar and oppositional defiance disorders. Parents start by creating a list of "Kiddie Krimes," five of the largest problems that the parent faces with that child. Then a list is made of the five things that are most important to the child, be it spending time with friends, playing video games, or watching TV. Then, using a chart, parents check off a letter per failure to comply and once they get to "H" (allowing them seven warnings before any consequences happen), something the child enjoys the least (of their favorite things list), is taken away for the remainder of the chart's time period. Another privilege is taken away for
Dickens' secular vision of the holiday now takes its place alongside the original Biblical story and introduced the family-centered festival of seasonal food and drink, dancing, games and generosity that now enriches the church centered observations of Christmas. Dickens is further credited with saving the London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children from financial crisis in 1858 by raising money through a series of lectures. In the spirit of this unique and unprecedented story, The Round Bam Theatre will donate a portion of its proceeds from A Christmas Carol to Riley Hospital for Children. Riley is named for James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana's poet laureate wno was often seen in his Lockerby home poring over verses of one of
the ninth offense and so on until the next chart cycle begins. Also on each chart is a space for the parent to include comments following prompts such as: "Good job last week on ..." and "The most important rule of the week i 5..." "Blended families can use this too," Voreis explained. 'The chart just follows the time the child is in that particular home." He told parents that they need to remember that children want consistency and want to be treated as if their opinion matters, that's why the system is to be set up with the child present and "so they can see it." "For some reason teenagers especially need a lot of time in the bathroom and they need to use a lot of the bathroom items," Voreis said. "...They also need to see things in writing so they can remember. This also curbs any future comments like 'that's not what you said.'" Hp reminded those in the North Wood auditorium that the goal is for every family member to treat one
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his 1,044 published poems, or immersed in a favorite Charles Dickens' story by gaslight. In addition, free tickets for young patients of Riley and their parents are being made available through the Joseph Stein Memorial Fund. The Round Bam Theatre has recently joined The Christmas Carol Network, an organization of theatre companies from around the world. There are 51 performances scheduled between with four of the performances being one hour Theatre for Young Audiences versions designed for area schools. These shows are scheduled Wednesdays, Nov. 23 and 30 at 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, Dec. 15 at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Study guides are provided to the attending school's teachers beforehand to help enrich the experience for
another with respect and that children no matter what age or where they are in the country they are the same; they want respect and love and guidance. "We aren't trying to create parental dictators here," Voreis explained, "but parents that have control. Taking away privileges after holding a family meeting and having a consistent plan works. ... Taking things away as a mad impulse doesn't work." He said while some parents may find the chart upkeep another problem to face the outcome is well worth it. "To get out of the yelling business, the least you can do is put a mark on a chart," Voreis said. "Some days you will have a bad day and they are having a bad day, and you find yourself checking off letters left and right. Don't go nuclear on them. If you're checking off the chart one after the other, one of you needs a time out." Voreis offered the sale of some of the books and DVDs in the Smart Discipline series at the auditorium and said the investment
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students. Children and adults alike will enjoy meeting cast members up dose and in person at a spetial "Meet The Characters" theme dinner. This spedal event will be Friday, Nov. 26 beginning at noon before the 2 p.m. curtain and Saturday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. before the 8 p.m. curtain. A Friday night theme dinner with wine tasting is scheduled in The Bam Loft Wine Tasting Room Fridays, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16 beginning at 6 p.m. before the 8 p.m. curtain. Theme dinners and Amish Acres' famous Threshers Dinner can be combined with tickets to "A Christmas Carol" at a savings. A complete schedule and ticket information can be found online at Amish Acres. com or by calling 800-800-4942.
of even one of the guide books would be beneficial to the adults involved. "You can bring your child to me at the mental health center and after two hours of filling out papers and me asking you a whole lot of questions, and with a bill of $l4O, you can leave and you haven't learned a thing," he said. "Or, you can buy these books and leave with tools for success." The last portion of Voreis' two-part program dealt with building and maintaining a child's self-esteem. "Most adults do not realize how powerful their words are and a simple comment made to the child or about the child (within his hearing distance) can do great things for their self-esteem or great damage to their selfesteem," Wiggins explained. The Smart Discipline program includes books, DVDs and flash cards for parents and teachers to use as a disciplinary plan that generates reciprocated respect and peaceful success. To learn more, visit www.smartdisripline.com.