Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 48, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 December 2011 — Page 4

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Advance News • Thursday, December 1,2011

Young Panthers look to come together

By Bunt Glasgow Correspondent NAPPANEE After losing a strong six-man senior class, nis year's young North Wood boys basketball team wants to get better each day through experience. "We had a special group last year that had a very good season,” said fifth-year North Wood coach Aaron Wolfe, who is 48-40 at the helm. 'This team is a completely different one, and our motivation is to be as good as we can be by the end of the year. So far in practice I've seen tremendous improvement."

Extension Office chooses new board members, recognizes supporters

GOSHEN—-The Elkhart County Extension Council elected five board members to the 15-member Elkhart County Extension Board at their annual meeting Nov. 15. Elected to their first term on die Extension Board are Dr. Andrew Kuhn, Bill Mattem, Kate Rink, Judge Terry Shewmaket Maryann Zerbe. The Extension Board is a group of volunteers who help die local Purdue Extension Educators determine our program priorities. Retiring from the Extension Board after six years of service were Cynthia Adam, Cheryl Gall, Rod King and Janice Robinson. Retiring after three years of service was Reba Goshert. There were 88 people in attendance to hear what has happened in the Purdue Extension office during this past year. Between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011, the four Extension Educators in Elkhart

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their air miles, and moved from his hometown of Chicago to Deb's hometown of Wakarusa. The McNallys bought the business which at the time was more like a Hallmark card and gift shop have been associated with it: the Wolfbeigs, Smiths, Myers and the Rohders. The Wakarusa Dime Store officially began in 1907 when Moses Wolfberg rented a storefront in downtown Wakarusa to sell a variety of goods under the name Wolfberg's department store. His son Lou could've never imagined that his idea of creating a lico-

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North Wood ( 14-7 in 2010-11) wifi be led by two seniors - the multi-purpose Jakyah Qaiyim, an All-Northern Lakes Conference honorable mention performer who averaged 12 points and six points last season, and first-time varsity starter and point guard Derek Yoder. “They're going to carry a tremendous amount of leadership responsibility this year," Wolfe said. "Thus far they've done a fantastic Job getting our other players ready for a varsity basketball season." Coining off an outstanding 17-3

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rice-flavored giant jelly bean for the 1969 Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival would be so popular decades later. "A salesman came in and told him he could make a giant jelly bean so they did and that first year sold 100 pounds," said McNally. "This year we sold about 70 tons." The confection's production is now done exclusively for the store the McNallys offer their customers 12 standard flavors including seasonal mixes. Some flavors are temporarily brought out of retirement for special occasions such as blueberry for The Blueberry Festival or maple for the

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junior varsity campaign, 6-foot--4 sophomores Zach Zurcher and Jonathan Wilkinson enter the starting lineup. "They both have good length and have concentrated on their skills and getting stronger," Wolfe said. "We feel good about both of them as they gain more varsity experience." Also joining the lineup will be freshman guard Braxton Miller. "Braxton did a tremendous job in the offseason and has earned an opportunity to start as a freshman, which is rare, especially in our conference," Wolfe said. .

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Maple Syrup Festival. The McNally's wares ship all over the world and have made it to every continent. McNally said , the biggest single shipment to date was 11 cases sent to an address on Central Park West that required a $l,lOO overnight shipping. Though they now sell 399 other kinds of candy McNally said that candy wasn't the central attraction to the The Wakarusa Dime Store when they first acquired it, and that the nostalgia brands they now offer are the hardest to come by. "The candy kind of phased in because people were coming in asking if we had this or that or

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Seeing significant time off the bench will be junior wing player Tommy Klem and senior post player Ryan Gerber. Sophomores Tanner Farmwald, Will Stueve and Kyle McCoy will.also see plenty of action. Altogether, Wolfe likes what the Panthers bring to the table. "Our team has some depth but it's veiled in inexperience," Wolfe said. "I feel it's a team that has a great chance to improve throughout the season." That improvement has to come with good practice habits. "Our preparation and practices

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Photo provided From left are the Elkhart County Extension Board retiring members Reba Goshert, Cynthia Adam, Cheryl Gall, and Janice Robinson. Also retiring was Rod King (not pictured).

said, 'we haven't seen this candy in years' so we thought this was a great opportunity. ...The nostalgia brands were bought out by other smaller, companies so there was some detective work involved." As a result of the McNally's sleuthing, now sits amidst the Jumbo Jelly Beans and many flavors of caramel com: taffy, wax bottles, coconut strips, bubble gum cigars, wax lips and jawbreakers, alpngside brands such as Valomilk, Slo Poke, Black Cow, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, Brachs (jelly nougats) and Sugar Daddy. But the sweetest thing about the candy business McNally said isn't

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might be the most important thing we do this year, because each day is such a learning experience," Wolfe said. "The quicker we can improve, the more success we'll see on game night." Equally important is the guidance provided by the Panthers' elder statesmen. "For the most part, this is the first time a lot of our players have played on the same team together, because of the wide ranges in grades," Wolfe said. "Our leadership out of our veterans is imperative, and they've done a great job stepping up to the challenge."

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anything his store sells; it is his favorite co-worker. "The best thing about this job, I get to work with my wife ever)' day." No matter how successful they become in their new location (340 W. Cleveland Road, Granger right around the comer from University Park Mall) in St. Joseph County, McNally promises they will stick to their roots, "No matter what, we will always be The Wakarusa Dime Store." To leam more, stop by either location, call 877-715-9821 toll free, or visit www.jumbojellybeans.com online.

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