Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 45, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 November 2013 — Page 1

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MEETING RESCHEDULED NAPPANEE The Business After Hours meeting has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Nappanee Center. Attendance is encouraged. Food and drink will be available for a donation. The Nappanee Center is located at 302 W. Market Street. FALL BREAKFAST IS TODAY NAPPANEE —The board members and staff of the Family Christian Development Center invite the public to its Fall Breakfast, from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at Dal-Mar Banquet Hall, 159 E. Lincoln Street in

Nappanee. Food, fellowship and future plans will be shared all in one hour. Music will be provided by North Wood High School's Dawning Generation. There is no charge for the breakfast, but a 'free will' offering will be taken. The Fall Breakfast is an opportunity for the organization to report back to and thank the community that makes its programs and services possible. Local churches, businesses, schools, civic groups and more provide the majority of its financial and in-kind support. To RSV, contact Idella Chupp, (574)773-2149, or at [email protected] to RSVP or for more information. FCDC is located at 151 S. Locke Street in Nappanee. SOUP N SALAD LUNCHEON NOV. 14 NAPPANEE First Church of God is having its Soup N Salad Luncheon from 11 a.m.-l p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. Cost is $6. Community is welcome to attend. The church is located at the comer of County Roads 7 and 54 in Nappanee.

NES VETERANS DAY PROGRAM NOV. 15 NAPPANEE Nappanee Elementary School is hosting a Veterans Day program from 8:459:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15. Any veteran is invited to attend. HOLIDAY BAZAAR NOV. 9 NAPPANEE Holiday Extravaganza, sponsored by Women's Fellowship, is from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at Union Center Church of the Brethren, 70535 C.R. 11 (comer of —See Around, Page A z

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place rn the state finals In Indiana polls Staurday. Red Band director Eric Crisis said in an email that: the band "prepared with such focus and determination all week so that Saturday was simply dessert for all their hard work. It was a great day. The students are headed back to Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium this week for the ISSMA finals. Criss related that the student guide in Indianapolis from Decatur Central was the late Officer Bradway's son. Pictured are: (first row, from left) 1 Alex Mast, Jackie Yoder, (second row) Laura Castillo, Carrie Avery, Lauren Wenger, Shirley Arteaga, Katie Yoder, Sarah McNeill, Nicole Bliss, (third row) Jamie Cobb, Emily Miller, Hannah Schlorke, Aron Patterson, Nole Dosal, and Adam Darr. „

Former Army MP still on duty

By Dani Molnar Editor NAPPANEE Jason Meyers chose to join the army in 2006 when the economy went bad. Formerly the owner of a body shop for custom cars, Meyers simply needed and income and decided that serving his country while doing it was a good choice. He served as a drill instructor for the military police. "1 got called out twice, but because I was an instructor, they didn't let me go," Meyers explained. Rather, he would continue training others who would eventually go on to serve in other parts of the world. "Even if I had been deployed, I wouldn't talk about it," Meyers added. "There's no glory in any of itfJexcept that you get to serve your country." "I got to train people to go out and do what they were going to do," Meyers explained. "Sometimes they came back and sometimes they didn't." Meyers worked three years in the guard, and three years active duty as a military police officer for tiie U 5. Army.

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By Amy Wenger Advance Correspondent NAPPANEE - Wa-Nee Community Schools is celebrating the recent announcement that two of the district's leaders are in the running for some very distinctive honors. The news was shared among members of the school board during a session held on Monday evening, Oct. 28. The Indiana Association of School Principals has notified the Wa-Nee

administration that David Maugel, North Wood High School principal, and Alan Thompson, principal of Wood view Elementary, have both been nominated for the title of Principal of the Year in their respective fields. Maugel and Thompson were chosen to be among 12 candidates at both the high school and elementary school levels in District 2, which encompasses schools in Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, St.

"The only reason I got out was I blew out my right knee," Meyers stated, explaining that he did enjoy the job. As a military police officer, Meyers went into the army hoping to become a cop later in civilian-life. . « "I figured I'd eventually be a cop, but after six years as a military cop, I realized I didn't want tp* be a cop anymore," Meyers said. Instead, Meyers opened his own business: Meyers Insurance Agency LLC in Nappanee. "After being in me service for so long, and being told what to do N and told what to eat, I couldn't be told what to do anymore. It's easier to sit back and work at your own pace," he explained. Of course, he knew he'd never really get away from serving the people. "In the military, I was serving my country and serving people and so I chose a job where I could serve myself but also serve the people," he explained of his company. "When somebody has a loss, you where there. Once you become a servant, you're always a servant." Meyers currently lives in Nappanee with his wife and two kids.

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