Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 1, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 January 2014 — Page 2

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* Advance News • Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014

OBITUARIES

Romaine E. Weaver Martin June 22, 1909 - Dec. 24, 2013 GOSHEN Romaine E. Weaver Martin, 104, died peacefully Tuesday morning, Dec. 24, 2013 at Greencroft

Healthcare, Goshen. She was bom June 22, 1909 in Goshen to Charles E. and Fannie (Cripe) Brumbaugh. On Feb. 15, 1936 she married Harley C. Weaver in Goshen. He died Oct. 22, 1980. She married Raymond Martin May 6, 1995 in Nappanee. He died Dec. 7, 2001. She is survived by a daughter, Frances (Ray) Landis, Goshen; a stepdaughter, Betty (Don) Fervida, and stepson, Dennis (Sherry) Martin,

both of Nappanee; three grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 18 stepgreat-grandchildren; and seven stepgreat-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Floyd Brumbaugh in 1940. A lifelong area resident, Mrs. Martin was a 1928 graduate of Goshen High School, and member at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church. She worked at the Chase Bag Company during the Depression, and also had a retail stand at the Elkhart Farmers Market from 1940 through the mid-1980s. Romaine and her first husband Harley were longtime dairy farmers south of Wakarusa. A memorial service was held Friday, Dec. 27, at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church. Reverends Terry Diener and Matt Yoder officiated. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be directed to Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, for library audio books, which Romaine loved to use when she could no longer read. Online condolences may be shared with family at www. yoderculpfuneralhome.com.

DEATH NOTICES Ruth Lucille (Bixler) Tyson Dec. 26. 2013 GOSHEN Ruth Lucille (Bixler) Tyson died Dec. 26, 2013. Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen, is in charge of arrangements. Eugene E.C. Sneed Dec. 24, 2013 NAPPANEE Eugene E.C. Sneed, 42, of Nappanee , died unexpectedly, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 at Meadows in Nappanee. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee o is in charge of arrangements. Laura Slabaugh Dec. 22, 2013 ETNA GREEN Laura Slabaugh, 73, of Etna Green, died, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 at 6:12 p.m. Arrangements were with Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.

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Community

Interactive alert system launched

Elkhart - In a press conference on Friday, Dec. 20, Sheriff Bradley Rogers of the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department announced the launch of the ECSD Alert Network; a new interactive way to keep the community connected informed through opt-in e-mails and web published public safety alerts. Interested persons can sign up for the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office Alert Network for free via a dedicated web page link found on the Sheriff's Office website, www.elkhartcountysheriff.com, or by clicking the link on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Festival needs sponsors

WAKARUSA The Maple Syrup Festival is looking for sponsors for the 45th annual Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival. The goal is to raise $25,000 for

WAKARUSA LIBRARY

WAKARUSA Registration for Story Hour begins on Jan. 3. This program is for children three to five years old. Participants will hear a story, do an activity and participate in a craft. Sessions will begin at 10:15 a.m. Feb. 3 or Feb. 4. Toddler Time is a time for children 25 to 36 months to take part in a time of sharing with an accompanying adult. Sessions will begin at 10 a.m. Feb 19. Children and their accompanying adult may begin registering on Jan. 3. Students in sixth through eighth grade are invited to sign-up for the Young Adult Book Club. This group will read the book "The Watsons Go to Burmingham - 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis. Watch the movie, eat pizza

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Subscribers can sign up to receive alerts from the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office via e-mail or as a text message to a cell phone. They can also opt to receive neighborhood only or countywide alerts through the Citizen Observer alert system. The new initiative will also enable the public to report suspicious activities easily through the tip4ll anonymous text messaging code or online through a web tip form. While this is not a replacement for dialing 911 in an emergency, this technology will allow interested persons to com-

this year's festival. To sponsor, contact Deb Shively, executive secretary for the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce at (574) 862-4344.

and join in the discussion beginning at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 20. A second discussion will take place at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27, comparing the book and the movie. Friends of the Library will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 7 to remove Christmas decorations. Anyone interested in helping with this event is welcome to attend. Bookends Book Qub will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 9 to discuss the book, "Anomaly" by Krista McGee. Those attending should already have read the book. The Wakarusa Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7:45 Jan. 10 "Why the Evergreen" Trees Keep Their Leaves All Winter" is the Dial-A-Story Selection for this week. Hear this tale at (574) 862-4441.

muni cate potentially helpful information to the sheriff's office. To submit a tip as a text message, simply text "ECSDTIP" and the tip to 847411(tip411). When the sheriff's office receives the message, they can respond to the text with any follow up questions or comments. The Sheriff's Office has no way to access the identity of the individual reporting the information, so even when responding to the texts, the tipster remains anonymous. Another option for submitting an anonymous tip is to go online to the website or to the Facebook page and

NAPPANEE LIBRARY

QUILT GUILD NAPPANEE - The Nappanee Quilt Guild, a dub for those interested in new quilting techniques, meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Nappanee Public Library. Members will meet at the library next from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9. 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 projects to share, check out planned programs for the coming year and sign up for trips. For more information, contact the Nappanee Public Library at (574) 773-7919 or

The following individuals J»vebeen arrested in, Elkhart,, i and Marshall Counties: Joshua Brown, Nappanee, operating while intoxicated. Kayla Losee, Nappanee, robbery Donald Woods, Nappanee, court order return.

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dick the button that says "submit a tip." This will direct the individual to an online web form that can be filled in with the tip information. After submitting the tip, a tip ID will be given. Use the tip ID to login and view any feedback from the sheriff's office or to add any additional information that may become available. For questions about the Alert Network, please contact the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office at (574) 8912338 or email sthomton@ elkhartcountysheriff.com.

visit www.nappaneelibrary. org. KIDS CRAFT NAPPANEE - Kids ahve the opportunity to decorate their own blank puzzle in celebration of the upcoming National Puzzle Day at the Nappanee Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 11. Materials for the free make-and-take craft will be available in the children's department from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Kids' Craft Day at the library is held on the second Saturday of each month in conjunction with Nappanee's city-wide Second Saturday events. For more information, call (574) 773-7919 or visit www. nappaneelibrary.org.

ARRESTS

INCIDENTS The following incident has occurred on Elkhart County At 1:17 a.m., Dec. 21, « juvenile was found commit ting traffic infractions anc later found to be consuming alcoholic beverages

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