Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 14, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 3 April 2014 — Page 1
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KJWANIS MEETING TO HOST ELDER HAUS DIRECTORS NAPPANEE - Come meet the new co-directors of Nappanee's Elder Haus, Tom and Terry Richmond, at the April 8 Nappanee Kiwanis meeting and learn about their new programming plans. The buffet lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. at the Dal Mar Banquet Hall, 159 E. Lincoln St., Nappanee; the speakers will begin about 12:30 p.m. and the meeting concludes by 1 p.m. To make lunch reservations, please call Bev Fales at 574-773-7876. LOCAL ARTISTS FEATURED AT 2ND SATURDAYS' EVENT NAPPANEE - April's Second Saturdays in Nappanee will feature a craftsmanship day at Coppes Commons. Art displays from local artists and craftsmen will be located all throughout the facility and many other retail stores in Nappanee. Any type of artist is encouraged to come out, including quilters, woodsmiths, painters and culinary artists. All types will be considered. Local artists are encouraged to contact Liz Mullet of the Second Saturdays Committee at 574-536-0758 to help set up a free exhibit for their crafts in a local business for the day. LADIES LUNCHEON CANCELED BREMEN The First Church of God Ladies Ministry regrets to announce that they will not be having their usual Spring Soup N Salad Luncheon this April 2014. The date for the Fall Soup N Salad Luncheon is tentatively set for Thursday, Nov. 6. COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT BREMEN Come on out at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to Community Gospel Church for a community Easter Egg Hunt. The free event includes over 9,000 eggs filled with candy and toys, special golden eggs redeemable for a larger prize and additional eggs being dropped by a paraplane (weather permitting). Take a picture with the Easter Bunny, a fun time for the whole family. On Sunday, April 20, Community Gospel Church will be serving breakfast at 9 a.m. and a special Easter service will follow at 10:10 a.m. For more information, call 574-546-4609 or visit cgccommunity.com.
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Spring into Art brings big crowds to Coppes Commons
Many children attended the Spring into Art event at Coppes Commons this weekend. Among them was Wesley Bell, a second-grader it Wbodview Elementary School, who took on the face of » tiger for the day. - *— *■ fMsiafcyOflf tfMolnar)
Education Days teaches children about life before modem conveniences
By Dani Molnar Editor WAKARUSA The Wakarusa Historical Museum is home to many old buildings once in downtown Wakarusa. During Education Days this week, students from Berrien Springs Elementary School, Nappanee Elementary School, Wakarusa Elementary School and Trinity Lutheran School travelled to the museum to learn more about pioneers and the struggles they endured living a life without technology and modem conveniences. Students travelled the premises in groups of 8 —l2, stopping at 14 different old-time locations including the old Wakarusa Depot, Bird’s Eye View Museum, the Vet/Dr. Office, Railroad Coach Car, Grandma's Haus, Dean's Toll Shed, Little Red School House, Museum's Flag, Blacksmith Shop, Fire House and the Two Fire Trades. At the Dr. Office, students saw equipment and pill bottles and learned about the uses of artifacts such as the iron lung. Bob Glenn of the Historical Sodety, explained that while the iron lung is no longer in use today, the prevalence was outstanding up through the 19505. "There were adults, children, everything I remember back in Kansas City, they (patients in iron lungs) were lining the halls." At the Bird's Eye View Museum, students uncovered a miniature replica of the town of Wakarusa, as well as replicas of other important Elkhart County historical sites such as ffie Elkhart County Historical
Ml IMPORTANT MEDICAL UPDMI In the past two years there has been a significant and even alarming increase in the population of deer ticks, which makes the risk of Lyme Disease to your dog much higher than it was in the past. Lyme Disease is almost entirely preventable through vaccination and the use of tick preventatives. Please feel free to ask one of our staff members about our lyme vaccination special offer. "■WBtißanlHF
COMMUNITY Pioneer Days
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Grandma showed Nappanee Elementary students around her tiny home. Students learned about the hard life of a pioneer woman as Grandma explained chamber pots, food storage, ironing, pumping from a well and keeping the house warm using the stove during their visit. (Photo by Dani Molnar)
Museum and Bonneyville Mill in Bristol and the Old Bag Factory in Goshen. The replicas were made mostly from matchbooks, cereal boxes and toothpicks. They measure 5 feet of town for every inch of modeL They were constructed by DeVon Rose, who spent 40 years making replica sets like it for 32 other counties in Indiana.. His construction on oldtime downtown Wakarusa began in 1964. ~v
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One hundred-fifty years old, Grandma's House had no electricity, heat or plumbing. Students who visited learned about the usefulness of kerosene lamps, candlemaking and an outhouse. They discovered that a stove can be used for more than just food, as Grandma filled the stove with wood to keep a fire going during cold winter months and used it to heat up her iron to get the wrinkles out of her clothes which she hung to dry. She explained that
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By Da.ni Molnar Editor NAPPANEE - More than 40 local artists met in the Mill Room of Coppes Commons this weekend to display their best pieces and possibly sell something new and unique to members of the community. Watercolor paints, oils, jewelry, ceramics, photography, fibers, enamel and more were shown during the event. Free face painting took place on Saturday and free balloon twisting took place later in the day for kids. Free workshops and demonstrations from landscape paintings and comic books to pendant design and clay tile art were ongoing Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 as the community welcomed spring with this art fair. The event was sponsored by the Nappanee Public Library in conjunction with Coppes Commons. For more information about events of the Nappanee Public Library, visit wwwnappaneelibrary.org
even though Grandma's House was small, she didn't need much room, because she didn't have all the modem conveniences today that take up so much space. The Wakarusa Historical Society was organized in 1975 by Larry Smith, Floyd Drake, Robert Ehret, Helen Klein and Jack Hess. For more information call 574-862-4031; or call Bob Glenn at 574-612-6207 to schedule a tour.
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