Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 15, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 10 April 2014 — Page 3

North Wood High School academic teams defend NLC Super Bowl title

NAPPANEE On March 17, the North Wood High School Academic Teams won the Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) Super Bowl which was held at Goshen High School. The Super Bowl consisted of six

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The photo shows team members in front from left Sean Fisher, Nate Bendes, Lee Dougherty, Abbey McNeill, Sarah McNeill, Katlyn Miller, Adam Darr, Quentin Pittman and Pamela Laughry. Second row from left Shelby Thomaston, Lindsey Halcomb, Nolan Mcßride, Mikayla Bedward, Veronica Hochstetler, Emily Stichter, Shirley Arteaga and Isaac Bellman. Third row from left Linnea Bendes, Dylan Fuller, Coach Vorhis, Allison Slagle, Haley Foster, Hailee Neverman, Dominic Yoder, Devyn Maugel. Fourth row from left Morgan Freel, Coach Sharp, Ryne Venable, Dylan Simon, Connor Yoder, Logan Berger, Amy Schrock, Coach Gerber. Fifth row from left Coach Neff,Trace Engbrecht, Nick Gerber, Saben Nusbaum, Joshua Balasa and Caleb Darr. Not shown in the photo is Margaret Belt, Natalie Christy, Oby Clemans, Michael Gongwer, Audra Graber,Tatianna Halcomb, Collin Moorhead, Derek Parker, Kayla Trent, Dominique White and Coach Shields.

Master Gardeners offer hotline for horticulture questions

GOSHEN Master Gardener trained by the Purdue Extension Office in Elkhart County will be offering a horticulture hotline from April to September. The hours of operation for the hotline will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on most weekdays. The phone number is 574-533-0554. Samples of plants or insects can also be brought to the Extension Office, which is located at 17746 CR 34, on the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, east of Goshen.

Dining with Diabetes Cooking School deadline extended

GOSHEN Registration deadline has been extended to April 4 for the Dining with Diabetes Cooking School. Stephanie Polei, Registered Dietitian and Extension Educator in Health and Human Sciences for Elkhart County will lead this series with Extension Educator Mary Ann Lienhart Cross. The Dining with Diabetes series begins April 8, and continues weekly on Tuesdays through April 29. Classes will be held from either 1 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Elkhart County Extension Office on the 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen. The four-week series of classes costs S3O per person or S4O per couple of the same household. Participants are encouraged to attend all classes. Attendees will learn how to prepare meals that are not only healthy and easy to prepare, but also taste good. Recipes will be demonstrated and you will have the opportunity to taste. They will also be presented with up-to-date information on nutrition,

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individual rounds where teams from NLC schools competed in 6 separate disciplines English, Fine Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and Interdisciplinary. The North Wood English, Fine Arts, and

Jeff Burbrink, Extension Educator and coordinator of the local Purdue Master Gardener program, said that the volunteers running the hotline are trained to provide information about subjects related to gardening, including plant and pest identification, pest control, fertilizing, pruning and general care of plants. Burbrink said the Master Gardeners hotline answered about 1,000 questions in 2013. The most common questions last year concerned the Emerald Ash

meal planning, and exercise and how to understand common diabetes-related medical tests. Each participant or couple will receive a notebook that includes recipes apd handouts. Pre-registration is required. To register, call the Elkhart County Purdue Extension office at 574-533-0554. Registration information is also available on the office website by visiting www.extension. purdue.

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Science teams placed first in the individual rounds, and both the Social Studies and Math teams placed second. The combined scores of all these outstanding individual finishes allowed North Wood

Forum: ‘Rebuilding’ local

GOSHEN - Elkhart County has been chosen as one of two counties in Indiana to participate in the year-long "Rebuilding Your Local Food System" program pilot for 2014. The Purdue Extension program will enable communities to better understand their local food systems, engage multiple groups in a dialogue about rebuilding their local food system, and assist with strategic plans for implementing their rebuilding strategy. Elkhart County's local food system meeting will be Thursday, April 17 in the Martin Room of the Elkhart County Community Center on the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the forum going from 9 a.m.

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to earn the over-all title. The next competition will take place on April 22, at Northridge High School, and will determine * which individual teams will qualify to compete at the State Finals.

noon. The focus will be on innovations in the Elkhart County region around local food, farming, entrepreneurship, farm to school, local food retail, purchasing and other topics. Following the year-long program, pilot regions should have a better understanding of the components of a local food system, available resources for redeveloping food system infrastructure, and the significant role that broad community support plays to make such a system a success. Following the forum, it is hoped a core group of local food system leaders will participate in meetings, workshops, conferences and possibly travel to learn more about innovations in local food systems. Members of the core group

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that received the grant are Kurt Bullard, Dale Hess, Phyllis Miller, Mike Yoder, Phil Metzler, Jeff Burbrink and Mary Ann Lienhart Cross. Community members, business owners and others interested in the local food system are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Brandy Cavanagh at 574-533-0554 or [email protected]. For more information on Purdue Extension's "Rebuilding Your Local Food System" program, please contact Purdue Extension Elkhart County at 574-533-0554 or email Mary Arm Lienhart Cross, County Extension Director, [email protected] or Jeff Burbrink, Extension Educator, [email protected]

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