Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 18, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 May 2014 — Page 1

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PRAYER BREAKFAST NAPPANEE Everyone is invited to attend the Nappanee Area Community Prayer Breakfast starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 1 at Dal-Mar Catering Hall, 159 E. Lincoln St., Nappanee. The event is sponsored by the Nappanee Ministerial Association and Mayor Larry and Linda Thompson. The breakfast is in celebration of the National Day of Prayer. To RSVP, call the clerk's office at 574-773-2112 by April 25. SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW NAPPANEE The theme of the May Second Saturdays is "Spring into the Hometown Nappanee Home and Garden Show." It will feature the Nappanee Home and Garden Show. May 10, Nappanee residents can check out food vendors, master gardeners and even pick up hanging or potted plants from Martin's Greenhouse for Mother's Day. The event will be held at Leadership Park in downtown Nappanee. MOONLIGHT SWIM NAPPANEE Come float under the stars, enjoy pool games, music and more at the Moonlight Swim at Nappanee Municipal Pool on two separate days. The available dates are June 13, which will feature the theme "Pool Side Party;" and July 11, which will feature the theme "Movie in the Pool" featuring the movie "Jaws." Both events will take place from 9 p.m. Admission is three dollars per person and includes admission and one ice cream treat.

Patrons may bring one small float or raft. All normal pool rules will be in effect. Season pass holders will need to pay for admission to this special event. JOINT CHAMBER GOLF OUTING NAPPANEE - The Nappanee and Wakarusa Chambers of Commerce invite the community ,to spend the day with them on June 14 for their Joint Chamber Golf Outing. One of the most popular and fun outings in the area, this event is a great networking opportunity for all. Morning and afternoon tee times are available. The outing is held at McCormick's Creek Golf Course in Nappanee. Registration is S3OO for a team of four and will be accepted through Monday, June 2.

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Maple Syrup Festival contests and events bring in visitors statewide

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Victor Kent, ringmaster for the Kent Family Circus is shown left performing one of his specialities eating fire. The middle photo shows one of many activities available at this year's Maple Syrup Festival, camel rides.

By Dani Molnar Editor The Maple Syrup Festival was held last weekend in downtown Wakarusa. Visitors came from across the state to check out the parade, concerts, shows, vendors and food and many competed in free competitions sponsored by local companies. Free kettle-cooked popcorn was a hot commodity, with the Boy Scouts troop handing them out to everyone on the street. It was sponsored by Interra Credit Union. "By Saturday night, we'd served 1,100 bags of popcorn," Deb Shively, Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce Director, said, explaining that the turnout was even more than that.

The Zodiac Peace Corp. showed off their baton twirling during the festival's parade. (Photo by Dani Molnar)

Olivia Kent, 8, above, of the Kent Family Circus performed lyrical dances in the air using only two ropes to hold her up. Jim Kent, 24, below, of the Kent Family Circus balanced ladders and wheel barrows using only his teeth, balanced his kid sister in the air on his nose and juggled machetes onto and on top ofa ladderdUHng the circus events. (Photos by Dani Molnar)

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ner-up, Sierra Sterling; second runner-up, Courtney Lengacher. Lengacher was also the essay winner for the competitions. Maple Syrup Festival Sweetheart Naomi Lopez. Parade Youth winners, Zodiak Parade Corp.; horses winners, Compassion Caregivers; float winners, Boy Scouts of America; antiques auto winners, Hoosier A Ford Qub-Paul Eby; originality winners, Red Hat Middies of Middlebury; pet and animal winners, Raymond Miller golfcart; most heart, Special Olympics.

AN IMPORTANT MEDICAL UPDATE ~ 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 "arid the use of tick preventatives. Please feel free to ask one of our staff members about our feme vaccination special offer.

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Shows saw up over 70 people in attendance and many picnic tables and sitting areas were full at any given time due tP the sheer number of people who came out to the Maple Syrup Festival this weekend. "Standing room only down at the circus shows was awesome," Shively added. The Kent Family Circus brought in fire eaters, jugglers, balancing acts, gymnasts and hoop-hop-ping puppies. They jumped on glass, spit fire, balanced ladders using their teeth, juggled machetes, jumped rope along a tight rope, danced in the air using ropes, hula-hooped with their feet and many other exciting feats throughout the weekend and each show offered a new talent to the overflowing audience. Hundreds of people gathered along Main Street to watch the parade complete with classic cars, baton twirlers, political leaders, firetrucks, clowns and many other floats bringing candy and toys to young children. After the parade, contests kept attendees active, shaking their rumps at the Adult Minute-To-Wm-It to get golf balls out of tissue box tied to their backside; racing across the road dragging a bed at the bed races; practicing their football skills at Punt, Pass and Kick; dancing in Wakarusa's Got Talent and many other competitions that took place over the weekend. The Community Prayer Service was hosted on Sunday by Indiana Teen Challenge, a Christ-based rehabilitation center in Elkhart for men. Testimonies of God and of the program were shared by current and past students. Performances from up-and-com-ing artist Joanna Beasley, Christian music artist Cody Collier, American Idol contestant Kendall Phillips and 50's and 60's rock band the Bulldogs kept the crowd moving throughout all three days of the festival. COMPETITION WINNERS Maple Syrup Festival Queen —winner, Ashlyn Romersberger; first run-

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Wakarusa's Got Talent Winner Karen Hoover, Goshen, is shown right. She won with her rendition of Grace Potter's song "The River," performed with only a a tambourine and her own lovely voice. (Photo by Doni Molnar)

Youth Bed Race Ashlynn, Sierra, Courtney, Breanna and Katelyn. 20:53 Adult Bed Race Jeremiah, Jerico, Mikey, J.J. and Austin. 13:93.2 Photo Contest Angie Cleveland won first place in the Wakarusa-only portion of the photo contest with a photo of the "Wakarusa Pumpkin Tree;"

Idol contestant and growing country star, performed Saturday at the Maple Syrup Festival. (Photo by Dani Molnar)

one of the many activites children could participate in at the Maple Syrup Festival. Children could climb inside these giant balls and scurry along the water. (Photo by Dani Molnar)

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First place kids winners, Reagan Koble and Kiana Piercy danced beautifully to "Two Birds,” by Regina Spektor for Wakarusa's Got Talent. (Photo by Dani Molnar)

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Liam Burke placed second in the adult competition for Wakarusa's Got Talent for this extraordinary musical ability playing the classical guitar. (Photo provided)

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Julia Tyson won second place with a photo entitled "the Hands of Tune;" Tyson also won the overall first place photo with "One Drop at a Time" and Best of Show for "Purified." Tana Elliott won second place overall for her photo entitled "Breakfast at Waky." Kids Minute-To-Win-It Heather Eby, 9, Elkhart. Adult Minute-To-Win-It Stephen Pettifor, 24, Wakarusa. Cross Cut Saw Contest first place, Harold Wilfong, Goshen, and Larry Reid, Nappanee, 20:28; second place, Jim Shay, Wakarusa, and Colleen Shay, Wakarusa, 32:66; third place, Robert Camacho, South Bend, and Jimmy Powers, Bremen, 40,41. Baking Contest MacKenzie Dawson took home a first place in the cookie competition with her Maple Syrup Ginger Crinkles; Brett Maust also took home a first place for his bread bread with his Maple Muffins. Kids Pedal Pullers and Racers, aged 11 and 12— first place, Matthias Brubacker, Goshen; second place, Ryan Camacho, South Bend; third place, Cayden Heckman, North Liberty. Kids Pedal Pullers and Racers, aged 9 and 10 first place, Keegan Hurst, Syracuse; second place, Erie Miller, Wakarusa; third place, Nathan Rasler, Nappanee. Kids Pedal Pullers and Racers, aged 7 and 8 first place, Ethan Mestach, Wakarusa; second place, Kyla Coolman, Fort Wayne; third place, Chloe Holderman, Goshen. Kids Pedal Pullers and Racers, aged 5 and 6 first place, Jacob Hardia, Goshen; second place, Brianna Lechlitner, Wakarusa; third place, Charles Dodd, Nappanee. Wakarusa's Got Talent kids win-ners-i- first place winners, Reagan Koble and IGana Piercy, performed i a lyrical dance to "Two Birds," by I Regina Spektor; second place win--1 ner, McKenzie Jacobs, sang and played guitar to "Let Her Go," made 1 famous by Passenger; third place winner Zuzu Grant tap danced to "Roar," made famous by Katy Perry. Wakarusa's Got Talent adult winners first place winner, Karen Hoover, sang "The River," by Grace Potter while accompanying herself on the tambourine; second place winner Liam Burke played two songs on the classical guitar; third place winner Ron Condor sang "If You Want to Get to Heaven," by Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Congratulations to all the contestants and winners at this year's Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival. <

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