Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 134, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 6 August 2015 — Page 2

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Receive bids for pavilion construction

By Merrif. Chapman Advance Correspondent Nappanee—Three construction bids were received at the August 3rd, Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Each outlined details to construct a new pavilion to be located at the comer of W. Market and Clark Streets. Bids ranged from $435,284.99 to $782,800.00. All were taken under advisement, will be reviewed and voted on at the August 17 meeting. ADDITIONAL WELL NEEDED Gale Gerber, Water and Waste Water Superintendent/Manager, reported that due to lines being studied and monitored an additional well was needed to be added in the 100 block of W. Walnut Street. Council ’ members voted to allow a curb cut

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You deserve a factual look at... Who Owns the “West Bank”? The ancient lands of Judea and Samaria, east of Jerusalem, have been part of the Jewish homeland for 3,000 years* Today Arabs demand all of It. Judea and Samaria, the land where Jewish ancestors Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rachel, David and Solomon created Biblical history, was renamed the “West Bank ’ during Jordan's brief, illegal 19-yeas occupation. Today, some 380,000 Jews own land and live in the territory, yet their rights are denied by Palestinian Arabs.

What are the facts? Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the Allied Powers, which were the only parties with the right or power to resolve ownership of vast tracts of the Middle East, allotted to the Jewish people the land west of the Jordan River) including Judea and Samaria. This resolution, made at the San Remo Conference, was effected through the Mandate for Palestine, which was adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and assumed by the United Nations in 1948. This document, based on “the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine,” secured

“the establishment of the Jewish

national home.” Nothing since 1922 has changed the legal status of those internationally binding documents.

Much of the land allocated to

the Jews, including most of Judea and Samaria, was taken from them by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and 1 Syria following Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, when the Jewish state was attacked by those Arab nations—the latter three of which were also established by the Mandate for Palestine. Jordan illegally seized the “West Bank” and east Jerusalem, and expelled all Jews from these Biblical homelands. In fact, the territories of Judea and Samaria have never been part of any nation except the Jewish state. In 1967, when it was again attacked by Arab armies, Israel defeated the invaders and recovered the occupied “West Bank” from Jordan. It should be noted that during Jordan's occupation of the “West Bank," no Arab Palestinian movement emerged in favor of independence. Indeed, it wasn’t until Israel reclaimed the land and Jews returned to their ancestral home that claims of Jewish “occupation” were raised. Today, most land in present-day Judea and Samaria is not privately owned, but rather is unsurveyed—without proven ownership. Israel claims about 30% of the public land in the territory. However, the Supreme Court of Israel has ruled that unsurveyed land in Judea and Samaria can be acquired by Arabs who cultivate it consistently. Arabs, through deed and cultivation rights, own about 95% of

While Israel has clear rights to ownership of Judea and Samario-also known as the “West Bank"—it has taken a practical position, offering to trade those rights <md that land for peace with its Arab neighbors. As of get, however, tragically, no Palestinian leader has been willing to compromise his people’s unrealistic expectation that all of Palestine—from the river to the sea-belongs only to Arabs.

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needed in installing the new well. 9/11 MEMORIAL PARADE Nappanee Fire Chief Don Lehman reported participating in the 9/11 Memorial Parade July 28. He described meeting four fire fighters who worked in New York during the terrorist attacks, saying it was a special bond formed and friendships that would last a lifetime. MEETINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC The Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety meets the first and third Mondays of each month, 6pm, in Council Chambers, inside Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 W. Lincoln Street, Nappanee. Meetings are open to the public.

private land in the territory. Jews, however, are not granted similar rights, so Jewish farming on unsurveyed land does not entitle Jews to private ownership. Nonetheless, Jews own about 5% of all private land.in Judea and Samaria. Israel offers land for peace. Israel has a clear, millenniaold historical claim to Judea and Samaria, and it reacquired the territories defending itself against an aggressive war. In addition, Israel has an irrefutable legal claim to these territories backed by the 95-year-old San Remo Resolution. Nonetheless, recognizing that its claims are disputed by Arab neighbors, the Jewish state has shown uncommon

/ “Israel has an irrefutable legal claim to these territories backed by the 93-year-old Mandate for Palestine.”

eastern part oh Jerusalem—in exchange for peace. Unfortunately, despite numerous such land-for-peace overtures by Israel, including two most recently in 2000 and 2008, the Arabs have consistently rejected them. Not only do the Arabs reject any Jewish claims to land in Judea and Samaria, they have also insisted during peace negotiations that the territory be made judenrein—iree of Jews. Worse, many Palestinian Arabs, such as the terror group Hamas, maintain that the entire land of Palestine—from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, including all of Israel and the “West Bank”—belongs only to Arabs. Today, official Palestinian maps do not depict the state of Israel. i How will the dispute over Judea and Samaria be resolved? Over Israel’s 67 years, it has become a world-class cultural, economic and military power. Its standard of living is among the highest in the Middle East. Clearly the Jewish state is here to stay. Yet despite its strength, Israel has shown willingness to negotiate and exchange land for peace. Sadly, this willingness has not been matched by Palestinian leadership. Until such negotiations are consummated, the “West Bank” will remain in dispute—a no-man’s land in which claims of ownership remain cloudy and contested.

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lightning bugs: The twinkle in a childs eye

One of my favorite parts about summer has always been the eye level stars. Or you may call them lightning bugs. I find them most beautiful when camping but whenever I see them I .know it is really summer. When I was a child my brother and I would collect them and put them in a jar. Sometimes our mom would let us bring them inside so we could watch them twinkle. Most of the time she would take them outside and let them go after we fell asleep. Once I remember waking up to a jar full of dead bugs in the morning. I've hunted lightning bugs with all three of my kids over the years. And just the other day there was one flying around outside at work and I couldn't help but catch it just to watch it fly off my hand. Did you know there are more than 30 species of fireflies? How about the fact that their twinkling lights are actually how they communicate with each other? The twinkles also indicate where the male can locate the female for reproduction purposes. The female will wait in the blades of grass and wait for an attractive male and then signal a special pattern of lights to let him know where she is located. Another interesting fact about fireflies is that some of the species have larvae that glow. In fact there have been observations of the eggs flashing in response to stimulation. However, the twinkling childhood entertainer, also known as a lightning bug, has a darker side. The small insect is carnivorous in its larvae stage eating snails and worms. There is one species that will mimic the flashes of another species' female to lure in the male and devour him. That is some good trickery there! Adult fireflies have rarely been observed eating anything but that could just be because of their lifespan. You see the adult firefly lives just about long enough to reproduce and eggs. The larvae live about a year, from one mating season to the next, before becoming adults and starting the whole process

Local artist to be featured ‘ln Plein View’ Art Exhibit

By Mf.rrie Chapman Advance Correspondent NAPPANEE—Landscape artists from all over the Hoosier State will visit Elkhart's Art on Main

willingness to share the land. Starting in 1967, following the Six-Day War, Israel has offered to give up almost all the land it controls in the “West Bank"— plus a Palestinian capital in the

over again. There are species of fireflies located all over the world with the exception of the polar regions as fireflies like warm humid areas. That explains why they are the summer bug. The humid weather is a delight to me insect and the moisture is just what they need for survival. The lightning bug has a unique technique for survival. It will make itself bleed, known as reflex bleeding, when attacked. The blood contains specific bitter tasting chemicals that can be poisonous to some animals. (So don't feed fireflies to your reptiles!) Now here's the bad part. The numbers of fireflies lighting up the night time skies is dwindling. There are two main reasons that scientists blame for this. They are loss of habitat and light pollution. Humans build roads and add buildings and we call it progress but for the lightning bugs it is destruction. They frequently lay their eggs in rotting wood of forests and other similar places. As people build more these spaces become less and less. Because the lightning bug spends its whole life in the same area, if its habitat is destroyed the whole population dies in that area. Light pollution, scientists believe, may also play a role in the diminishing number of twinkles. Because of the way that lightning bugs light up to signal to potential mates if there is too much light they might be losing sight of one another. Which would contribute to the decline in numbers. There are several ways that you can , make a difference in your own back yard. Turn off outside lights when

Gallery, 205 S. Main Street, Elkhart, Indiana, this weekend, August 7-8. That is when Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA) members will exhibit how jhev create outdoors theiL exquisite masterpiece ‘rend? tions of the scenery before them. Diane Overmyer, of Wakarusa, will be among the artists participating in this event—known as a "paint off". Artworks created both

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days of the "paint off" will be sold during a "Wet Paint Sale" at Elkhart's Art on l Main Gallery. As a prelude to the live exhibit, Overmyer has been asked to speak her art form to artistic peers, and interested puDUc/ Noon, Thursday, August 6, at the gallery. Other well-known plein artists scheduled to be a part of Saturday's live exhibit include Ron Woodson, Jeanne McLeish, Troy

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PILOT PHOTO/DIONA ESKEW A close look at a lightning bug. you don't need them on. Also letting a few logs accumulate in an area will offer the insect somewhere to lay their eggs. It's a good idea to offer some sort of water in the yard for the bugs. Also avoid using chemicals in the yard which can poison the larvae. Now tonight when you walk outside take a look at those twinkling little lightning bugs and smile. Return to the feeling of being a kid and scoop a few out of the air. Just remember if you do put them in a jar, be sure to poke some holes in the lid so oxygen can gdt in. And always let them go before the night is over so you don't wake up with a jar of dead bugs! "5 Information for this article was gathered from www.firefly.org, www.entm. purdue.edu and www.nature.org. Diona Eskew is managing editor of the Pilot News Group.

Kilgore, and Ron Burgess. OPENING NIGHT Saturday evening, August 8, from 6pm until 9pm, at Elkhart's Art on Main Gallery, IPAPA will host opening night of the "In Hein View" art exhibit to run through September 4. The annual art snow features 120 works from Hoosier Plein Air Artists which exhibit 74 "plein air" subjects (landscapes painted outdoors). MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE For more information on "In Plein View", visit www.artsonmaimorg , or call Elkhart's Arts on Main Gallery, 574-206-6142. Local artist Diane Overmyer has been one of the main organizers for the plein air paint out. Questions can also be directed to her at [email protected].

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