Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 41, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 13 October 2016 — Page 4

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• Advance News • Thursday, October 13, 2016

Death notice I Makila Alexis Rose Fahlbeck NAPPANEE Makila Alexis Rose Fahlbeck, 3 months, died Saturday, Oct. 1 at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are with Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Blest be the tie that binds Baseball is especially suited for the radio. The names change, but a 6-4-3 doubl^la^wjtj^h^rs^asema^cooo-

ing the ball out of the dirt looks the same. You can hear a called strike three as well as you could see it. As a Dodgers fan I'm luckier than most. For as

longer than I've been alive we've had this guy, Vin Scully, calling the game. He was always well spoken and polite. He said good things about the other team and the other players. And ne told stories, stories about baseball, stories about life, weaving them in and out and around every game, whether it was a broadcast that turned into a rainout, or the seventh game of the World Series. The best thing, however, was how he helped draw families closer. When I was a kid growing up in Southern California, and I was helping my dad out in the garage we'd have the ball game on the radio. Even at that awkward age when fathers and sons realize they are living in different worlds with different points of view, we always had something to talk about, thanks to Vin Scully. When I'd visit my grandfather, Tony Gomez, in his little house in east Los Angeles, with his chickens outside and his stack of westerns inside, we always had something to talk about, because we'd both listened to Vin the night before. Grandpa and I had something else in common those Dodgers drove us so crazy we'd both get asthma attacks. Fortunately Vinnie's calming voice could bring us back to reality. My mother's sister Dora was everyone's favorite aunt in our family, and she was probably the biggest Dodger fan of all us. No hemming or hawing when she came to visit. We'd be talking about Vin Scully and the Dodgers. When I went to seminary and actually heard other baseball announcers I was shocked to discover that in some cities they expect the broadcaster to root for the home town and get all worked up and in some cases drunk while calling balls and strikes. That's when I discovered how lucky I was. I've now lived more than half my life away from Southern California (four years in Virginia when I was a young child, three years while I was a seminary student, and twenty-six years in Indiana and Pennsylvania). I'm expecting to play out the string as a HoOsier before I become a citizen of a kingdom even more heavenly. But returning back home to visit family and friends meant hearing that familiar voice drifting out of open windows at homes or from cars, as we wandered around the southland. Vin's voice told me more than anything else I was back in the land of my birth. I was talking to my mom on the phone the other day. After we got done talking about the weather and our gardens talk turned to the Dodgers and Vm Scully. Mom loves his voice, like I do. Calm. Reasonable. Kind. Vm Scully's final game was in San Francisco against our rivals the Giants. The final call was an ordinary flyball that signaled a Dodger loss and a playoff berth for the Giants and what a good thing that was for San Francisco. When I listen to the tone of the rhetoric that is taken for granted on reality shows, news stations, and by political candidates I'm sorry more people didn't get a dose of Vm Scully's voice. Ah well. I guess we can't all be kind, understanding, and polite. Frank Ramirez is the Senior Pastor of the Union Center Church of the Brethren.

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Red Regiment continues legacy of excellence

By Merrif. Chapman Staff Writer WA-NEE Saturday, Oct. 8, North Wood High School's Red Regiment took on six of the top seven bands in the state during the Cavalcade of Champions competition. Band members continued building on a legacy of excellence as they brought

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Photo Provided Red Regiment band members took on six of the top seven bands in the state Oct. 8, at the Cavalcade of Champions. The local band earned second place honors with a score of 62.70. On Oct. 15, the band will participate in ISMA Regional Contest in Lafayette.

Living relaxed, enjoying small-town life

It never ceases to amaze me just how sincerely out of tune people are with small town life if they have not spent their lives living in one. I don't say that with arrogance. Instead I say it with the utmost respect for the people of my small town actually the people throughout Wa-Nee Community Schools District.

The majority of people in this area are kind, good-hearted, willing to help when they see a need and just overall friendly in simply greeting people verbally, and with a smile or a nod. We are like communities of every size and location in that not 100% of us will display these precious attributes every single day. We still have bad days mood swings troubles at work etc. that may very well lead to us missing a positive beat on a day or two every now and again. BUT for the most part we have the heart and soul of a small town even here in Nappanee where we long ago grew in population numbers to the status of a "city." My musings on all of this this come from my recent experiences. For instance, earlier this week I accidently walked off and left my notebook on scene where I took photos for the Bicentennial Torch Relay. The wonderful Larry and Linda Thompson immediately scooped it up, put it away safely, and called to let me know where I had left it. Beyond greeting and helping people, the Wa-Nee community is generally very relaxed about things because we know life has a way of unexpectedly delaying people. It's not that we don't have schedules, and we DO keep them to the best of our abilities. But we normally do not grow angry and slander one another over things beyond our control. And this carries over from us to those outside of our immediate area. Friday I had an evening interview out of town for an upcoming story. Our start time was an open 15-minute period in case the other person got out of work late, or hit traffic. That served as a good thing for me as I wound up running that to the end of the 15 minutes. I called to leave a message to that affect so that if this person arrived on time they would not fear I had forgotten the appointment. As luck would have it this person sounded relieved to hear my words as he described still being at work and predicted he would remain there awhile longer. I relaxed and took it easy arriving approximately half an hour later than originally planned and prepared to wait because this person was supposed to be in route by that time. However, being in a job working with the public he got caught up helping

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music and strong visual effects to the audience. It is reported by parents and band members alike that tnis was the band's best performance yet a strong statement for the group has placed first in Class C each week this season. Unfortunately, Western finished five points ahead of the Red Regiment,

Merrie’s Musings By Merrie Chapman Staff Writer

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earning first place with a score of 67.70. North Wood High School's band still came out strong in second place with a score of 62.70. The local band will travel to Lafayette Jefferson High School Saturday, Oct. 15, to perform against 14 other schools in the ISSMA Regional Contest.

utes after our original meeting time, we finally got to sit down together. And it was a wonderful meeting! There wound up being two people meeting with me instead of one the more the merrier! I had warm pretzels and melted cheese waiting for them as they had both come straight from work. The duo answered all my questions shared with me personal experiences related to the subject of my coming article- and gave a wonderful inside look at those involved in it. The pair kept apologizing for my wait time, and I had to reassure them over and over it worked out fine. Coming from a community where the norm is to adjust as needed this all felt comfortable and natural to me. I don't usually wait that long for people running late but I had already driven a half an hour to get there, and I have learned to block out large amounts of my schedule for interviews (in preparation for things like this or lengthy conversation on topics of discussion). So I had no time restraints putting pressure on my wait time. In contrast to all of these positive experiences... Well first I should explain that I have recently started visiting the Nappanee "Online Garage Sales" site. It's all new to me but this week I found "a great deal" and won the bid on it. It wasn't until this person contacted me for pickup arrangements that I realized she was not from Nappanee, and we would have to meet out of town, in a public location. I had to call off our first attempt to meet because of scheduling. Luckily I was able to alert her in time. Long story short, I often have trouble saying "no" to people. I agreed to her alternative meeting date. I explained it still might not happen because I was covering things for the Advance News in between my other appointments. She indicated that was fine because she would already be where we planned to meet as she passed through the area. I said not to wait on me if I was late and unable to call her in time. She agreed. I had a wonderful day! I accomplished my errands, made my appointments, and took photos at two different events in Nappanee. I arrived home to an angry message because I had not made it to the exchange. My message to all of you reading this is no matter what size city, town or village you come from...or how tightly you pack your schedules.. .don't sweat the small stuff! Practice not only patience but also understanding of others and their situations. And always remember that friendly smile you flash at a total stranger might be the only brightness in their world on that particular day so make it count! If you find yourself on the receiving end of someone who does not exemplify these practices, let it roll off your back. I delicately apologized for this woman's inconvenience, reflected on our agreement, and wished her only the best in moving forward. The lesson I've learned: SUPPORT HOMETOWN BUSINESSES AND GARAGE SALES! -Blessings-

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