Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 15 December 2016 — Page 3

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and supplies are available on a limited basis to borrow, or guests may bring their own. Call 574-773-7919 for more details. PAINT YOUR PET IN NAPPANEE NAPPANEE The public is invited to a "Paint Your Pet" party from 2-4 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the West Park Pavilion in Nappanee. The cost is $25 and includes a canvas, template creation, brushes, paint, and all other supplies. Advance registration is required. Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.eom/e/paint-your-pet-tickets-29557529366. After purchasing a ticket, post a photo of your pet to the event page: www.facebook.com/ events/87135153001687/. Using that photo, a template will be created and ready upon arrival at the party. BOOK CLUB PREPARES FOR 2017 NAPPANEE Ever been curious to see what the "Cover to Cover" book club of Nappanee Public Library was all about, but never had a time to visit? Now is the perfect time - catch the next session on Dec. 20 and help select the books that the group will be reading in 2017. The session lasts from 6:308 p.m. Contact the library at 574-73-7919 for more information. Pace, from front

work for the town of Wakarusa in the past. In other business, the council renewed their annual contract with James Emans of Emans Engineering, at a cost of $24,240. Emans has served as the town's longtime consulting engineer. A supplemental agreement was also approved from the engineering firm of DLZ for professional services with regard to the CSO project and lift station upgrade, for a price of $49,800. Town Marshal Bob Cunningham asked for and subsequently received permission to hire part-time police officers for 2017, at a pay rate of S2O per hour. Clerk-Treasurer Joyce Hartman asked the council to consider adopting Ordinance 2016-10, which would grant her permission

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voted to withhold an estimated $14,000 in payment pending resolution of these issues. The board also voted to hire someone new to complete the work according to specifications and federal mandates. Two city departments were given the nod to pursue needed vehicles. Gale Gerber, Water Superintendent/Manager will seek bids for a new 2017 4x4 pickup before the special called Dec. 19 meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety. Once bids are in the board can vote to make the purchase. Nappanee Police Chief Steve Rulli requested an end of year transfer within his departmental budget to help pay for purchase of a small SUV venicle for use as a canine unit. Bids are to he collected by the final Board of Works meeting scheduled, 3:30 p.m., Dec. 19. Chief Rulli also reported that his contacts are working toward finding a new police cafline for tire “ Nappanee police force. "Our company that finds those dogs for us," said

HOUDAY "BOOK BITES' IN WAKY WAKARUSA Book Bites is an informal story hour that will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 10:15 a.m. in the Children's area of the library. Children will hear a story or two, including "Harold at the North Pole" by Crockett Johnson and participate in either a craft or activity related to the stories. No registration is required. HEAR A HOUDAY TALE WAKARUSA "The Visit to Santa Claus Land" is currently running on the Wakarusa Public Library Dial-a-Story line at 574-862-4441. Callers will hear how two children visit Santa's workshop - in their dreams. LOCAL FOOD DRIVE CONTINUES NAPPANEE People Link Staffing Solutions of Nappanee is continuing with their holiday food drive through Dec. 30. For every non-perishable item brought to the office, located at 107 W. Lincoln Street in Nappanee, donors will receive one eptry into a drawing for two SSO Visa gift cards, with the winners chosen on Dec. 30. All items will be given to Open Door food pantry of Nappanee. There is a particular need for the following items: canned vegetables, crackers, canned fruit, toilet paper, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, mac and cheese, chips, and paper towels.

to make an additional appropriation from the EDIT Fund, to be used toward the maintenance building, in the amount of SIOO,OOO. And council president Fred Avery took a moment to recognize the recent efforts of several award-winning sports teams, musicians, academic organizations, band members and other students who have achieved much in recent weeks. "It just shows the quality of students we have in our school system," Avery said. "It means that they can achieve over and above what they ever dreamed possible." The next meeting of the Wakarusa Town Council will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of the Wakarusa Town Hall. The public is invited to attend.

Rulli, "will be headed to Europe in February to pick out 10-12 of the top canines and bring back for us and others." Chief Rulli explained that the dogs will come from the best training schools in the world (located in Germany, Holland and Czechoslovakia). They will be selected from over a thousand dogs bred and trained for work as police canines. Those brought back to the United States will undergo a six to eight week course in mid-March to familiarize the animals with American commands, , procedures and handlers in preparation for distribution to police departments nationwide. The Nappanee Board of

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Public Works and Safety scheduled a special called meeting, 3:30 p.m., Dec. 19, at Nappanee Municipal Building, 300 W. Lincoln St. The meeting is being held to review and make final decisions on city business to finish out the year. Meetings are open to the public. Anyone in need of help with communications at the meetings is asked to give Nappanee ClerkTreasurer Kathy Brown at least a 48-hour notice before the event so that arrangements can be made by the City of Nappanee to accommodate those needs. The clerk-treasurer can be contacted by calling 574-773-2112.

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pening to the beautiful young girl with the magical voice. Her only brief moments of release from the confusion came when Baugh shared her music with the congregation and through youth group performances. The anguish and hurt was something that became too much for her emotions to process during a time and place when such things were not allowed to be discussed and she was finally overcome by it all. Her downward spiral began first with stage fright. At age 12, the girl who had been singing before her entire congregation since age 4 was suddenly filled with stage fright. To this day she cannot explain, or fully understand, it. All Baugh is certain of is that from age 12 until well into her 20s she suffered from stage fright so badly that whether she was in church or on stage with her first rock band her performances would be preceded by anxiety to the point of tears and vomiting. * The next phase of her overwhelming desire to escape the things she could not fathom came through leaving the church and engaging in tremendous rebellion. The girl who grew up singing in the church admits to audacious* behavior resulting in being kicked out of school her freshman year, engaging in unhealthy friendships and relationships, drug and alcohol abuse and acting out in anger. Her parents moved from their central Florida home to the Hqosier state in an effort to separate the young girl from whatever bad influences might be causing her behavior. On the surface it seemed to help. At her new high school she took part in a special program that allowed her to spend half the school day caring for seniors in pursuit of health care training. Baugh graduated from Prairie Heights High School in 2000 and went on to earn a Bachelor degree in Criminal'Science. She wanted to be a probation officer and work with minors in the rebellious stage she once experienced. During that time she worked part-time as a bailiff in circuit court. After earning her degree Baugh was a full time bailiff and worked almost equal hours in the musical worship at her church. Her husband was a police officer who later hung up his uniform to pursue a better paying factory job to assist with paying bills. Both were working countless hours, trying to raise a family and remaining active in church. That greatly rocked the marriage in unhealthy ways. Baugh shares that soon it almost seemed they were merely roommates because they saw so little of one another and began falling out of touch. In 2006 Baugh started singing with a nonChristian band known as "Key 2 Eden." Performing in bars and lounges regularly returned her to seeking solace in alcohol and

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Photo by Lola Whitmer ! The Bremen Holy Walk was first presented in 1981 with 500 guests touring. Lead organizer for this year's Walk, held Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 in Bremen, was Danica Clark. From left: Maddie Fox, seventh grade student at Schmucker Middle School in Mishawaka, portrays a worker in the village. Maddie has participated in the annual Walk for four years. Austin Fox, Penn High School freshman, portrays a shepherd. Austin has participated two years. Jonathon Fox plays a shepherd in the Walk, and has participated 15 years. Jason Fox portrays a shepherd and has participated 15 years; Braden Fox, Bittersweet fifth grade student, also plays a shepherd and has participated four years. Mike Haag, the final shepherd, has participated for 30 years. This group was the second stop on the Holy Walk tour last weekend, just after Mary and Joseph, and enjoyed the re-enactment for the fourth year at this location.

negative behavior. She continued in a downward spiral of attitude, mind and spirit. She was in her 20s and still suffering stage fright, anxiety and vomiting before each performance, but the singer was living her dream of being on stage professionally so she continued. As the years passed she was gone from home even more. At the point she feels her marriage was on the verge of breaking apart, Baugh says something happened spiritually. She felt called by God to leave the rock band. Through a series of events and life transitions the singer was led back to ministry and living what she describes as a God-centered life. One day she was invited to a women's Bible Study the 40-Day Challenge at Grace Community Church in Goshen. She and her family did not attend There, but it seemed interesting and she accepted the invitation. There the minister's wife, Anne Brown, discovered Baugh's beautiful voice and approached her about leading the vocal worship during the next 40-Day Challenge a Bible study program offered twice a year. And she did. Brown shared with the singer that she had been praying for 15 years for a Christian women's band to form at the church and help lead worship. So it came to be through Baugh and other Christian musicians. Radiance began with only three members. Now the contemporary Christian band has grown to a group of six. Baugh remains the lead vocal artist. Marsha Yoder plays bass guitar; Krista Smith, keys; Catherine Rumfelt, drums; Karen Hoover, acoustic guitar; and Sara Stayton, electric guitar. The increasingly popular band is being requested throughout the area, statewide and even outside Hoosier state borders. Band members fluctuate performances according to preferences of those who hire them offering everything from strictly traditional worship songs to contemporary Christian worship music, or a blend of both musical avenues. Baugh has continued a second career as a solo artist and has produced her own albums. As a soloist she has performed with Matt Hammond former lead singer of Sanctus Real who also helped Baugh in creating her first album "Your Love". She has also sung with Chris Tomlin and Colton Dixon and performed on the Harvest Show. In performing both solo and with the band Radiance, Baugh revels in expressing the Christian message. She is also willing to share her strong testimony when asked to do so. Churches and other audiences are welcome to contact the singer, and band, to schedule performances. Those interested in concerts, with or without testimony, should contact Baugh at [email protected] , or by calling 260-239-2085.

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