The Hometown Treasure July 2013

Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 · pg 49



Photos & Layout by Abby Wenger 2013 Sponsors Alpha Building Center Agronomics Solutions Farmstead Inn Topeka Do It Best Mast Excavating Yoder’s Shipshewana Hardware Tiffany’s Restaurant LaGwana Printing, Inc. E & S Sales Carpenter Construction Three Bees Insurance Fastenal Company Ben’s Pretzels Farmers State Bank Shipshe Auctions Lord’s Grain JoJo’s Pretzel Davis Mercantile Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 · pg 51

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Community Calendar “Your source for what’s happening” 7/1 LaGrange Co. Commissioners Mtg. .......................................9am Skid loader with post auger, bush hog, grapple 3 Shipshe Park Board Mtg. ... 4:30pm “Call us for all your rental needs.” Help Wanted, forks, tree spade, post Mechanic pounder, jack hammer, 4 Independence Day - Topeka 20’ Teleboom, rock bucket 8 LaGrange Co. Council Mtg. 8:30pm 260-768-7775 • [email protected] Topeka Town Council Mtg...... 5pm Just south of US Highway 20 on State Road 5 • Shipshewana, Indiana 11 Shipshe Town Council Mtg .... 6pm Carpet • Ceramic Tile • Luxury Vinyl Tile 13 Haystack Dinner to beneft Laminate • Cork • Vinyl • Hardwood Menno-Hof ...................... 4:30pm Westview School Board Mtg. . 7pm 7300 N 1000 W • Shipshewana • www.SouthwindFlooring.com • 260.768.4256 Mon.- Thu. 8am - 6pm • Fri. 8am - 5pm • Sat. 8am - 3pm • Other times by appointment 15 LaGrange Co. Commissioners Mtg. .......................................9am Come see our extensive stock of carpet & vinyl at affordable prices 17 Breakfast with the Birds @ Maple High Quality Customer Service • Competitive Pricing Wood Nature Center ....... 8:30am Topeka Park Board Mtg. ......... 5pm Professional Installation & Free Estimates 22 Topeka Town Council Mtg...... 5pm Specializing in Residential & Commercial LaGrange Co. CVB Board Mtg. 7pm 25 Shipshe Town Council Mtg .... 6pm See exotic animals from Snacks around the world... Drinks MAPLE LANE 27 National Day of the American PICNIC AND PLAY AREA T Wildlife 28 Folk Jam @ Maple Wood Nature Cowboy @ David Rogers Memorial Park ..............12-4pm Miniature Donkey • Rhea • Arctic Marble Fox • Bears • Lions • iger • Monkeys • Peacocks Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9-6 Bible Study COA ....Wednesdays 9-10am FARM Center .............................. 1:30pm Camel Rides Pony Saddle Rides Pony Cart Rides Regular Events Make reservations for your family or group. Open now through Friday & Saturday, 9-4 Sept. 28 Euchre Club COA .... Wednesdays 1-3pm VM 260-593-2248 Ext. 1 • Pot Bellied Pigs • White Deer • Fe • 1843 W Lake St • Topeka, IN 46571 BP/Glucose Checks COA ...Turs. 8-9am P Y G M Y G O A T Bingo COA ................ Tursdays 9-10am O R S Clueless A A M U C Crossword P E T T I N G Z O O I M O By Melissa Miller R I D D M N O N C W E C Solution J A H 4 H F A I R E to the puzzle on page 8. Are we missing your event that the E B A Y T R Sponsored by C O M R I T community should know about? Next T A P S H O W A N I M A L S We are looking for sponsors time, be sure to submit your calendar S T I D E for the Clueless Crossword, item to [email protected] a new advertiser each time. O E Call for more details! 260-463- or 260-463-4901. J U N K F O O D 4901. Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 · pg 53

Coloring Contest Winner Six year old Lucas Miller of 1000W, Shipshewana was our winner for the June Coloring Contest. He won an ice cream treat of his choice at Dips Ice Cream Shoppe in Shipshewana. Everyone else that sent in a page can stop by Dips Ice Cream Shoppe, claim their page, and get a free small ice cream cone through the end of July. Tere were fantastic entries this time but not enough honorable mention spots to go around so keep coloring! Runners-up were Natalie DiAnn Bontrager, age 6; Joshua Otto, age 5; and Jared Miller, age 4. Honorable Mentions were Ruth Elaine Eash, age 6;Ina Sue Miller, age 5; and Julie Lyn Yoder, age 5. Check out page 12 for this month’s coloring page. Solution to puzzle on page 6 S D A I R Y Y L I M A F R E I S A E M E H T O F E O R R J T E G H E N E N X T E N U P R Y U Z H C Z L W C D D C H P C E L I A W I E N G L T L D O H R E V E N U I W R N S R E G G U B T O N I U U T E R O F S A W R G O R E E D D I D E L I A F E M I S E R A B L Y N G E T H E I R D E W E H C Left-Over Letters Spell Out As a fnal note, be SURE to put A Message From Melissa! your age on the coloring page ... we Enter remaining letters starting at don’t want a winning page to miss the top and going left to right. out on winning! Also, just a reminder S O F O R T H E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ... the contest is only for kids up to 6 years old. 7 year olds aren’t eligible to N E X T P U Z Z L E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, enter but we would LOVE to see their drawings in our drawing contest on the I W I L L W R I T E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ next page! www.YoderIns.com O F A W E D D I N G ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___! 260-768-4547 8015 W US 20 • Shipshewana, IN NW Corner of SR 5 & US 20 pg 54 · Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13

Drawing Contest Winner Last month we asked for illus- to any student up to eighth grade. All entries are to be two-dimen- trations of our theme “4 of July.” Tere were no entries for the Open sional and on 8½” x 11” paper. Mail th Te illustration below by 11 year old Division this month. Just a reminder, your entry, or drop it of at our of- Michael Graber of 200 N, Shipshewana the Open Division is for any artist of fce, by Friday, July 19. Te winning was selected as our winner for the any age. entries will be published in our next school-age division. Congratulations Te theme for this month is issue and will have the honor for the to him! Te school-age division is open “Imaginary Creatures.” whole month! Find The Lost Coin Contest Te “Find Te Lost Coin” sponsor To enter this month’s drawing, in person. Te second drawing will be for June was Weaver Furniture with fnd the gold coin in an ad, as with all entries that were received, a coin hidden in their ad on page 77. shown here, then take your entry both in person and those mailed in. Te two winners selected were Vonda to the sponsoring business. You may Use a postcard (or index card) if at Miller of 1000W, Shipshewana and mail the postcard to the business, but all possible. Put, “I found the gold coin Kathy Chupp of E. County Line Rd., if you present it in person, you’ll have a in your ad!”, on it, as well as your name Shipshewana. Each of them won a $25 double chance of winning! and address. Entries need to be turned gift certifcate to Weaver Furniture. Te frst prize will be drawn only in by Friday, July 19. Congratulations! from the entries that were presented Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 · pg 55

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Westview Elementary Students Recognized For Teir Achievements Below: Eugene Wagler was the recipient of the Below (left to right): Fifth grader Sherri Yoder and sixth grader Grace Miller Roger Brenneman Math Award. received the Samuel L. Miller Excellence in Reading Award. Westview Elementary School held its annual awards ceremony in May and recognized several students for their accom- plishments dur- ing the 2012-2013 school year. Above (left to right): Payton May, Carlin Yoder, Orley Miller and Emily Above (left to right): Kate Gould-Sumpter perfect attendance, Hannah Mast Stutzman. Tese Outstanding Students of the Year received a savings bond 97% attendance, Daniel Gingerich 97% attendance, MiKayla King perfect and a plaque from the Westview Elementary PTO. attendance, Anthony Miller perfect attendance and Kenny Miller perfect pg 58 · Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 attendance. 260 C North Village Dr. • Shipshewana, IN 46565 www.keepingtabs.uss • Ofce: 260.768.4760 Payroll Services & Accounting Services This is your personal invitation to come see us at our ofce in the Troyer 1 hour of free Saddlery building. We are located across the hall from Country Corral business Restaurant. Let us put 15 years of accounting & 10 years of tax preparation consulting experience to work for you. We ofer tax prep for individual & business (including S-corps & LLCs), as well as full service accounting & payroll services. Call for a free quote today! Ofer good with coupon only.

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Westview School Board by Jerry Hostetler Te Westview Board of Education met on June 13. Changes in state law Resignation of nurse at Shipshewana- HS cheer, Stephanie Miller. regarding students transferring be- Scott, Joy Wilson. JV cheer, Jessi Loucks. tween schools was discussed and a new Nurse at Shipshewana-Scott, Perry Resignation SADD, Tami Schlabach. policy was adopted. Te policy states Carpenter. Resignation Academic Super Bowl, that the Westview School Corpora- Resignation Support Study Hall at Ju- Ron Yoder. tion stop accepting student transfer nior High School, Shawn Baker. Academic Super Bowl, applications June 30 for the 2013-2014 Junior High resource assistant, Brandi Brittany Hommerding. school year and that all applications ac- Weaver. cepted prior to June 30, 2013 be evalu- Resignation of Recess Monitor Mead- Resignation 8th grade boys basketball ated based on current board policy. coach, Shawn Baker. owview, Fran Hostetler. JV Softball, Kaitlyn Frost. Certifed staf recommendations Approve Jr. High Sp. Ed. Assistant. Asst. boys tennis, Morgan McFarren. approved by the board: Resignation study hall supervisor, Resignation of Jr. High School English Sherry Good. Volunteers staf recommendations teacher, Teresa Schifi. approved by the board: Extracurricular staf recommendations Roxanne Bachman an instructional Boys tennis – George Bachman approved by the board: coach at Meadowview. Boys tennis – Jason Gingerich Jr HS Geography Bee, Ryan Yoder. Alissa McDonald teacher at Topeka Band – Katie Varner, Chauncey Varner, Sophomore sponsor, Lisa Burkey. Elementary. Kristiania Grogg, Briaunna Wisler, Jr HS cheer, Bridget Lewallen. and Jonathon Hostetler. Vanessa Eash a long term substitute at Meadowview Elementary. Health leave for Lisa Pletcher at Topeka Auction Elementary. Yoder’s Consignment Snowbird Resignation of Kim Mettert Music teacher. SUBSCRIPTION! Jill Hamm requested to transfer from Have Te Hometown Treasure sent to HS choir to the Meadowview and your winter home for $2 an issue! Topeka music teaching position. Call 260.463.4901 with credit card or write a check with “HT Snowbird” in the Kimberly Sheets teacher at Westview memo line & include winter address & mail Elementary. to P.O. Box 744 • Shipshewana, IN 46565 Health leave for Heather Kuhns at Tell us which issue to start with! Westview. Lauren McCoy Jr. HS English teacher. Classifed staf recommendations approved by the board: Resignation of concessions, Laramie Rod Lantz Birch. Sales Associate (260) 463-6652 Cell Resignation of assistants at Topeka, (260) 463-2881 Office Summer Helman and Christine (260) 463-7051 Fax Faust. 2575 N SR 9 - PO Box 239 LaGrange, IN 46761 Nurse at Topeka, Melissa Raber. [email protected] pg 60 · Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13

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Reminiscences of Shipshewana Beautiful weather greeted visitors to the second annual Reminiscences of Shipshewana, held in the area of the old Farver School in Shipshewana, on June 14 and 15. Many 19th and early 20th century trades were demonstrated during the two-day event. Photos by SuEllen Yoder. Layout by Melody DuVal. Te Hometown Treasure · July ‘13

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