AUGUST 2014
The Circus
magazine
Celebrating Life in Middlebury, IN
Is Coming to Town! Friends of the Middlebury Parks at Riverbend Park
Middlebury Mystery:
JOHN DilLINGER SLEpT HERE?
What’s Cookin’
OUTDOORS
The Little
Elkhart River A Part of Our Community
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THIS MONTH’S COVER:
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Staff photographer Kris Mueller captured members of the Friends of the Middlebury Parks as they had fun at Riverbend Park.
Table of Contents around town
04 Outdoor Living: Outdoor Cooking 05 Local Business Directory 06 Middlebury Gives Back: Middlebury Men’s Club 08 Boys & Girls Club: Great Futures Start Here 10 Middlebury Milestones 11 Community Calendar featured stories
14 ARK Project: Changing the World 12 A River Runs Through It 16 Middlebury Summer Festival 19 Distinguished Young Women schools
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living well
24 Remember When: John Dillinger Slept Here? 26 Summer in the Parks 27
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Outdoor Living | LIVING well
Dutch Oven Cooking
Outdoor
COOKING By Dr. Carla Gull
Whether sweet or savory, Dutch oven cooking can’t be beat! Meat and veggies are delicious. Cobblers are an easy treat. Use charcoal briquettes to monitor the heat level of the seasoned Dutch oven. Remember to put a few more coals on the top than on the bottom. Check out the Dutch Oven Gathering on August 23rd through Elkhart County Parks. It was one of my favorite meals last year!
Whether you are camping, RVing, or just hanging out in the backyard, summer is a perfect time for outdoor cooking.The It historic grist mill keeps the heat outside and is just plain fun!
Pudgy Pies
Tin Foil Cooking
Using a special handheld pie iron, it’s fun to make a variety of ‘pies’ over a bed of coals. To start, put buttered bread, layers of your fillings, and another piece of buttered bread in the pie iron. Close the iron and hold it over the coals for a couple of minutes on each side. Take a peek and enjoy! Good combinations include tomato sauce, cheese, and pepperoni for a pizza pie; apple pie filling for apple pie; or chocolate spread and bananas for a delicious treat.
Tin foil cooking is not just limited to potatoes, carrots, and hamburger patties. Try apple crisp, breakfast burritos, or even salmon and veggies. Use double layers of heavy-duty foil, seal tightly, and cook these in the coals or over a grill, checking periodically to be sure they’re not overdone.
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Cooking on a Stick
Beyond hot dogs and traditional s’mores, try cooking bread dough or mini sandwiches on a stick. Another option is to cook a tart apple over the fire on a stick, remove the skin, and then roll in cinnamon and sugar. Veggies and other fruit can be cooked on a stick as well. For more info visit Dr. Carla Gull’s blog: www.insideoutsidemichiana.com. She is often seen with her four tag-along explorers in the greater Michiana area.
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around TOWN || Middlebury Middlebury Gives Gives Back Back
The Middlebury
Men’s Club Sends in the Clowns By Stephanie J. Salisbury
What a Circus!
One of the Middlebury highlights of the year is the Kelly Miller Circus, which Middlebury Men’s Club (MMC) sponsors every other year. This year it’s happening on August 23rd at 2 and 5 pm, and you can get advance tickets at Essenhaus Bakery, First State Bank, Varns & Hoover, Harding’s, Lake City Bank, Forks, and the American Legion for $6 ages 2-11 or $10 for 12 and older. The animals will be unloaded and fed Saturday morning at 7:30, with the big top being raised between 8:30 and 9am: come watch for free!
Helping the Community
“All money and charitable donations raised by the MMC are distributed throughout our community,” says MMC President Tim Heath. “The money stays home.” The impressive list of charities helped out includes: Dollars for Scholars, Boys & Girls Club, Middlebury Food Pantry, Boy Scouts, and much more. Projects include Adopt-aHighway, Project Santa, Thanksgiving baskets, and American flags on street light poles. MMC also participates in fundraisers and benefits for other organizations and individuals. Some past and present social events have been the Labor Day Clam Bake, Middlebury Night at the Cove, a Valentine’s dance, and a canoe float.
MMC MISSION STATEMENT:
“To promote the general welfare and civic conditions of the Township of Middlebury, Indiana. To support the athletic and educational activities of the youth of the Middlebury School District. To support fellowship within those individuals with a vested interest in the community. To assist those individuals within our community who are faced with undue hardships.” For more information To become a member, contact Tim at 574-238-4766 or email him at delrayman1@aol.com. For a preview of the circus, visit www.kellymillercircus.com.
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Originally incorporated in 1986, MMC is a not-for-profit organization. Applicants must be 21 or over and sponsored by a member in good standing. Dues are $20/year, and meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 pm at the American Legion.
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around TOWN | Boys & Girls Club
Great futures start here
By Lara Wheeler
“Great Futures Start Here” is the motto of the Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury. Each and every day at the Club, youth development professionals live out this motto by serving the children of Elkhart County through programs, activities, and, of course, meaningful relationships.
WHO IS WELCOME?
The Boys & Girls Club is open to youth ages 6 - 18, Monday Friday. From August through May, the Club opens right after school until 6:30 pm for grades K - 6 and until 8 pm for grades 7 - 12. Through a partnership with Middlebury Community Schools, all members who attend MCS are provided afterschool transportation to the Club.
WHAT DO THE KIDS DO?
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Our annual membership fee is only $15 a year and allows our members to participate in social recreation, arts, and athletics, to receive academic support, and to learn and grown in small groups. The programs offered at the Club are designed to meet the current needs and interests of our members. Specialty programs include Zookeepers, Risk Takers (an entrepreneurial program), Girls in Focus, Robotics, and Passport to Manhood, among a plethora of other opportunities that are offered throughout the year. In addition to our programs, members also enjoy special outings such as college tours, service trips, and local athletic and cultural events.
The Club is only able to provide quality programs and unique opportunities through the generous financial support of our community. As a local non-profit, the Club requires individual and company support to serve over 650 members each year.
LET’S DO THIS!
To join the Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury, parents and guardians may complete an application that can be found at the Club, on the organization website (bgcmiddlebury.org), or at Middlebury Community Schools’ open houses. Parents and guardians are asked to attend a new member orientation held each Thursday at 5:30 pm to receive important information about the Club environment and opportunities available to members. Any interested families are invited to tour the Club or call 825-0873 for more information.
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Milestones Birthday Wishes to: 8/2 8/3 8/4 8/4 8/6 8/7 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/9 8/10 8/10 8/11 8/12 8/12 8/14 8/18 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/20 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/22 8/23 8/23 8/28 8/29 8/29 8/30 8/30 8/31
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Ryan Hershberger 13th birthday! Alyssa Fair Fern Knepp Tom Thome Shawne Riegsecker LaVerda McGowan Carole Mueller Chandos Hickman Tom Carney Ethan Boyer Britta Copeland John Brown Mishler! Emily Houghland Happy Birthday Will ichaels from Poison Kennedy Troyer Pictured with Bret M Maddison Sarver Joyce Sumpter Byron Brown Kelsey Franks Tony Short Andrew Gerber Will Mishler Sweet 16! Danielle Wier irthday, Andy Showalter Happy 60th B Larry Yoder! Steve Scroggins Michael Yutzy Sam Harrington Jeffrey Hostetler Larry Yoder 60th birthday! Happy 30th A Scott Miller nniversary Randy and C Jonah Short Anniversary Wishes to: athy Heign! Kim Nielsen-Yoder 8/1 Jeff & Tina Martin Aria Salisbury 8/6 George & Kathy Klepack Jeremy Gerber 8/18 Randy and Cathy Heign 30th Anniversary!
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Community Calendar
august MONTHLY 1st & 3rd Fridays: Fish Fry @ American Legion – 5 - 7 pm 1st & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings @ Town Hall – 6 pm
Weekly Mon – Fri: REAL Services lunch for ages 60+ @ Greencroft Tues: Euchre Night @ Greencroft – 6:30 pm
Middlebury Community Food Pantry
Helicopter Golf Ball Drop August 7th - 7:30 pm at the Essenhaus
Come out for a fun evening and support a worthy cause. This event happens during the Essenhaus Cruise In and, as an added bonus, there will be helicopter rides available for purchase. Ball Drop prizes include: $1,000 In the Hole; $500 Closest to the Hole; $250 2nd Closest to the Hole. You don’t have to be present to win, and tickets are on sale now for $10 at First Mennonite Church, Old Hoosier Meats, and Old Creamery Antiques. For more information visit www.Facebook.com/MiddleburyFoodPantry.
Summer Interns
This year’s summer interns at inMiddlebury Magazine have been a delightful group and we’ll miss them as they head off to college in a few short weeks. Haley Checkley has overseen our social media calendar, has taken some photographs, and has written several stories. She returns to Purdue for her senior Pictured (L-R): Haley Checkley, year where she’s majoring in Max Troyer, Janae Troyer Journalism and serves as the Features Editor for Purdue’s newspaper, The Exponent. Janae Troyer is a gifted photographer and we’ve been lucky to have her share her images with us. Janae will be starting as a freshman at Ball State where she plans to study Graphic Design. To see more of Janae’s photos, visit the Facebook page for her photography business Live Life Loud. Max Troyer has been a jackof-all-trades this summer, helping with social media, developing the annual editorial calendar, updating databases, and assisting with website development. Max returns to Ball State for his second year where he is studying Mass Communications and New Media. All three interns are graduates of Northridge High School. Our staff wishes them all the best!
WED: Middlebury Exchange Club @ Essenhaus – 6:30 am Thurs: Classic Car Cruise-In @ Essenhaus – 4:30 - 8 pm Fri: Optimist Club Breakfast @ Essenhaus – 6:30 am
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Distinguished Young Women Competition NHS, 7pm
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Middlebury Town Council Meeting
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MCS School Board Mtg, 4 pm, Admin Bldg
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Food Pantry Golf Ball Drop Essenhaus, 7:30 pm
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Ducks Unlimited Corn/Sausage Roast American Legion, 5:30 pm
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Town of Middlebury Tree Board Meeting
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Middlebury Summer Festival
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First Day of School!
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Third Friday Event Downtown, 5-8 pm
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Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing Meadow Valley Golf
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5th Annual Riverfest, Riverbend Park
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American Red Cross Blood Donation First Mennonite Church of Middlebury
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Town of Middlebury Park Board Meeting
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Kelly Miller Circus
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Town of Middlebury Redevelopment Commission
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Feature Story
Middlebury:
A River Runs Through It
By Haley Checkley
By Haley Checkley
Photos by Kris Mueller
The Little Elkhart River winds its way through LaGrange and Elkhart County, past the overhanging trees and sloping riverbanks of Middlebury, and slips quietly into the St. Joseph River in Bristol. The upcoming Middlebury Parks Riverfest Celebration on August 16 is the celebration of fresh water in the Middlebury community and reminds us that, though the stream may seem small and insignificant, for the Middlebury community it is the reason for our existence.
The River’s Impact
John McKee is president of the Middlebury Parks and Recreation board and will guide a Little Elkhart River History Hike during Riverfest as a way to help educate the public on the role of the river in the history in our community and its sustained usefulness. He teaches that early settlers were drawn to the river for transportation, fertile land for farming, as a food source, and as a source of fresh water. You will learn how the river was utilized for its waterpower, and how water-driven mills began
For More Information
More information about the Little Elkhart River and the future plans for the area will be discussed at the second annual History Hike at Riverfest on August 16. For a full event schedule, visit MiddleburyINChamber.com or Facebook.com/MiddleburyRiverfest. 12 inMiddlebury Magazine | AUGUST 2014
Several members of the Friends of the Middlebury Parks gather at Riverbend Park. Pictured (L-R): Dick Cook, Tom Enright, Rex Krider, Monica Yoder, John McKee, Michelle Miller, DeWayne Miller, Joel Miller, and Mark Salee.
becoming incorporated into the community. The hope is to revive the river’s overall contribution to the community. “The river area has been kind of shut off, which has been the case in many towns and cities,” said McKee. The river has now turned into a place for recreation rather than production. Mark Salee, Town Manager, wants to see the river integrated back into the community. “It is a resource in the community that the town and the park board see as a resource that we don’t use enough,” Salee said. “We are putting the Little Elkhart River into our toolbox of things that we will to use to promote quality of life in the Middlebury community.”
Photo by Sunday Hale
Old Mill Park and Trail
McKee went on to explain that the Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the Friends of Middlebury Parks are working to develop land the Friends own across from the Wanberg Popcorn Plant and it will be called the Old Mill Park and Trail. “The new park will include a hiking trail, parking lot, canoe launch, and picnic area. It is just across Warren Street from Riverbend Park, so we join the two parks through our trail system. Our vision is to also connect Riverbend and Old Mill Parks to Krider Gardens at the trestle bridge through a blueway. This is a fully operational water trail with launch points for kayakers and canoeists. The Trails of Middlebury will include bike trails, hiking trails, and a water trail – the blueway.” “Historically, the river brought people here. Now we are here and it isn’t used for power or transportation,” Salee said. “It’s a recreational benefit. There are a lot of communities that don’t have water at all, so it’s just a feature we need to bring in to identify what Middlebury really is.”
Looking Ahead
Middlebury Parks Director Tom Enright hopes the extension of the trail system to include the Little Elkhart River will attend to the desires of the Middlebury community. “Five years ago, we did a pretty extensive survey and asked the question,‘What would you rather see in the community?’ It was an overwhelming response of ‘more trails’.” From this, a five year plan was established to expand our trails system and integrate the river into the Trails of Middlebury. “I think people are looking for more opportunities to get out and safely be able to walk or bike off the streets,” Enright said. “80,000 people are projected to use the trails per year, and we want to provide safe, attractive, and interesting ways to do this”. Our river is exceptionally pollution-free and, because of that, it is one of the few brown trout designated streams in northern Indiana. The river is stocked annually with both brown trout and rainbow trout. The brown trout population is a good indicator of water quality, according to Salee. Testing in the area has shown the river to be among the cleanest in the state and, because of this, Enright said it is safe for members of the community to enjoy year round. The Middlebury community can expect changes to begin occurring around town as it shifts to once again include the river in our everyday lives. AUGUST 2014
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Changing The World One Act of Random Kindness at a Time By Haley Checkley
Alex Radelich sat on his dorm room couch idly watching TV and questioning what, exactly, he was doing with his life. He had just finished the last exam of his first semester at Purdue University and suddenly knew he was not living the life he had envisioned for himself. Then, in the final moments of the movie “Evan Almighty,” God (well, the Morgan Freeman version of God) spoke to Radelich: “How do we change the world? One act of random kindness at a time.”
As part of their ‘Just Give One’ campaign, the men walked on the streets handing out flowers to strangers in the hopes of inspiring kindness and happiness.
An Epidemic of Kindness
The former Northridge High School graduate decided then to pursue a life with a much higher purpose and, from there, a nonprofit organization focusing on acts of random kindness – ARK Project – was born. When his parents came to pick him up that day, Radelich knew he would not return to school. He immediately started formulating a plan to spread an epidemic of kindness and, in so doing, to change the world. A YouTube video gone viral ensured his message was delivered all over the world – responses came from four countries in its first day. ARK Project quickly grew, from celebrity endorsements like Olympian Shawn Johnson and music artist Ryan Lewis to roughly $30,000 raised for the movement since 2012. ARK Project has harbored increasing media coverage, most notably KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, WSRT in Indianapolis, The Harvest Show on PBS and, most recently, The Today Show on July 22. “ARK Project was something I was inspired to create. It quickly became something a lot bigger than I am. It’s a snowball that came running down the hill and now we are just trying to keep our feet planted and plan the next step,” Radelich said.
To view the YouTube video, visit their channel at www.YouTube.com/ProjectArk or use the QR code to the right.
Alex Radelich
“ARK Project was something I was inspired to create. It quickly became something a lot bigger than I am. It’s a snowball that came running down the hill and now we are just trying to keep our feet planted and plan the next step.” - Alex Radelich
Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club in San Francisco.
Changing and Saving Lives
Since its inception, ARK Project has taken trips to feed and clothe the homeless, buy gas or dinner for a stranger, purchase Christmas gifts for a family that lost their house in a fire, and give out free water to those who need it. Kindness, Radelich says, is interpretive: sometimes it is about filling a need and, other times, it is just to bring about happiness. He quickly developed a team to help him: Jesse Moore (also a Northridge graduate), Dalton Lemert, and brothers Teddy and Jacob Thatcher. The five are now on their longest trip to date, traveling 6,000 miles across the United States from the west coast to the east coast, and using the funds donated from their website and grants to spread the epidemic.
“We believe in them and their future, so we bought them laptops and tablets.” - Alex Radelich
Get Involved
Donations, questions, or personal testimonies are always welcomed and encouraged. If you want to join the ARK team, all inquiries and donations can be made at ARKprojectNow.com.
On the second day of the trip, a miracle happened. The five men made goals for the trip, one being to save a life. In the form of a long email, a young man who struggled with depression and was at the cusp of taking his own life helped them meet their goal. Upon seeing ARK Project’s ad at the Concord Mall, the young man immediately found a new purpose for his life. He now visits retirement homes in the name of ARK, spreading the word and kindness with it. Lives, because of Radelich and his team, are not only being changed, but saved, too. “I guess I have my doubts sometimes, but I am at a point in my life where we can do anything we want to do and it’s completely attainable,” Radelich said confidently. His conviction is not ill borne. With exponential growth already, plans are being made for next year: a spring break trip with three to five teams traveling across the United States. AUGUST 2014
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Meet the Korties
Our Middlebury Summer Festival Parade Marshals Jack and Judy Kortie have never missed a Summer Festival parade and this year, on August 9th at 1 pm, they’ll be leading it. Judy has been a Middlebury resident all her life: a Middlebury High School cheerleader, homecoming queen, and retiree of First State Bank. Jack retired from Berstein’s Distributors years ago, moved to Middlebury in 1991, and opened Healthy Pets, selling it after six years. He has been a part of the American Legion, Middlebury Men’s Club, Town Council, and was presented with an award from our Police Department in May for his service as police commissioner. For nearly two decades, the Korties have been members of River Oaks Community Church. Married for 38 years, they have a blended family with four children, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren, with another one on the way. This year, the Essenhaus is providing the horse-drawn carriage in which the marshals will be escorted down Main Street where they’re normally sitting with their friends to watch the yearly parade. Jack served in the United States Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps from 1955 to 1959, even playing 20 feet from Queen Elizabeth. However, having been named a parade marshal with his wife is, “the greatest honor I’ve ever had,” says Jack. Please help us congratulate Jack and Judy during the Summer Festival. 16 inMiddlebury Magazine | AUGUST 2014
For more information about the festival, visit the website at www.MiddleburyFestivals.com.
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Thursday, August 7 4:30p - 8p Classic Car Cruise-In Das Dutchmen Essenhaus Friday, August 8 10:30a Vendors Open 6:30p Garden Tractor Pull Held by Elkhart County Garden Tractor Pullers (Railroad Street) 6:30p - 7:45p Kids Games A variety of games & prizes for kids (Beside Fire Station on Bristol Ave) 6p - 7:30p DANG! A band founded by Northridge teachers (Entertainment Tent) 8p - 10p LIVE MUSIC: To Be Announced
*This schedule was correct as of 7-22-14. To check for updated information, visit www.MiddleburyFestivals.com.
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Middlebury Summer Festival
Schedule 2014
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Saturday, August 9 7a -10:30a Pancake & Sausage Breakfast All you can eat. Sponsored by Middlebury Church of the Brethren (East Park Pavilion) 7:30a - 8:15a ECBOR Classic 5K Registration (Across Bristol Ave from Fire Station) 8:30a ECBOR Classic 5K Run (Across Bristol Ave from Fire Station) 8:45a ECBOR Classic 5K Walk (Across Bristol Ave from Fire Station) 10:30a Music and Dance Academy Entertainment Tent 10a -10:45a Arm Wrestling Registration (Bandstand) 10:30a Vendors Open 11a-1p Arm Wrestling Tournament (Bristol Ave)
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11a - 12p Northern Lights & Starlights Award winning Northridge High School Show Choirs (East Park Basketball Courts) 1p Festival Parade Route goes from Middlebury Elementary to the library. Grand Marshals: Jack and Judy Kortie. Following the parade Tae Kwon Do Demonstration (East Park) Presentation of Parade Awards (Entertainment Tent) Dance Studio Performs (East Park) 5p - 7p Minute To Win It Tournament Challenges using household items with 60 seconds on the clock. (East Park Pavilion) 5:30p - 7:30p High Life Rock and pop music from the past! (Entertainment Tent) 8p - 10p Whistle Pigs Contemporary classic rock, funk, rhythm and blues; 7-piece dance band (Entertainment Tent)
The Distinguished Young Women of Middlebury program will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 7 pm in the Northridge High School auditorium. Admission is $10 each and seats are on a first come, first served basis. The theme this year is “Shine Your Way.�
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Parents: Ted & Erica Lenker Sponsor: First State Bank Stage Mom: Marissa Long Talent: Dance & Tumbling (School: Fairfield)
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Parents: Christine Kinnison and Flint Dille Sponsor: inMiddlebury Magazine Stage Mom: Sarah Virgil Talent: Flag / Dance Performance
Carolyn Saylor
Parents: Tim & Jody Saylor Sponsor: Innovative Communities Stage Mom: Catherine Roebuck Talent: Dance Performance (School: Bethany Christian)
Leah Bontreger
Parents: Mike & Nancy Bontreger Sponsor: Affairs to Remember Stage Mom: Patti Miller Talent: Comedic Skit
Bethany Davis
Nikki Diamond
Hanna Zook
Haley Raber
Parents: Jim & Char Davis Sponsor: Spectrum Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning, Inc. Stage Mom: Casey Nordman Talent: Dance Performance
Parents: Mark & Stacey Diamond Sponsor: Kopf Leasing, Inc. Stage Mom: Tracie Gannon Talent: Marimba Performance
Parents: Rob & Amy Zook Sponsor: Language Art Stage Mom: Sarah Virgil Talent: Vocal Performance
Parents: Lavern & Sharlene Raber Sponsor: Middlebury Chiropractic Clinic, LLC Stage Mom: Kris Mueller Talent: Vocal Performance
Melanie Streeter Parents: Steve & Michelle Streeter Sponsor: Amberwood Terrace Chiropractic Stage Mom: Kristi Edlund Talent: Guitar & Vocals
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SCHOOLS | NHS
2014-2015 Fall - Registration Info August 6th - 8:30 am - 3 pm August 7th - 1:30 pm - 9 pm
Every student and a parent/guardian must attend a registration session. Students will receive their laptop and new students to NHS (including freshmen) will receive a school-issued bag during this time. Each new student
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We are excited to begin the school year and cannot wait to see our students. We have a whole grade level of new Kindergarteners as well as about seventy new students at the other grade levels. Thanks to all of you, we will be ready for a great year!
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and parent/guardian will be required to attend a Laptop Orientation Session before receiving their computer. Other registration activities include taking school pictures, receiving your student ID, picking up your schedule for the year, turning in necessary forms, and visiting other stations with important information for the school year. The registration process will take approximately 1 hour, so please plan accordingly.
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Upcoming Events at NHS August 6/7 - High School Registration August 13 - First Day of School August 15 - 1st Home Football Game September 1 - No School (Labor Day)
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There will be a separate senior picture station this year at registration. As a reminder, this is the picture that will be used in the yearbook, so please dress for the picture. The senior picture station will have extended hours and will be open from 8:30 am - 5 pm on August 6th and 11 am - 9 pm on August 7th.
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NHS
Athletics
NHS CHEERLEADING SQUAD
2014 NHS Football Cheer Squad, left to right: (Front row) Lindsey Loutzenhiser, Adrienne Lambright, Gabrielle Arnold. (Back row) Sydney Elphick, Mackenzie Diaz, Olivia Checkley, Jennifer Hartman, Coach Becky Fogle. Not pictured: Alyna Gascho and Kailey Knepper.
New Directions for NHS Cheer Squad Sports fans will notice several changes with the NHS cheerleading program this year. For the first time, there will be two different squads: one for football and another for basketball. Fans will also find that, due to budgetary constraints, there will only be a varsity squad. These changes, along with the decision two years ago to return cheerleading from a cheer competition-based squad to a more traditional gamefocused squad, were all initiated by the NHS administration. Coach Becky Fogle said she’s excited about the new squad. The part of the program of which she’s most proud, said Becky, is the way in which the young women on the squad reach out to the younger girls in the community. They do this through cheer clinics, by allowing the girls to join in with the squad during some of the games, and through the several community service projects the squad completes each year. Fogle added that even though ISSAA does not consider it to be a sport, cheerleading at Northridge is treated as all other sports, following the same guidelines and standards. Fogle emphasized that the roles of the cheer squad are to lead the crowd, to entertain, to be athletic ambassadors, and to raise community spirit.
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SCHOOLS
MMididddlleebbuurryy Schools Retirees Schools Retirees!! L-R (back row): Janette Hilgendorf, York Elementary Cafeteria Manager Gerald Rasler, Northridge High School Principal Sandy Fireoved, York Elementary 1st Grade Teacher Ralph Fireoved, Heritage Intermediate 5th Grade Teacher L-R (front row): Diana Myers, York Elementary 2nd Grade Teacher Mark Anderson, Heritage Intermediate 4th Grade Teacher Carolyn DeWilde, Jefferson Elementary 1st Grade Teacher Mark Gruwell, Northridge Middle School Health Teacher
L-R (back row): Sherry Weaver, Bus Driver Rae Rolston, Bus Driver L-R (front row): Verna Troyer, York Elementary Music Teacher Nancy Swinehart, Northridge Middle and Central Office Custodian Brenda Bowers, Middlebury Elementary Cafeteria Manager
MIDDLEBURY ELEMENTARY:
Middlebury Elementary’s Back To School Night is Monday, August 11 from 5:15 - 6:30 pm. Families can come any time during that time frame to see their child’s classroom, drop off supplies, and meet their teacher. Information about which class your child is in should arrive in the mail between August 7 - 9.
ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY:
Orchard View Elementary’s registration day, which is required for ALL families, is August 6 from 8 am - 12 pm and 1:30 - 6 pm. OVE’s Back To School Night is August 11 from 5 pm - 6 pm. Perfect Attendance We would like to say WAY TO GO to these 19 students who had perfect attendance for the 2013-2014 school year. We are proud of you! Zachary Yoder Stone Lavy Kennedy Snyder Lauren Puntney Martha Stoltzfus Reagan Wiley Kayla Burridge
Erma Miller Camden Hershberger Bryce Holdread Cydel Miller Hannah Templeton Gavin Beard Gabriel Miller
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Canon Templeton Carson Gregory Allison Becker Andrew Deal Abigail Hunt
YORK ELEMENTARY: All York families are invited to Back To School Night on Monday, August 11. Teachers will be there to greet you and you will have a chance to visit your classrooms. Stop by any time between 4:30 - 5:30 pm. You will receive a postcard the first week of August telling you who your teacher will be. The first day of school for students is August 13. Since the first day is on a Wednesday, this will be a 20 minute delay day. Your bus will arrive approximately 20 minutes later. You will not be receiving a letter from Transportation regarding your child’s bus number, but will be notified by the bus driver with times for pick up and drop off. If you have not heard from your driver by August 12, please call York offices at 825-5312.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY:
Back to School Night: August 11th, 5 - 6:30 pm
HERITAGE INTERMEDIATE: Heritage Intermediate School will be holding Back to School Night on Monday, August 11 from 6 - 7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for students to find their classrooms and meet their teachers. The PTO will have information for parents and the office will be open for paying book rental and depositing money into lunch accounts. HIS recommends that fourth grade students attend from 6 - 6:45 pm and fifth graders attend from 6:45 - 7:30 pm in order to help with traffic flow. It will be great to see everyone back in the building again! Wednesday, August 13 is the first day of school! On the first day, all students will be directed into the main gym so that they can find their teacher and classmates. Teachers will walk their entire class to the classrooms so that no student needs to worry about getting lost on the first day of school.
NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE: Northridge Middle School’s registration dates are August 6 and August 7, and Back To School Night is August 12. Times are all blocked by last names. Details will be mailed to you. If you haven’t received your information, please call the NMS office.
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REMEMBER when
John Dillinger
SlEPT Here? By Gloria Salavarria
One of the stories local historian Vernon Miller shared with visitors to his cider mill was that John Dillinger and his gang once spent a night in Middlebury. Middlebury is a quiet town – so quiet that it hardly rates a minute on the local news, much less the national news. For years, the Dillinger story stood as the only crime-related excitement to have happened in Middlebury until last February when Michael David Eliot broke out of the maximum security prison in Ionia, Michigan and kidnapped a woman for her Jeep, only to lose her when they made a pit stop at a gas station north of town. But on April 13, 1934, in Warsaw – just 35 miles south of Middlebury – John Dillinger and his gang embarrassed the Warsaw police by robbing their station of guns, ammo, and bulletproof vests. Next, the gang headed north and chose Middlebury, which did not have a police station, as a nice, quiet place to spend the night before heading off on their long drive to Sault Ste. Marie.
Mrs. Letweiler’s boarding house at 302 South Main Street as it appeared in this photo from March 1970.
In Middlebury, Mrs. Letweiler ran a boarding house at 302 South Main, and it was there that the men spent the night. The gang didn’t park their car on the street, but insisted on parking it in the stable behind the house where it would not be readily seen. At the time, it struck her as strange, but she wasn’t in the habit of asking too many questions of her guests. The next morning the men ate breakfast at a nearby restaurant and left an unusually large tip: a dollar.
Back then, a waitress earned less than $250 a year, so when the waitress saw that tip while clearing the table, she thought they had made a mistake. She grabbed the dollar and ran out of the restaurant in an effort to catch up with them, but they were already gone. 24 inMiddlebury Magazine | AUGUST 2014
“Dillinger slept in Indiana jail cells, but did he sleep more comfortably in Middlebury?” - Gloria Salavarria
Later, when she saw Dillinger’s face in the newspaper, she claimed that it was Dillinger and his men who left her that generous tip. Mrs. Letweiler also read the paper and realized that it was Dillinger and his men who had stayed at her house that night. We can’t be sure that Dillinger and his men actually were in Middlebury, but the odds are high that Middlebury was a stopover for the gang on their way north. One thing for sure is that, three months later, Dillinger was gunned down by the FBI on a street outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago but the legend of Dillinger lives on in books, movies, and in Middlebury and other towns throughout the Midwest. This article is brought to you by: Over 35 years of
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Summer
in the Parks
By Tom Enright, Park & Recreation Manager
Learning Corridor
Photos by Gloria Salavarria
Experience the Learning Corridor, where you can exercise your mind while you exercise your body. Located along the Middlebury Greenway on the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, beginning at the Trestle Bridge and running south to Wayne Avenue, there is a series of educational opportunities that will expand your historical, botanical, and wildlife knowledge. Interpretive signs help educate about the history of the Trestle Bridge and the Railroad Depot. Other signs give examples of planting trees under utility lines and how a landscape can attract wildlife or protect our water resources. Take an extra moment on your next visit to further your education on the Middlebury Learning Corridor.
The Learning Corridor in Krider Park
Aug. 16th at Riverbend Park
Middlebury Riverfest
Bring the family down to the Middlebury Riverfest to have lots of fun and learn about the importance of fresh water and the value of the Little Elkhart River!
Daragh Deegan, an aquatic biologist for the City of Elkhart Public Works and Utility Department, explains how the carp is non-native to the Great Lakes.
Planned Events: 8 am - Adult Bird Hike 9 am - River History Hike 10 am - Fish Shocking Demonstration 11:30 am - Nocturnal Animals 12 pm - Lunch and Visit Vendors 1pm - Bats of the World & Rain Barrel Auction All Day Events: Food for sale, games, crafts, activities, environmental exhibits, rain barrel silent auction, and kayaking along the river.
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Madison Viglione points to where she is from on her favorite rain barrel. This is one of five barrels decorated by Middlebury students for the auction.
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