JULY 2014
Habitat for
Humanity
Helping our community
magazine
Celebrating Life in Middlebury, IN
YODER FAMILY
Craig, Catherine, & Sons
The Yoders More than a Fair Family
Remembering:
middlebury Clock Company
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THIS MONTH’S COVER:
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Staff photographer Kris Mueller took this month’s cover image of the funspirited Craig and Catherine Yoder family at their home in Middlebury.
Middlebury resident Brad Blosser captured a special moment shared between his daughter, London, and his niece, Holly Stutzman. Holly is the daughter of Amy and Scott Stutzman.
Table of Contents around town
04 Outdoor Living: Summer Fun at Bonneyville Mill 05 Local Business Directory 06 Middlebury Gives Back: Helping Humanity 08 Town Manager Report: Helping the Town Run 09 Parks Report: Summer in the Parks 10 Boys & Girls Club: Back to School 12 Middlebury Milestones 13 Community Calendar featured stories
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The Yoders: More Than a Fair Family Our Local 4-H Students Local Fireworks Guide
CONTRIBUTORS
Updates from Our Schools
Publisher & Editor-in-chief Melissa Troyer
living well
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STAFF WRITER & COPY EDITOR Stephanie J. Salisbury
Teachers’ Pets The Sunny Side of Energy: Middlebury Solar Project Ducks Unlimited Fundraising Banquet Remember When: Going Back in Time
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There’s so much to celebrate in July! Along with our beautiful weather, blooming gardens, Independence Day cookouts and fireworks, our little town also has the Trails of Middlebury Celebration coming up on July 12th. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer or donate with Habitat for Humanity, Ducks Unlimited, or the Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury Pack-aBackpack drive. Whatever you do this month, do it well and stay cool while you’re at it!
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Summer Fun
BONNEYVILLE MILL Photos and story by Carla Gull
Bonneyville Mill is a magical place in the summer. It is large enough for repeat visits, yet small enough to really get to know the land. We have several favorite activities we revisit each summer.
Here are a few suggestions: • Visit just a section and really get to know that area well. We loved our frog day there last summer, finding tadpoles down by the pond! • Like plants? Check out the herb garden and surrounding flowers. • Look for popular photo spots like the gorgeous dahlia garden,
The historic grist mill
outside the mill, or near the waterfall.
• There are several unique paths for hiking. We like them all! Take a picture of the trail map before heading out.
Exploring frogs and tadpoles
• On hot summer days, we enjoy taking our shoes off and carefully walking across the waterfall to cool off.
• Check out the mechanical workings of the grist mill. We always try to match the grain with the flour. The mill is open Wednesday through Sunday. There is also a one-room schoolhouse on the property, which is open for special occasions.
• Bring a few tools like a butterfly net and binoculars, or arrange a scavenger hunt to extend the experience.
• Attend an excellent program hosted by Elkhart County Parks. See www.ElkhartCountyParks.org for details.
• Other activities to consider: picnicking, geocaching, fishing, climbing the tower, kite-flying, mountain biking, and more!
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With 223 acres of diverse land and water, Bonneyville Mill has plenty of room for exploration and outdoor activities. Whether you want to take a bird hike or kick a ball around, Bonneyville Mill is worthy of repeat visits throughout the summer! What do you like to explore there? Dr. Carla Gull blogs at www.InsideOutsideMichiana.com. She is often seen with four tag-along explorers in the greater Michiana area.
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around TOWN | Middlebury Gives Back
HELPING
HUMANITY One Family at a Time
By Stephanie J. Salisbury
The vision of Habitat for Humanity is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. That happens one family at a time, but for each family, it makes a world of difference. A New Kind of Lender
“The best part of being a part of
Habitat for Humanity is seeing people from all walks of life and skill levels come together to build decent, sustainable, and affordable homes. - Jordan Kauffman
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“Some people think they just give you a house,” says Kristina Choate, whose family will receive the 9th house built in the Bristol/Middlebury area. “They give you an opportunity. We have a down payment, mortgage, taxes and insurance. The difference is, Habitat is the bank. They hold our mortgage, interest-free, and those payments go right back into the ministry to help build houses for other families.” “We have been working in Elkhart County for almost 28 years,” says Jordan Kauffman, Director of Communications and Marketing for Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County. “Kristina’s house is the 175th!”
Getting the Call
To be eligible, one must attend an informational meeting, pick up an application, then meet with a Family Services Director to review it. “I received a phone call the day before Thanksgiving congratulating me,” says Kristina. “I can’t put into words what I felt at that moment!”
Helping Hands
The process of building is taken on by volunteers. No experience is necessary, tools are provided, but they are always looking for more volunteers 16 and older. “There is always patience, careful instruction, and sincere joy in what they’re doing,” Kristina says. Financial contributions are just as important, she reminds us. “Whether it’s giving time or resources, you have to know that you’re not only making a difference for one family, but for generations to come.” The fourth annual Bloom & Zoom bike ride fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, August 16. To learn more about this event, visit www.BloomnZoom.org.
For more information:
on volunteering, please call 574.533.6109. Visit www.habitatec.com to learn more about eligibility for your own Habitat home.
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Photos by Kris Mueller
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Run
Helping the Town By Mark Salee, Town Manager
If you think of our Town as a business, I am thankful for the three people who keep the business end of things running: our Clerk-Treasurer and our Deputy Clerks. They do a great job at managing Town Hall and keeping track of Town funds. If you have paid a water bill in person, or if you’ve needed information about Grace Lawn Cemetery, you have talked to Kristi Edlund. Kristi, our Deputy Clerk in charge of utility billing, has worked for the Town of Middlebury for 37 years. She is on the phone answering all kinds of questions, directing callers to the appropriate departments, purchasing office supplies, handling correspondence, and maintaining our website and Facebook page.
Pictured left to right: Kristi Edlund, Peggy Hutchison, Sue Yoder. The person that pays our bills and keeps track of our revenue is Sue Yoder, our Deputy Clerk in charge of the Town’s accounts payable and receivable. This involves processing claims submitted by our department heads, which can be a challenging job in itself. Sue is also the person you talk to about reserving a park pavilion or Krider Garden Park for a wedding. Sue has been a Deputy Clerk for the Town for almost 19 years. Our Clerk-Treasurer is Peggy Hutchison, elected for a 4-year term that started in 2012. Peggy is in charge of administering the Town’s budget, maintaining Town Council meeting minutes, acting as our human resource person, processing payroll, and maintaining personnel files. These people talk to residents, business vendors, and staff, solving problems all day, every day. (On top of that, they deal with the Town Manager on a daily basis forgetting something he was supposed to do for them!) They do this with a smile and a dedication to our community, and for that I’m very grateful!
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Summer in the Parks By Tom Enright, Park & Recreation Director
Waterfalls and Pond: New and Improved
Krider Gardens is home to many historical and botanical features. A new attraction this spring is a greatly improved waterfall and pond feature. This impressive addition consists of two streams, each boasting multiple waterfalls, a larger pond, and a bridge spanning the main water stream. This impressive project, worth over $50,000, was made possible by the vision and leadership of Wayne Miller, owner of Premiere Aquascapes. A Pond Build Day was organized and twelve professional pond builders donated their equipment and labor to help create the pond and waterfalls. Park and Public Works employees, along with many volunteers, made this project possible and affordable, costing less than 1/5 of the value of the project.
Trails of Middlebury Celebration
Come join us for lots of fun at the 2nd annual Trails of Middlebury Celebration on Saturday, July 12th from 6 to 9 pm! It will take place next to Krider Gardens between the trail and the Chalet Party Store. Enjoy a hospitality tent featuring local food and drink, live music, a pie-eating contest, a cornhole tournament, and a blow-up slide for the kids. Also, don’t miss the great raffle! Tickets will be available for purchase for food and beverages, raffle items, and the blow-up slide.
Waterfall at Krider Garden.
Photo by Gloria Salavarria
It’s Riverfest Time!
Bring the whole family to the 6th annual Middlebury Riverfest on August 16th. Discover the importance of fresh water and have lots of fun with games, crafts, food, live animal programs, kayak rides and much more! Meet us at Riverbend Park between 9 am and 2 pm for a day of education and entertainment.
You can park at Krider Gardens and at 104 Pleasant Street, located off of SR 13 behind the Chalet Party Shoppe. A valid ID will be necessary to purchase alcoholic beverages. For more information, contact Michelle Miller at 574-202-0678.
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around TOWN | Boys & Girls Club
thinking about
Back-to-School ALREADY?
By Lara Wheeler, Associate Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury
For more info:
574-825-0873 www.bgcmiddlebury.org
July seems a bit early for most families to start thinking about back-to-school supplies, but not at the Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury. The Club spends each summer collecting school supplies to distribute to the families most in need. If you don’t have a child in school, it is hard to believe how much money it takes to prepare them. Backpacks, gym shoes, crayons, binders – they all add up and, if you have multiple children, it can be hard for parents to manage. The Boys & Girls Club has packed 135-170 backpacks each year through donations from the community. While the Club cannot supply every item on the school supply list, it does try to provide some of the main necessities needed at school such as paper, pencils, and folders. We believe each
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Each person’s donation is valuable and can change a child’s life.
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- Julie Whitehead, Club Program Committee Chair
child should have the tools they need to start the school year off on the right foot. Along with our Club Learning Center and homework help program, we feel assisting the community in a local Pack-a-Backpack drive is another step in helping our children to succeed in academics. The Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury invites the community to support the Pack-a-Backpack drive! Club Program Committee Chair Julie Whitehead shares, “The children of Middlebury are so blessed to have a community that wants them to be successful in school. We know that having a backpack to carry and new school supplies to use help the children get excited about going to school. Our hope is that, this year, our community will once again come through by donating all they can to this cause. Each person’s donation is valuable and can change a child’s life.” All donations are graciously accepted at the Boys & Girls Club throughout the summer and at our Summer Festival booth in downtown Middlebury next month.
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• Durable Backpacks • Paper • Scissors • Pencils • Dry Erase Markers
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Victoria & Jamison Smith Todd & Lou Anne Hostetler Brad & Anita Fisher Aaron & Sarah Graber
Happy Birthday, Jolinda!
The Middlebury High School Class of 1964 celebrated their 50th reunion on June 14th.
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Community Calendar
Come to Middlebury’s Third Fridays!
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Elva D. Miller, music coordinator for Third Fridays, enjoys a Hawaiian Shaved Ice.
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: Euchure Night @ Greencroft – 6:30 pm 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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Mark your calendar for the Middlebury Summer Festival! August 8 & 9
Curbside Town Recycling Pickup Today
3 Town of Middlebury Tree Board Meeting 7
Middlebury Town Council Meeting
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Show Choir Camp @ NMS
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Curbside Town Recycling Pickup Today
16 Town of Middlebury Park Board Meeting 18
Downtown Third Friday Celebration 5-8 pm
21 American Red Cross Blood Donation Griner Community Church
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Middlebury Town Council Meeting
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Middlebury Redevelopment Commission
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Curbside Town Recycling Pickup Today
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4-h FAIR | Feature Story
More Than a
By Haley Checkley Photos by Kris Mueller
Fair Family In the fall of 1987, Catherine Yoder stood for the first time in front of a crowd of excited 4-H participants.
In the wings sat Tyler Yoder, her infant son, at the first of what would become many 4-H meetings he would attend, a destiny which was hardly avoidable for the eldest Yoder boy. “My husband Craig and I were both leaders, and my father-inlaw and mother-in-law were leaders, so it was really a family affair, so to speak,” Catherine explained. “So the boys always went, even as babies.”
Local Celebrities
Now the Yoder family – Craig, Catherine, and their boys Tyler (26), Patrick (24), Jared (21), and Aaron (19) – have become nearly synonymous with service and their connection with the fair. As of this year, the family has been involved with the Elkhart County 4-H Fair for 28 years and is nearly up to their necks in awards. All the boys received multiple scholarships through the club, as well as being selected for special programs offered in addition to the awards they received. “I would really have to think about it to even give you a ballpark figure,” Catherine said. “We were very blessed that the boys did very well through 4-H.” 14 inMiddlebury Magazine | JULY 2014
Learning and Connecting
Still, it wasn’t the awards or the local ‘celebrity’ status that kept the family involved. For them, the fair is about volunteering, connecting with people, and gaining the invaluable knowledge that comes from the dedication of time to 4-H projects. “Especially looking back on it now, [4-H] was a great educational experience,” Tyler said, remembering how it helped him during his time at Purdue University. Mother always knows best, so Catherine required her boys to take a foods project each of the ten years they served in 4-H. Patrick refers to the knowledge he gained from these labors as paying “great dividends” when cooking became one less thing to worry about while living on his own.
Craig volunteers with the Crystal Valley Exchange Club and Catherine with the Homemaker’s Association. Despite the large time commitment to 4-H, the family stresses the importance of volunteering at several different booths and buildings during the week of the fair. It is the volunteer work done outside of 4-H that the family calls the most rewarding.
Serving Together
“What I enjoy about it,” said Patrick, “is that, even though the work can seem stressful, to everyone there it’s just fun because you are able to serve others.” As the boys have grown and are now ineligible to participate in the 4-H program, Craig and Catherine have stepped down from head organizational leaders to assistant leaders and hope the torch will be passed on to their sons and their future families. “It’s just a great fair and that is due to literally hundreds and hundreds of people volunteering a lot of time to make sure the Elkhart County Fair is one of the best in the nation,” Catherine said.
Want to get involved?
Jefferson Township: Foundations-4-Life, Sharon Sch aubert, 534-1375 foundations4life4H@gmail.com Meets at Sugargrove Church the first Thursday of each month. Jefferson Trailblazers, Rebecc a Cooper, 533-9022 rcooperpiano@frontier.com Meets at Jefferson Community Chu rch, in the Blessin’ Haus the second Tuesday of eac h month. Kreative Kids, Don & Colleen Prough, 533-2824 KreativeKids4H@gmail.com Meets at Jefferson Elementary Sch ool the second Tuesday of each month. Middlebury Township: Crystal Valley Clovers, Jennife r Prough, 215-3348 Jlpro22@aol.com Meets at the Middlebury Public Library the third Thursday of each month. Middlebury 4-H, Kori Cripe, 534
-3344
York Township: Lucky 4-H, Penny Stroup, 536-54 04 Meets at York Elementary School the last Monday of every month. JULY 2014
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4-h FAIR | Feature Story
Our Local 4-H Students Photos by Kris Mueller
10-YEAR MEMBERS: Jefferson Township Calvin Awald Madison Berger Molly Bontrager Katherine Cooper Victoria Craw Benjamin Ernest Brittnie Evans Paige Gersitz Alexis Graber Kelsey Graber Ciiarra Greenawalt Donovan Hochstetler Jordan Hunsberger Danielle Nevills Kyle Pletcher Lois Prough Kayla Simmons Kimberly Swank
STATISTICS (2013):
Evan VanCuren Matthew Zentz
Middlebury Township Lauren Blyly Laura Dickey Takoda Friesen Grant Frye Steven Hooley Seth Jones Emily Lantz Jordan Lantz Micah Miller Ryan Taylor Sarah Virgil Morgan Wysong
York Township Kourteney Biddle Jennifer Fry Blake O’Dell
Attendance: 280,175 Most popular day: Wednesday Animals auctioned: 1000-1100 Total revenue for auctioned animals: $1,042,127.60 Most popular 4-H project category: Photography (824 entries) Number of volunteers: 140+ Size: 384 acres Parade leader: Glenda Ritz, Indiana Schools Superintendent
WHAT’S NEW?
This year, several changes wil l be made to the fairgrounds in order to better serve the hundreds of thousands of guests each year. Some changes include new restrooms, a new entrance to the parking area, and broader walkways to accom modate the large crowds. In response to safety concer ns, the wooden bleachers on the north and south wings of the grandstand will be replaced with metal , and an emergency siren system has been installed to alert attendees of any foul weather or other safety con cerns. Additionally, the tram system, used to cart fairgo ers from the parking area to the front gates of the fairgr ounds, will be extended to run for the duration of the park’s operating hours.
FIND OUT MORE:
Additional fair information can be found on their website at www.4hfair.org or by downloading the new free mobile app at www.4hfair.org/the-fun-fair-mobile-app available for iPhone or Android mobile devices. Once at the fair, be sure to check out the Media Club’s daily paper highlighting the events and people that make the fair so exciting. Find them in the green display boxes dispersed across the fairgrounds.
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There would be very few events or activities, barns or buildings to go to at any point during the fair where there wasn’t someone from Middlebury involved in helping make that event happen. It really shows that when the community comes together with the purpose of providing… services and education, it’s incredible what we can do.
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– Catherine Yoder, Assistant Leader in the 4-H program
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Photos by Kris Mueller
4-h FAIR | Fireworks Schedule
131st Bristol Homecoming When: July 10, 11, 12 Theme: Winter in July
Considered the longest consecutive running festival in Indiana, the Bristol Homecoming has activities and entertainment for all ages. Find out more at:
www.Facebook.com/BristolHomecomingFestival
OR www.BristolHomecoming.org
Fireworks July 4
Get out and enjoy the summer with fantastic fireworks displays in our area. Here are this year’s locations and additional details to help your family get the most out of the summer months.
Rice Field, Elkhart – 10 pm Gates open at 7 pm, live music by Rachel and the Blue Rays, admission $1. Beutter Park, Mishawaka – 10:30 pm 400 N. Spring Street Fireworks are free; festival with music, food, hot air balloon rides, and inflatables. Winona Lake - Dusk Fireworks follow Master Works Pops Concert, adm ission free. Syracuse Lakeside Park - Dusk 1014 North Long Drive Best viewing from the park nearby or a boat, adm ission
free.
Cassopolis Diamond Lake – 10:15 pm Shore Acres Road Admission free; donations are accepted and appr eciated. Lake Wawasee – Dusk Admission is free.
July 26
Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds – 10 pm Grandstand 17746-D CR 34 Free grandstand seating.
August 1
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Middlebury’s Elementary Schools |
MIDDLEBURY ELEMENTARY:
SCHOOLS
Nolan Lawson Outstanding Attitude Award Alicia Garcia and Camden Cole are the award winners for the Nolan Lawson Outstanding Attitude Award. This award is handed out annually to a 3rd grade boy and girl who exhibit outstanding attitudes in all situations, a trait that Nolan Lawson showed in his life. Nolan Lawson was a Middlebury Elementary student who died unexpectedly at school in 2010. He always had a smile and a caring, compassionate, positive attitude. This award is in memory of him and is the highest award given at Middlebury Elementary School. Nolan is the son of David and Keli Lawson.
ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY:
Family Reading Night
The PTO at Orchard View sponsored a ‘Mexican Fiesta’ Family Reading Night where students were invited to bring their families to come read and play together. Families worked together to make their own sombreros, enjoyed some Mexican nachos and churros, learned how to do the Mexican Hat Dance, and read books in the library. A huge thanks to Mrs. Bickel for organizing the event! Everyone enjoyed some great family togetherness. August 6th - OVE Registration Day Required for All Families 8 am – 12 pm & 1:30 pm – 6 pm August 11th – Back to School Night 5 pm – 6 pm JULY 2014
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SCHOOLS | NMS
TOP READER
NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE:
8th Grade Awards
These 8th grade students earned prestigious awards at the NMS 8th grade awards ceremony held on June 3, 2014. Photos by: Kelli Rasler
MOST IMPROVED
ip Citizensh
Jared Mill
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BEST IN SPORTS
Rachel Strin gfellow, Most Improved Student
Carmon
Cripe A ward
BEST d l-Aroun
Nick Hooley, Male Sports Citizenship Award Mackenzie Adams, Female Sports Citizenship Award
Al
rmon d Recipient; Ca ar w A e rip C on , Female Carm Recipient Cripe Award Jenna Miller on m ar C e al ooley, M Cripe; Nick H
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Anna Staltari, Best All-Around Female Nick Hooley, Best All-Around Male
NHS |
SCHOOLS
NORTHRIDGE HIGH:
Congrats Class of 2014! Photos by Russ Draper
Mr. Leonard Beechy
Evan Van Curen snaps a “selfie” while accepting his diploma from Mr. Troyer.
Jake Baylis and Mason Bemiller
Bob Souder & Leah Jennings
Janelle Pettifor
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Photos on this page are provided by Russ Draper
NHS
Athletics 2014 SPRING ATHLETIC AWARDS
Boys TRACK
VARSITY MVP: Austin Healey NLC Coach of the Year MENTAL ATTITUDE: Cody Howell Award for Boys Golf: Dave BEST FIELD EVENTS: Michael Fickert BEST SPRINTER: Jake Wargo Harms (R) presents award to BEST DISTANCE: Blake O’Dell Dennis Sienicki (L) Best Mid Distance: Conner Sandt MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Ryan Haarer JV MENTAL ATTITUDE: Andy Kauffman
Athletic Trainers SENIORS: Miss Lamb (NHS Athletic Trainer), Jake Baylis, Evan VanCuren, Kara Kershner, Mark Stringfellow Not pictured: Jordan Smith and Jessica Maison
Boys GOLF
VARSITY LOW STROKE AVERAGE: Will Erekson MENTAL ATTITUDE: Tom Morrison LOW PUTTS: Will Erekson JV MENTAL ATTITUDE: Cody Loucks LOW AVERAGE: Jared Birr
Boys BASEBALL
Girls TRACK
VARSITY MENTAL ATTITUDE: Cody Miller RAIDER AWARD: Jake Baylis BEST GLOVE: Craig Kasten Mental Attitude winners: Front: BEST BAT: Andrew Kennedy Whitney Yoder (Softball), Emily Hughes BEST PITCHER: Andy Ross JV (Tennis),Back: Cody Howell (Track & Field), MENTAL ATTITUDE: Tyler Litwiller Cody Miller (Baseball), Tom Morrison (Golf), BEST GLOVE: Camm Nickell Not pictured: Angela Gonzales (Track & Field) BEST BAT: Bryce Miller NHS 2014 Female and
Male Athletes of the
Year: Brianne O'Dell and VARSITY MENTAL ATTITUDE: Angela Gonzales Jonathan Stoller MVP: Kim Swank BEST FIELD EVENTS: Kim Swank BEST SPRINTER: Anna Singh BEST DISTANCE: Olivia Golden Best Mid Distance: Mariah King MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Hanna Durbin VARSITY JV MENTAL ATTITUDE: Whitney Yoder MENTAL ATTITUDE: Gabrielle Arnold Defensive Stopper: Hannah Kistler Offensive Production: Brianne O’Dell VARSITY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jordan Yoder MENTAL ATTITUDE: Emily Hughes THE PITCHER: Haley Nixon Michelle Riegsecker Memorial CAPTAIN AWARD: Courtney Clark JV Softball Strikeout AWard 2014, MOST IMPROVED: Taylor Sellers MENTAL ATTITUDE: Laura Black JV pictured with Brianna O’Dell is Michelle Defensive Production: Kaitlyn Kennedy MENTAL ATTITUDE: Mackenzie Kauffman Offensive Production: Sarah Kane Riegsecker’s family. MOST IMPROVED: Michaela Bontrager
Girls TENNIS
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Girls SOFTBALL
Teachers’ Pets
Pets | LIVING well
By Haley Checkley
Middlebury Teachers & Their Animals Whether helping with learning opportunities in class or waiting at home for their #1 Teacher’s return, these Middlebury teachers’ pets are known by the entire class and are certainly loved. Matt Hahn met Luther the corn snake when a family at church donated him after their son went off to college. Luther is very active, but remains mild mannered even when passed around the classroom. Hahn admits snakes are “a little different from your cuddly, cozy cats and dogs,” but insists the class loves him. “They wish we would get him out more.” When Luther does come out to interact, he plays a vital role in discussion on food chains and is often one of the stronger memories relayed of times spent in Hahn’s classroom. After Kori Cripe was in a serious equine accident that broke her back, she knew she would have to handle smaller animals to keep enjoying them. Now, Cripe has 12 miniature horses and donkeys. “The animals ... have been put through experiences and training so that I know they are qualified to help people work through struggles ... in their life.” Cripe said she enjoys seeing others interact the miniature animals, knowing that they are helping to guide individuals in therapy. “The animals give back to me more than I can give to them some days.”
Matt Hahn displays Luther, his classroom corn snake, like a brightly colored bracelet. to care for, but Gibbs says Zack still struggles sometimes to remember that Gary needs water, food, and a light change (day to night and back again) each day! “Needless to say, I am turning out to be a great ‘leopard gecko grandma’ and Gary is doing well.”
Julie Gibbs and her husband purchased a pet lizard, ‘Gary’, for their son Zack for Christmas. The pet store said they are pretty easy pets Zack Gibbs works on math homework while his pet lizard, Gary, checks his work.
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The Sunny Side of
Energy
By Stephanie J. Salisbury
electricity to the area and the environmental benefits that result from that reduction. This assists NIPSCO in building a renewable energy portfolio which will help hedge against future rate increases in the event that NIPSCO would ever be required to install a certain amount of renewables.”
High School Physics!
Ecos worked with NIPSCO to decide where there was a distribution circuit with the characteristics to handle taking the power generated from a solar project such as this. The electricity is generated by using ‘photovoltaic solar modules’ which collect solar radiation and generate direct current electricity. Then, inverters and transformers change it to a higher voltage alternating current so it can go into NIPSCO’s distribution grid and be sold to their customers (us) like any other electricity. I never imagined that taking Physics in high school would be beneficial to understand something so groundbreaking going on right here in our little town. If you are passionate about renewable energy sources, check out www.nipsco.com/our-services/green-power to see how you can be more instrumental in bringing green power to our town and beyond.
I remember how fascinated I was by my futuristic solar-powered calculator in elementary school. Little did I realize what an important impact solar energy would have in the decades to come. You may have noticed a ground-mounted solar array north of the Meijer plant (even if you didn’t quite know what to call it.) This is part of the Middlebury Solar Project, a small solar power plant which generates electricity from the sun and sells it to NIPSCO, our community’s main provider of electricity.
Local Renewable Energy Source
NIPSCO gets their electricity in different ways, including coal and natural gas plants. Solar energy provides a cleaner, more renewable energy source with a minimal environmental impact. What’s good for the planet is good for us. Brad Wilson is Project Developer for Ecos Energy, the company in charge of the project for NIPSCO. He says, “The primary benefits will be a reduction of fossil fuel usage by NIPSCO to provide 24 inMiddlebury Magazine | JULY 2014
Ducks
Unlimited Fundraising Banquet
Pictured are Brian Mueller (left) and Roger Hellinga (right) of the Crystal Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited with a sample of items that will be available during the auction at the annual Corn/Sausage Roast August 7 in Middlebury.
Save the Wetlands
If you haven’t yet heard of Ducks Unlimited, it is a grassroots, volunteer-based organization whose members are conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Waterfowl conservation is facing important challenges as wetlands and other habitats are being degraded and destroyed across the continent. Ducks Unlimited has a vision to reverse this trend! More than 4,000 grassroots fundraising events are hosted annually by Ducks Unlimited volunteers, including member and sponsor banquets, shooting and fishing
Photo by Kris Mueller
tournaments, and golf outings, bringing in some of DU’s most important sources of revenue.
Local Fundraiser
The 29th annual Crystal Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited fundraising banquet is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Thursday, Aug. 7th at the American Legion Post #210 in Middlebury. This all-you-can-eat corn and sausage roast will include live and silent auctions, games, raffles and fun. Tickets are available at the door. All adult tickets include a one-year membership with Ducks Unlimited, and all kid tickets include a one-year membership as a Greenwing, which is a Junior DU member. Adult tickets are $35 per person or $50 per couple, and kids 16 and younger are $15.
Be a Part of DU
All of the fundraising efforts of Ducks Unlimited, like this banquet, rely on the hard work of local volunteers. They are always in need of more volunteers! Banquet plans begin in late winter and meetings are once monthly. You do not need to attend every meeting. The biggest need for volunteers arises the week of the banquet to set up and run the event. For more information on the banquet or how to become a member/volunteer, contact Brian Mueller at 574-536-2969.
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REMEMBER when
Going Back
IN TIM E
By Tammy Tilley
Time stood still for Neil Myers (center) recently when Pete Fore (right) surprised him with a clock made by the Middlebury Clock Company. Gregg Fore (left) helped with the surprise.
Middlebury Clock Factory, 1930s. Note the clock in the display window which is currently the location of Max Meyers Motors. In 1927, Lloyd Freeland founded the Old Colony Clock Company. According to Richard Smith from the Middlebury Community Historical Museum, the business was one of the first for Middlebury. But with Middlebury being mainly an agrarian community, “the business of making clocks was pretty high tech,” said Smith. The museum owns one of the Old Colony grandfather clocks. “An antique clock expert said it was one of the best Bavarian works he’d seen,” said Smith. “I suspect they were pretty expensive in their time.”
Recently, Neil Myers, owner of Max Myers Motors, was surprised with a gift of a Middlebury clock. “This building used to be the clock factory,” said Myers. “I had been wanting one of these clocks for a long time.” When longtime Middlebury resident Pete Fore recently discovered one of the clocks, he re-wired it and hid it in the trunk of his son’s car being purchased at Max Myers. Explained Fore, “I was trying to get Neil to open the trunk, and he almost didn’t do it. But when he saw that clock, the look on his face was priceless!” You might say that, in that moment for Neil Myers, time stood still.
But just as time can be gone in the blink of an eye, so was the owner of the clock company. Even though the business was having great success, Freeland mysteriously disappeared in 1931. Investors renamed the business the Middlebury Clock Company until the company moved to Illinois in 1938. These clocks were a source of pride to Middlebury back then, and they still are today, as several people own clocks made by the Middlebury Clock Company.
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Keith Thomas, owner of Old Creamery Antiques, owns five clocks of various shapes and sizes. Pictured are three of Thomas’ clocks.
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