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June 2018
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Contents 6 7
Boys and Girls Club Middlebury alumnus returns to lead Boys and Girls Club First Literary Carousel held
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Outdoor Living Nature through a case study approach
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NHS gets new basketball coach Scott Radeker
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Northridge Dollars for Scholars awards
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Meet the Teacher Orchard View team helps students ‘grow’
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NHS Super mileage car program continues to grow
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Community News
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Northridge Middle School Civil War Days
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Scholar Athlete Cody Bible
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Morning greeters brighten the day at Northridge Middle School
June’s Cover: Travis Vandermel and
Alaina Bache enjoy the dancing during Civil War Day at Northridge Middle School. See more photos from this unique learning experience on page 20.
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Community
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Graduation at 4:30 on the football field MHS Alumni Banquet June 9 Happy Father’s Day
Weekly Mon: Tues: WED: Fri:
Table Games, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. Euchre, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. Middlebury Exchange Club, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m. Optimist Club Breakfast, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m.
MonthlY American Legion Dinners 5:30 - 7 p.m., Public welcome 1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Varied menu by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: A-Y-C-E Broasted Chicken by Auxiliary 4th Friday: Sandwich Baskets by SAL 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner by Boy Scout Troop 7 Last Saturday: Steak Grill – Call 825-5121 for more info. 1St & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 p.m. 1St & 3rd Wednesdays: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays Middlebury Lions Club 7 p.m., American Legion Hall
The school year is winding down as we put this month’s inMiddlebury Magazine together, and summer activities are starting. Make sure to check out the information on the Middlebury library’s summer reading program inside this issue. Northridge High School students built their own cars this past school year, the fifth year for the super mileage car program. The program continues to grow year after year. And looking ahead to next school year, the middle school is looking for adults to take a little time in the mornings to greet students as a way to help brighten students’ day. Guy Thompson, Editor
CONTRIBUTORS Publisher: William Connelly EDITOR: Guy Thompson GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Cori Vilardo Magdalena Franke Advertising: Scott Faust Contributing writers: Dr. Carla Gull, Stephanie Salisbury, & April Givens STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Russ Draper, Kris Mueller & Gloria Salavarria
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Milestones Birthday Wishes
6/3 Bayley Lynn Shimkus,10 6/11 Linda Fry, 74 6/12 Richard Gresso Jr., 72 6/14 Emma Helton, 6 6/17 Forest Grahl, 41 6/19 Sam Knox, 10 6/19 Brad Fisher, 52 6/20 Austin Taylor, 13 6/26 Bob Breniser, 94
Happy 72nd Birthday Richard! Happy Birthday Bayley! Love Mom and Daddy
Anniversary Wishes 6/1 Forest & Tracy Grahl, 22 years Happy Anniversary to my parents - Noah
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around TOWN | Boys & Girls Club
Natasha Grove
Middlebury alumnus returns to lead Boys and Girls Club Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County is excited to announce Natasha Grove as area director for the Middlebury Boys and Girls Club. Grove is a Northridge High School graduate who received Bachelor’s and Master of Social Work degrees from Indiana University South Bend (IUSB). She is also a former member of the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury.
Her club history
Grove’s history with the Boys and Girls Club is rich. She was first introduced to the Boys and Girls Club when she joined the Middlebury club in 2009 as a freshman in high school.
Giving back to her community
As area director, Grove now has the opportunity to give back to the organization and community that helped pave her path to success.
“When I first joined the club, I joined to play soccer,” she shared. “Playing soccer through the Boys and Girls Club opened up so many more opportunities for me.”
“The Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury changed my life,” she stated. “Before the club I lacked confidence and did not believe in myself to accomplish anything. I would not be who I am today or have accomplished as much as I have if it wasn’t for the Boys and Girls Club.”
Soon after joining, Grove says she began to experience the mission of Boys and Girls Club firsthand. “I felt like the club accepted me for who I was and saw potential in me that I did not see in myself,” she said.
As area director, Grove looks forward to growing club programs and connecting with the Middlebury community. She sees the club as a place to positively impact the lives of youth and teens.
Shortly after joining the soccer team, Grove was asked to join the club’s teen program, Keystone, which furthered her accomplishments as a young teen. She competed in the Elkhart County Youth of the Year contest, winning first place and advancing to the Indiana State Contest where she won the title of Indiana State Youth of the Year. She was the first Boys and Girls Club member from Middlebury to win this award. Grove credits these experiences as encouraging and inspiring her future academic pursuits.
“The Boys and Girls Club is more than just a place to hang out after school,” she said. “The Boys and Girls Club can open up so many doors for youth and truly provides opportunities that will help youth succeed.”
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First Literary Carousel held
by April Givens
It was a beautiful day for the Literary Carousel in Middlebury. The mix of sunshine and lots of stops around town for avid readers and ambitious writers of all ages was a hit, with over 200 in attendance. The Middlebury Library and Middlebury’s Then and Now Committee partnered to bring this exciting and fun event to the town of Middlebury on May 5. Chalk on the Block was a colorful event with lots of creative images and themes down the sidewalks around the library. Many children stopped to have a turn. Face painting, along with yummy pizza, was a fun stop at the Memorial Park. The panels of meet and greet authors and the MidMichigan Romance Writers of America were very helpful in answering questions and sharing about their journeys in becoming published writers. Marc Tyler Nobleman shared his book about superheroes, engaging readers from age 7 to adults. Phillip Gulley shared stories
from his book series and followed with a question and answer session as well as a book signing. Lou Ann Homan shared stories of Indiana’s folklore, while Richard Smith also shared stories about Middlebury’s history. The Elkhart County Genealogical Society’s Mona Gehring and Patricia Johnson showed how to define the
dash between your dates by writing your story. The photo preservation and journaling session at the Middlebury museum with Kay Crum was very informative in ways to maintain and record memories and family events. Bruce Langton, an artist and illustrator, instructed attendees in sketching a detailed drawing and described his journey. He later read children’s books under a tent in East Park. While there, the children took turns reading their own stories. The Poetry Workshop with Shari Wagner at the Krider Gardens was a beautiful time to engage in writing poetry and fun surrounded by nature and the birds singing. Dinner and a Book was also a hit and a hoot. Gail Martin and Rex Gleim were funny as they discussed a Philip Gulley book as they prepared a traditional church dinner. inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018 7
Outdoor LIVING
First photo: Alexix Montgomery and her family explore her bird project. Second photo: The Hold Family examines a bird project. Third Photo: Seth Miller befriends eagles through his case study. Forth photo: Andrea illustrates and writes about trees as a living thing.
York Elementary School takes a case study approach to learning about nature. As I walked into Lois Oyer’s first grade room for the Case Study Showcase Night, I saw proud children sharing the learning process with their families through field journals and a bird project. I soon noticed that this was not just an end to the learning, but a beginning, as I noticed children from prior years returning to share a story about a bird and learn from the current students’ studies. Kindergarten children examined living and nonliving things, including plants and trees. Visitors were asked to choose something a living thing needs while visiting the kindergarten classrooms. Studentdrawn pictures and words of trees, rocks, and other living and non-living things were on display. First graders looked at birds and their habitats. Many classrooms had the Cornell Bird Cams (http:// cams.allaboutbirds.org/) up on the projector. The children know about mourning doves and Baltimore orioles that come to visit. Kathie Kenworthy, another first grade teacher, pointed out the window to the 8 inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018
bird box built by a student and his grandfather last year and the pollinator garden waking up for spring. Amber Kaehr and her son from the class last year entered the room to share pictures of the bluebird nest in their box at home. Her children are really noticing the birds this year. The classes followed up their study with a bird theme trip to Camp Amigo. After their long studies of birds, the children have a more meaningful experience and already know many of the birds, types of beaks, and habitat they encounter on the field trip. Second graders explored extreme weather, sharing information and safety tips on display boards. Third graders started their own business, sharing their plans through an electronic slideshow. In each classroom, children explore a topic in-depth, becoming researchers as they build vocabulary, concepts, and understandings of nature and how the world works. Dr. Carla Gull blogs at www.insideoutsidemichiana.com. She is often seen with her four tag-along explorers in the greater Michiana area.
to the donors who are giving generously to the town flower fund in memory of or in honor of someone. We will continue to list donors and their honorees on this page. If your donation has not been recognized yet, please check in the following months. Here are some more of the donors and the person(s) they wish to honor: Steve and Sheila Poyser for Norval and Jean Poyser; Scott and Shelley Virgil for Sam and Sharon Troyer; Janet Beadle-Blonde for Alexis Schreiber; Joel and Jill Cohen for their mother, Bernice Cohen; Meurlene Teague for David Teague and Ron Teague; Lee and Dena Martin for Jan and Jay Hamilton; Scott and Amy Kantz for Grandpa Smith; Joan Platz for Steve Platz; Julie Blair for Keith and Gretchen Frederick.
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Morning greeters brighten the day at
Northridge Middle School
by April Givens
You can’t help but see the joy and energy radiate from the halls of Northridge Middle School. Sam Miller, chairperson of the School Safety Committee, has been working on the safety of the school for eight years.
The students arrive at school as early as 7:15 every day, it does not mean that we do not want them here. When morning. There are two different entrances that the students that student shows up, we want them to know we are glad use to enter the building and they were not being greeted that they are back today. I think that the relationship piece is in the morning. So out of a conversation of safety concern so important.” launched this idea to have parents volunteer in the morning Just as much as it’s being about the relationship with as early as 7:15 until 8:40 when the bell rings for school to the student, it’s also about the safety of the school with start. These parents who sign up stand at the doors and greet the doors being open. “We feel our school is doing really the students as they arrive. The school likes to put parents well on school safety, but every year we’re looking for what in the building for positive things. Usually parents get a call improvements we can make and this came up as an idea this when there is a problem or concern with their child. So this year,” Miller said. is a good thing when parents are in the building. They are In Indiana they are good about safety training for school happy to see good stuff that is going on, too. personnel. The Department of Education provides free “We felt it was training and Sam important that Miller is a certified “We felt it was important that the students were the students were school safety greeted when they greeted when they walked into school. Giving specialist in the state walked into school. of Indiana and attends the impression that ‘we are glad that you’re Giving the impression two-day sessions for here, we want you here.’ We want every student that ‘we are glad that up-to-date training you’re here, we want on all of this. to feel like that when they get to our school.” you here.’ We want All that is required every student to feel to volunteer as an like that when they get to our school. It may be a simple adult greeter is to have gone through a volunteer background thing but having someone say ‘good morning’ to you when check. You do not have to be a parent of a student to be an you walk in the door can be a big deal for some students. adult morning greeter. If you’re a grandparent and want to We don’t know what kids are coming into us with in the be a part, that would be great. You get a special ID badge morning. We don’t know if they had an argument with their with a few guidelines in what to watch for. For example, if parents or their brother or sister. We don’t know what they a student misbehaves, there is a step-by-step procedure on have going on before they show up at our school. But we how to handle the situation and protocol involving student know once they get here we want them to feel like this is personnel. a good place, we want you here,” Miller says. “It was one of those things where we just said ‘how can we work on this so If interested in volunteering, online signup will be that the students are feeling wanted here, so they’re feeling generated by early August before the 2018-2019 school safe, so that we feel like everyone is being kept safe?’ It is year begins in the fall. Contact Principal Rachel Vallance at what sets the tone for their day. I feel it’s so important for Northridge Middle School with any questions. these students. Some students are happy coming to school “Middlebury has a culture of working together for the every day and they have always been happy coming to better of the community. We care about our students,” Miller school, but we also have students where school can be a stated with a smile. tough place for them. If a student makes a bad decision one 10 inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018
NHS gets new
head basketball coach Scott Radeker was hired May 15 to be the varsity boys basketball head coach at Northridge High School, the eighth for the district. The Middlebury Community Schools Board of Education approved Redeker’s hiring at their regular meeting. He was selected as the next leader of the Raiders from a pool of 31 applicants. Radeker replaces 2005 NHS graduate Ronnie Thomas, who resigned the position in April with a 76-60 record after six seasons. Radeker has coached basketball for nearly three decades, most recently serving for eight seasons as the head coach at Lafayette Jefferson High School, where he posted a record of 97-88. After going 37-51 in his first four seasons, Lafayette Jefferson won at least 14 games in each of his last four seasons. Radeker was selected to be an assistant coach for the Indiana All-Star team this June. Radeker was also head coach at North Montgomery High School for nine seasons, compiling an overall record of 120-80 while winning four sectional titles from 2005-2009. Before that, he was an assistant coach at Noblesville High School, where he coached 1997 Indiana Mr. Basketball Tom Coverdale. “We are really excited to have Scott on board. He brings great knowledge of basketball but more importantly a caring attitude toward his athletes and students,” Northridge High School Athletic Director Dave Harms said. “I think it’s going to be exciting and I’m looking forward to getting started with Scott.” Radeker had known of NHS and its program, and said that the committee had asked him to apply. He and his family visited Middlebury and “fell in love with the place.” Following the vote by the school board, Radeker said that his priority is to meet the team and talk about their expectations. “I want to develop a culture that will let them win on the court and in life,” he said. “I also want to work on developing trust with them. I want to get to know these kids and show them I’m on their side as people first. We’ll work hard, developing that culture to have success on the court and for their lives after school.” As for style of play, he said on offense, he prefers “a lot of motion. Stress ball and player movement. Work to get that best shot.” Radeker will join the Northridge High School staff as a physical education teacher. Originally from New York, he has been a health and physical education teacher for 25 years. Radeker was also the assistant athletic director at Lafayette Jefferson High School. He and his wife, Robyn, have two children, Kendra and Kamden. inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018 11
Northridge Anna Staltari, second from left, was awarded the Norville and Jean Poyser Memorial Fund Scholarship at the Northridge High School Senior Awards Night. With Staltari are her parents, Tony and Kate Staltari, with Sue Ann Von Blon of First State Bank, a sponsor of Dollars for Scholars.
Jadyn Huffman, center, was among the Northridge seniors benefitting from the efforts of the NHS Dollars for Scholars program. Nelda Snider, left, and Dana Snider started the program years ago as a way to help get scholarships to local students pursuing higher education opportunities.
Northridge High School seniors Carson Deal, left center, and Anna Staltari, right center, were the recipients of two major scholarships given out by the Dollars for Scholars program. With the recipients are NHS Dollars for Scholars President-elect Robin Miller, left, and current Dollars for Scholars President Linda Sellers.
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2018 scholarships awarded
The Northridge Dollars for Scholars Community Advisory Board announced the awards for the 2018 top Northridge High School scholarship recipients on May 14 during the NHS Senior Awards Night. 2017-2018 President Linda Sellers is grateful to the individuals, organizations and businesses in the community who continue to give back and support NHS students to help them achieve their dreams of pursuing post-secondary education. “I am very humbled by the community support of our youth and giving back to help our students attain their dreams,” Sellers stated. Many of the applicants are future first-generation college students with dreams of acquiring an education and returning to their hometown to make a difference in the local community. Community donors have helped the Dollars for Scholars program make these dreams a reality for over 2,800 students since the chapter was started. Danielle Miller, Middlebury Community School psychologist and a member of the Dollars for Scholars Advisory Board, was pleased to evaluate over 100 student applicant personal essays. “I was truly impressed by the personal challenges many of our students have experienced in their lives and how hard they have worked to overcome adversity to pursue their goals and aspirations!” “We have a great group of talented students who spend many hours volunteering in our community. This is an important criteria to receive the highest honor of our $4,000 four-year renewable Norval and Jean Poyser Scholarship Award,” Sellers stated. The 2018 recipient of the Poyser Award is Anna Staltari. Senior Carson Deal received the second highest Phillip T. Warner Scholarship. Through the continuing support of the community, Dollars for Scholars awarded 105 scholarships to deserving 2018 seniors. Since 1987, Dollars for Scholars has awarded over $1,700,000. Dollars for Scholars encourage local businesses and individuals to consider sponsoring a scholarship, to help support need-based renewable scholarships in the future. For more information, contact Robin Tahara Miller at RobinM@Bfirst.bank. The Community Foundation of Elkhart County generously provides a percentage match for the Permanent Endowment Donor funds. Dollars for Scholars also extended a sincere thank you to Superintendent Jane Allen and the Northridge administration for their support and guidance to help prepare students for a bright future.
Orchard View team helps students ‘grow’ The second grade teaching team at Orchard View Elementary School has its own garden. The garden started last spring and has been a hit this year, too, as teachers Heidi Garber, Holly Miller, Sherry Bickel, and Corey Greider continue to expand the garden as part of their curriculum. This year, they partnered with first graders to help plant the garden so that next fall when they are in second grade, they can help harvest. Like other teaching teams throughout the corporation, the Orchard View second grade teachers find each has his and her The Orchard View Elementary second grade teaching team (left to own strengths, “Our little niche,” as Miller right) Sherry Brickel, Heidi Garber, Corey Greider, and Holly Miller, put it. “And Mr. Yoder (principal) is a big part have found a fun way to help students “grow.” of the team and is instrumental in getting for students. One bed in the garden was dedicated the garden going,” she added. “As a team, we have to give Mr. Yoder a lot of credit for seeing to tulips. Only one came up. “The kids went out to the strengths we had and giving us confidence,” dig a bulb up to see why the tulips didn’t work,” Miller said. As it turns out, the soil had gotten too Garber said. The idea started through a grant the cafeteria wet and the bulbs had rotted. received and “with the grant in place, we rolled with This past year, as the gardens that were planted it,” Miller stated. “And the students are always up for last spring were ready to be harvested, many of the products ended up right inside the school as part it.” “It gets them in the dirt,” added Garber. Bickel pointed out that the garden meets a lot of of the menu, with tomatoes and lettuce from the the curriculum’s science standards. “Life cycles is one garden being popular items. And during the first and we had done animals and wanted to include part of next school year, students will get to enjoy plant life cycles,” Bickel noted. “It ties into so many the products of this year’s garden. standards,” Garber said. “There is research. Working And get a very tasty lesson in the process, thanks to the efforts of Orchard View’s second grade together. It’s hands-on. There is a purpose for it.” Even the garden’s failures are learning moments teaching team.
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NHS super mileage car program continues to grow Two teams from the Northridge High School Super Mileage Car class competed this spring with different results, but plenty of lessons learned. The junior team, made up of juniors in their first year on the team, took their vehicle to Indianapolis earlier this spring, while the all-senior team traveled cross-country to put their creation to the test at the Sonoma Raceway in California. Each car had been designed and built by the teams to compete at the state and international competitions. While the junior team’s car never made it onto the track, the senior team had better success, completing several laps in each session, but fell short of a full run. “We were behind the eight-ball in Indy,” teacher Kyle Hembree said. “There was no testing time for us leading up to it.” Meanwhile, the car in California “did better than we’ve done with the urban concept class car,” he said. “We had five attempts to make seven laps, but with engine problems, we couldn’t finish all seven.” The team still came back proud of what they accomplished.
The Northridge High School Super Mileage Car teams started five years ago and have continued to build upon what was learned the year before. Some years, cars didn’t make it to the track, but lessons were still learned. “We are also manufacturing more and more of our own parts,” Hembree added. The California car that competed in the Shell EcoMarathon was up against high schools from across the country as well as university teams, including some international teams, and faced 18 other cars in its class. Hembree noted that of the 19 teams, only 10 completed seven laps in one session. “We’re right there with them all,” he said.
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NHS super mileage car Looking ahead, Hembree stated, next year’s team will have a stronger base to build from as they can work on tweaking the car instead of redesigning and rebuilding. This year’s juniors are already looking at the car and working on ideas to improve it next year. Senior Micah Yoder is one of the students who traveled to California after spending the school year creating a car nearly from scratch with an earlier deadline than the teams had faced before. “We had to have it prepared sooner because of the shipping time to California. That also meant more sponsors to cover the extra costs,” he said. The team works on marketing as well to cover material costs and expenses to go to the competitions. Going all the way to California also put some added pressure on the team to perform well. “It raises the stakes. If we didn’t have a functional car, we’re not just over in Detroit (the previous competition site),” Yoder noted. Yoder competes in football and basketball and finds this type of competition to be completely different. “Everyone (at the competition) wants you to succeed,” he said. “They cheer each other on. There’s a lot of encouragement.” Hembree added it isn’t unusual for teams to work with other teams that may be having trouble passing their tech inspection or need a spare part, as has happened with the NHS team. Junior Reece Lueking first saw one of the cars the high school had built when he was in 8th grade and the team brought the car to the middle school for a presentation. “I thought that would be great to do,” he said. For him, the class provides a unique opportunity to create something and then test it. “You get a feeling of accomplishment from it. We built it from scratch and it’s a major accomplishment to build a car,” Lueking stated. Like his teammates, his mind is on next year and how to improve the car, seeking to make a complete run. The class has led both young men to look at careers in engineering. Yoder will attend Purdue in the fall to study mechanical engineering, and is already in touch with a Purdue student club that designs and builds a race car for a collegiate competition. After graduating from college, he is looking for ways to combine his engineering skills with an interest in mission work to design products to help improve the lives of others. Lueking is looking at Purdue or RoseHulman for chemical engineering, and noted that Rose-Hulman fields a team in a Chem-E car challenge.
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Civil War Day
Top: Joe Fortner with the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry demonstrates how soldiers fought as a unit during the U.S. Civil War. Right: The pitcher with the Elkhart County Rail Roaders tosses in a pitch as the team teaches NMS students how baseball was played in the mid1860s. Far Right: NMS EL Assistant Angel Guzman gave his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln a cool upgrade with sunglasses during the school’s Civil War Day. 20 inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018
Top Left: Students listen to how soldiers were treated during the Civil War. Top Right: Students (front) Drew Stahly, Nathan Perez, (standing) Molly Goodman and Leah Miller, were among the many Northridge Middle School students to dress up in period clothing for Civil War Day. Middle Left: Travis Vandermel and Alaina Bache enjoy the dancing during Civil War Day at Northridge Middle School. Bottom Left: NMS students learn the Virginia Reel during the school’s Civil War Day. Bottom Right: Rex Dillman with the 6th Wisconsin Infantry plays period music from the Civil War to give NMS students a taste of what songs and instruments were popular in that era.
The Scholar Athlete Mentoring Spirit, Mind, Body Photos by Russ Draper
Senior: Cody Bible
Parents: Jody and Jim Bible Cody played baseball all four years and football his freshmen year. “My favorite class would be sport and rec and lifting. I like hanging out with all my friends in that class and love to compete with them,” he said. On being a part of Northridge athletics,“I enjoyed the brotherhood you make while playing.”
Cody played for the Indiana Chargers Travel Baseball the last three years. “I have recently been asked by the University of Michigan to go down with them along with the head coach of the Kansas City Royals to play baseball in the Dominican Republic for a week this summer,” Cody said. After high school, “I will be attending Indiana University of Kokomo, where I will also will be playing for their baseball team on a scholarship.”
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OUR CORE VALUES TRUST INTEGRITY RESPECT COMMITMENT TEAMWORK
This is our happy hour!
Chamber Chat
Middlebury Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center 210 S. Main St., Middlebury
Summer is upon us.... Starting June 5
We would like to invite you to stop by EVERY Tuesday morning for coffee, read the newspaper or simply catch up on the news. Coffee will be hot at 8 a.m. Coffee always taste better with friends! ~ Hope to see you there! ~
Touring First United Methodist Church Thursday, June 21 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch at Noon RSVP Required
Call Middlebury Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center
574.825.4300
The mission of the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic opportunity through education, business and community leadership and to enhance the social and civic environment of Middlebury. Contact Information: Executive Director Sheri Howland • Community Outreach Coordinator Carmen Carpenter • 574-825-4300 Director@middleburyINchamber.com • middleburyINchamber.com • www.Facebook.com/MiddleburyChamberOfCommerce 2018 Legacy Members: GOLD MEMBERS: Jayco, Inc. • L & W Engineering, Inc. • BRONZE MEMBERS: Edward Jones of Middlebury • Forks County Line Stores Hawkins Water Tech • Legacy Home Furniture • Middlebury Produce inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018 23
Northridge senior baseball players (left to right) Nick Hooley, Dylan Trick, Garrett Rodino, Cody Bible, Mason Troyer, and Aidan Driver. Northridge’s Carter Bach participating in the discus throw at the Kelly Relays, held at Concord High School on May 5.
Northridge senior Sara Troyer gets ready to touch home plate as she belted a two-run homer during the Raiders’ victory over the Wawasee Warriors on May 9.
Northridge Athletes
photos taken by Russ Draper
Middle Right: Austin Clark participating in the DMR (Distance Medley Relay) at the Kelly Relays, held at Concord High School on May 4. Northridge outfielder Reece Lueking runs down a single to right field during the Raiders’ home varsity baseball game on May 11. Northridge freshman Makena Knepp blasts a Grannie during the Raiders’ 13-run 6th inning on May 9 as the Raiders defeated the Wawasee Warriors, 21-11.
SPIRITED
First State Bank is pleased to offer our School Spirit Debit Card Program. The School Spirit Debit Card can be used at ATMs or for purchases, just like a regular debit card. By using this card, First State Bank will make a donation to your school each time you swipe, press credit, and sign. There is NO cost to you or your school!
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BUTTON EXPO
COMING TO THE ESSENHAUS CONFERENCE CENTER The Premier Button Expo will be taking over the entire 4,000 sq. ft. Essenhaus Conference Center on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you love sewing buttons and would enjoy learning more about their art and history and meeting button collectors from all around the region, you’re invited to bring your family to the Premier Button Expo for fun button activities. You’ll even have the opportunity to purchase antique and modern buttons from dealers from as far away as Florida. There will be interactive activities such as “How to Make Button Flowers” (with kits for sale), “Painting Ceramic Buttons,” “Mounting Buttons on Cards,” “Craft Button Bookmarks,” “Charmstring Buttons,” “Making Cha Cha Button Bracelets,” “Button Competition in State and National Shows,” etc. There will also be a free poke box of buttons for making crafts that day. Programs include a Russian Button History Presentation,
Chanticleer Puppet Show on Screen, and Transportation Buttons. There will be educational displays on studio buttons, bakelite buttons, commemorative buttons such as the World’s Fair, the Olympics, Coronations, Space Flight, and Royal Weddings; colt buttons; agricultural materials used in the garment industry; fabric buttons; transportation buttons; enamel buttons; mother-of-pearl buttons; accordion button books, State Button Society and Club information; and a button quilt wall. The Button Expo is the brainchild of Carol Danhauser,
president of the Jacksonian Button Club in Michigan. The goal is to provide a fun, educational event to pique public interest about the study of art and history through button collecting. They are supported by the National Button Society, Michigan Button Society, and Indiana Button Society. The National Button Society was formed in 1939. It has over 1,000 national and international members, and people travel from all over the country to participate in annual national button shows. State button societies in many states have spring and/or fall shows held in hotel conference centers where awards are given to members for their creative button card entries. Michigan has six local clubs throughout the state, and Indiana has two. Pictured above is Carol Danhauser (left), president of the Jacksonian Button Club and Dianne Chmidling (right).
Look up these websites for more information about button collecting: National Button Society www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/Home.html
Michigan Button Society www.michiganbuttonsociety.org/
National Button Society Facebook Page www.facebook.com/NationalButtonSociety
Michigan Button Society Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/490669021123666/
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Faces of Middlebury May - Sept.
Farmers Market @ sycamore bend
Historic walking tours May - Sept.
Grab your cameras and the map to locate each “Face of Middlebury” Maps are located at the local businesses and on facebook.com/ middleburythenandnow
Open saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Outdoors at the former Wanberg Popcorn Plant 402 E. warren st.
May - Sept.
gangsters, saloons, & buggies on roofs - 1 hr. Giant toadstools and the world’s fair - 1 hr. weds. & thurs. - 10 a.m. 2nd tues. of the month 6:30 p.m.
flashback friday movies in the park
quilt garden...
Middlebury summer festival
may 30 - october 1
Live music, festival food, crafters and children’s activities. The parade is one of the state’s largest and longest running. middleburyfestivals.com
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FREE family-friendly movies on the 3rd Fridays of June, July and August at 8 p.m. at riverbend park 511 E. Warren Street
along the heritage trail A free self-guided adventure
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Middlebury Community Summer reading P u b l i c L i b r Club a r y 2018
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KidS
Get a chance to win a ukulele, a Spirograph Deluxe set, a LCD screen writing tablet, and other fun prizes. LIBRARIES ROCK Bingo Reading Logs and events for kids provide great ways to keep reading over the summer. See the other side for Calendar of Events. This summer’s reading club is for all children, in kindergarten to finishing 5th grade as well as for prereaders (younger kids who have an adult read to them). Registration begins May 29. Kids receive a Bingo Reading Log. After completing a bingo, bring it in for a weekly prize or choose a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of this year’s great raffle prizes. The last day to turn in a reading log is July 21.
TeenS
Get a chance to win a pair of dancing bluetooth speakers, a CD player, an iTunes gift card and more! LIBRARIES ROCK Music Bingo Cards and programs are a great way for teens to read and be active over the summer with their friends and family. They also get a chance to participate in fun and exciting library activities (see Calendar of Events on back).
The teen summer reading club is open to all teens having finished grades 6-12. When registering at either service desk starting May 29, teens receive a Music Bingo Card. After finishing a bingo, teens can select a weekly prize or raffle ticket. The last day to turn in a bingo card is July 21.
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For anyone with special needs, there is a “special” edition Music Bingo Card. After performing activities geared to their unique requirements to make a music “bingo” (up, down, across, diagonal), they can come to the library weekly to choose either a raffle ticket for great prizes or a small gift. Sign up at either service desk starting May 29.
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Get a chance to win a mini bluetooth MP3 stereo system with radio, bluetooth headphones, Blue Gate Dinner and Theater Package for two, games and more. Adult participants (age 18 and older) receive a LIBRARIES ROCK Music Bingo Card. After making a music “bingo” (up, down, across, diagonal), they can choose weekly either a raffle ticket for great prizes or a small gift. Word searches, trivia, puzzles, and coloring sheets can be completed for additional raffle tickets.
Calendar of events www.mdy.lib.in.us • 574-825-5601
Kids' events Monday, June 4 at 1 p.m. Monday Musical Matinee – Frozen Monday, June 4 at 10 a.m. Pokagon Band Hand Drummer Thursday, June 7 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months & a caregiver)
Register for Events at our
ONLINE EVENT CALENDAR (Left Sidebar on our Homepage) Registration begins
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Saturday, July 21
Monday, June 11 at 1 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo with Mr. Cone
Thursday, June 21 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months & a caregiver)
Friday, June 15 at 6 p.m. Chillbillies Bluegrass Band Come to the library for a rockin’ hour of toe-tapping music.
Monday, June 25 at 1 p.m. ROCK formations with Starbursts
Thursday, July 5 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months and a caregiver) Monday, July 9 at 1 p.m. Air Guitar Party Wednesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Roz Puppet Show Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months and a caregiver) Monday, July 16 at 1 p.m. Monday Musical Matinee – TBA Thursday, July 19 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months and a caregiver) 30 inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018
adult events
Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
Wednesday, June 20 at 10 a.m. Instrument Story Time
Monday, July 2 at 1 p.m. Monday Musical Matinee – The Greatest Showman
Adults 18 & Up Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. to see recent DVD film releases.
Tuesday, June 12 at 1 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
Monday, June 18 at 1 p.m. Monday Musical Matinee – SING
Thursday, June 28 at 10 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 months & a caregiver)
Cinema Showcase
Tuesday, June 5 at 1 p.m. Cinema Showcase (See homepage for movie information)
Wednesday, June 13 at 10 a.m. Magician Mr. Jim
Wednesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. Punk Farm Dance Party
Yak, Snack & Read
Join our book discussion groups for adults. Books are provided. Yak is offered at two convenient times: 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Register at the Front Desk to pick up a book.
Teen events Thursday, June 7 from Noon-2 p.m. Musical Games
Tuesday, July 3 at 1 p.m. Cinema Showcase Tuesday, July 10 at 1 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Thursday, June 14 from 1-2 p.m. Rock Your Socks (sock decorating)
Tuesday, July 10 at 7 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
Friday, June 15 from 6-7 p.m. Chillbillies Bluegrass Band
Tuesday, August 7 at 1 p.m. Cinema Showcase
Thursday, June 21 – All Week Fun Packet
Tuesday, August 14 at 1 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
Thursday, June 28 from 2-4 p.m. Teen Movie Night – School of Rock Thursday, July 5 from 1-2:30 p.m. Teen Music Crafts Thursday, July 12 from 1-2:30 p.m. Musical Trivia Thursday, July 19 from 2-3 p.m. Making Rock Candy
Check out our Facebook and Homepage for additonal events throughout the summer!
Tuesday, August 14 at 7 p.m. Yak, Snack & Read News of the World by Paulette Jiles
MIDDLEBURY SUMMER FESTIVAL
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3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018
T-shirts for everybody!
Trophies for 1st and 2nd place teams in Student Divisions Also, top two teams in 16-18 Division may play in the Open Division FREE! Cash Prizes for Open Division! See specifics at bottom of the page.
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Complete this form. Send it with $50 to: LaGwana | P.O. Box 70, Shipshewana, IN 46565 | Ph: 260.463.4901 You must play in the correct age bracket. No exceptions. If another team challenges the age of a player, we will check it out. Violators will be dismissed from their team. Teams limited to 4 players. All games will have referees. (Their decisions are final!) Trophies will be
awarded for first and second place teams in each division. Tournament is double elimination. Must be at least 3 entries in a given division for competition to take place. Each team to pay $50 entry fee with registration. Check should be made out to LaGwana.
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OPEN DIVISION ENTRANTS: Use the form above for entry, but please note some differences in rules and regulations for this division, noted below.
OPEN DIVISION: Teams limited to 4 players, can be over 18 (but don’t HAVE to be). Referees will call the games. (Their decisions are final!) Tournament is double elimination. Cash Awards of $200 (first place team) and $100 (second place) will be awarded. Entries in this division only, will still be accepted day of the tournament. Must be at least six paid entries for competition to take place. Each team to pay $60 entry fee with pre-registration (in our office by July 18). All pre-registered teams will get T-shirts. After that, please bring your $60 to the tournament site during the younger teams’ tournaments (deadline is 12 o’clock noon - games start at approx. 2). Make checks payable to LaGwana. inMiddlebury Magazine | June 2018 31
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