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Celebrating Life in Middlebury, Indiana
March 2019
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Table of Contents Boys and Girls Club, 6 Haley Franks Scholastic Art & Writing Award Ceremony, 7 Junior Kyah Troyer and Senior Noah Detwiler Outdoor Living, 8 Fort Building Time Northridge Theater Troupe, 10 Competes at State Conference Murals in our Community, 12 Meet the Teachers, 13 How Does a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Benefit New Teachers?
March’s Cover: State Champion – Elsa Fretz of Northridge High School shows off her state championship medal in the 50 freestyle and runnerup medal in the 100 freestyle which she won at the recent IHSAA Girls Swimming state finals meet in Indianapolis. Fretz won the shorter race in a schoolrecord time of 22.88 seconds. Her clocking in the 100 freestyle was 50.12 seconds. The sophomore also helped the Lady Raiders’ 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams to fourth-place results. (InMiddlebury Photo)
Contributors: Publisher: William Connelly
Editor: Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
Bridal Guide, 14 Northridge Science Olympiad, 19 Competed at Goshen College Science Olympiad Regional Public Art and Engagement, 20
ADVERTISING: Scott Faust
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Cori Vilardo
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dr. Carla Gull, Marcus Boucher and Ellen Augustine
Middlebury Art Council, 21
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Scholar Athlete, 22 Caid Lacey
Russ Draper, Kris Mueller, Gloria Salavarria, Carrie Joy Beachey and Grant Beachy Photography
Shout Page, 23 Offer a Shout of Gratitude Art Display by Local Artists, 26
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Northridge Raider Pancakes and Sausage Breakfast Fundraiser 7:30-11:00 a.m. at NHS. Tickets are $8, seniors and children 5-12 $7. Performance schedule: 8:00 - Concert Band, 8:30 - Symphonic Band, 9:00 - 6th Grade Band, 9:20 - Percussion Ensemble, 9:40 - 7th Grade Band, 10:20 - 8th Grade Band, 11:00 - Jazz Band. There will be a bake sale and silent auction. Come and enjoy grades 6-12 perform along with an allyou-can-eat breakfast!
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Editor's Note: In this month’s issue you will have the opportunity to read about and explore different groups in our area that participate in the arts. As a part of the Vibrant Communities Initiative, towns and cities have been asked to bring an arts council to their community. Middlebury has risen to the occasion as it nurtures the newly hatched and growing council of its own. Read about our own public art featured downtown dating back to the 1880s, artistic endeavors being supported throughout our county, as well as young artists emerging from the next generation as they participate in regional and nationwide art competitions for youth. From traditional arts to more modern works, Middlebury has much to offer in this field of commerce and beauty. March would be a great month to get out and explore some of that art. I hope this issue inspires that exploration. -Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
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Happy 90th Birthday WWII Veteran Floyd D. Otto I spent the last 35 years of my life living by the beach in Santa Monica, CA. Middlebury taught me what “Paradise” really is. Thank you all for being so welcoming and treating me like family!
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In the 21st-century world and workplace, leadership skills such as communication, goal-setting, and teamwork are essential for everyone – especially young people preparing to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood. As part of our mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential, Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County (BGCEC) engages club youth in character and leadership development programs that help grow those skills. Through these programs, our youth development professionals focus on helping youth identify and cultivate their innate leadership abilities so that youth understand what it means to be a leader. Youth of the Year is a character and leadership development program designed to foster a new generation of leaders, fully prepared to live and lead in a diverse, global and integrated world economy. Although it is a national program, Youth of the Year begins at the local level. Each year Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County’s teen members compete at their home clubhouse to be named Youth of the Year for either Elkhart, Middlebury, Goshen, or Nappanee. The winning candidates go on to compete for the countywide title and a chance to represent Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County in the statewide Youth of the Year competition in Indianapolis. These young people serve as ambassadors and role models for their fellow club members, and each has a story of the positive impact Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County has had on their life. Middlebury’s 2019 Youth of the Year, Haley Franks, is no exception. She is a senior at Northridge High School and has been attending Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County’s Middlebury 6 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019
Clubhouse for 11 years. She shares that the club has impacted her life in more ways than she could have ever imagined. “The club has impacted my life by always being there through every downfall and success I have experienced for the last 11 years,” she stated. “The club staff has always encouraged me to be my very best and have motivated me to know that I am intelligent and capable of accomplishing anything.” At the club, Franks serves as a junior staff member and assists the club team with programming and day-to-day operations. “Within the 11 years I have been a member of the club, I have achieved many awards for being a good role model,” she noted. “I am especially proud of being awarded this year’s Middlebury Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year. I want the younger members to know that they should always strive to do their best and that one day they will have their moment to shine as long as they keep going.” As part of Franks’ Youth of the Year candidacy, she prepared a three-minute speech about her experience as a club member. In it, she shares the impact the club has made in her life and her gratefulness, “As I am transitioning through this time in my life, from high school to college, I am grateful for the opportunities the club introduced to me,” she said. “I have enjoyed every accomplishment and experience I have had with the club over the years. I will be forever grateful for the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury and the impact the club has made in my life.” Congratulations, Haley!
The Scholastic Art & Writing Award Ceremony
by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
The Scholastic Art and Writing Award program, which has been around for more than 90 years, held its regional awards ceremony on February 3 in the South Bend Century Center. Our region, which includes 18 counties, has been a part of this competition for many decades. This program holds as the heart of its mission a desire to encourage and reward creativity among students in our classrooms, from 7th through 12th grades. Through a blind adjudication process, students’ work is juried based on originality, technical proficiency, and the emergence of the artist’s personal voice. The participants are made up of talented young artists who work in an array of mediums and styles. Two such young artists from Northridge participated in the competition this year – Senior Noah Detwiler and Junior Kyah Troyer. Detwiler is the son of Jamie and Timothy Detwiler. The piece he submitted for the Scholastic Art Show was made out of white stoneware clay, handmade on a potter’s wheel, and glazed with Rust Red and Honey Ash glaze. It was fired at cone 10 in a gas-fired kiln. He calls this piece the “Honey Drip Vase” and says inspiration for the piece came from a potter named Mark Goertzen. He worked with Goertzen over the summer at The Old Bag Factory in Goshen. Detwiler received a Gold Key award for this piece at the Scholastic Art Show awards ceremony. Only 5-7 percent
of all regional submissions are recognized with Gold Key awards and all are considered for national-level recognition in New York City. If Detwiler’s piece receives an award on the national level, he will be invited to participate in the awards ceremony held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, have his work shown in noted galleries, attend workshops, be considered for scholarships, and have his name included in the New York Times article covering the Scholastic Art Awards. Detwiler says his favorite thing about being a part of the art department at NHS is “getting to create new work every day and also getting to be with a community of students that share amazing ideas and new concepts that we can all apply to our work in our own ways.” After high school, he plan to attend either IUPUI or Alfred University for a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree. After college he wishes to open his own ceramic studio, where he can sell his work and teach the new generations. Kyah is the daughter of Towana and Nate Troyer. Her Scholastic Arts submission titled “NOT YOU” was one of only 10-15 percent of works that received an Honorable Mention at the awards ceremony. Troyer said the inspiration for this piece came from some of her frustrations of never feeling like she was good enough, never pretty enough, never talented enough, never working hard enough to satisfy anyone
Scholastic Art participants Kyah Troyer and Noah Detwiler with their art teacher Kristen O’Dell stand in front of Kyah’s most recent work in progess
or anything in her life, even her- art after high school and will self. “It was actually done in the likely attend art school. While spur of the moment, with no she is not sure exactly what her real intention of creating a work dream job would be after colof art, when I was so overcome lege, she believes she would be with emotions that I felt I need- interested in being an art direced to express myself as quickly tor or concept artist for film. The Scholastic Art Awards as possible,” she said. “I used red colors to represent the anger I is often one of the first places felt and blues to represent the that young artists find recogsadness. Normally I take time to nition and encouragement to plan out my artwork and spend pursue their passion for creativity. Many h o u r s working working on artists toevery little day will say detail, so it was this this piece, early enwhich took courageless than ment and an hour validation from start that gave to finish, them the was very courage differto pursue ent from art as a camy usual reer rather work.” She than just a says her hobby. It is favorite an honor part about for any participatstudent be ing in the art department at NHS are the selected to participate in this connections she has made long-held tradition of the arts with people. “Art is one of the in our community and Detwiler few classes you can, and are and Troyer represented our often, encouraged to talk in,” town well with beautiful works she noted. “Whether it’s a deep of art. To see their work in person, conversation over the meaning of a particular work of art, or along with all of the other art just a time to joke around while pieces that made it into the working, I’ve been able to have show, visit the 2019 Scholasconversations and make con- tic Art Awards Exhibition now nections with other students through March 9 at the Warand teachers in ways that just ner and Community Galleries, don’t happen in other classes.” South Bend Museum of Art. She plans to continue to pursue inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019 7
Outdoor Living
At our house, there is almost always a fort in progress. Materials range from cushions, blankets, and cardboard boxes inside the house to sticks, pallets, crates, tarps, snow, and fabric outside. Children are naturally drawn to building and creating a space they can call their own. While any age can build a fort, children ages 7-11 are especially wired to create special places. During these years, children are figuring out their place in the community around them. They are also becoming more independent and want a space separate from their families. Building forts helps with maturity, confidence, problem-solving, social skills, exercise, learning about the outdoors, and stress release.
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One way we facilitate fort building is to have a grab and go fort kit. In our Sticks stacked around a tree become an instant shelter and fort kit we have promotes taking on an animal’s perspective. old sheets, sections of rope, sturdy clamps, clothespins, old sheer the world – jumping rope, bicycling, curtains, camouflage netting, and stream hopping, and fort building. lengthy pieces of fabrics. We put this It’s this engagement between limbs in a big bin or bag and then can take of the body and bones of the earth it wherever we want to build a fort, where true balance and centeredusing nearby trees and structures to ness emerge.” Fort building is a great help support the fabric. The children way to get outside, work on problemalso scavenge for an extra pallet or solving skills, and build their imaginaother materials that might help their tions. Encourage a child to build a fort today! fort. Children also often make a shel- Dr. Carla Gull blogs at www.inter out of sticks. Using a fallen tree sideoutsidemichiana.com. She is or large limb as a base, sticks are often seen with her four tag-along stacked diagonally to create a explorers in the greater Michiana shelter. I love seeing these in the area. woods as evidence of play is left behind and encourages more Fabric, rope, and clamps create a private space for children. building and exploration. David Sobel, author of Children’s Special Places: Exploring the Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush Houses in Middle Childhood, includes making forts and special places as one of the seven types of play. He goes on to say, “Children more than ever, need opportunities to be in their bodies in
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What’s Happening in the Parks from your Middlebury Park Board
May 29-September 26: Annual Quilt Garden Tour, as well as Krider Garden and Town Center Tours. June 10 – July 19: Summer Fun! – And if these events aren’t enough for you, you can always rent a park pavilion and plan your own event! For rental rates and available dates, call the Middlebury Town Hall at 825-1499.
2019 Park Events April 13: Heron Hike May 4: Little Elkhart Chapter Trout Unlimited – Spring Outing at Olde Mill Park June 1: Literary Carousel – East Park June 21: Movies in Riverbend Park July 19: Movies in Riverbend Park August 9 & 10: Summer Festival in East and Memorial Parks August 16: Movies in Riverbend Park August 24: Riverfest in Riverbend Park September 13 & 14: Fall Festival in East and Memorial Parks October 18: Home Town Happening in Trestle Terrace November 8: Friday Night Tee Time at the Middlebury Community Public Library November 9: Mini Golf @ the Library December 7: Christmas Tree Lighting in Memorial Park
Parks Puzzler: See answer on page 28
How many bird species have been observed in Riverbend Park? A. 18 B. 45 C. 96 D. 162
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Northridge Theater Troupe
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Written by Ellen Augustine T h e Northridge Thespians traveled to Franklin Central High School January 18-20 to engage in a weekend of total theater experience. The group consisted of 30 students and 25 adult chaperones. The high school troupe qualified to compete at the state level after winning the regional level at Bethel College in November 2018 with an original script titled “After Terror” which depicted the untold aftereffects of 911 on American families. The competition consists of a 45-minute performance time. In that 45 minutes the troupe must set the stage, perform something that has a beginning, middle and end, and strike the stage. Every aspect of performance is judged, from projection, costumes, set, and lighting to en-
semble work and individual performance. This year Northridge placed 8th at the state level – three places higher than last year! Not bad for a second-year troupe. The troupe also was awarded a Gold standing as an Honor Troupe. This award is based on a portfolio that shows not only how the troupe has performed throughout the year, but also community service, theater outreach, and participation in additional theater experiences (i.e. attendance of other performances, workshops, etc.). The prestigious award of Distinguished Senior of Indiana Thespians was earned by Caroline Gilley for her outstanding work in all areas of theater over her four years at Northridge. Also during this weekend of theater activities, students chose educational workshops to hone their acting skills in stage combat, swordfighting for theater, dance/ choreography, auditioning, scriptwriting, and dealing with rejection. Fifteen students entered to compete with Individual Events (IEs). These included monologues,
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duet or group scenes, musical theater solos, duet or group musical performance, and costume design. Two students achieved a superior rating: Emma DeCaire in costume design for “Harvey,” and Conner Schroeder in musical theater solo. These two students have now qualified for competition at the International Festival in Lincoln, Neb., at the end of June. Despite the terrible weather during the weekend, Thespian Troupe 8422 came home excited and exhausted, but ready to tackle their next performance, “County Fair” written by Mark Landon Smith which will be performed on Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m. in the Heritage Intermediate School Auditorium. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or online at NorthridgeTP.Ludus.com.
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Murals in our community Written by and photo credit goes to: Marcus Boucher
Public works of art have always been a part of community life. Sometimes these works can get covered up over time and later uncovered as was with the old mural found on the north wall of 41 Degrees North, a local restaurant off of Main Street in downtown Middlebury. The mural, which was painted around 1880, was discovered under layers of horsehair plaster when the building was being remodeled into the new restaurant in 2014. The owner of the restaurant, Austin Slabach, chose to leave the mural on the wall, sealing it with a protective coating for future generations to enjoy this part of history. Another historical painting that can still be viewed and enjoyed downtown is a piece titled “Early Middlebury Mail” by Raymond Redell. While Redell was born and lived his life out in his hometown of Delafield, Wisc., he did most of his work from Wauwausota, Wisc. In 1939, two years after the construction of the Middlebury Post Office, a government project titled “The Indiana New Art Deal” commissioned the piece. This New Art Deal was a part of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, which was tasked with bringing public art to federal buildings across the country during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. During Roosevelt’s time as president, he worked hard to create public programs to help our country recover from the Great Depression. With the Fine Arts Section of the New Deal he created work for thousands of artists throughout our country. As a result, more than 12 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019
1,200 murals or sculptures were created between 1936 and 1941. In Indiana alone there were 47 murals painted under this government outreach. Artists were paid $22.50 per week to paint, in today’s economy that would be equivalent to approximately $400 a week. Redell was one such artist to benefit from this program to get our country’s working force back on their feet. “Early Middlebury Mail” is an oil on canvas painted by Redell in 1939. It depicts a horse-drawn stagecoach bringing the mail into a young Middlebury, which you can see off in the distance of the painting. The stagecoach is riding past a young family performing their chores and waving ecstatically as the mail is coming into town. Looking at this scene we get a feel for life in early Middlebury. Raymond Redell was an American painter who was most active in public art between 1930 and 1939. He received his formal training at the Layton Art School of Milwaukee and lived his life from 1917-1978 in his hometown in Wisconsin. Redell also had murals in the Post Offices of Berlin and Waupauca, Wisc. Today you can still see his work in our town post office, as well as an untitled figure composition residing in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Next time you need to stop in at the Middlebury Post Office, look up and take in this beautiful piece of history.
How does a Professional Learning Community (PLC) benefit new teachers? Jefferson Elementary was named a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Model School in 2018. In a PLC, there are teams of teachers that work together and use each other’s strengths to meet the needs of ALL students. Teachers and staff are always learning, reflecting, and adjusting their teaching until students have accomplished the goals. Teachers at JES are very intentional when they teach and want to ensure that the time they have with their students benefits those students the most. Using data and grade level standards, teams decide on an essential skill, work together to find the most effective ways to teach that skill, and pace their lessons together. After a period of teaching time, teams reassess, reflect, and group students who still need additional time to master the skill. As a building coach at Jefferson, Tricia Brickner explains the PLC model and how it works at Jefferson, “A Professional Learning Community is a school that works together to ensure that students learn. It’s a culture of collaboration, and is results oriented.” New teachers at Jefferson believe the PLC gives them an opportunity for better success as they navigate their first few years of teaching. Molly Bontrager, a first-year teacher on the first grade team, spoke about how the PLC approach has supported her. “Being a first-year teacher, I was definitely nervous about getting
through all the standards and the sequence in which to teach them,” she noted. “Being a part of a PLC has given me an outline and a road map of where I should start and where my students Pictured left to right are Liz Hren, Katie Steel, Tricia Brickner, should end up. It also alleviates Ali Cook and Molly Bontrager. some of the ‘pressure’ that can be While Liz Hren, kindergarten, has put on teachers since everyone on the stated her favorite part of working under first grade team is a part of the student’s the umbrella of the PLC is the family-like education for the year. The collabora- atmosphere it has created, “When I was tion time built into our schedule twice first hired on, everyone told me how a week has given me time to ask ques- this school works together as a family. tions, look at data from assessments, and Through PLC, I feel like we truly are a famhas helped me know where to begin my ily. We work together as a team to help instruction based on the data. Like any the students reach their goals.” first-year teacher, this year has not always The staff at Jefferson believes that been easy but the PLC process has given building relationships is key with not me a place to ask questions, a model on only one another and their students, but how to analyze data and use it to drive also with Jefferson families, administrainstruction.” tion, and the community. Tricia Brickner explains, “Every staff This team effort and family-like member at Jefferson is very important. strategy seems to be a common thread We value each other’s strengths and use throughout Middlebury from our educathem to benefit our children. Our belief tion system through to the adult memis all students can learn and they will, bers of our community. It is wonderful sometimes they just need more time to knowing that the next generation has as accomplish the goals or a different meth- their stewards a group of teachers who od of teaching.” Katie Seel, a second-year are not only practicing this “village” menteacher in kindergarten, feels the same. tality but passing it onto the next gen“We have a group professionals who all eration. love to teach kids, not just wanting to In 2018, Jefferson Elementary was move them on to the next grade but to one of only five Indiana elementary see them grow to their best potential, schools named a Professional Learning academically and socially,” she said. “If Community Model School. we are struggling with something reFollow Jefferson Elementary on gardless of how big or small, we work Facebook: https://www.facebook. together to come up with a solution. The com/Jefferson-Elementary-SchoolPLC process helps us strive for the best in 198153513865668/?ref=settings. our students and each other.”
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wedding tricks to make the big day easier Wedding planning is no small task. From sending out engagement announcements to gifting guests with take-home favors, a couple will pour over scores of details as they plan their weddings. As if selecting a photographer or choosing the right passed appetizers isn’t challenging enough, some unknown variables are sure to pop up on the big day as well. Couples can take their cues from others who have walked the aisle before them with these tricks of the trade, which may help couples’ wedding days go smoothly. 14 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019
Host everything at a single location. Couples who want to simplify their wedding day can select a site that can host the ceremony and reception and also house guests. The cost of such facilities may be more affordable than couples think, as transportation costs will be minimal and the venue may offer discounts on group packages. Think about a day coordinator. Couples who cannot afford a wedding planner to handle all of the details often find that a day-of-service provider is within their budget. This person can handle all of the details of the wedding day so brides and grooms can fully immerse themselves in the festivities.
Bring extra cash. Unexpected expenses may pop up. Couples may have to feed an extra member of the band or a guest who was able to get a babysitter at the last minute. Brides and grooms may want to offer a bigger tip than anticipated to the waitstaff or deejay who went above and beyond. Learn how to bustle. Walking around with a freeflowing train all day can become tiring for brides. Brides should make sure that one person practices how to bustle the train and will step in to do so for the reception. Also, it may not be the height of fashion, but having a garbage bag on hand can keep the train clean during inclement weather, or if the bride has to trek across grass or soil for photo opportunities.
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Stock the bathroom. Some venues will have courtesy items for their guests, but couples also should bring their own necessities, such as breath mints, toothpaste, extra pantyhose, hairspray, lip gloss, and/or sanitary pads. Be all smiles. Couples can’t predict everything that will happen on their wedding day, but they can help create the mood. Smiling couples can make things better for everyone, even when zippers break or someone gets the chicken instead of the salmon.
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High School Team getting their 2nd place trophy at the Goshen College Science Olympiad Regional
NHS Science Olympiad On February 9 the Northridge High School and Middle School Science Olympiad teams competed at Goshen College Science Olympiad Regional. The high school team placed 2nd overall and the middle school team placed 4th overall. These rankings qualified both teams for the State Science Olympiad Tournament on March 16 at Indiana University in Bloomington. This is the 19th straight year that the high school program has qualified for state. The teams will next be competing at the West Liberty Salem Invitational on March 2.
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Public Art Art and and Engagement Engagement Public Written by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
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On Thursday, Feb. 7, I had the honor around a piece of art and the excite- home or in the wider community, Gruof participating in and speaking at a ment of watching it go from concept to ber urged that it’s necessary to “make meeting held for the Vibrant Commu- creation. I spoke at the CCR about this room” for artistic expression, for that nities of Elkhart County. Leaders from experience as well as the joy I find in art piece or program to thrive. all over the county met to talk about creating art that involves and requires Zach Tate, co-founder of Goshen the arts and how much it contributes participation from the viewers. For the Youth Arts, said, “Opportunities for to the richness and diversity young artists to learn and prac“I have seen first-hand that communities of living here. It was a part of tice their craft go far beyond the Community Champions get stronger by embracing and promoting preparing them for potential Roundtables (CCR) in which careers in artistic fields. Even if creative enterprise.” representatives of arts, busia student does not start a ca-Steve Gruber ness and commerce, tourism reer in the arts, art education and hospitality, and government orga- audience to not just look at but also nurtures outside-the-box thinking and nizations assembled for in-depth con- touch and become a part of the art. creativity that can help them in other versation about quality of place and Another speaker that day was Steve careers.” public art. Gruber of the Elkhart Arts Alliance. He The session concluded with a brainSince the launching of the Vibrant spoke about how commerce around storming exercise in which each parCommunities movement in January the arts benefits a community, stat- ticipant came up with ideas for arts 2016, Middlebury has started an arts ing that it “adds enormously to the projects. A few of the ideas presented council, joining the expanding list of economy. It’s not a luxury, but a driver that will hopefully be coming to Midstrong and thriving arts organizations. (of economic activity).” Gruber showed dlebury soon were: I was asked there that day to speak examples of global destinations that • An arts event with a focus on about art and public engagement. are adopting arts as a luxury travel hands-on activities and creatDuring my own experience with cre- draw from the lucrative Asian market. ing your own art. ating The Imaginarium Spectorium, Bringing it back to the local level, Gru• An event that “mobilizes creativity,” which you may remember made its ber emphasized that success in arts making art through-out the debut during our town’s fall festival commerce depends on clear market community, then bringing it tolast year (revisit the December 2018 knowledge, vision, and securing fund gether to create a larger, cohesive issue of InMiddlebury Magazine for ing support. He showed examples of piece. more info on that piece). I was thrilled successful Elkhart County galleries • Create public art in neighborby the community’s response. From (there are now seven in Elkhart alone) hoods, then offering tours of each neighbors to people driving by while I as well as highlighting individual piece. was creating it to the staff at Varns and Elkhart area native artists who have • Community paint-by-the-numbers Hoovers helping me locate mechanical done well exclusively through sales pieces for construction, I saw firsthand (and licensing) of their artwork. In- to create a mosaic of community how a community can come together stead of “finding room” for art in the art. 20 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019
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Written by Carrie Joy Beachey
iddlebury is happy to introduce the new Arts Council as we continue to move forward to become a part of the Vibrant Communities initiative. The Arts Council’s mission is to bring people together to collaborate on innovative ideas and creative solutions that inspire community engagement and economic vitality within the town of Middlebury. The people who have made the town of Middlebury their home have a rich heritage of family values and a deep connection to the land. We work hard and help our neighbors. We love our families and value the time we spend together. We respect the land and appreciate a slower way of life. These values run deep through the generations. We work to preserve them, passing our values down to our children and grandchildren. People from all over the world come here to experience our humble way of life, hoping to capture a sense of peace that can be carried with them. We are a community of people who value hard work. We rise early and we work with our hands. We dig in the dirt and tend our crops with care. We build with strength to produce quality craftsmanship. We create things of
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beauty as we pour our hearts into our work, stitch after stitch and brush stroke after brush stroke. The things that we make have value, and people come looking for the high standard of quality that we produce with our hands. The Arts Council is working to build services and programs that support area makers, helping to make their artisanal goods available and easy to find. With a strong desire to live life together, we have successfully built businesses that allow us to work from home. Where parents can lead by example and children can learn through working side by side with their parents. The Arts Council aims to support the cottage industry that is thriving here by creating a tour of studios and workshops that is easy for locals and tourists to navigate, driving economic growth for these businesses. The land has provided for our families for generations. We respect the land, and feel gratitude for the bounty and beauty that we experience. The Arts Council is working to continue the traditions of celebrating the seasons with community events, practicing good stewardship of the land by supporting locally made products, and educating the next generation through classes and workshops. inMiddlebury Magazine  | March 2019 21
The Scholar Athlete Mentoring Spirit, Mind, Body
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Caid Lacey
As a junior at Northridge High School, Caid Lacey has participated on both the football team as well as the wrestling team. He said that his participation in these sports has not only made him a better athlete but also a better person as he feels the coaches push their teams to be both while also preparing them for real life experiences post-graduation. When Lacey graduates in 2020 he plans to pursue his football career in college. However, for now his sights are set on not only an outstanding senior sports career at Northridge but more pressing he is preparing both physically and financially for an extraordinary opportunity to play football this summer in Australia. Caid and his parents, Lori and Jason Lacey, are excited to announce that he has been invited along with several other athletes from around the country to participate in the Down Under Bowl held in Australia. This is an amazing chance for him to represent not just Northridge but all of Middlebury in a very exciting event. Caid and his family are working with Raider Nation to raise funds for this trip, but are still looking to engage with more businesses or individuals for sponsorship. For more information on how you can support Caid in this wellearned opportunity, contact Lori Lacey at 574-370-1445.
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If you know of a community member or group of people whom you would like to offer out a SHOUT of gratitude in a future magazine, please send your nomination to our editor Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher at Delightfullyhere@gmail.com
“I would like to thank the officer at the Middlebury Police Department for making my son’s day. I accidentally set off our home security alarm and didn’t get it shut off in time. Two police officers came to check out the situation. After I spoke to them I went and grabbed one of my sons who loves policemen and he waved to him, got out of his car and gave him a wooden police car. He was so thrilled and excited to receive that car. Thank you Middlebury Police for making my son’s day!” -Sara Hunt
“Shout out to the staff at Northridge Middle School for all the big and little things you do for students every single day!” -Rachel Vallance
“Anna Yutzy - No matter what adversity or health issue that gets thrown her way, she is a little girl that takes the good and the bad in stride. Even at her worst, she is the epitome of the best of living life to the fullest. The princess that has all the fight in the world, she is an inspiration and a joy to be around!” -Anonymous
“When I my dad passed away eight years ago I let Randy, whom I graduated with in 1986, at Old Hoosiers know we would not be in for a while. Randy was one of the best guys then and still is. He brought us a meat and cheese plate to Miller-Stewart so we would have some food on hand because he knew we would not be thinking about eating. It meant a lot to me and mom. I just wanted to say if you need good meat go to Old Hoosier Meats, Randy and his staff are a blessing to the community. Thank you all!” -Lesley Franks
Teri would like to thank her neighbors, Michelle and Mike Breniser, for bringing over space heaters for her when her furnace was down a few weeks ago, “I am so thankful for them!” -Teri Schmidt inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2019 23
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Come on down to the Chamber of Commerce, located at 201 S. Main St., to see work on display and for sale by local artists. Display and artwork changes seasonally. Photo by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
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