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JANUARY Table of Contents
around town 04 Middlebury Milestones 05 Community Calendar 06 Boys & Girls Club: New Year, New Programs! 12 Outdoor Living: Natural Resolutions for the New Year 13 New Year, New You! 22 Chamber of Commerce Update 28 Business Directory feature stories 08 Awake and Alive Brings a Bright Future 14 American Legion Veteran Spotlight 17 Her Life is a Stage: Ellen Augustine 20 New Feature: Someone You Should Know in Middlebury schools 24 Updates From Our Schools coupons 29 Deals in Middlebury January Cover
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Middlebury has quite a reach. Sure, RVs made here criss-cross the country and are shipped around the world, while people from all over visit to shop and eat. People from Middlebury extend their reach far beyond Middlebury’s town limits, too. Some, like Northridge graduates Darin and Jolene Shrock, have reached across to the African continent to help children get a better education. Their organization, Awake & Alive, has helped to establish a school in one of Ethiopia’s poorest areas, and continues to grow to help more. Sometimes, people in Middlebury work to take us to another place, like Ellen “Augie” Augustine, whose productions on the NHS stage have transported audiences to places far away while never leaving the auditorium. She has led scores of entertaining dramas, musicals and comedies over the years. Her students have gone far and wide, with many still active in theater wherever they live now. We are also looking to introduce you to some others who we think you should know here, inMiddlebury. Guy Thompson, Editor
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Milestones Birthday Wishes to: 01/02 Mia Boyer, 7 years old 01/06 Britney Charles 01/19 Andrew Lehman, 16 years old 01/20 Seth Wingard, 13 years old 01/25 Arold Charles
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January Community Calendar MONTHLY AMERICAN LEGION DINNERS, 5:30 - 7 pm, Public welcome 1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Varied menu by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Broasted Chicken by Auxiliary 4th Friday: Sandwich Baskets by Sons of American Legion 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner by Boy Scout Troop 7 Last Saturday: Steak Grill Call the Legion at 825-5121 for more info. 1ST & 3RD MONDAYS: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 pm 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAYS: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 pm
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Northridge High School Boys and Girls Tennis Booster Club All-You-Can-Eat Chili Supper The Northridge High School Boys and Girls Tennis Booster Club will sponsor an All-You-Can-Eat Chili Supper on Friday, January 8 at the Northridge Middle School cafeteria. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, right before the Northridge High School boys basketball game against Warsaw. Tickets are $10.00 and include all-you-can-eat chili, cornbread, drink, and dessert. All proceeds will directly benefit the NHS Boys and Girls Tennis Program. The money will be used to purchase and build a tennis hitting wall at Northridge, offset the cost of new uniforms, purchase senior banners, and grow the tennis program at Northridge. Tickets are available in the Athletic Office at Northridge High School or from any Northridge High School tennis player. Supporters that are unable to attend the fundraiser dinner can mail a donation to NHS Boys and Girls Tennis Booster Club c/o Northridge High School, 56779 Northridge Drive, Middlebury, IN 46540. Make checks payable to: NHS Tennis Booster Club. Contact Laura Kauffman for more information at LrKauffman@ Frontier.com or 574-536-2933.
LoveWay has a new Executive Director Eric Pianowski of Bristol has been selected by the LoveWay Board of Directors to serve as full-time Executive Director; he began on November 23. Pianowski is taking over for Daryl Abbott who has spent the past five years at LoveWay. Abbott plans to semi-retire while remaining active with the organization as Community Ambassador. Pianowski has 14 years of professional youth development experience, the last four being with the YMCA then Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart County. He served as a LoveWay volunteer and is also on the board of directors for the Elkhart Education Foundation.
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around TOWN | Boys & Girls Club
New Year, New Programs! The Boys & Girls Club has a pretty amazing New Year’s resolution: To engage youth through a brand new STEM mentoring program.
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unded by a $14,000 grant from the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, the program will utilize mentors from the local community to engage youth ages 6-9 through innovative activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with a special focus on conservation and the environment.
“In this module, groups will explore a real-world scientific program and learn first-hand how everyday actions affect the environment and world as a whole,” explains Klotz. “Together, mentors and mentees will then create a poster that illustrates their discoveries and will have an opportunity to share that with their families.”
“The program aims to positively impact social development and academic achievement by connecting youth with mentors,” says Program Director Cristina Klotz. “Mentors will meet with their mentees weekly at the club to work through three program modules throughout the winter, summer, and fall.”
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The second module, “Quick Ball Math,” will help keep participants engaged in the field of mathematics throughout summer months and the third module, beginning in the fall of 2016, will explore endangered species and habitats. All elements of each activity module are aimed at building STEM skills in youth while fostering conservation-minded citizens of the future.
This month, members will begin exploring the first module with their mentors as they complete the Junior First Lego League’s “Waste Wise Challenge.”
And according to Klotz, “It’s a terrific addition to our Boys & Girls Club programs!”
Thanks to a new STEM grant, Middlebury Boys & Girls Club members will continue to benefit from programs like Lego Robotics.
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Pencils are down and busy at the Bright Future Academy as students learn in the school made possible by Awake & Alive.
“Awake and Alive” Brings a Bright Future Story by Guy Thompson. Photos provided by Darin Shrock
Sometimes, a decision can affect another person, or that decision can affect a lot of people. Darin and Jolene Shrock’s decision to adopt a child in 2009 would change more than their lives and the life of their daughter, Claire. It would change the lives of hundreds.
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here were 3,000 adoptions from Ethiopia each year,” Darin said. But that still left millions of other orphans in the country. The Shrocks had been inspired to adopt by a close friend, Danielle Black and her family, who also adopted in 2009. “Jolene and Danielle felt that adoption wouldn’t put a dent in that situation,” Darin said. “They wanted to do something more for the children we saw.” 8 inMiddlebury Magazine | JANUARY 2016
Out of that decision came an idea that would become Awake and Alive. But it was a two-year journey to make it happen. Darin and Jolene had met at Northridge High School when he was 16 and she was 15. He would graduate in 2002 and Jolene a year later, and they would marry in 2004 as he worked on his law degree and she started her career as a hairstylist. They first adopted Claire in 2009,
and would adopt Ben and Stella in 2011, just as Awake and Alive was getting off the ground. While in Ethiopia during the adoption process, they met with an organization called Bright Future, which they found through an adoption agency contact. Bright Future was an after school program for orphans that provide tutoring, study time and space, as well as a snack. “School is free there, but they have to pay for their own books, food and uniforms,” Darin explained. “A lot still can’t afford to go.” The Shrocks asked about the program and how it operated. “We asked them, what does the community need?” Darin said. The answer – a school. “They wanted to open an academy.” And what would it take to open up an academy in Ethiopia? “About $44,000,” Darin stated. They, along with Danielle, first looked at other non-profits already operating in the area. Bright Future had its after school program and was looking at finding another club location, but not an entire school.
“So we said, if that’s what is needed, let’s do that,” Darin said. They decided to form Awake and Alive in February 2011, with Jolene and Danielle working on it and Darin providing the legal work. “From February 2011 to September 2012, they raised $50,000 through their own connections,” Darin said. A lot of that was just through mailings, word of mouth, and a fundraiser. They partnered with Bright Future, which was established and had the contacts there to make the school a reality. “They had a longevity there. Their program had been there for eight years. And we really wanted this to be an Ethiopian program, not run by Americans,” Darin said. They have been careful on how much they run the program in Ethiopia. “The goal is to fade into the background.” In September 2012, Awake and Alive and Bright Future opened Bright Future Academy in Kechene, and the Blacks and Shrocks took a group over to celebrate the opening of the academy. The academy has added a new class of 35 students each year, with around 140 kids attending through the first year of primary grade.
Awake & Alive is a champion for educating Children in Ethiopia, Africa.
The Bright Future Academy currently has around 140 students attending in Kechene, a sub-city of Addis-Ababa.
Northridge graduates Jolene and Darin Shrock, center, have made numerous visits to the Bright Future Academy, which was started through funds from Awake & Alive.
“We knew we wanted to do something responsible and long-term that was going to help,” Darin pointed out. “We liked the idea of education. The community can learn skills it needs to break that cycle of poverty that has been happening for generations.” The first academy was in a house, with a new academy opening in 2014. The campus is a walled-in area, as are most buildings in Ethiopia, and situated on about an acre of land. It has four classrooms, a playground, cafeteria, office and restroom. Kechene is a sub-city (suburb) of the Ethiopian capital of Addis-Ababa. “When you asked people there about Kechene, it’s well know that if you live there you’re at the bottom of the barrel,” Darin said. “There is very little development there.” And the Bright Future Academy and Awake and Alive are one of the only non-profits working in that area. “They were skeptical at first. They didn’t know what we were doing,” Darin said. 10 inMiddlebury Magazine | JANUARY 2016
Hope Gala Awake and Alive will be holding its annual Hope Gala on February 27 in the Crystal Ballroom at the Lerner Theater in Elkhart. The event raised $66,000 last year for the Bright Future Academy. The evening will include silent and live auctions, music and more. “It’s a night to get out and dress up,” Awake and Alive CEO Darin Shrock said. They are looking for auction items as well as sponsorships for the event. Tickets will be available the first of January. Find out more about the gala and Awake and Alive at: AwakeAndAlive.org.
“Now we’re a staple in the community.” With increasing student enrollment has come increased costs, with an annual expense of around $215,000 in 2014. But all of the work is done by volunteers, with only minimal costs for putting on the fundraisers and some mailing and supply costs. “That’s the biggest obstacle, getting money for the program,” he said. (See sidebar for information on the February 27 “Hope Gala.”) The program has also increased its reach to include an empowerment program for 13 mothers of students. On a trip to the academy, “one lady wanted to teach the mothers something too,” Darin said. “She started a literacy and skills program.” The mothers are learning to read as well as how to produce jewelry or Ethiopian cloth handbags that are brought to the US and sold to support the program and
the mothers. “The focus is to learn, not to be a production facility,” Darin explained. The idea is that the mothers will eventually go out on their own to produce something they can sell for their own family. Awake and Alive also has all of the children at the academy sponsored by people back here in the US, mostly in Elkhart County, although they are looking to expand their reach in fundraising to other areas and states. In November, Darin traveled back to Ethiopia for a meeting with the Bright Future organization and others involved in the program, the sixth time he has traveled to the country since he and Jolene first adopted Claire. “Every time I go back, I’m reenergized to do this,” he said.
Like many homes and business in Ethiopia, the Bright Future Academy is in a walled campus area that houses four classrooms, a cafeteria, a playground and office space.
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Natural Resolutions for the New Year
Outdoor LIVING
Story and photo by Dr. Carla Gull
The New Year is often a time to make resolutions. We all know that getting outside and connecting with nature is good for us. How might you include nature and the outdoors in your resolutions? Here are a few ideas. Get outside more. Log your hours outside, aiming for 60
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little word to guide our year. When we chose EXPLORE or GROW, we were outside often as we explored areas nearby and grew our own food. Other years we made inspiration collages in our nature journals, going through magazines for visuals. We wrapped up our collages by writing a few goals of things we might like to do outside, such as making a fort, going swimming at the lake, or climbing trees. As we enter the New Year, may you find meaningful ways to purposefully connect with our local nature.
Get to know your farmer. We live in a prime area for local meats, dairy, and vegetables. Grow your own garden or get to know those who grow your food.
Learn about wild edibles. Visit the Facebook group Eat Wild to connect with others in the Michiana area who eat what naturally grows nearby.
Take up an outdoor recreational sport, like running, mountain biking or cross-country skiing. You can do all of these at nearby Bonneyville Mill.
Feed the birds. Connecting with nature can be as simple as observing it out the front window.
Connect with others outside. Take a class through a nearby nature organization, meet a friend, join a club, or become an Indiana Master Naturalist.
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American Legion
Veteran Spotlight
by Guy Thompson
Robert Frederick Robert Frederick served in the US Army from March 1946 until September 1947, with the rank of Private First Class. Four days after being drafted, Frederick left the draftees army and was sworn into the regular army in Chicago, Illinois. He was then transferred to Camp Polk, Louisiana, near Leesville for Basic Infantry Training. After training he was transferred to Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver, Colorado, for Basic Medical Training. Following Basic Medical Training, he was transferred to Percy Jones Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, for Advanced Medical Training.
Memories of service: “With the medical training completed, I received a five-day leave and was to report to Chicago for my assignment. While in Chicago, I was offered a chance to leave the draftees army and join the regular army, which I did. I became a Private First Class,” Frederick said. He also received news that along with the rest of the group, he would not be stationed in California for very long, as expected. “Our final stop would be Yokohama, Japan,” he said. Three days later, they boarded a ship and began the trip. The first stop was Honolulu, Hawaii. “As we drew close to port in Honolulu, the officer in charge of our group informed us that each one of us would get a two-hour freetime pass to leave the ship and enjoy Honolulu,” Frederick said. “He informed us that the first one to be late would stop the whole program. He also promised not to reveal the name of that person until we were 10 miles offshore! We all arrived back at the ship promptly on time.” 14 inMiddlebury Magazine | JANUARY 2016
As they continued toward Japan, Frederick and the others got to experience a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity – they celebrated Thanksgiving dinner in 1946 on the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Honolulu and Yokohama. Arriving in Yokohama, Frederick was assigned to the 155 Station Hospital, a general hospital dealing with “whatever medical problem a person had.” The hospital also employed Japanese civilians. “I found the average Japanese citizen hated war as much as the average American did,” Frederick noted. When his tour was over, he was shipped back to Fort Lawton, Washington, near Seattle. “I was discharged, given a train ticket to Chicago, and money for a bus ticket from there to Bronson, Michigan, my home,” Frederick recalled.
After serving: He would marry Gretchen Franz of Middlebury in 1948 and they had five sons and three daughters. He was employed in Illinois with F.W. Woolworth for several years and in 1957 he and his family moved to Middlebury. He worked for General Telephone for 31 years and retired in 1988.
Robert (Keith) Frederick in 1946 (above), and more recently (right). Photos provided by family.
Forrest Flynn Sr. Forrest Flynn Sr. served in the U.S. Army from March 1942 through October 1945 with the 7th Armored Division, nicknamed “The Lucky Seventh.”
Then one of the Screaming Mimis was fired at them and the officer jumped into the hole, and into the water. “He never asked me to do another thing for him again,” Flynn said.
During his time in the U.S. Army, Flynn received the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, as well as the Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Bronze Star Medal.
As the 7th Armored Division advanced into Germany toward the end of the war, Flynn recalls seeing German airplanes “all gassed up and ready to take off. But they said they were out of gas.” The reason – they didn’t want to fly anymore.
He served in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany during World War II before being discharged in 1945 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The 7th Armored Division was part of the Omaha and Utah beach landings in August 1944. The 7th Armored Division reportedly took the brunt of the German drive during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
At one point, the Germans were told that the Allies would “send a thousand planes” if they didn’t give up. Flynn saw the mass of 1,000 planes flying in the German skies. “I saw these planes coming in and over where we were at,” he said. “It was a nice day and then there was this big roaring sound with the planes coming over us.”
Memories of Service:
Service after WWII:
Flynn recalls waiting in the Netherlands to move out and the “Screaming Mimis.” “You’d know what they were if you ever heard one,” he said. “It sounded like an air raid siren. And then it would start popping around.” The Screaming Mimi was a type of German mortar round that made a shrill sound through the air before exploding, sending shrapnel through the area.
Flynn worked in the Middlebury community building trailers at Jayco, and was a Red Iron Worker on the Mackinaw Bridge. He also helped build the Indiana Toll Road. Flynn received a Quilt of Honor, shown below, in September 2014.
“I was digging a foxhole and water was seeping in,” Flynn said. “The commanding officer told me to dig it deep and big enough for both of us.” The hole got so deep that Flynn said he needed help getting out of it.
WWII Army Veteran Forrest Flynn, seated, recently received this Quilt of Honor for his service. With Flynn are daughters Mary Robbins, left and Kathy Watwood. Photo by Guy Thompson.
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Ellen Augustine, second from right, accepts flowers and plenty of applause following the recent production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."
Her life is a stage! by Guy Thompson
It’s a half hour before curtain and the cast for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has been herded into the choir room at Northridge High School. Ellen Augustine (“Augie” to her students) has them together to go over some notes before the final of two performances this weekend. A few things to watch. An issue with a couple of lines being too loud. Mostly small stuff. The actors, from elementary students through adults, listen. Chime in when needed. There’s nervous laughter. A couple of hours later and the play is done. Another success, judging from the laughter throughout the show. Augustine is called up to receive flowers from the cast and applause from the audience. It’s hard to imagine anyone else standing up there. Or being at the control desk during the show. Or leading rehearsal after rehearsal. Augustine has been there since 1979 when she transferred from West Noble to Northridge High School. “When I moved to Northridge, being the theater director was one of the conditions,” she said. “They said it was part of the job and did I want to take it over. I said sure.”
Augustine asked the former director to stay on to direct at least one play and one musical with her. And at that time, it was only one per year. Growing up, Augustine’s family was musically inclined. Everybody sang. She also enjoyed English in school, especially the writing. She went to Ball State and majored in English and music. “You don’t put English and music together,” she advised. “While you have a 700-page novel to read in English, they also tell you to practice two hours each day per music class.” With three music classes, that added up fast. But she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree and later went on to get a Master’s degree, also from Ball State. She is currently working toward a PhD from Ball State. Although she says she’s lost count, a safe estimate is that Augustine has directed close to 60 productions. This year alone, she just completed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and rehearsals are well under way for Shrek the Musical, which will hit the high school stage January 22 and 23. Work has also begun on the middle school spring play. “I keep picking harder musicals and productions,” she admitted. “I’m more comfortable doing them now. I don’t have to wonder if we’ll pull them off. I just have to figure out how we’ll pull them off.” Shrek, for instance, has 45 in the cast, which doesn’t include pit orchestra, techs or backstage personnel. That’s a lot of managing. On her “to do” list is Mary Poppins and Peter Pan. Both, though, require hiring a special company from Las Vegas to install and operate a flying machine. At a cost of $15,000. The theater productions are self-funded, which means the money would need to come from sponsors and fundraising. “But it’ll happen before I leave,” she said. JANUARY 2016 | inMiddlebury
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Augustine is at home on the stage, even though she admits she has virtually no stage experience herself. The only exception was a single song in 8th grade. “That was the extent of my acting career,” she said. It’s long, hard work, well after school has ended each day. And each production has plenty to worry about, from an actor not learning his music to problems with sets falling apart or props not doing what they were meant to do, such as a coffee mug in the first production she did, The Odd Couple. It was supposed to burst into pieces when it hit a door. Instead, it went through the door. “They were quick enough to recover,” she recalled. Another play saw most of the cast not fully knowing their lines, which led to a lot of improvisation on stage each night. “But when the set fell apart one night, they acted like it was supposed to happen,” she said. It was actually one of her favorite productions, she admitted. “I usually don’t sit down during the productions,” she stated. “I’m usually pacing.” For the mistakes, sets falling apart and missed lines, there are plenty more – many more – times when it goes right. It’s the times when the stage disappears and the actors become the characters and impact the audience that stand out. The Diary of Anne Frank remains one of her favorite productions done at the school. Augustine combined three different scripts to
It's almost showtime as Director Ellen Augustine and Co-Director Nicole Deckert go over some last minute notes.
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create the show. “The ending had such an impact,” she said. “I held the lights off to allow the audience to recover. It was very somber.” It also stays with the students. She noted students who graduated years before, now through college and working professionally in their field, but are still doing theater when they can. This past November two former students, Nicole Deckert and Gary Cripe, took on roles at the school. “What draws me is working with the kids outside the academic arena,” Augustine said. “I see hidden talents you wouldn’t see in the classroom. They get outside of the box.” They gain confidence in a different way, she added. “You watch them develop into someone they’re not,” she said. It’s a challenge to get students to do something like this, but “it’s rewarding when they get it.” “It’s a ton of work,” she continued. “In the end, it’s worth it. You watch the whole thing unfold.” And, come January 22 and 23, she’ll be pacing around as her actors take to the stage. “On production nights, you see something that happens on stage that you never saw in rehearsals. When that audience is in front of them, it happens. That’s the cool part,” she said.
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“When you do something you love, your life is fulfilled. I have never not wanted to come to work.”
Position: Superintendent at Middlebury Community Schools. Hometown: Warsaw, Indiana. University: Ball State, Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.‑ Employment: Taught for four years between Indianapolis schools, Perry Township, and Leesburg. Coached girls basketball at Southport High School in Perry Township, winning the 1980 Girls State Championship. She moved to Middlebury to get married and, after working for two years at Coachmen, was asked to coach at Heritage, where she taught for 12 years. She also coached track and other sports. In 1994, she went to York Elementary as the principal and in 2006 moved to the Administration Office as director of curriculum and assistant superintendent. In 2012, she was hired as the Middlebury Community Schools Superintendent.
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Thoughts on her job: “I never thought I’d be in this office. I always wanted to be a teacher. It was all I ever wanted to do.” “As a principal, it was even more evident – I could use my teaching ability to help parents work with their own kids.” As superintendent, Allen enjoys “being able to do something about things that are unfair. In this position, I can understand what is going on and find a way to make it fair. People don’t always realize how important fairness is to kids.” Allen attends a lot of school activities on her own time. “I love the involvement with all of the activities the kids are in. I love watching them, knowing how hard they worked. I really appreciate the work they have put into it.” “When you do something you love, your life is fulfilled. I have never not wanted to come to work.”
Someone you should know in Middlebury is a new column we plan to have every month to introduce you to people we think you should know. These are people who work with the public, but many of you may never get to actually meet them in person. Future people will include school and town board members, department superintendents, and others that play an important part in making Middlebury a wonderful place to live. Have someone in mind that you think we should know? Drop us a line at info@inmiddlebury.com.
Jane Allen, recently received the Optimist of the Year Award and President’s Citation Award from the Middlebury Breakfast Optimist Club. Mrs. Allen has been a member of the club for 21 years. She exemplifies the Optimist spirit by giving of her time and talents to support and recognize the youth of Middlebury. The President’s Citation is bestowed upon an individual who has demonstrated an exceptional dedication, care, and love of the Club, and Club Members.
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All Decked Out for Christmas
“The people in the community are very understanding and supportive.”
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Hometown: Elkhart, Indiana. Currently lives in White Pigeon, Michigan. University: Indiana University – Master’s degree in Environmental Science. Employment: Stormwater Manager and Regulatory Affairs Director for the City of Elkhart Public Works Department. Current duties: Manage the dayto-day operations of the Town of Middlebury and the five departments that serve residents: Parks, Wastewater, Water, Public Works, and Police.
Bill and Sandi Miller’s yard is all lit up for Christmas as it has been for 20 years now. Each display was hand built by Bill, who bends ¼-inch metal rods into shape and attaches all of the lights. The display started when Sandy’s parents gave her $50 for her 50th birthday and they bought a Santa and Mrs. Claus display. Work begins in October to set up all of the displays outside so that they can turn on the lights at Thanksgiving. The display can be seen at the corner of CR 10 and CR 37 northwest of Middlebury. Below, a toy train makes its way around one of 21 Christmas trees that decorate the home of Bill and Sandi Miller. This display alone took a week to set up. The Millers begin setting up in October in order to have everything ready to light up on Thanksgiving when the family is there.
Thoughts on his job: “The people in the community are very understanding and supportive. They are great volunteers, too. When there is something that needs to get done, it’s not too hard to find support to get something done.” And, if he wasn’t the Middlebury Town Manager, “I’d like to be a fishing guide.” JANUARY 2016 | inMiddlebury
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Raider Motor Sports Builds Urban Concept Car Raider Motor Sports (RMS) and its three teams, Prototype Gasoline, Prototype Diesel, and Urban Concept, are all focusing on achieving the best fuel mileage across each of their respective categories.
The team has been working on designing and 3D modeling the car, along with all its parts. The main goal is to include all the needed parts and still be lightweight. Even though the car is larger overall, the team still wants it to be as small as possible to create less strain for the engine.
All three teams are currently in the design phase of the project with the deadline for initial design due soon.
All three vehicles are completely funded by local companies sponsoring the project or a specific team, and the team is looking for additional sponsors. Sponsors will receive recognition on RMS’ social media outlets as well as their logo on the car and on the team t-shirt. Area businesses and individuals interested in donating money, services, or spare parts for the team to use can contact Mr. Hembree at hembreek@mcsink12.org or 574-822-5353.
Of the three cars, the one with the most constraints is the Urban Concept car. The Urban Concept car’s main goal is to achieve the best gas mileage, like the other cars, but the Urban Concept car has many other specifications that it has to meet. This vehicle is generally bigger than the other two and uses a gasoline engine. The Urban Concept car is supposed to more accurately simulate productionstyle passenger cars. An Urban Concept car is required to incorporate different items that the prototype vehicles do not. Some of these items include turn signals, headlights, windshield wipers, and a luggage storage area. This is the first year that Raider Motor Sports is building an Urban Concept car.
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NHS ATHLETICS Photos by Russ Draper Northridge Diver, junior Rylee Dahlman, competes in a recent meet at the Northridge High School Natatorium.
Northridge Raiders 200 IM team (L to R) Lauren Miller, Sydney Boyer, August Hartzell, and Melissa Bailey get ready to hit the pool in Tri-Meet competition vs Goshen and Plymouth.
Northridge Varsity Basketball ready for introductions, (30) Kurtis Hochstetler, (50) Christian Bach, (10) Connor Utley, (32) Luke Morrison, and (34) Andrew Kennedy.
Raider’s (20) Brooke McKinley drives to the basket in a recent contest versus Fort Wayne Snider.
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Heritage Intermediate School
Heritage Intermediate School students presented “Swing and Sway” for their Christmas program at the Northridge High School auditorium. Students also provided the rhythm for some of the songs throughout the performance for friends and family to start off the holiday season.
Middlebury Elementary
Middlebury Elementary School was full of the holiday spirit during the 2nd grade’s Christmas program, “Pete the Cat Saves Christmas,” which included music provided by the students on xylophones.
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York Elementary
Run the Halls Club
Kids full of energy but it’s too cold outside? We have that figured out at York Elementary with “Run the Halls” Club. Twice a week the 2nd and 3rd graders get to stay after school & run the halls for twenty minutes. This has proven to help with all of their built up energy, but is also a great way to exercise in a fun way! I mean, who wouldn’t want to run through their school? All of the children get a weekly charm for participation, and additional charms for every three miles they run. At this point, the kids have run over 542 miles! We encourage them to make goals and cheer each other on as they achieve those goals. Everyone is having a great time. We can’t wait to find out our total miles ran! We’re looking forward of having another session of “Run the Halls” in the spring. Good Job Kids!
PTO Auction and Carnival Our annual York PTO Auction/Carnival is coming up on February 6 with the carnival starting at 9:30 am and the auction starting at 10:00 am. This fantastic event is not only for York families, but is open to the public and is a lot of fun for both young and old alike. We will have games for the kids with live and silent auctions for the adults. Food is always available for purchase, and the money that is raised is put to good use for things such as teacher support and large playground projects. Each classroom will make and put together projects and baskets for the auction with the input and help of all of the children. If anyone has anything to donate, or knows someone who does, please call Lori Tabor at 317-371-2771 or John Stephens at 574-238-2087.
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A retirement open house was held for outgoing Jefferson Elementary Librarian Sandra Hostetler, left, who was joined by Pam Grevengoed, who will take over duties at the school’s media center after Christmas Break. Hostetler has been at Jefferson Elementary for 15 years. “I love to read to the kids and instill a love of reading in them,” Hostetler said.
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