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Celebrating Life in Middlebury, Indiana

September 2019

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Table of Contents

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American Legion Riders, 6 Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury, 7 Outdoor Living, 8 Fall Equinox Celebration Middlebury Parks Department, 9 Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-In, 10

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Shout, 23 Give a shout of gratitude

Scholar Athlete, 12 Jade Kauffman

Northridge Athletes, 24-25

3rd Annual Wedgestock, 14

Middlebury Chamber of Commerce, 26

Middlebury Fall Festival, 15-18 Schedule Middlebury Summerfest , 20-22

Contributors: Publisher:

William Connelly

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Local Business Directory, 28 Coupons, 29-30

September’s Cover: From left to right: Madison Weldy, Nicole Siler, Gage Ornduff, Caleb Norris, Payton Gunden, & Liberty Meyer marching in the Middlebury Summer Festival Parade.

Editor:

Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher

ADVERTISING: Scott Faust

GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Cori Vilardo

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dr. Carla Gull, Chlöe Thompson and Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS:

Russ Draper, Gloria Salavarria, Carrie Norris, Julie Maas, Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher, and Wedgewood Brewing

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Community Calendar September 3 Chamber Chat Coffee at 8:30 a.m. RSVP appreciated. 574-825-4300 Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, 201 S. Main Street, Middlebury.

12 Essenhaus-Hooley Classic Car Auction

See page 2 for details.

13-14 Middlebury Fall Festival

See pages 15-18 for details.

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Flashback Friday - Movie in the Park Bring a blanket or chair to Essenhaus at 8:00 p.m. and watch “Sing” before the fireworks. Free.

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Chamber Chat

20 Middlebury Hometown Happenings

Feathered Friends, family-friendly nature-related

activities, including two options of bird feeders,

bird hiking and a nature-themed scavenger hunt; Riverbend Park, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Free.

21 Scan-A-Thon

Middlebury Historical Museum, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Bring Middlebury area photos (people, places and

things) to be scanned to populate a searchable

database. Free.

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Reading Invasion Middlebury Library south lawn, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Bring a book or ereader, chair or blanket and invade the library lawn to read. Free.

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Chamber Chat

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Northridge LaCrosse Parent Info Meeting See page 25 for details.

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Editor’s Note I love the summertime and the abundance of activities that are available in Middlebury throughout it. In this issue enjoy some articles and fun photos of our community participating in just a few of them. If you missed the summer festival or Wedgestock, don’t fret, we still have a few more fun days ahead with Riverfest, the fall festival, the Pumpkin Race and more before the colder weather hits us. Just keep your eyes on our calendar page as well as fliers around town.

Good luck to all the students, teachers and parents as we start off another fantastic school year!

-Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher

Weekly Mon: Table Games, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m.

Tues: Euchre, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m.

WED: Middlebury Exchange Club, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m.

Fri: Optimist Club Breakfast, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m.

Monthly American Legion Dinners 5 -7 p.m., Public welcome 1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Grilled Smoked Pork Chops

by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: Jumbo Tenderloin with waffle fries &

cheese and dessert 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

Milestones

Birthday Wishes 9/2 Allie Wiesman, 18

Happy Big 18th!!

9/15 Lyman (Woody) Wood, 90 9/20 Tracy Wogoman 9/20 Cara Ganser Cook 9/20 Zahylen Miller, 2

Happy Bir thday Zahy len!

y iversar nn A \ 50th Happy ita d Bon Mel &am

Anniversary Wishes 9/2 Jason & Tracy Wogoman, 19 years 9/21 Mel & Bonita Miller, 50 years

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The American Legion Riders (ALR) Post 210, Middlebury The American Legion Riders (ALR) is an organization within the American Legion. They are Legionnaires who ride motorcycles. Each ALR chapter is sponsored by an American Legion Post. The ALR is the fastest growing part of the American Legion has had a great effect on Legion membership.

A person can be a member of the ALR if they are a member of the American Legion, Sons of the American Legion (SAL), or American Legion Auxiliary. They commonly refer to this as their Post family. So if you’re not a veteran, don’t think you can’t join the ALR. If you have a relative who served, such as a parent or grandparent, then there’s a chance you may still qualify to join the Legion family. Check with the Middlebury American Legion and learn more – they love signing up new members.

What does the ALR do? Well, they ride for active military and veteran causes and do great things for their community and youth. They raise funds for all kinds of causes such as youth scholarship funds, veteran’s assistance funds, food pantries, homeless transition programs, and active military and veteran therapy programs. The list is huge and ALR members keep finding great things to support and promote. If it helps veterans, they’re usually there to offer support.

Members also take part in motorcycle escorts and honors for fallen veterans as well as Patriot Guard missions. Most of the ALR members served in the military or have lived within the military family unit – Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. They know the cost and it’s important to remember the warriors and families who paid the ultimate price. The ALR also supports those who came home wounded with scars seen and unseen. They do their best to offer a network of support to those who are among us still fighting the battle in their minds.

The new face of the Legion are veterans from more recent wars and they aren’t in the shadows, they are involved, engaged and ready to be involved. They have a home now away from home, where they can hang with their own and get through those moments that flashback to them and feel a part of something.

Any veteran or eligible family member who is looking for somewhere to call home is asked to give Middlebury American Legion Post 210 a try and come to a few meetings. If you like to ride and own a motorcycle, the American Legion Riders are involved and regularly meet to go for rides, sometimes for fun but more importantly to help other servicemen and veterans and local charities.

The American Legion Riders Mark L. Wilt Post 210 103 York Drive, Middlebury, IN 46540 Phone: (574) 825-5121 Fax: (574) 825-0021

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of Middlebury Did you know that nine out of 10 people who participate in art programs report meeting new people and making new friends through their arts experiences, helping to reduce social isolation[1], or that teens who participate in the arts are 40 percent more likely to have friends from a different racial group[2]? Did you know that those who participate in cultural activities such as the arts are 50 percent more likely to be involved in other (non-arts) community activities and are more than twice as likely to volunteer[3]?

It is for these reasons and more that the Middlebury Arts Council and the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury have partnered up to provide quality fine arts programming, at no extra cost, to families whose children are members of the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury. This fall, five local artists will be working with club members to experience a different form of art every day of the week.

Dave Kempher of the Elkhart Civic Theater will be teaching an improvisation class on Mondays. This is a drop-in program that uses role-play games to teach kids how to think on their feet while playing a character on stage. Kempher will also be running a teen cosplay

(costume plus play) program. In this program teens will have an opportunity to learn from experts in theater about stage/special effect makeup, hair/wig styling, and costuming. This program will be just in time for Halloween!

On Tuesdays, Michele Miller will be leading club members into the exploration of colors. Club members will learn several techniques that create incredible color combinations in unpredictable patterns. The possibilities of different effects are endless!

Using nature and the seasons for inspiration, Carrie Beachey will work with club members using different types of mediums to create two-dimensional art.

This Wednesday program will include still life/nature study, watercolor painting, soft pastels, and form drawing.

Desiree Beauchamp-Boucher will be working with club members on Thursdays to create unique threedimensional art using found objects in her Makers Space program.

On Fridays, Jean Carter will be at the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury, working with club members to create mixed media and wearable art.

This winter the club will introduce music and public art to its fine arts program.

Any family who would like more information about becoming members of the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury is invited to come by the club, currently located inside Crystal Valley Missionary Church at 233 US 20 in Middlebury.

[1] Matarasso, F. (1997). Use or Ornament? The social impact of participation in the Arts [Electronic version]. Comedia. Retrieved 16 February 2018 from http://www.culturenet.cz/res/ data/004/000571.pdf [2] Catterall, J., Demais, S., HampdenThompson, G. (2012). The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies (Research Report #55) [Electronic version]. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 16 February 2018 from https://www.arts. gov/file/2684 [3] National Endowment for the Arts.

(2007). The Arts and Civic Engagement: Involved in Arts, Involved in Life [Electronic version]. Retrieved 16 February 2018 from https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/ files/CivicEngagement.pdf

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OUTDOOR LIVING

Fall Equinox Celebration Are you ready for fall? Cooler evenings, fewer insects, and changing colors make fall a fun time to be outside. Celebrate the passing of the season with a fall equinox celebration near September 22! Here are some ideas for fall fun: •

Go apple picking.

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Visit a pumpkin patch.

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Have a fall harvest party.

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Visit the farmer’s market.

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Drink fresh pressed cider from Miller’s Cider Mill.

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Make a fall harvest meal, with corn, squash, zucchini, pumpkin, and more.

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Decorate for fall with natural items.

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Host a bonfire.

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Read a book about fall.

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Take a fall hike.

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Enjoy fall wild edibles, like pawpaw, persimmons, or autumn olive.

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Visit Middlebury’s Fall Festival September 13 and 14.

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Check out the new mural at the Pumpkinvine Cyclery.

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Fill your house with the aroma of fall baking.

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Make a fall garland with leaves and sweetgum balls.

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Visit a sunflower field.

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Make a leaf man, woman, or creature.

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Look for migratory birds.

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Watch the full moon.

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Make a corn bin for sensory exploration.

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Visit the fall décor downtown.

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Find a fall photo backdrop.

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Try fall inspired Minute to Win It games.

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Go on a bird hike.

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Participate in a fall scavenger hunt.

We really enjoyed reading By the Light of the Harvest Moon

by Harriet Ziefert, available at the Middlebury Library. In the book, leaf people emerge after dark and have a fall party! The leaf children bob for apples, weave leaves, string popcorn necklaces, stack pumpkins, and eat pie! We might spend the evening outside, watching the bats come out at dusk, looking for frogs, and enjoying the sunset. With darkness starting earlier, it is also fun to play with flashlights in the dark as well.

No matter our age or our circumstances, we can find a simple way to observe the changes of the season.

Dr. Carla Gull blogs at www.insideoutsidemichiana.com.

She is often seen with her four tag-along explorers in the greater Michiana area.

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Save the Dates for Events in the Parks September 20

arks

Feathered Friends in Riverbend Park

epartment

October 18

What’s Happening in the Parks

Hometown Harvest

October 19

from your Middlebury Park Board

Invasive Species: Education and Action

November 8

Friday Night Tee Time

November 9

Mini-Golf @ the Library

The Wesdorp family planting the spring Ribbon with a Cause in memory of Judi Wesdorp.

And the Survey Says. . .

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey and/or public meetings to gather information for our 2020 Five-Year Master Plan. The master plan will be released this winter, but here are some preliminary takeaways: Most people learn about park events and facilities from inMiddlebury, word of mouth, or the Town Facebook page. Ninety-four percent of respondents said parks and trails were important, very important, or extremely important. The two most requested improvements were winter activities and music in the parks.

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Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-in

Written by Chlöe Thompson

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Summers in Middlebury are filled with fun events for the community to enjoy, one such being the Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-in. This family-friendly event takes place every Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until dusk during the months of May through September. Crystal Swieter proudly shared some of the details about this yearly tradition as the events manager at Essenhaus.

The Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-in was started in 2006

by Joel Miller, director of operations at the Essenhaus.

A conversation in the breakroom between Joel and a coworker, Steve Payne, about classic cars sparked the interest to have a cruise-in. The first car show had only 23 classic cars present. Since then this number has increased to about 200-400 cars every Thursday, depending on the evening’s entertainment and weather.

This classic car show also brings in a large amount of guests. Two people usually drive each car in, which means between owners and viewers there can be anywhere between 400 to 1,000 guests that attend each show.

Many of the car owners that visit the event travel quite a distance, some coming from Sturgis and Michigan City. There are even guests that drive three hours once a month to show off their classic cars.

Crystal Swieter expressed that it would be nearly impossible to decide what the most rare car present had ever been in her three years at the Essenhaus. However, she did tell the magazine that there was once a bananashaped car created by Steve Braithwaite that visited from Kalamazoo, Mich. She also said that the cruise-in is a very family-friendly event as well as community organized.

The enjoyment of the show is kept pure for enthusiasts by not adding the pressure or distraction of awards, rather each car is appreciated for the beautiful creation that it is.

The event also has a classic car auction once a year in the parking lot between Heritage Hall and the mini-golf course. Essenhaus will host its third classic car auction this year on September 12.

For car lovers and anyone looking for something that’s totally free and fun to do on a Thursday summer night in Middlebury, come out to the Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-in. Come for the ice cream, come for the family, come for an evening filled with beautiful classic cars from years past.

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The Scholar Athlete

Mentoring Spirit, Mind, Body Photo by Russ Draper

Jade Kauffman

Jade is a junior at Northridge High School and the daughter of Darla and Kent Kauffman. She has participated in basketball in the past and is now on the Varsity Lacrosse team.

In addition to these sports Jade is a percussionist in marching band and symphonic band and a member of the German National Honor Society. She also enjoys spending time with her teammates and getting to know them better. She is really a fan of most sports and considers herself pretty competitive. She says, “Marching band is different because the group is much larger, but it’s still a very competitive activity. We put in a lot of time and hard work over four months to present a great show.”

Jade is active with the youth group at Community Church of Waterford and attends church at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Goshen.

After high school she plans to go on to college to hopefully study bio-medical engineering.

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3rd Annual Wedgestock

Written by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher Photos by Wedgewood Brewing

This year Wedgewood Brewing Company held its 3rd Annual Wedgestock beer, cider, music, food and arts event.

Wedgewood is a local brewing company that was founded in 2016 by father and son team Chris and Cody Higgins. Since opening on Main Street they have become so popular that they had to move their actual brewing location down the road a bit in order to accommodate their guests with more seating areas, even still it is often filled to the brim much like their beer glasses. Wedgestock drew in over 2,000 people this year, which is more than double those in attendance from previous years. People traveled from out of town as well as out of state to this event and Middlebury is thankful for events like this that put our little town on the map and draw in visitors.

The event featured four live bands that blew the audience away with their talent. The Bums from Nashville, Tenn., kicked off the music show on stage and were followed by The Million Reasons from Chicago, Ill., Tumbleweed Jumpers from Goshen, and headliners Litz from Baltimore, Md. If you missed the event this year be sure to mark your calendars for the summer of 2020.

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The arrival of September means the fall festival is just around the corner. This year’s Middlebury Fall Festival will be held September 13 and 14 in the downtown parks.

The parks will be filled with artisans and crafters with a wide variety of pieces for sale. Food vendors will be on site as well. Friday the Northridge/Dance team will perform in the East Park at the basketball courts. Later Friday evening will feature a wonderful fireworks show on the grounds of the Essenhaus Inn campus. New kid’s zone on Saturday along with many other great activities.

There will be musical entertainment throughout the weekend, offering a delightful backdrop for the sights and activities. All downtown shops will be open extended hours during the festival for shopping convenience.

Further details and updates about the festival can be found on Facebook by searching for Middlebury Fall Festival. inMiddlebury Magazine | September 2019 15

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Friday, September 13 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Concessions, Vendor Booths

Food, Arts, Crafts, Demo, & Commerial

Memorial Park 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wood Carvers Demonstration Memorial Park/Large Pavilion

Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Beacon Medical Group Free Health Checks Memorial Park

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Northridge/Dance Team East Park/Basketball Court

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Rusty Nail Crossing Entertainment Tent

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Saturday, September 14 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sausage Gravy & Biscuits Breakfast Fire Station Sponsored by Middlebury Fire Dept.

Fundraiser for community non-profit organizations.

Cost of breakfast – Donation Concessions, Vendor Booths Food, Arts, Crafts, Demo, & Commerial

Memorial Park/East Park

Middlebury Garden Club and Friends of the Middlebury Parks Plant and Bulb Exchange East Park Pavilion 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Face Painting Northridge High School Theater Troupe - Donations Memorial Park by gazebo 10:00 a.m. – Noon

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wood Carvers Demonstration Memorial Park/Large Pavilion

Free Kid’s Zone Crossroads Community Church East Park 10:30 a.m.

Cornhole Tournament Registration East Park/Basketball Courts *Pre-register - Link below 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. McClane & Company Entertainment Tent 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Imaginarium/Life-Size Puppets East Park Noon Cornhole Tournament East Park/Basketball Courts 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Kid’s Zone Water Slide, Human Hamster Ball & Rock Climbing Wall East Park 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Heartland Country Cloggers Entertainment Tent 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lonesome Meadow Band Entertainment Tent This information was correct as of 8-14-2019.

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Copper Sponsors 41 Degrees North Bill’s Collision Service Caribbean Auto Spa Chupp’s Herbs Clayton Middlebury Craig Yoder, DDS, PC Cripe, Stephens & Stickel Opto Edward Jones Fay Schwartz, Attorney at Law First Federal Savings First State Insurance Edward Jones Bill Clark, Aaron Scholl, Steve Herbster, Eric Stults

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Written by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher Middlebury’s summer festival which began in 1968 was held the weekend of August 9 this year. Somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 people came to the festival over the two days that it was happening downtown. If you were among those people, or have attended in years past, then you know what a fun time it is for families, friends and neighbors to come together and enjoy some good food and great music. The event has activities for people of all ages.

From the live music under the tent to the cornhole competition and the bounce house to face painting for children. When down in the parks enjoying this event, one is reminded of the pleasant joys of living in a small town as everyone seems to know each other and many laughs and waves are shared between them. It is common to see teens gathering in a safe place to socialize under the pavilion

as well as children running around with their faces lit up both by their creative paint jobs and the joy of the festivities.

Every year the festival hosts our biggest parade of the year as over 70 businesses and organizations participate in the walk down Main Street on Saturday afternoon. This year I had the pleasure of being in the parade for the first time myself and was amazed by the hard work and organization that had to go into it from those in charge in order to ensure everything ran smoothly. We were fortunate to find breezy, warm weather awaiting us throughout the parade as well as the rest of the festival.

“Most Creative”; and The Judges Choice award was given to Ace Hardware.

With 42 vendors there is much more than just food and music at the summer festival. There are also clothing boutiques, original artwork by local residents, oils, makeup, home décor, and more. Certainly something for everyone.

However if you missed this year’s summer festival you’re in luck because the fall festival, which hosts even more vendors, is just around the corner, the weekend of September 13, 2019.

While many of us attend the festival for the funnel cakes, other tasty treats and meats, the music or the parade, most of us find the thing we enjoy most is simply the fellowship and sense of community. You will find people of all ages enjoying the music under the tent as well as dancing in front of the stage to their favorite songs. Many just come down and grab a bite and leave but there are also quite a few who come down and make a day of it, walking around or just finding a shady nook to chat and watch as people pass by.

This year the honor of the parade’s Grand Marshals was given to Nancy and Rex Gleim and they did the job wonderfully. The winners of the parade floats and displays were as follows: Riverfest for the category of “Organizational”; CK Dance Team for “Color Guard”; Hoosier Taekwondo for “Commercial”; The Puppet Parade for “Non-Categorical”; Fred Schrock in the “Classic Car” category; the Lions Club for inMiddlebury Magazine | September 2019 21

Welcome to our SHOUT page!

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 Shout out to Miss Cheryl in the Learning Center at the Boys and Girls Club for keeping the kids active and engaged while allowing them to find new interests simply by trying something new!

-Monica Cummings

As we begin this new school year, we are thankful for Mrs. Bailey in the Northridge Middle School Blended Learning Lab. The guidance that she offered our family over the last three years was exactly what we needed as our kids made a transition from homeschool to traditional school. She offered us assistance when we felt like we need extra support, while providing us with choices to continue educating our children in a way that best fit our family’s needs. Thank you Mrs. Bailey for always being just an email away and helping us reach our goals!

- The Beachey Family

Thank you, Al Miller, for being such an incredible volunteer at LoveWay. We genuinely appreciate your servant’s heart.

-Katie Price

I am so thankful for our community for hiring LOCAL artists to make our community an even more beautiful place.

Linda Pieri for all the art at Krider Park, Merlin Miller for all the quilt patterns, Carrie Beachey for the new mural at Pumpkinvine Cyclery, Desirée and Marcus for the Imaginarium and the great masks in the parade. Makes me proud of our community!

-Char Swoveland A super THANK YOU to Rosealene Long and all of the “mature” members and volunteers of Crystal Valley Kiwanis for working so diligently all week at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. They kept the building neat and tidy, were friendly visitors with those who came and went. You are appreciated!

- Darla Kauffman Huge shout out to all the band parents that have helped the Northridge Raider Band by feeding our students, donating food, and helping to hem marching band pants. Your generosity and time is greatly appreciated!

-A thankful band parent

Thank you to Hawkins Water Tech Inc. in Middlebury for your continuous support and generosity to LoveWay Inc. -Katie Price

Thank you to Kim Clarke and Darla Kauffman for all they do to promote community in our awesome little town! They’ve planned and organized so many wonderful events through the Middlebury Then and Now Committee.

It’s great to see families and friends gathering to have fun, to enjoy being together, and to simply celebrate what living in a small town can be. Thanks Darla and Kim, for your efforts in providing community events!

-Marla Krider

Shout out to Miss Casey of CK Dance Company for working so hard with ALL of the kids that come through her doors, big or small, new or experienced. You help keep the kids excited about dance and movement in general and are awesome at what you do!

-Monica Cummings

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Welcome New Members Souper Brew in Middlebury

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October 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the Greencroft Community Building

Registration is required by calling 574-825-0020 Lunch is $13.00

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.

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