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the trails systems. Now into spring and with summer weather approaching, the trail systems will also be able to show how these natural features change across the seasons.

These features will then be imbedded in a map in the smartphone app being developed by Goshen College. As individuals walk the trails, they will be alerted to the different features on the app. They will also be told the various senses surrounding the feature, such as sound, smell, visual or touch. For example, if a portion of the trail has a particular bird that can be heard, there could be a link in the app to the bird’s call so the individual can then listen for that bird. Links to other interpretive material, such as what the feature is and why it’s important, will

also be featured in the app.

The city also wanted water to feature prominently along the sensory trail, so a portion of the trail runs along Rock Run Creek. One of the parks along The city of Goshen is starting development on a the trail, Kauffman Park, will also be able to provide new sensory trail through Oakridge Cemetery, encoma full range of sensory options. Another goal is to inpassing the MapleHeart and Millrace trails, leading clude music as a feature in the app. through multiple parks and eventually joining PumpWork with ADEC’s certified music and recrekinvine Trail. ational therapists have helped to develop and enTheresa Sailor with the city of Goshen had heard hance the sensory experience on the trails. In the about an app in a New York park that would play mupartnership with ADEC, Sawatsky-Kingsley hopes sic while walking a part of the trail and the idea proto work with the therapists to “identify music that gressed from there. She then spotted a new state and would be calming or enhancing for their clientele,” he federal grant opportunity through the Community stated.

Connections for People with Disabilities grant proAccording to Donna Belusar, ADEC president gram. Goshen was awarded $155,322 for the sensory and CEO, “This project with the trail through the grant, with city of Goshen showcases our comfunds being used in the partmonalities, not our differences, and nership with ADEC on how our shared love of nature. That to best include individuals makes a city a place people want to with disabilities as well as live in or visit. That is a win-win for work with Goshen College on all of us.” developing a smartphone app Web cams will also be put for the trail. along portions of the trail so that According to Aaron those who are unable to physically Sawatsky-Kingsley, director get out onto the trail can still enjoy of the department of envithe natural features and feel conronmental resilience and city nected with nature and the city of forester, the goal of the senGoshen. sory trail is to “draw people The sensory trail app will be out into these spaces.” In the used to help individuals use their partnership with ADEC, they full array of senses along the trail. will be able to better include While technology and nature do not people with disabilities and always go hand in hand, Sawatskymake the trail more accesKingsley emphasized, that apps sible for all so everyone can such as these can help people experience the health and “more fully appreciate the world we beauty of nature.

Beginning this winter, (1+$1&,1* 7+( 6(16(6 ³ Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, director of the department of envi- are living in.”

Belusar added, “What the senan intern with the city has ronmental resilience and city forester, looks down on Rock Run Creek toward the beginning of the been methodically walking new sensory trail being developed. The creek can be found by Oakridge Cemetery and Oakridge sory trail project accomplishes is a the trails and cataloging Park, where the trail will begin. Water is used prominently along the trail as it has the ability to ac- beautiful and successful blending of nature and technology.” the natural features along centuate a wide array of senses. Photo by Nicholette Carlson.

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%\ /$85,( /(&+/,71(5 6WDII :ULWHU This coming September marks 20 years Krista Daniels, Goshen, has been the interpretive naturalist for Elkhart County Parks. “I’ve always loved teaching people and working with animals. This allows me to combine the two.”

When she was a kid, Daniels wanted to be a veterinarian. “I enrolled at Goshen College as a pre-vet major. Some opportunities came up for me at the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center in Noble County and I fell in love with environmental education. In that vocation I could work with school kids and animals. It was a perfect match.”

When she learned the present naturalist was stepping down from her job with Elkhart County Parks, she put in her resume. “It was one of the best decisions I ever made.”

A typical day for the month of May begins with Daniels checking in at her office at Ox Bow Park. “I might grab some supplies and head out to meet a school group at Bonneyville Mill.

Perhaps it’s some second graders studying insects. My job is filled with variety and unpredictability. I think that’s why I love it so much.”

Some days are spent in the classroom with students. “We might touch on several areas of nature. I might bring the stuffed barred owl from our educational collection. That way students can see what these magnificent birds really look like.”

Daniels sees her job as very important and fulfilling. “I love helping young people understand the natural world around them. They are part of that world and need to know that.”

She loves answering questions and seeing excitement on the faces of the students when they are out in the woods. “Curiosity breeds excitement. I’ll often look out and see one student in particular understand something for the first time. They see it and connect the dots. That’s what we call an ‘aha moment.’ That’s fuel for us. It keeps us going.”

5($'< 72 7($&+ ² Krista Daniels, the interpretive naturalist for Elkhart County Parks, holds the stuffed barred owl from the educational collection. She uses it as a teaching tool. Daniels was awarded Educator of the Year at the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District÷s annual meeting in March. Photo provided.

Adults are also part of her educational groups. “Perhaps we are having a wildflower walk and I’m explaining the different flowers to the group. I often host civic groups.”

One of the challenges Daniels faces with all age groups is a fear of the unknown. “I may be walking in the woods with a group of urban school children.

They don’t have wooded areas in their neighborhoods. Some of them are afraid of snakes and wild animals. I find that if I’m calm and reassuring, reminding them that there are no lions and tigers and bears, we get along just fine.”

It breaks Daniels’ heart when schools don’t have the funding to take children on a nature field trip. “We’ve had cancellations

more than once because of lack of funding.”

Last March at the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting, Daniels received the award of Educator of the Year. “It’s not my award alone. I have a wonderful staff that works right alongside me. We make a great team.” She is also on the planning committee of the Indiana Master Naturalist class.

She and her husband Mark have two children, Tyler, 18 and Lindsey, 16. They have a terriermix Louie and three cats, Rory, Bowie and Finnley.

“I love reptiles,” she concluded.

“Watching a snake move across the ground is fascinating. Even the way they digest their food is amazing.”

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The Democrats are trying to do more damage. They are trying to turn Washington, D.C., District of Columbia and Puerto Rico into more states of the union. It means America is in trouble.

They’re heavily Democrat and they’ll show more power to the Democrats.

Coming for guns

Incompetent

The Mexican governor visited her elderly ill father a few weeks ago and continued to do her work while she was gone.

Since the baby Republicans discovered it they are showing their baby manners. Remember these issues when it is time to vote for important candidates who are real and care and not the Republicans who whine all the time instead of helping the state and country do some good.

Liberal logic The liberal party’s new moniker should be the Teflon Party since they can do no wrong and never get called out with their blunders, corruption and rioting support.

Kamala Harris and Maxine Waters are both personally supporting the Minnesota rioting, encouraging the disrespect of law and the justice system but that’s OK. Just try that if you are a conservative, the media would be on it 24-7.

Now it has come to light the founder of Black Lives Matter who is a self-professed Marxist, Patrisse Khan-Cullorshas has purchased four homes (all in white neighborhoods) worth more than $3 million living a lavish lifestyle that was revealed in an article by jonathanturley. org on April 16, titled “Terror By White Supremacists.” In addition

Don’t get it A person wrote an article about how a large group of people could gather at the capitol building, and some decided to enter without permits. It was called an insurrection and they were sent to prison.

Other illegal aliens gather, dig tunnels and some smuggle drugs, and that is called immigration.

Some are housed, schooled and fed while waiting to get processed, many having COVID-19 and they weren’t tested, and America is experiencing some lockdowns of schools and even churches.

The writer wanted to know why. Here’s why in a broad stroke: The world is getting more and more wicked and the people without God don’t get it. Meanwhile those with the true God are salt and light, and even the ones who are dead leave testimonies how they loved our enemies and tried to save them from a very horrendous future.

Thank you for the ability to spread some truth via ‘the PAPER.’

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I think it’s time to use some common sense.

We’ve been wearing masks for a year, the vaccine is out and the county health board doesn’t want us to open up and feed our families. Which is it? Does the vaccine work or not? Do the masks work or not? If the numbers are rising apparently they don’t work then so why wear them, why get the vaccine? All political propaganda.

Something isn’t adding up with all this hype. Right wing, left wing, has nothing to do with anything, either the vaccine and masks work or they don’t. The health board gets paid no matter what. People who don’t go to work in the private sector don’t.

They need to take care of their families, feed their children, heat their homes. It doesn’t mean they don’t care about others, it means they need money to pay their bills. Have some compassion for others.

We cannot be so afraid of dying we don’t live. Especially when the percentage of survival is extremely high.

Free society Tired of Nazis in Elkhart County. We are a free society.

The governor has lifted the mask mandate. The hospitals are not full. I know it for a fact. This is political, not for our health.

All these doctors telling everyone they have to get the vaccine have a horse in the race. They are either taking money from big pharma or something else.

This is a 99% plus survivable illness and they are encouraging you to get a vaccine that is not proven, that has serious side effects. It makes no sense.

I’ve lived thru small pox, polio, Ebola, swine flu, plus a million other diseases. COVID is not worse. Yes, some people died, but people die from the flu every year. Complications. You are not going to die one day before God calls you home.

Now I see the fair, which is three months away has already mandated masks. How can you even predict what will be going on in three months? You are ruining our children’s lives with

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Evil = deceit, lies, power. The wizard said “Don’t look behind the curtain little girl.”

A religious clergy recently said many things pertaining to today’s politics and ended with “People listen with a third ear.”

We are not being told by our public local channels what Biden and Harris and other Democrats are doing daily, but these sources are: Newsmax.com, Foxnews. com, https://frankspeech.com, FM radio Fox Michiana 95.3, on Dish FOX channel 205 and NEWSMAX channel 216.

This is not conspiracy, it’s factual, as reported by everyday people. The news media and others are owned by the wealthiest people and they are working with the Democrats. It is our kids and grandkids who will suffer from the current administration’s trillion dollar giveaways, working with communist China, giving money to other countries, ignoring the million bad and good people coming into our country illegally, current riots.

President and vice president have not visited the border to date.

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Does that make one bit of sense? I thought the vaccine was the answer for you COVID freaks.

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The completely irrational and incompetent Democrats are coming after our guns, especially “assault rifles,” aka AR rifles, and they want more gun laws.

If we could just make more laws, such as universal background checks and red flag laws, no one will ever be killed with guns again. News flash people, we already have those very existing laws in place to keep criminals from getting them. Yet they aren’t being followed by the FBI and ATF agencies, and people are dying as a result.

Two of the recent mass shootings were preventable if those agencies had done their jobs. The Colorado shooter was red flagged by the FBI with a no purchase tag, yet they still cleared him in the FICS check to purchase the

Some of you “stay safers” follow the science are not following the science. Thirty seconds in a chlorinated pool kills the virus per science.

If you get the vaccine, aren’t you protected? Why do you feel the need to control everyone if you are safe?

Some of you must not believe the vaccine you so desperately want everyone to get actually works.

Which is it?

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Harris, Pelosi, and Biden’s puppeteer handlers are coming for our guns.

They are going after America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15, and they are trying to get an “assault weapons ban.” The AR-15 is not a military weapon, it is a civilian semi-automatic rifle.

There are more than 16 million already in our country with more being purchased every day, yet only an average of 300 people are murdered by “rifles of any kind” according to the FBI statistics.

The AR takes a bad rap only because the left wing media and Democrats have a common agenda to get guns banned, so every shooting that involves an “assault rifle” automatically gets blasted all over the national news for days. Biden is also trying to ban “ghost guns,” where a person buys a lower receiver without a background check or serial number and assembles it himself. Again, it will do nothing to reduce gun violence.

Millions of ARs are being purchased every year, and the murder rate is not going up. There is no connection whatsoever.

Don’t believe the lies, all the Democrats want to do is take away your power and freedom.

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This is to “Guns kill.” Guns do not kill.

People kill, whether with a gun or a knife, a car or a bomb.

And the U.S. has always had a military from the beginning.

Man is fallen away from God’s law. Having a gun does not make you a killer.

Furthermore, NRA is not a terrorist organization. Antifa is.

BLM is.

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AR he used in the murders.

This recent Indianapolis shooter was turned into the feds by his own parents who said they feared he was going to hurt someone. A case was opened, and yet again, he was allowed to purchase two ARs even though his FICS check was red flagged.

What is the point of having laws if the federal agencies that are supposed to protect us are ignoring the laws?

to that the liberals claim the Latino immigrants are fleeing corruption so they can live in a law abiding country only to find out the liberal party is ignoring any laws they don’t agree with and condone violence.

Perhaps the liberal party only wants the Latino vote but not a safer country for them. Just more one sided liberal logic.

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Crocheted baby hats — Does any good neighbor have patterns for crocheted baby hats they would be willing to share? I’m looking for the style that has ear flaps and strings, and also the girls’ style that is more like a bonnet. Please send to Marilyn Chupp, 9235 W. 800N, Nappanee, IN 46550 or call (800) 213-1925, ext. 4 and I will send you a SASE.

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Square dances — Are there any square dances around? Reply through this column. — A reader

Handyman Good neighbors: Replying to the person who has a shower leak and any other work people need done. I have a handyman business in North Webster. Thirty-five years of experience. Call (574) 999-6312.

Singles dance — Does anyone know of a singles get-together or singles dance in the area (something for singles to do locally)? Reply through this column. — A reader

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Seeking books — Is there any good neighbor who would have the “Herbs for You” combination book or “Build Better Health Naturally” by AB Howard they no longer want? Call (574) 773-3374, ext. 1.

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Indiana Department of Transportation announces the closure of SR 13 near Millersburg and Middlebury for road repaving. Crews will be working between US 33 and SR 4 starting on or after May 3.

The closures will happen in three phases to help minimize the impact to motorists as much as possible.

Phase one: SR 13 one mile east of US 33 north to CR 42 in the town limits of Millersburg with the projected dates of May 10 through May 31.

Phase two: SR 13 from US 33 to one mile east of US 33 with the projected dates of May 31 through June 12.

Phase three: SR 13 from CR 42 in Millersburg to SR 13 north just south of Middlebury with the projected dates of June 7 through July 26.

All three phases of work will include milling and paving. Phase three will also include a small structure replacement at McAllister Ditch at the intersection of SR

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Peace Officer Memorial Day to be celebrated %\ /$85(1 =(8*1(5 $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU Goshen Police Department will hold a brief, socially distanced ceremony in recognition of National Peace Officer Memorial Day, which is typically celebrated May 15. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, May 11, in front of the Goshen Police Department, 111 E. Jefferson St. This year is the 153rd anniversary of the Goshen Police Department.

Sharon Johnson, aunt of Officer Thomas Goodwin, murdered in the line of duty Dec. 11, 1998, will present the recipients of the Thomas Goodwin Memorial Scholarships.

The scholarship is given to eligible students who go on to study law enforcement or related careers in college. There will be three renewed scholarships and two new scholarships awarded.

Since 1999 when the scholarship was started 43 scholarships have been awarded for a total of $78,000.

(;3/25,1* 7+( :$7(56+(' ³ Participants in Conservation Leadership School canoe down a river together as they learn about the watershed. Photo provided.

High school students can live and learn Upcoming high school juniors and seniors can make Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College their home for a week this summer at Conservation Leadership School. Students will camp and stay overnight and explore the world of natural resources and conservation during June 7-11.

Students will canoe across the top of the watershed, sample wetlands for aquatic macroinvertebrates, and get a taste of careers like botany, land management or sustainable farming. They will enjoy an educational and rejuvenating week with peers and professionals passionate about the natural world.

The entire program costs only $25, including meals and lodging, with full scholarships available.

Interested students need to fill out an application online and have a teacher or mentor submit a short letter of recommendation by May 7 at www.goshen.edu/merrylea/cls.

Throughout the week, CLS students are surrounded by the 1,189

acres of forests, prairies, wetlands, a sustainable farm and other ecosystems of Merry Lea. This not only provides the immersive learning setting for the program, but is also the backdrop for everyday connections to the plant and animal inhabitants of these landscapes.

A main goal of this program is for young people to become better equipped to serve as leaders in environmental settings.

“I think it is very important to lead by example, showing that it is possible and plausible to live sustainably,” said one participant from a previous year. “Showing leadership means setting an example for people to follow. It means being the first one to step up and do something about a problem,” reflected another student.

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More detailed information can be found on the website at www. goshen.edu/merrylea/cls.

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Chamber to host annual appreciation banquet Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce will host its 22nd annual appreciation banquet Monday, May 10, at Nelson’s Banquet Hall, 607 Nelson’s Parkway, Wakarusa. Social time will be 6 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

The theme for this year’s appreciation banquet is “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Embracing the Future.”

The guest speaker will be Todd Gongwer, author of “Lead … for God’s Sake!”

Individual tickets are $20 while corporate tables of eight are $200.

RSVP by sending an email to chamber@wakarusachamber.com.

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This year’s speakers will be Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman and Goshen Police Chief José Miller. A representative from the FOP will read a roll call of fallen officers.

Goshen Police Department’s honor guard will provide a color guard and firing party.

Peace Officer Memorial Day was created to honor local, state and federal police officers and to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty. The day of remembrance was created Oct. 1, 1965, when Congress requested President John F. Kennedy designate May 15 as the day to honor the nation’s police officers.

Much of the day centers on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., whose walls feature the names of more than 22,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, the first known death occurring in 1786.

According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial website approximately 295 officers, 182 fatalities COVID-19 related, were killed in the line of duty in 2020.

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Crossroads United Way holds food and fund drive The United Against Hunger Food and Fund Drive will take place from 9 a.m. to noon May 8. Eight drive-through locations across Elkhart County will accept donations of nonperishable food and hygiene items.

The United Against Hunger Food and Fund Drive was born in spring 2020 in response to a large increase in demand for food assistance at local pantries due to COVID-19. The drive is continuing for a second year in 2021. Nonperishable food and hygiene items are being accepted

at eight drive through locations.

Monetary donations can made at crossroadsuw.org/fooddrive.

Event organizers are encouraging financial donations as the most effective way to combat hunger locally. Thanks to special pricing and leveraging opportunities, a $25 donation can provide 75 meals to a family in need.

Crossroads United Way, serving Elkhart, LaGrange & Noble Counties is coordinating a food drive benefitting these 12 pantries in Elkhart County: • Bristol Food Pantry

• Church Community Services • Faith Mission • Family Christian Development Center • Guidance Ministries • Middlebury Food Pantry • Open Door • Salvation Army of Elkhart • Salvation Army of Goshen • St. Johns • Suzanna’s Kitchen • The Window Drive through drop off locations will collect donations from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 8.

Volunteers will be standing by to unload donations. Online donations are being accepted now through May 15 at crossroadsuw.org/fooddrive.

8 drive-thru locations throughout Elkhart County: • Bristol Food Pantry – 101 W. Vistula St. • Church Community Services – 907 Oakland Ave., Elkhart • Faith Mission – 801 Benham Ave., Elkhart • Northwood High School – 2101 N. Main St., Nappanee

• Middlebury Food Pantry – 13307 CR 13 • Salvation Army of Elkhart – 300 N. Main St. • Salvation Army of Goshen – 1013 N. Main St. • The Window – 223 S. Main St., Goshen In a time of economic turmoil, many families are struggling to make ends meet. As COVID relief measures draw down, it is more important than ever to ensure pantries are stocked and able to serve local families in need.

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Ivy Tech commencement to be held May 15 Ivy Tech South Bend-Elkhart remains committed to supporting the health of its students, staff and faculty. Ivy Tech staff continues to uphold CDC recommended COVID-19 policies and have hosted a vaccine clinic for Ivy Tech students, employees, and the community.

The staff looks forward to the time when they can return to educating their students in a “normal” academic environment. In order to achieve that, staff need the support of not just their current Ivy Tech family but of their service area community, as well.

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demic, Ivy Tech staff have been (and will remain) fierce proponents of doing everything possible to best ensure the health and safety of Ivy Tech students, staff, and faculty, as well as its fellow South BendElkhart community members. Ivy Tech will continue to champion the wearing of face masks in public, social distancing, frequent handwashing and regular symptom checking until the COVID-19 positivity rate drops to zero.

These safety measures have been demonstrated to reduce the spread of all strains of the virus. Although the CDC now sup-

ports fully vaccinated people not having to wear facemasks in public unless they are at risk of coming onto close contact with unvaccinated people, the fact it is not possible to discern which strangers are or are not vaccinated outdoors suggests the community should all err on the side of caution and wear facemasks in public, high traffic areas.

Ivy Tech doesn’t need a state order to know the right thing to do is to put the safety of others ahead of its own concern for “personal freedoms,” slight discomfort and minor inconvenience.

On May 15, Ivy Tech South Bend-Elkhart will host a closed, ticketed commencement ceremony at Four Winds Field in South Bend for students completing their certificates and degrees. It requests all attendees wear face masks and observe social distancing protocols from the time they exit their vehicles upon arrival, to the time they re-enter their vehicles for departure from the event.

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OBITUARIES Rosetta Anderson

Rosetta Anderson, 66, Nappanee, died at 2:31 p.m. April 21, 2021, at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis.

Born Jan. 5, 1955, she is survived by brothers, Ivan R. Anderson, Goshen, David L. and Noah Jr. Anderson, Nappanee; sisters, Inez M. Mast, Nappanee, Treva Otto and Mary Otto, Kokomo, Elizabeth Yoder, Topeka, and Anna Marie Miller, Etna Green; and brother-inlaw, Lester T. Miller, Kokomo.

Services were held April 25.

James R. Bailey

James R. Bailey, 76, Bristol, died April 22, 2021, in his home.

Born March 30, 1945, he married Donna Lutz in 1968. She preceded him in death. In 1983, he married Kathy Robinson. She also preceded him in death.

Survivors include daughters, Anita Bowen, Mishawaka, Shawn and Takiyah J. Bailey, Elkhart; sisters, Mary Lou Yoder, Mishawaka, and Marie Minutillo; and brother, Myron Bailey.

Services were held May 1.

Richard E. Boggess

Richard E. Boggess Sr., 81, Elkhart, died April 26, 2021, in his home.

Born Jan. 5, 1940, he married Diane S. Simms, who preceded him in death Aug. 5, 2005.

He is survived by a son, Richard E. Boggess II, Goshen.

Services were held May 1.

Calvin L. Bontrager

Calvin L. Bontrager, 71, Dowagiac, Mich., died April 26, 2021, at St. Joe Lakeland Hospital.

Born July 23, 1949, he married Shirley Brenneman June 14, 1969. She survives with a son, Eric Bontrager, Dowagiac; daughters, Lori Bontrager, Nappanee, Rita Phillips, Dowagiac, and Krista Bontrager, Goshen; brothers, Marv, Dale, Rich and Jim Bontrager; sister, Jan Hochstetler; stepbrothers, Duane, Marion and Junior Miller; stepsisters, Laurie Miller, Elsie Hostetler and Grace Schrock.

A celebration of life service was held May 1.

Janet K. Brown

Janet K. Brown, 70, Goshen, died April 24, 2021, in her home.

Born Nov. 29, 1950, she is survived by her husband, Ken; brothers, Stephen Berkey, Fort Wayne, and David Berkey, Albuquerque, N.M. There were no services held for Mrs. Brown.

Coty L. Buelna

Coty L. Buelna, 33, Elkhart, died at 5:15 p.m. April 16, 2021, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born Aug. 5, 1987, and married Lisa A. Barber Aug. 23, 2008. She survives with their children, Markus, Quinton, Jade and Lydia Buelna, at home; brothers, Colton Buelna, Goshen, and Matt Lemak, Elkhart; sister, Tiffany Lemak, Mishawaka; grandparents, Michael and Judy Spratt, Elkhart, and Linda Lovely, Elkhart.

Services were held April 26.

Shirley A. Cannon

Shirley A. Cannon, 85, Bremen, died at 10:22 a.m. April 24, 2021, in her home.

Born March 2, 1936, she married Paul D. Cannon March 14, 1953. He preceded her in death in November 1999.

She is survived by a son, William D. Cannon, Bremen; and daughter, Ann M. Parker, Bremen.

Services were held April 28.

Joseph J. Dervin

Joseph J. Dervin, 76, Goshen, died April 21, 2021, in his home.

He was born July 3, 1944, and married Patricia Clarke Oct. 5, 1968. She survives with a daughter, Melissa Weaver; and son, David Dervin.

Services will be held at a later date.

John O. Fry

John O. Fry, 81, Nappanee, died at 3:09 p.m. April 26, 2021, at South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Born June 13, 1939, he is survived by a son, Timothy Fry, Madison, Tenn.; brothers, Daniel Fry Jr., Nappanee, Joe Fry, Constantine, Mich., Christ Fry, Connete Lake, Pa., Mel Fry, LaGrange, and Clarence Fry, Millersburg; sisters, Esther Fry and Mary Ellen Raber, Abbeville, S.C.; and sister-in-law, Polly Anna Fry, Topeka.

Services were held April 29. Additional services and burial will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Ronald Goorhouse

Ronald Goorhouse, 55, Elkhart, died April 27, 2021, in his home.

Born May 14, 1965, he married Tammy Kinne Aug. 17, 2020. She survives with his father, Ronald J. Goorhouse, Elkhart; sons, Blake Goorhouse, Nappanee, Steven Norman, Elkhart, and Josh Bieck, Fort Wayne; daughters, Ashley Hopkins, Kansas City, Mo., Stephanie Norman, Elkhart, and Sherry Thomas, Nappanee; brother, Chris

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Richard C. Hursey, 88, Ligonier, died April 23, 2021, at Avalon Village, Ligonier.

He was born Dec. 1, 1932, and married Jane Sprague Oct. 1, 1955. She survives with sons, Craig Hursey, Goshen, Dolph Hursey, Ligonier, and Guy Hursey, Kimmell; daughters, Lynn Reidenbach, Wawaka, April Weimer and Amy Stoner, Ligonier.

Services were held April 28.

Melvin D. Kauffman

Melvin D. Kauffman Jr., 72, Goshen, died at 7:35 p.m. April 28, 2021, at Elkhart Hospice House.

He was born May 18, 1948, and married Susan Wirt Dec. 24, 2019. She survives with a daughter, Teri McCrindle, Goshen; sons, Jerrod Kauffman, Middlebury, and Justin Kauffman, Goshen; stepdaughter, Jennifer Gibbs, Crown Point; stepson, David Myers, Elkhart; brothers, Gerald Kauffman, Middlebury, and Darrell Kauffman, Goshen; and sister, Linda Boyer, Goshen.

Private graveside services will be held at a later date.

Phillip J. Keim

Phillip J. Keim, 84, Syracuse, died April 22, 2021, at Goshen Health Hospital.

He was born Jan. 13, 1937, and married Janet Troyer April 1, 1967. She survives with a son, Michael Keim.

Private graveside services will be held at a later date.

Stanley Liechty

Stanley Liechty, 92, Goshen, died April 25, 2021, in his home.

He was born July 7, 1928, and married Ruth Conrad Aug. 17, 1959. She preceded him in death in 2009.

Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Liechty, Goshen; sons, Jonathan Liechty, Bloomington, and Jered Liechty, Goshen; sisters, Marilyn Moffett, North Kingston, R.I., and Wilma Eash, Orrville, Ohio; and brother, Wayne Liechty, Apple Creek, Ohio.

Services will be held at a later date.

Clare E. Martin

Clare E. Martin, 83, Goshen, died at 4:40 a.m. April 27, 2021, in his home.

Born April 11, 1938, he married Rosetta Martin Sept. 28, 1958. She survives with sons, Dennis Martin, Wakarusa, Gene and Dwane Martin, Sauk Centre, Minn.; daughters, Kayleen Zimmerman, Belgrade, Minn., and Diane Zimmerman, Cass City, Mich.

Services were held May 3.

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Survivors include her former husband, Jerry Miller, Bremen; daughters, Opal Walesiewicz, Plymouth, Sherry Miller, New Paris, and Vicki Wiseman, Corydon; sons, Jerry Miller, Cromwell, and Terry Miller, Plymouth; brother, John E. Sexton, Jackson, Ohio; sisters, Edna Scarbery, Bourbon, and Sharon Fisher, Nappanee.

Services were held May 1.

Areta L. Pletcher

Areta L. Pletcher, 88, Shipshewana, died at 3:19 a.m. April 17, 2021, at Goshen Health Hospital.

Born June 17, 1932, she married Dwayne J. Pletcher June 16, 1954.

He preceded her in death July 5, 2017.

Survivors include sons, Steve and Jeff Pletcher, Shipshewana; and brother, Robert Via. There were no services held for Mrs. Pletcher.

Petr Y. Sanzhura

Petr Y. Sanzhura, 82, Middlebury, died April 24, 2021, in his home.

Born June 29, 1938, he married Yelena Prudnikova Nov. 5, 1961. She survives with 10 children.

Services were held April 28.

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Edna Schwartz, 91, Nappanee, died at 4:30 p.m. April 26, 2021, in her home.

Born Nov. 8, 1929, she married John M. Schwartz Nov. 11, 1948. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons, Homer Schwartz, Goshen, Larry Schwartz, New Paris, Ernest, Howard, Dennis, Owen, and Harley Schwartz, Nappanee, and John Schwartz, Bremen; daughter, Etta Hochstetler, Nappanee; sister, Sylvia Miller, Dunnegan, Mo.; brothers, Tobe and Chris Slabaugh, Nappanee, and Les Slabaugh, Sarasota, Fla. Services were held April 29.

Albert E. Virgil, 75, Gahanna, Ohio, died April 21, 2021.

Born Nov. 10, 1945, he is survived by a son, Andrew A. Virgil, Gahanna; sister, Marilee Virgil Keim, Goshen; brother-in-law, Richard L. Keim; and sister-in-law, Peggy Virgil Haney.

No formal services were held for Mr. Virgil.

Walter H. Swetcoff Walter H. Swetcoff, 58, Bristol, died April 22, 2021, in Jones, Mich.

Born Oct. 27, 1962, he is survived by his wife, Amy; daughter, Brittany Mora; son, Dominick Swetcoff; brother, Timothy Swetcoff; and sister.

Services were held April 29.

Charlotte C. Wagley Charlotte C. Wagley, 74, Elkhart, died April 23, 2021, at Greenleaf Health Campus.

Born Oct. 2, 1946, she is survived by her husband, Larry Wagley; daughter, Kim Blair, Boyd, Texas; sisters, Julie Decker, Zephyrhills, Fla., and Fran Cripe, Goshen; and brother, Joe Lambright, Elkhart.

Services were held May 1.

BIRTHS The following Elkhart County area babies were recently born at Goshen Hospital: Chase Aspen Garner Travis and Julia Garner, Warsaw, are the parents of a son, Chase Aspen, born at 12:35 p.m. April 23, 2021. He weighed 6 pounds, 12.1 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Richard Jacob Allen Whirledge Mystique Coy and Caleb Whirledge, Cromwell, are the parents of a son, Richard Jacob Allen, born at 4:41 p.m. April 23, 2021. He weighed 6 pounds, 11.8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

Talia Eve Royer Matthias and Judith Royer, Goshen, are the parents of a daughter, Talia Eve, born at 11:34 p.m. April 28, 2021. She weighed 6 pounds, 3.1 ounces and was 18 inches long.

BIRTHS ELSEWHERE Karlin R. Martin Seth and Lavina (Ramer) Martin, Goshen, are the parents of a son, Karlin R., born at 3:41 p.m. April 24,

2021. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce.

Isaiah Lynn Hochstetler Elvin and Brenda (Miller) Hochstetler, Milford, are the parents of a son, Isaiah Lynn, born at 9:35 p.m.

April 25, 2021, at Blessed Beginnings Care Center, Nappanee. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Kayla Faith Kramer Joel and Rose (Yoder) Kramer, Etna Green, are the parents of a daughter, Kayla Faith, born at 5:12 a.m. April 27, 2021, at Blessed Beginnings Care Center, Nappanee. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Glen and Ruby Yoder. Paternal grandparents are Melvin and Rosetta Kramer.

Kayla joins four siblings: Ryan, Melissa, Kendra and Bethany.

Ashley Brielle Borkholder James and Karen (Hochstetler) Borkholder, Nappanee, are the parents of a daughter, Ashley Brielle, born at 4:11 p.m. April 28, 2021, at Blessed Beginnings Care Center, Nappanee. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Activities at area public libraries Nappanee Public Library May 24 — Officer Kris Hershberger, with the Nappanee Police Department, will be joining the Nappanee Public Library for a presentation on “What Parents Need To Know” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24. He will speak on topics such as social media, teenage drug trends, sexting and other things he is seeing in the Wa-Nee community in his role as school resource officer. Space is limited and registration is required. Call (574) 773-7919 or visit https://bit. ly/3djArqs to register.

Wakarusa Public Library May 9 — Virtual Bedtime Book Bites, 7 p.m. on the library’s Facebook and YouTube pages May 10 — Craft Time, 2:30 p.m. on the library’s Facebook and YouTube pages May 11 — Book Bites, 10:15 a.m. on the library’s Facebook and YouTube pages May 12 — Firefly Book Bite Reading, 10:15 a.m. on the library’s Facebook and YouTube pages Dial-A-Story — “The Shepard’s Boy and the Wolf,” call (574) 8624441.

Crystal Valley Financial Corp. provides first quarter report The directors and management team of Crystal Valley Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary First State Bank/First State Insurance has reported net income of over $2,600,000 for the first quarter of 2021,or $1.84 per outstanding share.

By comparison, this is a noteworthy 23.4% increase compared to the same period last year. Book value per share has grown by 19% from $48.47 as of March 21, 2020 to $57.71 as of March 31, 2021.

The board of directors has declared a dividend of $.36 per share for shareholders with a

record date of May 6, 2021 and payable date of May 20, 2021.

The dividend marks a 9% increase compared to the dividend paid for the same period of 2020.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Crystal Valley Financial Corporation, First State Bank is a locally owned, independent community bank providing consumer business and commercial financial services since 1910. The bank has a total assets of over $700 million with its headquarters in Middlebury and banking centers in Goshen, Elkhart, Mishawaka and South Bend.

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COUNTY REPORT Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in the Elkhart County Superior Court III and Circuit courts: Crocker — Cortney Crocker, Elkhart, and Jason Crocker, Elkhart.

Minor child(ren).

Maskill — Matthew A. Maskill, Nappanee, and Tara C. Maskill, Nappanee.

Alvarez — Tara Alvarez, Goshen, and Donaldo Velasquez-Sosa, Westville.

Hutchinson — Keith L. Hutchinson, Elkhart, and Dena L. Hutchinson, Elkhart.

McCormick — Christina McCormick, Middlebury, and Ricky McCormick, Middlebury.

Hood-Bradford — Sylinda J. Hood Bradford, Elkhart, and Rodney Bradford, Park Forest, Ill. Speicher — Nicholas Speicher, Elkhart, and Selena Gebbink, Elkhart.

Court News Circuit Court The following petitions have been filed in Elkhart County Circuit Court, Judge Michael A. Christofeno presiding:

Complaints Midland Credit Management Inc. v.

Christopher Eash, Nappanee, $999.27; Matthew Mullet, Elkhart, $11,943.50; Todd Colt, Elkhart, $3,292.03 Interra Credit Union v. Ronald Krueger, Goshen, $6,852.57 OneMain Financial Group LLC v.

Joshua Kincaid, Nappanee, $4,063.02 Kasey M. Napier v. Patrick Dowty, Goshen, partition of real estate.

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/s/o Chupp v. Alexandria Dye, Syracuse, $7,146.26 Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/s/o Raber v. Christine Rogers, Goshen, $2,021.94 FNA DZ LLC v. Kandi J. Heyse a/k/a Kandi J. Ecklebarger, Nappanee; Boyd V. Gohl, Topeka; State of Indiana Department of Revenue; and Warrior Real Estate LLC, Kendalville, quieting of title to real estate Goshen City Plan Commission v.

Steven R. Linn, Goshen; and Debra J. Linn, Goshen, permanent injunction against defendants from using or allowing to be used real estate in violation of Goshen zoning ordinance; fine of $2,500 per day for each violation of ordinance

Foreclosures Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee for Meritage 2003-1 v. Mike Hutchison, Elkhart, and HSBC Finance Corporation, $58,706.72

Superior Court III The following petitions have been filed in Elkhart County Superior Court III, Judge Teresa L. Cataldo presiding:

Complaints TD Bank USA NA v. Patricia Rebman, Elkhart, $2,509.20 DNF Associates LLC v. Rosalinda Luna, Goshen, $1,432.93’ Linda Sissom, Elkhart, $1,793.84; Gregory Estepp, Nappanee, $2,633.65 Ally Financial Inc. v. Diana Gomez, Goshen, and Joel Gomez, Goshen, $15,479.84 Orbit Leasing Inc. v. Kevin Manson, Elkhart, $14,412.30; William Totten, Bristol, $9,227.76; Brayden Davis, Nappanee, $4,798.81 Beberly Healthcare LLC d/b/a Golden LivingCenter-Elkhart v. Kevin Wogoman, Elkhart, $22,633.56 American Express National Bank v. Ronald Berg, Elkhart, $4,304.84 LVNV Funding LLC v. Jamie Maller, Nappanee, $982.77

Superior Court IV The following judgments have been entered in Elkhart County Superior Court IV, Judge Gretchen Lund presiding:

Complaints and Small Claims Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. v. Jamie Artley, $11,333.57 Next Modular LLC v. Terry Brown, $18,653.63 McArthur Counseling Center v. Amber L. Cornell, $1,044.31; Jerry Harris, $782.33; Vanessa L. Howard, $1,156.46; Grover Laudeman, $1,650 Miller’s Health Systems Inc. v. Deborah A. Davis and Andrea Wager, $5,450.54 General Audit Corp. v. John R. Fleener, $858.03 Cristopher A. Gonzalez v. Jose Flores Jr. and Allani Pumfrey, $8,000 Goshen Community Schools v. Briseida Velazquez Fonseca, $427.60; Ari Silvestre, $342.18; Travis Wogoman, $383.49; Will and Katie Yoder, $797.12 Midland Credit Management Inc. v. Miguel Frayre, $2,008.33; Juan E. Lopez Delgado, $1,142.41 Goshen Foot & Ankle Clinic v.

William Guequierre, $1,562.75; Tiffanee M. Hayes, $1,170.59 Dr. Jeffrey P. Bolduan v. Courtney Harpst, $631.38; James K. O’Connell, $3,607.19 Elkhart County Probation v.

Shontana G. Haynes, $645 Gateway Financial Solutions v. Tyeisha Marie Hyman, $10,764.14 TD Bank USA NA as successor in interest to Target National Bank v. Jordan M. Kerns, $3,135.11 LVNV Funding LLC v. Michael Kidder, $989.47; Tonya Skinner, $657.20; Tara Stears, $1,165.31; Ve-

ronica Tapia, $469.76 Sunnybrook Rentals v. Dayton Lanham and Amanda Rulli, $1,500 Carol Fore v. Anna M. Meadows and Alex and Amber Swartzentruber, $6,349.51 Midland Funding LLC v. Alice Pifer, $2,001.93 Aegis Trusted Dentistry PC v.

Melanie Ann Venable, $822 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v. Meghan S. Yutzy, $6,427.13

City Court The following fines, costs and courtrelated fees were levied in Goshen City Court: Disregarding official traffic control device — Zachary D. Adams, 19, $170 Disregarding stop sign — Shirley K. Gray, 73, $170 Driving while license suspended — Sharon A. Lodholtz, 30, $239 Expired plates — Michael D. Hershberger, 27, $145; Joshua D. Buckenroth, 40, $145; Irma Y. Springer, 31, $145; Pablo N. Alvarez, 20, $145; Dean R. Rink, 67, $145 Improper or no taillight or plate light — Damon J. Yoder, 20, $155 Leaving scene of an accident — Juvenal Silva Arellano, 61, $605.50, one year reporting probation, 90-day license suspension No insurance — Jason J. Damp, 44, $170 No operator’s license in possession — Brent A. Metzler, 54, $170 No valid driver’s license — Nathan A. Szalay, 25, $145; Selena Castillo, 25, $145; Atlanta M. Whitaker, 21, $145; Michael T. Morrison, 48, $145; Anise M. Hernandez, 18, $145; Jose DeJesus Avila Marin, 21, $145 No valid driver’s license/no insurance — Anthony H. Mast, 18, $180 No valid driver’s license/speeding — Dalvin D. Slater, 28, $180 Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated — Jose Garcia Cruz, 31, $805.50, one year reporting probation Operating motor vehicle without ever receiving driver’s license — Nereyda Robles, 43, $235.50, one year good behavior Parking 72-hour violation/GSN — Jose L. Rivera Rivera, $135 Possession of marijuana — Rey E.R. Alvarez, 32, $805, one year reporting probation Speeding — Fabian Marin, 19, $170; Bobbi M. Reyes, 44, $170; Barry L. Flager Jr., 36, $170; Ricky J. Salgado, 21, $170; Stephany K. Weddell, 28, $170; Aaron J. Schwartz, 24, $170 Speeding/GSN — Teddy D. Sparkman, 45, $310.50 Theft — Madelynne Perry, 20, $895, one year reporting probation; Brittney N. Hanna, 27, $605, one year reporting probation, 40 hours community service, write letter of apology Unsafe lane movement/driving while license suspended — Perry Fletter, 34, $204.50

Premier Arts presents: ‘Disney’s Freaky Friday’ Live theatre is back home to the Lerner Theatre. Premier Arts is overjoyed to be back home at the Lerner Theatre for its long awaited production of “Disney’s Freaky Friday” — a new musical.

This show of family love is the perfect way to not only return to the Lerner Theatre stage but also coincide with Mother’s Day weekend. This throwback story now transformed into a musical brings the songs you know and love and one that is relatable across all generations.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to make things right again. By spending a day in each other’s shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that

bond a mother and daughter. “‘Freaky Friday’ is such a fun, energetic and positive show to welcome patrons to our 2021 season. The fact that it’s Mother’s Day weekend and this show celebrates the bond of mother and daughter is a bonus,” said Executive Artistic Director, Craig Gibson.

The production would not be possible without the support from producing partner, the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9.

Reserved tickets may be purchased through the Lerner Theatre Box Office. No online sales.

Seating is limited and social distancing practices will be in place.

Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in groups of two or four to maximize capacity.

The box office is located at 410 S. Main St., Elkhart and is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Ticket prices are adults, $25; students and seniors, $21 and children under 12, $12.

For more information or tickets, visit www.premierarts.org or call (574) 293-4469.

For COVID safety protocol please visit Lerner Theatre website, www.thelerner.com.

Premier Arts inspires the imagination and develops the creative spirit of the community. Its focus is on youth, family, and lifelong learning. Premier Arts, the resident theatre organization of the Lerner Performing Arts Center, is composed of professional staff guided by engaged community leaders serving as the board of directors.

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IDOE names family friendly schools More than 30 Indiana schools, including Concord East Side Elementary, Elkhart, have been designated as 2021-22 Family Friendly Schools by the Indiana Department of Education.

These schools — which span across the state, and include public and nonpublic schools — are demonstrating excellence in engaging families in their children’s education. Concord East Side is a renewed designation.

“We know that educating a child is a team effort that involves all of us, with families at the core,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education.

“These schools have jumped in to evaluate their practices and engage a variety of stakehold-

ers, ensuring students receive the well-rounded support they need at school, at home, and throughout the community.”

Launched in 2015, the Family Friendly Schools designation focuses on addressing the academic, physical, emotional and social needs of students, while providing the needed resources and fostering the active involvement of their families through schools and the community. The program recognizes and honors schools that welcome all families into the school community, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power and collaborate with the community.

Boys and Girls Clubs offering variety of themed camps this summer %\ /$85(1 =(8*1(5 $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU For kids looking for a different kind of fun, the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County has the answer. This summer the Boys & Girls Clubs are offering Camp Koda, a series of week-long themed camps.

And kids don’t have to be club members to participate. Camp fees are $100 per week. Kids can sign up for as many weeks as they choose. In addition to weekly highlights, kids will have an opportunity for add-on activities for an additional fee. Registration is currently underway with a deadline of May 7.

“We have a really creative team. We’ve been thinking about this since last fall,” said Dustin Newcomer, Kids Care area director for the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County.

Each camp will have the capacity for 75. Boys & Girls Club personnel hope to have at least 50 kids per week. Parents are encouraged to enroll their children with their friends so they can form pods, which will be kept together as much as possible.

Each themed camp will be held at the Boys & Girls Club campgrounds located on Middlebury Street in Goshen and offer a variety of experiences. “This is a great opportunity for the community,” Newcomer said.

The first camp will be June 7-11 featuring Passport Around The World Week. Kids participating will learn new languages, taste new foods, play unique games and create beautiful art that represents the places they visit. The weekly highlight will be a water day. Optional add-ons are cooking/baking and taekwondo for an extra $25.

Mad Scientist Week will be June 14-18. This is a chance for youth to work with other budding scientists and put their brain to the test. Each day will be filled with clever and fun experiments.

The weekly highlight will be robotics. The optional add-on will be coding club for an additional $25.

Safari Week will be June 2125 when kids will have the opportunity to put on their safari hat and take a walk on the wild side as they “travel” deep into the jungle, zip across the Sahara and

even explore native creatures and wildlife. The weekly highlight will be a virtual zoo/ aquarium field trip. The optional add-on will be photography for an additional $25.

Outer Space Week will be June 28-July 2. Blast off with the Camp Koda crew as they boldly go where no camper had gone before. Take a shuttle and explore the Earth, stars, planets and space. Weekly highlight will be aerospace. The optional addon will be model planes and 3D drawing for an additional $25.

Camp Koda Ranger Week will be July 5-9. Time to lace up those boots and hone those survival skills during Camp Koda’s ranger training. Campers will enjoy learning about tracking animals, fire safety, tent set up and more.

The weekly highlight will be Ox Bow Park while the optional addons will be wood working and gardening for an additional $25.

Time Travelers Week will be July 12-16. Take a step back in time to visit the stone age, ancient history, the Renaissance and modern history. The weekly highlight will be a community service project while the weekly add-ons will be archery and crafting for an additional $25.

Rhythm & Rhyme Week will be July 19-23. Campers will have an opportunity to let their minds run wild and discover their creative side. The weekly highlight will be “Koda’s Got Talent,” with the additional add-on being theater/ dance lessons for an additional $25.

Olympic Week will be held July 26-3. This week will focus on friendly competition in which campers will participate in a variety of athletic, academic and wacky events in hopes of earning a medal. The weekly highlight will be a water day. The optional add-ons will be disc-golf and gymnastics for an additional $25.

Amazing Race week will be Aug. 2-6. Campers will have an opportunity to put their skills to the test as they embark on an incredible adventure by revisiting some of their favorite activities and games and find some new favorites as well. The weekly highlight will be a field day.

The optional add-ons will be kayaking/canoeing for an additional $25.

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New Paris community coming together for one of their own %\ /$85(1 =(8*1(5 $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU Gary Dausman of New Paris can be described as the definition of public servant. A native of New Paris, Dausman has served on the New Paris Chamber of Commerce for 30 years, where he currently serves as vice president, with New Paris Boy Scouts for 35 years and currently as chair of the New Paris Sewer Conservancy District.

He’s also bar-tended at the Landmark Bar & Grill for 13 years.

He also owned his own business, Dawg’s Furniture Repair, where he specialized in repairing furniture for furniture stores as well as private individuals.

On Jan. 29, he was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of squamous cell carcinoma in his throat. Initially he was diagnosed at stage II with a recommended treatment plan of 35 radiation treatments of the mass in his throat and three chemo treatments. Then doctors discovered the cancer had spread to his bones and his spine, so the treatment plan changed to 25 radiation treatments to his

throat and 10 radiation treatments to his back, along with two chemo treatments.

He finished treatment March 31 and was supposed to start a new treatment regimen which would be six chemo treatments during 18 weeks. However, his doctor believes he’s doing so well, he decided to delay chemo for the time being. Dausman said a decision will be made by July 1.

His doctors are talking about the cancer being a chronic illness rather than an automatic death sentence. Dausman said he may have one to four years based on current science. “The outpouring of support from the community … The prayer warriors have been significant. Then they come up with this benefit.

The little town of New Paris, it’s pretty small, they’ve already sold 826 tickets,” he said.

At the moment, Dausman isn’t sure when he can go back to work or whether his business will even survive since his clients had to find other resources when he became ill.

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Fish Fry are planned for Saturday, May 8, at Sunnyside Park in New Paris. Raffles and drawings will start at noon as will the Chinese auction. A Chinese auction is where a participant purchases tickets and each item has its own jar and those wanting to “bid” on an item can drop as many raffle tickets in that particular jar.

When “bidding” is closed, a winner is drawn from the jar.

Winners for the raffles, drawings and Chinese auction do not need to be present to win. A list of winners will be posted at Landmark Bar & Grill following the event.

The fish fry will be from 3:30-7 p.m. While it is drive thru, those who want to may take their meal into the Sunnyside Park Pavilion. Cost of the fish fry is $15 and includes six pieces of fish and two homemade sides. At press time, 826 pre-sale tickets had been sold, which equals to about 1,000 pounds of fish. Organizers have ordered 1,500 for those who missed out on purchasing tickets, but still want to help Dausman.

Dausman said he finds all the support very humbling. “Because I’m a giver, not a taker. I try to do service and help others. I never expected it to come back on me,” he said. He went on to say others in the community have been very supportive. “I’ll open my mailbox and there’s a $100 bill,” he said.

Donations for the Chinese auction have come from one of his dealers, someone donated $500, another donated a Dewalt tool set, there’s also a grill and a 4 foot teddy bear among other items.

“Tiffany Peak (who owns the Landmark Bar & Grill) and Spike are absolutely wonderful people. They took the benefit, set up a committee, they’ll be shutting down their business that day. It will take about 100 volunteers,” Dausman said about the benefit organizers.

Organizers hope to raise about $20,000 for Dausman.

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Notice To Taxpayers May 10, 2021 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, Spring Installment Of Your Taxes WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

Elkhart — 131 E. Franklin St. Elkhart — 2020 E. Bristol St. Elkhart — 1751 W. Lexington Ave. Elkhart — 4594 Elkhart Road (Dunlap) Elkhart — 120 Sanford School Rd. (Inside Martins)

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Bremen — 1221 W. Plymouth St. Elkhart — 1139 County Road 17 Goshen — 300 W. Lincoln Ave. Goshen — 1501 College Ave. Goshen — 2410 Peddlers Village Rd. Ligonier — 1110 Lincolnway South Middlebury — 106 Crystal Heights Blvd.

Elkhart — 864 E. Beardsley Ave. Elkhart — 22050 State Road 120 Elkhart — 1208 N. Nappanee St. Elkhart — 3618 S. Nappanee St.

Millersburg — 113 W. Washington St. Nappanee — 151 N. Oakland Ave. New Paris — 68299 County Road 23 Shipshewana — 110 E. Berkshire Dr. Syracuse — 1401 S. Huntington Topeka — 336 E. Lake St. Wakarusa — 66685 State Road 19

Goshen — 2513 S. Main Goshen — 119 S. 3rd St. Goshen — 4202 Elkhart Rd. Nappanee — 202 W. Market St. Middlebury — 712 Wayne St.

1. Federal institutions will accept checks from any federal institution, if they are made payable to TREASURER OF ELKHART COUNTY. 2. Federal institutions will also accept cash.

3. In order to receive credit, cash or check, it must be accompanied by a copy of your Tax Statement.

4. Federal institutions will accept only current tax. Any questions regarding Tax Bills must be cleared at County Treasurer’s Office.

5. Payments must be post marked on or before May 10th to avoid penalty.

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NOTE: All Payments By Mail Must Be Sent Directly To Treasurer Of Elkhart County (117 N. Second St., Room 201, Goshen, IN 46526) Elkhart County Treasurer

Nappanee Parks hosting dog training classes Nappanee Parks and Recreation will be hosting dog training classes in May. Puppy kindergarten will be held from May 25-June 15. Classes will be held 5:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

This class is for puppies ages 8-16 weeks. The class is limited to eight puppies and the cost of the class is $75.

Foundation training will be offered May 25-June 29. Classes will be held 6:45-8 p.m. Tuesdays. This class is for dogs ages 16 weeks and up. Cost of the class is $120. This class is limited to five dogs.

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Bethany Christian to break ground on new athletic complex Bethany Christian Schools announces a groundbreaking ceremony for the new athletic complex, to take place May 15. This event marks the successful completion of the Great Strides Capital Campaign, a multi-year project that stands to serve the Bethany community for years to come.

“Although this project had its share of delays and challenges, we are thrilled that it’s been so successful, and that we are ready to start digging,” said Head of School Tim Lehman.

Bethany’s Great Strides capital campaign was a $2.25 million project to build a track and upgrade the accessibility and safety of Bethany’s athletic complex.

The campaign was launched publicly in the fall of 2019. In April 2020, Bethany received a $390,000 challenge grant from the Community Foundation of Elkhart County once donors had generously matched the amount. The grant allowed Bethany’s project plans to accommodate an expansion of the Winona Interurban Trail, a City of Goshen bicycle and pedestrian path.

“By partnering with Bethany Christian Schools, with the support of the Community Foundation, on

this project we are saving the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars in finding an alternate route and creating a new crossing,” said Mayor of Goshen Jeremy Stutsman at the start of the collaboration. “This is truly a ‘Good of Goshen’ project.”

The month of September 2020 featured a match challenge from Bethany graduate Myrl Nofziger.

Campaign gifts recently are going toward project enhancements, including landscaping and equipment for the new sports activities that will now be possible for Bethany students.

Shared experiences such as athletics support mental and physical health, help students of all ages build relationships and increase academic achievement, so improved facilities will benefit Bethany students for years to come.

“Our mission at Bethany is to prepare students to participate in God’s work in the world, and we love the way this project has allowed us to work with our neighbors and partners — the City of Goshen and Winchester Trails — to improve the health and safety of future students and visitors to our campus,” said Lehman.

Learn more at bethanycs.net.

Success of a Goshen heart failure clinic When Dr. Farid Jalinous, FACC, FSCAI, joined the team at Goshen Heart & Vascular Center, he was excited to start a clinic to help stabilize patients with heart failure and keep them out of the hospital.

In September 2020, 10 patients were enrolled in the clinic. Today the clinic can take 15.

In addition to Jalinous, who is an interventional cardiologist, five other colleagues provide support to the patients, including a telehealth nurse who daily monitors participants’ blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen and weight.

“The concept is to see patients frequently, adjust their medications often and keep them out of the hospital,” said Jalinous. “So far, since we’ve started the clinic, we’ve had a total of over 20 participants – one as young as 30 years old – and zero readmissions. We’ve been 100 percent successful at preventing emergency visits, urgent diuretic infusion and death among our heart failure patients.

It’s labor intensive, but it’s worth it because our patients are doing so well.”

“We are really proud of this work, which is a collaboration between Goshen Heart & Vascular Center, nursing care coordination, primary care providers and the accountable care organization,” said Randy Christophel, Goshen Health president and CEO. “This effort shows it takes a village of experts to provide specialized care for those with heart failure. Iden-

tifying the disease early, reducing risk factors and slowing the disease’s progression – all of these improve the health of our patients and the quality of their lives.”

To participate in the program, patients have an ejection fraction of under 40 percent. Ejection fraction measures the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each contraction. A normal ejection fraction is between 50 and 70 percent. One patient in the clinic started the program with only 20 percent and graduated the program with 55 percent. Because blood pumping means oxygen finding its way through our bodies, poor pumping makes us fatigued.

“A lot of what we do is education,” said Jessica Smith, registered medical assistant, who is the clinic’s heart failure coordinator.

“We teach patients to read labels, monitor their intake of fluids and salt – emphasizing the connections between what they eat, their daily measurements and how they feel.”

Other criteria for participation in the heart failure clinic are recent or frequent hospitalizations or trips to the emergency department; a new diagnosis of chronic heart failure; and barriers related to transportation, motivation, medication management or finances. The clinic has resources and interpretation available for patients whose first language is Spanish.

To learn more, call Goshen Heart & Vascular Center at (574) 533-7476, ext. 3932.