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National Day of Prayer event is May 3 LIGONIER — The public is invited to a prayer breakfast for the National Day of Prayer at 7 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, in The CrossWalk at Ligonier United Methodist Church, 466 Townline Road. Ligonier Mayor Patty Fisel is hosting the event. Daniel Alemu from Daniel’s Ligonier Cafe will be providing the breakfast, with help from church members. This year’s theme for the National Day of Prayer is “One Nation Under God,” based on Psalm 33:12. Students from the choirs at West Noble High School will perform. Various government officials have been invited, and prayers will be offered by guests including elected officials.
Among the pastors invited to attend and take part are: • Pastor Abigail Cervantes, Zion Comunidad Cristiana, Syracuse. • Pastor David Bosenberg, Cromwell United Methodist Church, Cromwell. • Pastor Joey Nelson, Stone’s Hill Community Church, Ligonier. • Pastor John Lutton, Church of the Nazarene, Ligonier. • Pastor Mark Eastbay, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Syracuse. • Pastor Rafael Flores, Morning Star Ministries, LaGrange. • Pastor Stanley Wilson, Ligonier Presbyterian Church, Ligonier. • Pastor Byron Kaiser, Ligonier United Methodist Church. • Pastor Don Mischler, Syracuse.
Cromwell alumni to gather on May 5 CROMWELL — The 98th annual Cromwell High School alumni gathering and reunion is set for Saturday, May 5, in the Cromwell Community Center. Registration and social hour starts at 4:30 p.m. in the center. The meal will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. in the old gym, next to the center. The class of 1962 will be honored as the 50th year class. Honorable mention classses are 1952, 1942 and 1932. Reservations are requested as
Mayor Fisel recovering from hand surgery
soon as possible. The cost of the meal is $11 per person. Those attending are asked to send their checks and reservations in before May 3 to: Robert Leamon P.O. Box 113 Cromwell, IN 46732-0113. Leamon can be reached by phone for more details at 856-2108 or 856-2598. “The evening will be filled with fond memories and stories from members of the class of 1962,” he said.
LIGONIER — Mayor Patty Fisel was back at her office in City Hall on Wednesday after taking a few days off to have surgery on her hand.
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Bob Myer, director of Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, is surrounded by students from West Noble Middle School. Last Thursday, the school’s National Honor Society presented Myer with a check for $750, which was the result of fundraisers and concession sales at the school over the past several months.
Local students help support Honor Flights for veterans LIGONIER — Students from West Noble Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society helped bridge the generation gap recently by learning about, and supporting, the Honor Flight program. Honor Flights are free trips presented to World War II veterans as a way of showing respect and thanks to the men and women who helped win that war and keep our nation free. Middle school students have been working with Bob Myer,
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St udent s f rom West Noble High Sc hool’s Theat re3 3 ac t ing t roupe host ed t heir annual “ S.C .E.N.E. C amp” last week at the school. The ‘Stage Crews Encouraging New Entertainers’ attracted more than two dozen middle and elementary school students who attended the week-long offering. The older students provided instruction and help in acting and technical support for plays and other theater events, with an emphasis on puppets. The big guy in the back on the left is “Eugene,” a bigger-than-life walking puppet made by Bob, Pat and Elizabeth Voors from Cromwell.
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free to the veterans, who are given tours of museums and offered a chance to meet with other veterans, from all branches of the Armed Forces, who served during World War II. More information on the Honor Flight program is available online, and there is an interestesting video on the program that can be found on You Tube at youtube.com/watch?v=_VoWKh_ T6aA&feature=related, or search for Honor Flight.
Civil rights auditors visit West Noble
“I’m doing fine,” she said. The surgery repaired a torn tendon in her left hand. Doctors moved a tendon from her index finger to her thumb.
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president of Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana. They not only learned a great deal about the program but conducted fundraisers during the past school year. Their hard work resulted in a check for $750 being presented to Myer last Thursday. The money will be used to support the Honor Flight program, which has helped thousands of men and women fly to Washington, D.C., over the past several years. The trips are
BY BOB BUTTGEN bbuttgen@kpcnews.net LIGONIER — A team of civil rights auditors visited West Noble High School last week, checking to see if the school and its campus meet federal requirements for a variety of standards. Superintendent Dr. Dennis VanDuyne reported on the team’s inspection to the West Noble school board at its meeting Monday night. West Noble receives most of its federal funds for vocational education programs. The federal inspections, known as audits, are done on a rotating basis at most Indiana schools that receive federal funding of any type, VanDuyne explained. The team spent a day at the high school to make sure West Noble is following state and federal requirements for providing a quality education to students with physical and mental disabilities, and students whose primary language is not English. VanDuyne said the inspectors liked what they saw at West Noble. He said the team pointed out only a few minor deficiencies and will file a formal report in the near future. “It was mostly little things that we can easily fix,” VanDuyne said. Examples of corrections needed include an additional
handicapped parking space at the high school, and more signage around the campus stating that West Noble is an equal opportunity employer. More of the corporation’s published notices need to be done in both English and Spanish, the auditors told school officials. Approximately half of West Noble’s students come from homes where English is a second language, which strengthens the need for bilingual signs and notices, VanDuyne said. The audit team included a contracted specialist who works for the federal Department of Education, a person from the Indiana Department of Education and two inspectors from the state fire marshal’s office. Other items that need fixing at the high school relate to accessibility for students in wheelchairs, VanDuyne said. Soap dispensers and pencil sharpeners, for instance, have to be lowered slightly in some classrooms and restrooms. The school can place electric pencil sharpeners on desktops, and that would satisfy federal requirements. VanDuyne said the inspection team’s report would be made public after it is sent to the school. He expects to receive the official, final report in less than two weeks.
Senior citizens’ prom reservations due Friday PULSE of Noble County, a local group made up of high school students, will host a senior citizens’ prom on Saturday, May 12, at East Noble High School. Reservations are due Friday by calling the Noble County Community Foundation at 894-3335. The cost is $7 per person, or $12 for a couple.
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