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Celebrating Life in Middlebury, IN
Middlebury Food Pantry
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Front cover: Staff photographer Kris Mueller captures Middlebury Community Food Pantry co-directors Pam and Ward Bingaman in front of the current location. The pantry is slated for a big move this year! See pg. 10 for details.
February Table of Contents around town
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Chamber Updates Outside the Classroom Middlebury Milestones Community Calendar Trails of Middlebury Challenge Healthy Living: Spacious Heart Yoga Boys & Girls Club: Meet Americorps Volunteer Aria Salisbury
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Middlebury Community Food Pantry ON THE MOVE Valentine’s Day Local Specials
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We’re ready to hear from that pesky groundhog! Hopefully we’re all still holding to our resolutions for the year (or maybe cheating just a *tiny* bit…) February is here and some big things are in the works! The Middlebury Community Food Pantry has some great news, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Take a read-through and see how you can be even more involved in our community this month and beyond!
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Chamber Updates by Julie Whitehead, Chamber Marketing Committee Chair
Reserve Your Table Now for the Annual Dinner The Middlebury Chamber of Commerce will host its annual dinner at the Essenhaus Inn & Conference Center on March 10th. The dinner will feature the 2nd Annual Business Expo for member businesses as well as the new photo contest for the cover of the 2015 Chamber Membership Directory. The guest speaker for the evening will be Mike Garty. Mike is the owner of Uncommon Leadership, LLC, and works for Lippert Components in the area of leadership development. Mike is a graduate of Taylor University and Asbury Theological Seminary. The business expo is open to chamber members, is limited to 10 exhibitors, and is a great way to introduce or re-introduce your business to other members of the Middlebury business community. An eight-foot table and basic electricity is available. The directory photo contest is open to all area photographers. The subject can be anything the photographer feels exemplifies the essence of Middlebury. All entries must provide proof that the photograph was taken within the Middlebury school district. Photographs will be on display during the annual dinner and the winner will be determined by votes from those attending the dinner. Flyers detailing further contest rules will be available after February 5th at the Chamber office.
Changes at the Chamber Chamber director Sam Pohl has announced that he will be leaving the chamber in the upcoming weeks. The Chamber board of directors thanks Sam for his years of service and wishes him the best in his future endeavors. Sam shared the following: “My wife Sue and I have been honored to witness the improvements, additions, and programs Middlebury has made over the past six years. From where we were to where we are now, the people of Middlebury have done many amazing, beneficial things. While much has been done, the Chamber, town, and community organizations have projects already in progress and visions beyond the current workings which will propel Middlebury into an even brighter future. Again, Sue and I thank you for the opportunity to serve and look forward to seeing the many achievements coming in our town’s future.”
Volunteers Needed The Chamber is looking forward to welcoming guests to the community in 2015. Volunteers are needed to staff the Chamber office for a few hours each week. Knowledge of the Middlebury Community is very helpful, but not necessary. Please contact the Chamber office at 825.4300 for more information. 4 inMiddlebury Magazine | February 2015
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around TOWN | Career Exploration Internship
Outside the Classroom By Stephanie J. Salisbury
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orthridge High School has been offering a ‘Career Exploration Internship’ (commonly known as ‘Work Experience’) for years. Headed by coordinator/ supervisor Mike Wickersham, it is an elective for seniors with three consecutive hours free in their daily schedule. Students find a place of employment (or volunteer work) and a supervisor there will train and evaluate them, coordinating with the school.
How It Works
“Students must attend class meetings and complete online exercises intended to enhance their work experience and training,” says Wickersham. “Local business owners and managers also come to share personal guidance and advice in developing their employability skills.” Recent topics have been compensation and benefits, labor costs, safety issues in the workplace, and work hour limitations for students. In this, his first year of supervising the program, Wickersham is passionate about what he does. “I was excited to work with our local business owners, not to mention all of the new contacts I have made across Elkhart, LaGrange, and St. Joe Counties. We have a great group of employers working to train our students and provide good learning experiences. It’s been refreshing to get out of the classroom and travel to each business and see what the students are doing, discuss their progress, and help them set goals.”
What They Learn
The students are gaining real world, hands-on skills that cannot
be learned in a classroom setting. From work ethic to leadership skills, administrative needs to communication, our seniors are being well James Bradberry poses for a pic while prepped for their working for JC Lawn Care. futures. “All of the students have been successful and some students have greatly improved their employability skills in a way they had not been able to demonstrate in school,” says Wickersham. Jennifer Schreiber, Assistant Manager at the Essenhaus Village Shops, says “…it has been a fantastic opportunity for both employer and student. Through this program, I’ve met some talented, hard-working, and self-motivated young individuals. I think this type of work experience will be helpful in building the students’ resumes and in giving them a well-rounded experience for future reference.”
Good for Our Community
The best part of this program is how it strengthens our community. Students establish relationships with local business contacts which will be helpful after graduation. The businesses work closely with the school and give feedback to the curriculum, and the school and students learn to reach out to their community, working together as a whole.
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Valentine’s Dance The Middlebury Men’s Club will host their 23rd Annual Valentine’s Dance 8 pm - Midnight on February 14th at American Legion Post 210. Music will be provided by SL4 (formerly Total Recall), playing all your favorite tunes. Plans include snack foods, cash bar, 50/50 drawings, and door prizes. Admission is $15 per couple with the proceeds going back to the community through many projects. Advance tickets will be on sale at the Legion and at the door while they last. For more information, call 238.4766.
February MONTHLY American Legion Dinners, 5:30 – 7 pm, Public welcome 1st Friday: Fish dinner 2nd Friday: Varied menu provided by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: Broasted chicken 4th Friday: Varied menu provided by the Auxiliary 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner Last Saturday: Steak grill Call the Legion at 825.5121 for more info 1St & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 pm
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1St & 3rd Wednesdays: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings – 7 pm at the American Legion Post 210.
Weekly Mon – Fri: REAL Services Lunch, Ages 60+, Greencroft Tues: Euchre Night, Greencroft – 6:30 pm WED: Middlebury Exchange Club, Essenhaus – 6:30 am Fri: Optimist Club Breakfast, Essenhaus – 6:30 am
The Friends of the Chris Shetler Family will be hosting a steak dinner and silent auction benefit from 3 – 11 pm on February 28th at the Elkhart FOP #52. Tickets are $20. Chris is a Middlebury firefighter. All proceeds will go to the medical fund for his infant son. Owen has a congenital heart defect. Call Jeff Sager at 202.1647 for event details.
Need a Night Out for Dinner? Middlebury Church of the Brethren is partnering with Faith Mission of Elkhart to offer a free Community Walk-In Meal every Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Meals are provided by Faith Mission and will be served at the church at 507 Bristol Avenue. Call 825.2955 for more information. Have an announcement or event you’d like to advertise? Call us at 574.304.3913 for details and rates.
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Middlebury Community Food Pantry
On The Move
By Pam Bingaman with Stephanie J. Salisbury
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he Middlebury Community Food Pantry is currently located downtown in a well-loved older home next to the First Mennonite church. It helps to provide food and personal needs items to more than 500 families every month. Right now they are in the midst of planning to relocate to a larger, more user-friendly facility: the former Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church on CR 16. Some big changes are ahead, bringing great things to our community. Here’s what you need to know…
What a Difference a Move Makes The new location will provide a larger facility with more wide open spaces. Going from 900 to 1800 square feet will give the Food Pantry the opportunity to offer several new, muchneeded services. All of the Food Pantry operations will finally be able to be housed in a single building which is a much better, safer facility on a single level. (No stairs to walk up and down is a pretty big deal!) There will be greater ease of use and the Food Pantry will be better able to receive deliveries. All of this leads to dramatically increased efficiency for everyone involved.
Jeanuae Pires and her 4-year-old daughter, Taylor, packing and delivering groceries to several local residents as a part of the Food Pantry shut-in program.
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L-R: Ed Laber, Food Pantry Advisory Board; Pam Bingaman, Food Pantry Director; Betty Graber, Advisory Board; Tom Bontreger, Relocation Fundraising Team; Tammie Griffin, Advisory Board/ Fundraising Team; Kris Mueller, Fundraising Team; Rich Troyer, Advisory Board Chair; Ward Bingaman, Food Pantry Co-director. Not pictured: Jeff James, Board/Fundraising Team; Maxine Zook, Advisory Board; Nichole Miller, Advisory Board; Sam Pohl, Fundraising Team.
“Anyone who has ever been involved with the Middlebury Community Food Pantry to date knows what a wonderful thing it is. Now it’s time to take this wonderful thing to a much better and safer facility so they can continue to do even more wonderful things.” – Jeff James, Fundraising Committee Chair
Food Pantry Co-director Ward Bingaman unloading a skid of food during a Wednesday work night at the pantry.
New Programs and Service Opportunities to Come • Adult education classes (such as financial counseling, budgeting, GED classes, etc.) • Community gardens • Internships for NHS students • Nutritional counseling by Purdue County Extension Offices • Addiction recovery programs In addition, there will be a beautiful facility available to serve as a community center with space for meetings, receptions, holiday parties, and other gathering opportunities.
Before the Move… Several additions and modifications need to be made to the new building. Here are just a few of the changes that will be needed to make everything run smoothly: • Security wall and door between the pantry and Pleasant Oaks Preschool • Handicapped-accessible restrooms • Removal of several non-load-bearing walls • Electrical service upgrade • New ceiling and lighting modifications • New flooring • Upgrades and repairs to kitchen and food storage spaces to become Health Department compliant • Upgrade of HVAC system • Additional parking The overall estimated cost to have a contractor do all of these modifications is $215,000. This can be a flexible total depending on community involvement and the sweat
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Pantry Co-director Ward Bingaman and regular Wednesday evening volunteer Brian Wilson prepare to unload much-needed food supplies at the Pantry. Food Pantry Advisory Board members Betty Graber and Ed Laber often volunteer on Saturday mornings packing food for their neighbors in need.
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equity offered through proposed future Community Work Days. “Volunteers could be used to help take some walls down, put other walls up, install doors, move dirt, and other projects which will lower that overall cost,” says Rich Troyer, Food Pantry Board Chair. “We want to put less money into the building and more money towards the food.” First Mennonite Church has pledged $75,000 to go toward these costs, and the relocation fund currently has an available balance of $12,420. The Relocation Fundraising Committee members are Sam Pohl, Kris Mueller, Jeff James, Tammie Griffin, and Tom Bontreger.
Project Name Contest! For now, the project is simply being referred to as the ‘Food Pantry Relocation Project’. They are struggling to settle on an inspired name for the project, and they are asking for OUR help! Submit your project name suggestions by the end of February to the Middlebury Food Pantry Facebook page or email suggestions to MiddleburyFoodPantry@gmail.com. The new project name will be determined by popular opinion and the winner will receive a $250 cash prize!
On November 17, the food pantry hosted their Thankful Hearts Dinner to show their appreciation to their many volunteers. Pictured here are Thursday afternoon volunteers from MDC Goldenrod (from left around table): Mr. Orvan Lambright, Mrs. Sherrie Sillaman, Heather Sillaman, Rosie Yoder, Margaret Slabach, Wilma Slabach, Jason Sprunger; (standing) Pam Bingaman and Devon Lambright.
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How You Can Help • Sign up to provide sweat equity during future Community Work Days • Consider joining the Relocation Team to help coordinate the Community Work Days • Pledge a monetary donation or provide a matching donation opportunity • Encourage local businesses and organizations to provide corporate donations • Monitor upcoming information on the Facebook page and keep an eye out for the new website soon • Help spread the word: host informational meetings at your church or organization. Board members will be happy to attend and answer questions!
Community Open House Mark your calendars! On Friday, February 20th from 5 – 8 pm, come see the future home of the pantry! Check out the plans and share the vision for our community together.
“This is such an exciting time for us to build a better, more sustainable service for our community at large. What a wonderful opportunity we have to make the shift from the hand-out to the hand-up mentality. We can be all about extending our hands in love and, in turn, changing lives.” –Pam Bingaman, Middlebury Community Food Pantry Director
Middlebury Community Food Pantry Board: Jeff James Rich Troyer Betty Graber Ed Laber Nichole Miller Tammie Griffin Maxine Zook Ward and Pam Bingaman
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Thank you, Middlebury! Because of your trust and faith in me, I had a successful December, and as promised will donate 10% of my proceeds to the Food Pantry. Together we have raised $1,142! I love working in our community, and I will continue to give back in the years to come. – Nic Wyse
Food Pantry Trivia Q) How many families per week did the Food Pantry serve in 2004, on average? A) Eight families Q) How many families per week did the Food Pantry serve this past year, on average? A) 146 families Q) How many pounds of ground beef did the Food Pantry distribute last year? A) 15,000 pounds Q) How much money does the Food Pantry spend to feed a family of six for one week? A) $24 Q) On average, how many people volunteer at the Food Pantry each week? A) 55 For more information, email MiddleburyFoodPantry@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 825.5135 (Food Pantry extension).
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Sweets – Chocolate, yes… but we live in the perfect area for pies, cakes, honey sticks, and donuts, too.
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The Memory-Makers Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so why not make a day of it? Get Active – Indoor fun like bowling, roller skating, or a sporting event will warm you up or a romantic wintry walk, ice skating, or sledding will get your heart pumping, too.
Art – Plenty of local photography and crafts in our area, not to mention books by local authors!
Crafts – Wax nostalgic by making old-fashioned Valentines with craft kits and local supplies.
Game Night at Home – Light up the fireplace and some candles, put on your favorite music, and have some friendly rivalry!
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The Gift of Practicality Everyone needs a helping hand to make daily life a little easier!
Housecleaning – The look and smell of a sparkling clean home is amazing, especially when someone else provides the elbow grease.
Car Detailing – Keeping the car clean during winter months is rough, so treat someone to a tidy ride!
Spruce Up the House – Valentine’s Day is a great time for a fresh coat of paint, a remodeled bathroom, or a redecorated home.
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My name is Aria Salisbury, and I’m a 17-year-old senior at Northridge High School. I’m part of the marching band, the concert bands, and the National Honor Society. Along with this, I am also an Americorps Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury.
An Opportunity
I was presented with the opportunity to become an Americorps Volunteer and member in mid-September through my being a part of the National Honor Society. When I found out that no one else had stepped up to volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club, I wanted to find out more information. It sounded exciting and, soon enough, I became the Americorps Member Volunteer!
Helping Out Becca and Aria go through a book together.
As a volunteer, I work in two different places at the Club: the Learning Center and the
Aria helps Hunter with his spelling words.
Games Room. In these two places, I am a supervisor for kids ranging from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Along with that, I help the Education Director, Brittany Bayless, with some of the activities in which the kids partake at the Learning Center. I also help with any homework needs that students may have during homework and reading time. This may include helping with essentially any subject they have, so I have to be prepared!
Making Relationships
I think my favorite thing about being an Americorps Volunteer is the relationships that I make with the kids. Though my role as a Volunteer at the Club may seem trivial as I walk around to monitor the kids while they play games or do homework, I get to make relationships with the kids at the Club and this means a lot to me because not only am I an authority figure, but I also strive to be a good role model for them. As I plan to major in Education in college next year, this is the perfect opportunity for me. I am grateful to the Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury and to our community for all that they do to make such a wonderful place possible for the kids!
Left to Right: Reese, Becca, Aria, JD, and Madisyn.
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Northridge High School Christmas Giving Continues at Northridge If you walk into the main entrance of Northridge High School, you’ll notice a Christmas tree still standing. No, it’s not because we forgot; rather, it’s the beginning of a service project sponsored by National Honor Society and coordinated by NHS member Hannah Digert called The Giving Tree Project. Hannah suffers from leukemia and has been undergoing treatment for several months. At present, she is doing well and able to attend school regularly. Her experiences with cancer treatments have led her to create The Giving Tree Project. As a leukemia patient, Hannah knows the ups and downs of dealing with life
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under these conditions. So Hannah has acquired a list of about thirty young people who, like herself, are going through treatment and she is asking for help to assemble ‘birthday buckets’ for each of them.
FEBRUARY 4: Parent Teacher Conferences
The list of items is fairly specific, but anyone interested in helping with donations of items or money should contact Ellen Augustine at the high school (825.2142) or email Augustine@ mcsin-k12.org. We will be happy to supply you with a list of items and any further information you might need. The Giving Tree Project began January 16th and will continue through February 13th.
FEBRUARY 16: No School Presidents’ Day FEBRUARY 21: Choir Invitational
NHS German Students Visit Chicago In December, a number of NHS German students went to the Chicago Christkindlmarkt (Outdoor German Christmas Market) in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. The market is the largest Christmas market of its kind outside of Germany. It consists of vendors selling hand-made blown glass and wood-carved Christmas ornaments, crafts, candy, and German food and beverages. Many of the vendors come from Germany each year to be at the market. This trip is a great opportunity to experience German culture and food, and even to speak the language with native Germans! The market is named for the Christkind: the Christ child who brings the children presents and candy at Christmas in Germany. The outdoor Christmas market in Germany is a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages and NHS is quickly making it one of our traditions as we try to send our students each year.
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From left: Northridge divers Rylee
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girls at the NLC preliminaries.
Upcoming Events Senior Nights
Feb. 6 - Girls Basketball vs. Wawasee Feb. 27 - Boys Basketball vs. DeKalb
Winter Sports Awards Night March 24, 7 pm @ NHS Auditorium
Swimming
Girls Swim Sectionals - Feb. 5, 7 @ NHS Girls Swim @ State - Feb. 13, 14 @ IUPUI Boys Swim Sectionals - Feb. 19, 21 @ Concord Boys Swim @ State - Feb. 27, 28 @ IUPUI
Girls Basketball
Girls Basketball Sectionals @ Goshen Feb. 10, 13, 14. Boys Basketball Sectionals @ North Side Gym - March 3, 6, 7 Junior Brody Miller
Sophomore Mason Cross
School Spirit Debit Card Program First State Bank is pleased to offer our School Spirit Debit Card Program to parents, students, and all who would like to support their high school. By using this card, First State Bank will make a donation to your school each time you swipe, press credit, and sign.
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SCHOOLS
Heritage Intermediate School
Heritage 5th grade students participated in the 7th annual Spelling Bee on January 12th. Twenty-six students earned spots in the grade level Bee by earning the top two spots in their respective classrooms. Participants practiced for several weeks, learning words like ‘euphonious’, ‘froufrou’, and ‘jambalaya’. After twelve rounds, the spelling candidates were whittled down to the top two spellers: Lexie Huys and Ava Yoder. Ava won the top honors by correctly spelling the word ‘potassium’ during the fifteenth round. Heritage Intermediate can send three spellers to the Regional Spelling Bee, so third place speller Evan Nay will be joining Ava and Lexie at the next level! The Regional Spelling Bee will be held at Bethel College on March 11th, 2015. Congratulations to all of the HIS Spelling Bee competitors for a job well done!
2015 HIS Spelling Bee Participants
Northridge Middle School Schools to Watch Celebration Northridge Middle School celebrated their Schools to Watch designation on December 15th. Honored guests included: Shirley Wright from the Indiana Middle Level Educators Association, Carlin Yoder (Indiana State Senator), Wes Culver (Indiana State Representative), Jackie Walorski (U.S. Congresswoman), Joe Donnelly (U.S. Senator via video message), Jane Allen (Superintendent MCS), and Sam Pohl from the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to all who participated and to the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce for the wonderful United States flag!
Seated: Shirley Wright, Rachel Vallance, Sam Miller; Standing: Sam Pohl and Dr. Robbie Goodman
Nolan Laughlin, Mitchell Troyer, Derek Crowder, Hunter Schumacher
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Orchard View Elementary
Cookies & Clay We had our 3rd annual ‘Cookies and Clay Project’ on December 6th. Students were able to pick up their holiday-themed clay ornaments that they worked so hard to create, and participate in a paper craft with their parents while sampling Christmas cookies donated by many Orchard View families. The $405 in donations went to the Middlebury Food Pantry, where it was matched by an anonymous donor to equal $810. A big thank-you goes out to our parents for supporting their children and community. Our first graders were in the giving spirit this year. Instead of having a gift exchange, they decided to make birthday party supply bags to donate to the pantry. These included items such as cake mix, balloons, party hats, and other supplies you would need to throw a birthday party. On the last day of school before Christmas break, our first grade classes took their 60+ donated birthday party bags and loaded them into the car to be delivered to the pantry.
Top: 1st graders loading their birthday party supply bags to take to the Middlebury Food Pantry. 2nd row left: Mrs. Estep’s 1st grade class. 2nd row right: Ms. Gross’ 1st grade class. 3rd row left: Mrs. Runges’ 1st grade class. 3rd row right: Mrs. Graber’s 1st grade class.
JEFFERSON Elementary
Christmas Program On December 4th, Jefferson's 2nd & 3rd grade students performed during the Christmas program. The 2nd grade students were singing Away in a Manger in the picture. The program was directed by Rhonda Yoder and the accompanist was Patty Wise.
Kindergarten Enrollment JES is now accepting names of Kindergarten students for the 2015-2016 school year. Please call the school office at 822.5399 to register your child. Kindergarten round-up will be on Tuesday, April 28. Incoming Kindergarteners must be five years old by September 1.
Angels: Kendall Miller, Cassie Cruz, and Rachael Yoder; Joseph: Brady Bergman. 24 inMiddlebury Magazine | February 2015
SCHOOLS
Middlebury Elementary
Food Pantry Drive Middlebury Elementary School staff and students had their annual food pantry drive during the month of December. The students were able to collect almost 1,900 items to help stock the shelves at the Middlebury Community Food Pantry! Students were challenged to bring in certain amounts and, because of those amounts being met, Mr. Miller, Mr. Loar, and Mr. Lemmon all dressed up like Buddy the Elf to lead the students as they walked to the pantry. A special thank-you goes out to all of our parents for encouraging your children to give back, the Middlebury Police Department for traffic control, and Kris Mueller for the wonderful photography.
York Elementary
Snow!
Unlike last year, the students had to wait this year to get a fun pile of snow to play in. The magic of
playing in the snow during recess is something which endures throughout the years!
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Northridge Performing Arts Busy Schedule for Winter Guard The Winter Guard, directed by Brittany Rogers and Ashley Urdaneta, are in the midst of their contest season. Their upcoming dates include February 7th at Brownsburg High School, February 14th at Anderson High School, February 21st at Bishop Dwenger High School, and February 28th at Carroll High School. Divisional Finals are March 14th in Indianapolis.
We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do! What’s with all that head-bobbing and foot-stomping at the basketball games? It’s the spirit generated from the music led by the NHS Pep Band which consists of about 65 students directed by Mr. Molohon.
What an Endeavor!
Did you know the middle school choirs have almost 450 students? Even with a 999-seat auditorium, a group this size requires two performances to accommodate everyone. For the Christmas concerts, parents donated over $1,000 for sack lunches for the kids, NMS cafeteria workers spent an entire afternoon assembling lunches, and over 200 parents volunteered their time. Mrs. Armington and Mr. Norwood thank the parents and community for all their help.
Mark Your Calendars for the Choir Invitational! The 6th annual Northridge Choir Invitational is February 21st at the NHS Performing Arts Center. This will be the largest invitational yet with groups coming from all over Indiana. Plan on coming out for a full day of entertainment. For up-to-date details, visit www. NorthridgeChoirs.com. 26 inMiddlebury Magazine | February 2015
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Things are changing all the time; I wanted to take a moment to share with you a changing of the guard at Washburn Heating and Air Conditioning…now becoming Washburn Heating and Cooling LLC. Eugene and Darcy Washburn have served the Middlebury and surrounding Elkhart, LaGrange, and St. Joseph counties for the past 21 years. They have been planning and anticipating their retirement and relocation to a permanent residence in Florida for several years. Their faithful service and dedication to you and people like you is not often seen in the service industry. When passing the business along, Eugene and Darcy placed a high priority on finding someone with the same values and care for the customer. Providence brought the Washburns and the VanderWerfs together. Stephen and Robin VanderWerf finalized an agreement on 12/13/14. Stephen considers himself to be the last of the old timers. He created VanderWerf Energy in Niles, MI in 1983. VWE became a Lennox dealership and serviced all brands of furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps (specializing with geothermal systems). His family bought him out in the late 90s. Stephen became the marketing manager for an electric utility for five years. In 2003, he created Geothermal Specialist, Inc. which employs 13+ employees serving a geographic range from the Illinois border to the west ~ Sturgis, MI to the east ~ Covert – Paw Paw, MI to the north ~ Rochester – Rensselaer IN to the south. Washburn Heating and Cooling LLC will remain in the Middlebury – Bristol area. Stephen is currently exploring his options for the business location and will be personally relocating into the Middlebury area soon. All existing service contracts, agreements and proposals will be honored. Although I mentioned change, it’s my expectation that you’ll see everything the same… just new faces. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Stephen P. VanderWerf Office: 574-825-7697
February 2015
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We fix knees. The knee is one of the hardest working joints in the body. So when something serious goes wrong, a fix often calls for help from an orthopedic physician who really knows knees. And OSMC joint specialists really know knees. In fact, about a third of the patients who come to us with muscle and joint pain are coming because of knee problems. Many of these patients are suffering from knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Some are experiencing trauma caused by a sports injury. And others are dealing with the general wear and tear of aging. Many of these conditions can be treated with non-surgical procedures and therapies. But for others, more involved procedures including surgery are called for. OSMC orthopedic surgeons are among the most talented in the Midwest, experienced in an extensive range of surgical techniques from minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures to the most advanced approaches to total joint replacement. So if you’re experiencing a knee condition that’s just not getting better, OSMC is here to help.
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