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Table of Contents
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Monarch Butterflies, 12
Student News, 20-21
Boys and Girls Club, 8 Servicing Programs gives back
Real Simple named Middlebury, 14 One of the 5 Small Towns worthy of your 2020 Destination Bucket List
Scholar Athlete, 23 Rhent Addis
Middlebury Parks Department, 9
Bridal Guide, 16-17
The Big Event, 10-11 Vibrant Communities movement
Shouts, 18 Give a shout of gratitude
Outdoor Living, 6 Outdoor lessons from Tinkergarten
Contributors: Publisher:
William Connelly
Editor:
Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
ADVERTISING: Scott Faust
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Cori Vilardo
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Dr. Carla Gull, Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher, and Student Writings being submitted by Creative Writing teacher Victoria Malooley on behalf of her students
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Jeff Miller, Russ Draper, Carla Gull, Kris Mueller, and Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
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Northridge Athletes, 24 -25 Middlebury Chamber of Commerce, 26 Proclamation, 27
March’s Cover: “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” What a great way to start the New Year & Century with a 5K Run to benefit not only the Middlebury Food Pantry but your own health. Photo taken Kris Mueller You can submit your own photos to delightfullyhere@ gmail.com for a chance to have one featured as a cover in a future issue.
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Community Calendar
March 12-14 Button Expo Essenhaus Conference Center, $5 per person March 12, 4:00-6:00 p.m.; March 13, 1:00-5:00 p.m.; March 14, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 13 Trivia Night NHS Cafeteria, $10 per person to play, $100 per table Registration 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6:00 p.m., Trivia 6:30 p.m. For details call Kris Mueller 574-536-0774. 17 Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 17 Chamber Chat Chamber of Commerece Visitors Center, Coffee at 8:30 a.m. 18-22 Chicago Flower and Garden Show Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (ECCVB) booth 23 5-Year Master Plan 5:30 p.m. at Middlebury Town Hall 28 Pruning Workshop 10:00 a.m. at Riverbend Park 31 Chamber Chat Chamber of Commerece Visitors Center, Coffee at 8:30 a.m.
Weekly Mon: Table Games, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. Tues: Euchre, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. WED: Middlebury Exchange Club, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m. Fri: Optimist Club Breakfast, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m.
Monthly American Legion Dinners 5 -7 p.m., Public welcome 1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Grilled Smoked Pork Chops by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: Our Winter Menu by Auxiliary 4th Friday: Sandwich Baskets by SAL 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner by Boy Scout Troop 7 Last Saturday: Steak Grill – Call 825-5121 for more info 1st & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 p.m. 1ST & 3rd Wednesdays: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays: Middlebury Lions Club - 7 p.m., American Legion Hall
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Editor’s Note Although this winter has been a tease of cold then warm again weather, I suspect spring is coming soon and I don’t know about you but I can’t wait to see all of those blooming flowers and trees. It feels like something magical and holy is happening every year when the quiet, sleeping earth comes back to life with vibrant colors and warm, sunkissed days. I would love to have some students (of any age) submit their own writings for the Student News page about what spring means to them, fiction and non-fiction alike are welcome. Also, while you’re out there enjoying the warmer days right around the corner, if you get some great photos taken in our community please feel free to submit them for a chance to have one featured as our cover in an upcoming issue. Student writings and cover submissions can be sent to delightfullyhere@gmail.com. - Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher 4 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2020
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Happy Birthday Braxton! Mom, Dad and all of your brothers love you!
Happy 21st Birthday Ashlynne! Love Mom & Dad
Happy Birthday Christopher! We love you! Daddy, Mommy, Jesse, Justin and Addison
Wishing you blessings and a great year! Happy Birthday! Nate, Rita, Kyla and Colby Kauffman
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OUTDOOR LIVING
Outdoor Lessons from
Tinkergarten I started leading Tinkergarten classes for children age 18 months to 8 years with a caregiver over a year ago. It is a special time to explore outdoors in all weather and work on skills that help us thrive! While I am well versed in getting kids and families outside already, I find many nuggets of wisdom in this journey as I partner with Tinkergarten and the Elkhart Environmental Center for nature play in all seasons of the year which may help in your journey to get outside as well.
Enjoying puddle play!
• Meet others for time outside. Getting together with friends or other like-minded people can make getting outside more enjoyable. Having a regularly planned time encourages us to get outside. • Simple materials can be very engaging. For example, getting an inexpensive basket with a handle at a thrift store and attaching a thin rope goes a long way. We throw one end over a tree branch and experiment lifting a variety of things up and down. We develop empathy as we give stuffed animals a ride, explore STEM concepts as we try heavier items, and work on executive function skills as we transport nature treasures. Find out more at https://tinkergarten.com/blog/how-a-simplemachine-inspires-complex-learning.
Exploring the pond.
• Outdoor play develops many skills. When I step back as a play facilitator or as a parent or educator, I am always amazed by children in nature play. They are often communicating, resolving conflicts, problem solving, building creativity and imaginations, and working on gross motor skills. Outdoor play is an essential aspect of child development. Guarding and encouraging that time will reap benefits. • Rituals can be empowering. In our Tinkergarten classes, we have a certain structure and routine, with a warmup time, community circle with special song, invitation to play, guided play, and celebration, even cozying up with herbal tea in the winter. Regular rituals help build communication, a sense of belonging, and a love for the outdoors. Consider what rituals might be a part of your family time outside.
Examining our favorite log.
Tinkergarten.com has a wonderful Do-It-Yourself section. The site is searchable by age of child, time available, season, setting, and skill desiring to develop. The DIY section allows anyone to pull up meaningful invitations or sparks for play. We’ve enjoyed making many variations of ice to play with outside, painting the “sky,” using outdoor chalk in unique ways, and taking a fall lantern walk. Find the DIY section at https:// tinkergarten.com/activities.
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Service Program gives back to SPA Women’s Ministry Home Compassion 2 Action is a service program for members of Middlebury’s Boys and Girls Club. One recent service project completed by the Compassion 2 Action group was for SPA Women’s Ministry Home. Club members gave women living at the home purses filled with personal hygiene products. The group held drives at the club to provide club parents, visitors, and members an opportunity to give to the cause. Club members assisted with the process of filling the pursues and taking inventory of all the items collected. While at SPA, club members received a tour of the facility and learned about how SPA Women’s Home helps women in need, especially those overcoming addiction and domestic violence. Next, club members helped residents prepare for family and children visitation days at the women’s home by organizing board games. Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury is especially thankful for Club Youth Development Specialist Alerie Gingerich, who oversees the Compassion 2 Action service program. The Compassion 2 Action service program is helping club members develop good character and citizenship by learning to give back to their community and the importance of helping others.
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What’s Happening in the Parks from your Middlebury Park Board
Krider World’s Fair Garden Windmill is going back to Chicago! Well, it’s not Middlebury’s 1933-1934 Chicago World’s Fair original windmill, but a smaller replica that will be the main feature of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (ECCVB) booth at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show March 18-22. The Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Wellfield Botanical Garden, Michiana Master Gardeners, and the ECCVB to develop and man the booth at the garden show, as well as constructing the replica
windmill. For 2020, the flower and garden show is partnering with the American Quilters Society. The show will feature gardening, flowers, and quilts which complement our Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail initiative. The ECCVB booth will promote and benefit Elkhart County, the Quilt Garden tour, the town of Middlebury, and Krider World’s Fair Garden.
Bicycle safety Warmer weather will be here soon, which means more people will be outdoors riding bikes on our local roads and trails. Here are a few safety reminders: •
Always travel on the right side of the trail.
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Wear a bicycle helmet. Everyone – all ages – should wear bicycle helmets.
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See and be seen. Wear bright clothes and something that reflects light.
On the road:
Upcoming Events in March The Five-Year Master Plan will be presented to the public at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in the Middlebury Town Hall. The park board and parks and recreation department invite you to attend to hear where we’re going.
Don’t forget the Pruning Workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, in Riverbend Park. Let the Middlebury Tree Board help you with when and how to prune and what tools are best. See you there!
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B THE
IG EVENT
The Vibrant Communities movement, along with hundreds of Elkhart County residents, united on January 22 at the Lerner Theatre to show how much they love where they live and celebrate everything that makes Elkhart County a great place to live, work, learn and play. The event celebrated several years of resident involvement in promoting quality-of-place projects and initiatives in the six communities of Elkhart County. “Starting four years ago, residents from every city and every town in Elkhart County, helped us put an action agenda together,” stated Vibrant Communities Co-Chair Suzie Weirick. “That agenda consisted of 77 things to do – an ambitious plan to make a profound difference in our connected communities. And I’m proud to say most of the action items are either in progress, or have already been completed.”
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The Big Event also introduced Elkhart County’s new Destination Brand Identity: Well Crafted. Vibrant Communities co-chair Arvis Dawson shared that the new Destination Brand Identity culminates years of work. “The process to get where we are today was a disciplined one. It involved research, and consultation with citizens throughout Elkhart County,” Dawson stated. “We compared ourselves to other regions around the country and worked hard to figure out two things: What makes Elkhart County different and what makes us different in a way that matters to outsiders – people who will want to come here and experience the things we have to offer – particularly because they can’t get that experience anywhere else.” Co-chairs Arvis Dawson and Suzie Weirick also thanked the hundreds of individuals who’ve been named Vibrant People in Elkhart County, along with more than 60 winners of Little Big Idea
Grants who have made a distinct difference across the county. New initiatives such as Vibrant Champions, Vibrant Neighborhoods as well as The Coolest Thing Made in Elkhart County were also unveiled. Peter Kageyama, an internationally sought-after community development consultant and grassroots engagement strategist who delivered a stunning and inspirational presentation to help launch the Vibrant Communities movement in January 2016, returned as the keynote speaker at The Big Event. Kageyama’s message focused on how emotions such as love for a place have a tremendous influence on how residents and visitors experience a city. “Four years ago, we had a conversation that lit a bunch of fires. This year we’re going to celebrate those fires and figure out those next steps and where we’re going to take this,” he said. A large exhibition of unique products and services made by the
companies and people of Elkhart County were also on display across from the theater in the adjacent Crystal Ballroom. Love Elkhart County? When you love where you live, you relish chances to contribute to the community and help make your neighborhood, workplace or city that much better. Here’s how you can get involved: • Become one of our Vibrant Champions. • Be inspired by our achievements, our amazing neighbors, and the fun things we’ve created. • Share your love of Elkhart County with your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, hair stylist, dog groomer, the cashier at the grocery store, etc. • Sign up for our monthly newsletter. For more information, visit https:// vibrantelkhartcounty.org/.
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Monarch
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ork Elementary School first graders studied monarch butterflies this fall. Through the process of doing multiple drafts, they worked to create high quality drawings of the butterflies. They received feedback from their peers and did many revisions before they reached their final product. The students worked very hard to make these drawings accurate and scientific. Rulli’s agreed to display the exhibit of these drawings during the month of February, which was a thrill for the students. There was a great turnout to the opening and ribbon cutting ceremony with over 20 families in attendance. Teachers in the ribbon cutting photo are (left to right) Lois Oyer (1st grade teacher), Kathie Kenworthy (1st grade teacher), Megan Coryell (instructional guide), Taylor Miller (1st grade teacher) and then Lori Scott (1st grade teacher).
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Real Simple recently named
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‘Five Small U.S. Towns Worthy of Your 2020 Destination Bucket List’ “Metropolitan hotspots like New York City, Miami, Chicago, and San Francisco certainly offer visitors plenty by way of food, entertainment, and sights. Sometimes, though, a small town getaway is exactly what your wanderlust heart desires. While the lesser-known U.S. destinations on this list might not even pop up in an expanded view on your Google Maps app, a visit to any one of them will give you a chance to break away from the hustle and relish in small town magic.” –Realsimple.com The Midwest is freckled with small, charming towns, but there’s something extra special about Middlebury, Ind., nestled along the border of Michigan among plots of corn and soybean fields. Because of its Amish and Mennonite roots, and the existing communities that still call Middlebury home, the 3,600-person town provides a “step back in time” that’s hard to come by these days. Visitors can enjoy authentic Amish fixings at Das Dutchman Essenhaus, an authentic butcher experience at Old Hoosier Meats, and dig through vintage goods at Old Creamery Antiques. In addition to fresh air and rolling pastures, the backcountry roads also offer a handful of must-visit places. Drop by the heralded Rise N Roll Bakery for one of its famous Amish donuts, and stop by Heritage Ridge Creamery to watch fresh cheese being made (and to sample and purchase some, of course). Drive far enough – about 10 minutes – and you’ll hit Shipshewana, which delivers even more authentic Amish charm. Other towns to make this top five list were Beaufort, N.C., Flagstaff, Ariz., Stillwater, Minn., and Leavenworth, Wash. I’d say we are in some mighty fine company.
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Wedding planning tips & tricks Recently engaged couples are often so swept up in the excitement surrounding their engagements that they can be forgiven for initially overlooking all the wedding planning that awaits them. Planning a wedding is no small task, but many couples very much enjoy all the hard work that goes into making their special day a success. It's hard for newly engaged couples who have never before planned a wedding to know what awaits them. But the following tips can help make the wedding planning process go smoothly. · Find your organization method. Organization is the key to pulling off the wedding of your dreams. Whether your organizational style is best served by jotting details like dates and deposit deadlines down in a notebook or utilizing an online spreadsheet or smartphone app, choose your method early on. Keeping information and reminders in one place can make it easier to manage all the tasks that lie ahead.
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· Take your time. There's no rush to the altar. Feel free to extend the engagement long enough to keep stress levels down and get the location and ceremony of your dreams. Many recently engaged couples feel pressured to get married right away. Stretching out the engagement to save money or give yourself more time to plan can make for a wonderful wedding day.
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· Discuss the budget openly and honestly. Did you know a New York City wedding can cost $77,000, according to Money magazine? Wedding costs can vary widely, and couples should sit down together to decide what they can afford and are willing to pay for. · Decide on a guest list. Planning decisions are often based around the projected number of guests. You'll need to have a ballpark figure regarding guests before you can choose a venue and make other decisions, such as where guests will stay. And if the majority of guests are coming from a certain area, such as your hometown, you may want to bring the wedding to them instead of asking them to come to you. · Create a priorities list. Make a list of at least three things that are most important for each of you. It may be the ceremony location, the food or another factor. Knowing what is important can help you negotiate prices and understand what to look for when planning.
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Welcome to our SHOUT page! If you know of a community member or group of people whom you would like to offer out a SHOUT of gratitude in a future magazine, please send your nomination to our editor Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher at Delightfullyhere@gmail.com
Lots of thanks and gratefulness to “Aunt Karen’s Café” for all their support of LoveWay! Your AMAZING brunch made our “Christmas with Santa” a HUGE hit! We SO appreciate your heart for our riders .
Shout out to MeLinda Taylor for simply being her. –Monica Cummings
–The LoveWay Staff
I would like to thank Mr. Luken for everything he does for Northridge Middle School. He helps organize and attends many of the civics activities the 8th graders participate in. He has organized the annual Washington, D.C., trip for years that has allowed countless students to visit our nation’s capital and he is an endless supporter of all middle school athletics. Not to mention he is a great teacher.
Thank you Cinnamon Stick, Monteith Tire, Joyfully Said Home, Ben’s Soft Pretzels, Shirley’s Popcorn, Essenhaus, Body on Cue, A Good Neighbor Heating and Cooling for donating to the Love Banquet at Crystal Valley Missionary Church on February 8 to benefit the Middlebury Food Pantry! –Heather Calfee
–Robert Miller
A HUGE thank you to “Country Lane Bakery” for their amazing cookies. Your cookies were a BIG hit at our volunteer trainings...we appreciate your support! –The LoveWay Staff
Shout out to Amy Schmucker for being a great friend and always being there for me. –Monica Cummings
We are so grateful to Leah Bigler for donating her time and talents to take some amazing photos of our horses. Thank you for blessing us with your artistic talents! –The LoveWay Staff
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Student
news “Dear Green, You give me a tummy ache A plummeting stone of hope crashes into the dormant acid dragging the oxygen down with it Some days you poison my mind never gracing me with mercy from your melodic fingertips I can see your brilliant mind spinning and I am the one who becomes dizzy I suppress the feelings knowing one day they’ll boil up to the surface of my lips Leaving the only words dripping from them a residue of my independence I’ve taken the maximum Alka-Seltzer and Pepto Bismol and the reality of this cancer settles in Slowly The conversation pebbles sink Gasping The dreams die Praying to fall out of it, the deep unfortunate emotion But God and Allah sigh knowing I will never feel anything true again They look down giving me the charity born from pity of music Sincerely, Devoted” – Meredith Dorbin
“I have this fear that one day I will wake up, anxious for all the lives I have never lived” – B.K.
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Special Boy On May 21,1960 a boy was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was a special boy The boy had a hobby which was collecting bones, he was a special boy Faked seizures & hide alcohol during high school, he was a special boy Got kicked out of college and the military, what a special boy Living at grandma’s house where he sins, what a special boy Hitchhiking for a ride, made a friend name Steven Hicks what a special boy Being a puppet master for love Being hungry for love, what a special boy Leftovers in refrigerator, what a special boy Being caught twice by the law 15 years behind solid bars Turns to god’s will Rest in peace Special little Jeffrey. – Abby Rumschlag
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“We can waste a lifetime wishing for all the possibilities that still lay in our hands” – B.K.
“Though War is Hell.” A Poem on the Transition from Hellish War to the Christmas Truce of 1914 In hot, yellow rain the young boys cry Through flying dirt and thunderous claps of falling shells Cry for mothers and fathers alike, War is hell. The enemy is faceless with cold empty eyes, we know only their voice, It’s thunderous bang and yellow rain. We were men but now we are husks. How could man go through such a thing, or deliver it unto us, The young boys with mothers at home. Are we men, or are we beasts in this hellish landscape? War is hell. The Night is cold and silent, and the stench of corpses infect the very air and muddy, brown snow littered the ground. When through the silence, a young voice cried, not one of a thunder clap nor did yellow rain follow- But it was human. And the voice was of greeting- almost joyous. Soon after, a bright flame arose- not one of the great earth shattering shells, or the devouring flames of the metal dragon But a candle, and what followed was a hand- the rest followed. Our rifles shook coldly in our hands as the soft click echoed through our fingers for yellow rain to be released in full. But then the shaking stopped
news slowly, as in the small person’s hand stood the glowing figure of a tree, descending down onto the cold ground- what was this stretch of unusuality? We expected yellow rain, thunderous booms and the blur of grey and green coming towards us at full speed- But yet the person stood, then another, and another, some taller, some shorter, each holding candles, their before faceless heads illuminated by the candles, young, old and chiseled, same as us. Then we found ourselves doing the same, our boots taking up on the parapet and onto the ground, And we stood before them. A long silence continued before it was broke again by a young boy muttering In the meekest of voices “Merry Christmas.” So low a tune you could barely hear, but voices began to spring up in conversation and laughter between and the men and I found myself exchanging my cigarettes with a German of all people..His eyes were of a boy, His hands were the same as mine, covered in blackened mud and oil. Perhaps we really are men, Though war is hell.
Writer’s Note: When I wrote this poem, I was creating a digital art piece of the same context, the Christmas Truce, and so the idea struck me that I should make a poem commemorating it though I wanted to add a touch- a flair, if you will, that would not undermine the war behind it. The Poem, based around The Great War (1914-1918) would include a glimpse of the horrors behind the war, and how propaganda played a part in dehumanizing the enemy, when they were just as human as we were. For those unaware, The Christmas Truce was a result of the common thinking of the soldiers that the war would be ended by Christmas. When the late days of December rolled along, and by Christmas, Soldiers would sing over the trenches for the Holidays, and even exchanged words with the other side, shouting over the top of their trenches. This happened all across the western front, in many occurrences, soldiers went out and even shook hands and even exchanged gifts with the men they were fighting against, a short peace in a terrible and bloody war. “ – by Michael Miller
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Rhent Addis Senior Rhent Addis is the son of Jennifer and Rick Addis. During his time at Northridge High School he has participated in football, wrestling, track and field. In addition to his athletic involvement, Rhent is also an IB Full Diploma Candidate and a member of the student council. The thing he most enjoys about the sports at Northridge are the life lessons that he learns from his amazing coaches. For example he states, “in wrestling we have the mantra ‘You get what you earn.’ While this specifically applies to the performance of oneself on the mat, it also very much so applies to life. I am also appreciative of the brotherhood of each and every sport, and that I have made friendships that will last a lifetime.” Outside of school Rhent is an active member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Goshen. After high school he plans to attend Drake University, play football, and major in political science with aspirations of eventually attending law school.
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MEDAL WINNERS– Seven Northridge swimmers brought back medals for placing in the top-eight of their events at last weekend’s IHSAA girls swimming and diving state finals meet held in Indianapolis. In front (from left to right) are Sydney Nethercutt (8th in the 200 freestyle, 4th in the 400 freestyle relay), Kaitlin Simons (5th in diving) and Kenzie Weber (4th 200 freestyle relay, 4th 400 freestyle relay, 8th 200 medley relay). In back are Jenna Nethercutt (6th 100 breaststroke, 4th 200 freestyle relay, 8th 200 medley relay), Ingrid Fretz (4th 400 freestyle relay, 8th 200 medley relay), Americus Ingling (4th 200 freestyle relay, 8th 200 medley relay) and Elsa Fretz (3rd freestyle, 8th 100 butterfly, 4th 200 freestyle relay, 4th 400 freestyle relay). The Lady Raiders finished fourth in the team standings with 158 points. 24 inMiddlebury Magazine | March 2020
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Stop in and lets catch up on what’s new in Middlebury. Coffee at 8:30 a.m. Reservations appreciated, 574-825-4300. Chamber of Commerece Visitors Center 210 S. Main St., Middlebury
Middlebury Chamber Golf Classic is scheduled for 8-14-2020.
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Front row (left to right): Cindy Miller, Laura Marks, Miranda Cripe, Kaye Pietrzak, Nikki Belschner, Kim Cammenga, Jane Allen, Jon Troyer, and Kris Mueller. Back row (left to right): Nancy Hannah, George Pietrzak, Dawn Gage, Jane Milewski, Ed Fergison, Tom Enright, Eugene Bontrager, and Dave Shelly.
P RO C L A M A T I O N Town of Middlebury by the President of the Middlebury Town Council
O pt i m i st D a y
The First Thursday of every February WHEREAS, Volunteers working with young people who are our joy of today and are our hope for tomorrow, are exuberant representatives of the potential to be reached and dreams to come true. They are also unbounded in their enthusiasm to use their own talent, skills, and hard work to make a difference in others’ lives, and; WHEREAS, Members of Optimist International will celebrate OPTIMIST DAY throughout the world the first Thursday of every February to promote their efforts in helping and recognizing the young people that make a difference in their communities and who will encourage a greater exchange of ideas between young people and adults, and; WHEREAS, There are 2400 Optimist Clubs, with more than 70,000 Members, in Optimist International and Optimist members throughout the world that carry out more than 6500 service projects that serve six million young people a year; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Miranda Cripe, President of the Town Council of Middlebury, issue this Proclamation declaring the first Thursday of every February as Optimist Day in the Town of Middlebury. May this day instill pride in our Town’s Optimists for all of their accomplishments and for the impact they have to truly make a difference in others’ lives.
Miranda Cripe, President of the Middlebury Town Council, signing Proclamation.
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