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Table of Contents Boys and Girls Club, 6 Middlebury Clubhouse is expanding

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The Corner Teachers, 7

William Connelly

Outdoor Living, 8 Nests - Not just for birds

Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher

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Middlebury Parks Department, 9 Northridge Raiders Dance Team, 10 5,6,7,8 Northridge Science Olympiad, 12 Northridge Robotics, 14 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, two, one, BLAST OFF Scholar Athlete, 16 Ashley Beckler Middlebury Exchange Club, 19 Child Abuse Prevention Month

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Northridge Show Choir, 20 Shout, 23 Give a shout of gratitude Northridge Athletes, 24 Northridge Sports photo collage Middle School ISSMA, 26

May’s Cover: From left to right Sophomore Meredith Dorbin, Senior McKenna Thompson and Junior Anastasia Dekker perform with the Starlights. (photo taken by Carrie Norris)

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Calendar May 4 Carpool to Wellfield Botanical Gardens in Elkhart. Event at the Gardens: Four Winds Garden Club Plant Sale. Meet at Warren Street Parking Lot in Middlebury at 10:00 a.m. Contact Judy Markham at 574-333-9723 or jmarkham2002@yahoo.com or Diane Miller at 574-333-6882 or dianemiller10@gmail.com to RSVP and for additional information 14

25th Annual Old Timers’ Meeting at the Essenhause Conference Center, 240 US 20 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come reminisce and learn about Middlebury’s yesterdays and years. For more information call 825-2010 or 825-0978

16 Bus Trip to Holland Michigan to see the tulips! Contact Judy Markham at 574-333-9723 or Diane Miller at 574-333-6882 to RSVP and for additional information 17

Middlebury Hometown Happenings Merchant sidewalk sales, family and children’s activities, food vendors, downtown 4-7 p.m.

17-18 Middlebury Community Garage Sale Days Community, merchant and residential garage sales galore. Find a map at middleburyinchamber.com 19

Free Concert at the First United Methodist Church, 720 S. Main Street, Middlebury at 3:00 p.m. Ketevan Kartvelishvili, Pianist.

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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 5:30 - 7 p.m., Public welcome 1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Grilled Smoked Pork Chops by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: Jumbo Tenderloin with waffle fries & cheese and dessert by Auxiliary 4th Friday: Sandwich Baskets by SAL 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner by Boy Scout Troop 7 Last Saturday: Steak Grill – Call 825-5121 for more info 1st & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 p.m. 1ST & 3rd Wednesdays: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays Middlebury Lions Club - 7 p.m., American Legion Hall

Editor’s Note With summer nearly here and school wrapping up, all the students in our town are quite busy with their end-of-year competitions. I hope you enjoy reading about some of the amazing achievements many of our teams have earned this season. From show choir to dancing and even a stellar job by our Robotics Team, these students all deserve a great deal of recognition for all of their hard work. It makes us all so proud to be able to say we are a part of Raider Nation! -Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher

Milestones Birthday Wishes 5/11 Audrey Elizabeth Yoder, 12 5/12 Maya Khattri Chettri, 7 5/16 Dillon Lopez, 11 5/17 Landon Fisher, 21 5/23 Chris Helton

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Elkhart County’s Middlebury Clubhouse is expanding! By Natasha Lantz, Middlebury Clubhouse Director The Middlebury Clubhouse of Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County will be under construction beginning June 2019. The expansion and renovation of current facilities will allow the Middlebury Clubhouse to accommodate the growing demand for services in Middlebury. Currently, the Middlebury Clubhouse provides exciting, innovative programs that empower youth to excel in school, become good citizens and lead healthy, productive lives to over 280 children each day. The Club is a safe place for children to be inspired and empowered by adults who care about them and want to help them reach their full potential. Beginning June 10, 2019 summer, fall, and spring programming will be relocated to Crystal Valley Missionary Church in Middlebury while construction is underway. The construction of the building is estimated to be completed in June of 2020. The Boys & Girls Club team is extremely grateful for Crystal Valley Missionary Church and Pastor Dave Rowland for partnering with us to provide a temporary location for us to continue to provide services to our members. The public is invited to stop in for a tour of the Middlebury Clubhouse before construction begins and to see the floor plans of the renovated building! Questions or concerns about the expansion project or the relocation of programming can be directed to Middlebury Clubhouse Area Director, Natasha Lantz by calling 574-825-0873 or emailing nlantz@bgcelkhartcounty.org. 6 inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019

“The Corner Teachers” “The Corner Teachers.” This is the name Heather Weldy dubbed her team at Heritage Intermediate School. Nestled in the north back corner of the fifth grade hall sits the classrooms of Tasha Berger, Leslie Bojanich, and Heather Weldy. As a fifth grade team, they work together encouraging, challenging, and supporting their students. Enjoying each day is important so you will often find humor floating around their classrooms. Berger teaches math for the team. Her goal is to always have students engaged in math in a fashion that promotes learning while still creating an enjoyable environment. To achieve this, if you entered her classroom you would find students moving about the room as they visit various “stations” instructing them to solve a math concept (akin to a scavenger hunt); you might see students partnered together or in small groups; you assuredly will observe students utilizing manipulatives to support their learning. The moments where students light up because a concept has begun to make sense are the experiences Berger strives to replicate through her teaching. Bojanich’s time is split between social studies and science. She invests much of her time toward preparing lessons and activities that will engage students and pique their interest in history or science. Social studies can often be the topic students dread because they view it as boring. Visit Bojanich’s room and you will experience a very different perspective. Hands-on activities, projects, skits, news team, escape room activities, and partner/group work are a few methods she implements to draw students into learning and exploring a range of topics including geography, Native Americans, and government. Weldy explores the world of reading with their team of students. She yearns for students to find their reason to love reading – however that may look. Reading is more than just picking up a book and flipping pages. Reading is thinking, talking, sparking one another, responding in writing, proving your thinking. Reading is also exploring, learning, being inspired, and getting lost in a unique world. An initiative Weldy started this school year focuses on reading picture books across a variety of areas: content, genre, humorous, serious, ethnicity, culture, etc. Classroom Book a Day (CBAD) provides students the opportunity to experience what text can offer them – even a picture book. A picture book is read each day (as much as possible) and conversation develops. At times, student curiosity leads the class to research for more information. Weldy would say that CBAD is the best part of her day. The students would agree as they eagerly look to the agenda to see if it is listed and groan in disappointment when it is not. Regardless of the standards needing to be taught and the stresses that can often come with teaching, The Corner Teachers strive to create an environment for their students that is welcoming and enjoyable. Relationships are priority. In each of their classrooms, you will witness exploration and learning, and you will hear laughter. The humor of The Corner Teachers helps many students enjoy their school day and reminds them that life and learning should have a touch of fun included.

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Outdoor Living

Nests – Not just for birds Birds are busy collecting nesting materials, carrying sticks, grasses, leaves, and mud back to their nesting sites. Birds make nests in trees or tree cavities, on the top of buildings or platforms, in a pile of rocks, on top of muskrat mounds in Top Right Photo: A the water, or on the ground. sandhill crane nests on Birds typically lay eggs, incubate top of a muskrat lodge them, and care for their young – some animals coexist! until they are ready to leave the by Carbon Gull nest. Bottom Right Photo: A Other animals also make hole in a tree can be a nests. Here are nests you might nesting spot for a bird find as you explore Middlebury: or a red squirrel. • Turtles – Female turtles dig a hole in the ground, lay eggs, and then cover up the eggs. They do not tend their nest. Eggs hatch and babies emerge. They lay numerous eggs for higher survival rates. • Snakes – Some snakes make a nest in loose sand or soil underground. They lay leathery, oblong eggs and cover them for protection and insulation. Some snakes we find in our area, such as garter, water, and rattlesnakes, have live births and do not need nests. • Squirrels – While squirrels do not lay eggs, many make nests to protect their babies from the elements. Fox and gray squirrels make a nest with leaves high in trees called a drey. Red squirrels may use a hole in a tree. Ground squirrels use a hole in the ground. • Rabbits – Giving live births, rabbits make a nest with grasses, fur, and leaves to protect babies. Mothers Top Left Photo: A larger cavity or opening in a tree or the ground may house a raccoon or skunk. Leaves and grasses may add comfort.

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leave nests unattended for extensive periods while seeking food. If you find a baby rabbit, the mother is returning and the baby can be left alone. • Fish – Some female fish lay eggs in the water in a nesting site which males later fertilize. Males often build and tend the nests. While there are a variety of nest types, they are often made of bubbles, shells, sticks, sand, or gravel. • Raccoons and Skunks – These animals find a tree cavity or hole in the ground for a nest, using leaves and grasses for comfort. • Amphibians – Some amphibians lay eggs in the water in a large group, attached to a plant. These jellylike nests protect eggs as they develop. • Muskrats and Beavers – Both animals build lodges out of sticks, mud, and grasses in the water. • Insects – Many social insects build complex nests in the ground, in a hole in a tree, or in an insect-built hive. Nests are a structure created to hold eggs, babies, and sometimes the animal. Animals know by instinct how to make a nest. Think beyond birds as you watch for nests this spring! Dr. Carla Gull blogs at www.insideoutsidemichiana. com. She is often seen with her four tag-along explorers in the greater Michiana area.

Trail Tales Ribbon Cutting There’s a new feature in Riverbend Park: Trail Tales. You can read a book while hiking the trail thanks to a partnership between the Middlebury Parks Dept., Then and Now Committee, and the Middlebury Community Public Library, with help from the woodworkers at Greencroft and financial assistance from the Elkhart County Community Foundation, the Middlebury Community Enrichment Council, and the Friends of the Middlebury Parks. Each station will contain two pages of a story. Stations are arranged along a loop trail from the playground. Stories will be changed regularly. The ribbon-cutting and dedication of Trail Tales will be June 1 at 9 a.m. as a lead-in to the library’s Literary Carousel. Light refreshments will be served after the ribbon cutting in Riverbend.

What’s Happening in the Parks from your Middlebury Park Board

Trail and Parking Lot Closings The Middlebury section of the Pumpkinvine Trail will be closed for a 24-hour period for resealing sometime in early May – we just don’t know which day. It must be dry and warm. Weather permitting, the Pumpkinvine will be closed on a weekday to minimize inconvenience to pedestrians and bikers. The Wayne Street Trail will be closed on a Saturday, and the parking lots at Krider World’s Fair Garden and Riverbend Park will also be closed for 24 hours for resealing. Check the town’s website at middleburyin.com or Facebook page before heading out. Watch for signs and respect the barricades.

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We Need Your Input! The Middlebury Parks and Recreation Board is developing the 2020 Master Plan, which is a guide to help develop goals and track progress for the town’s parks and trails. Everyone is invited to participate through online surveys and public meetings. Online surveys are now available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FHG8XZT Paper surveys are also available at the Town Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Middlebury Community Public Library. Questions? Contact Parks Department Superintendent Tom Enright at parks@middleburyin.com.

Summer Fun Registration Summer Fun will run from June 10 through July 19, excluding the week around July 4. This is a free program for children living in the Middlebury school district. It is held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday in Riverbend Park. There are also field trips available at a small price. This year’s field trips include Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary on June 20, Kalamazoo Air Zoo on June 27, Strikes ‘n’ Spares bowling July 11, and swimming at the Kroc Center July 18. To register go to middleburyin.com and click on “Parks and Recreation,” then “Program and Events,” or call 574-825-3283. THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY

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Written by: Kathy Huys It’s what is heard in the halls of Orchard View Elementary almost every day after school. It’s where the Northridge Raider Dance Team (NRDT) practices from one to three and a half hours a day in order to hone their skills so that they are performance-ready at high school boys or girls basketball games, at middle school basketball games, at dance competitions, or for their end-of-year recital. Three years ago, Coach Casey Nordman continued her coaching career when she started the NRDT with a team called the Emeralds – 10 competitive dancers and four varsity dancers. The Emeralds competed at four invitationals, regionals, and state that year. They also danced with the varsity team at nearly all of the home high school varsity basketball games. The Emeralds’ small ensemble placed 6th in state, the jazz 7th, and the hip hop 8th. It was a great beginning! Year two brought big changes. A middle school team called the Raiderettes was added, as well as a JV team. Both the JV and varsity teams were formed as competition prep teams. With the addition

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of these teams, the NRDT went from 14 members to over 50! The Emeralds, Varsity, and Raiderettes continued to exhibit their skills at home basketball games, and the Emeralds and Raiderettes competed their way back to the state competition. The Emeralds finished with a 9th place at state in jazz and hip hop, and a 4th place at state was earned for the Raiderettes in jazz and hip hop. The third year has been an exciting and successful one. The JV teams performed at middle school basketball games. The Emeralds, Varsity, and Raiderettes have added poms to their repertoire and have performed several different dances at the home varsity basketball games. The 2018-2019 competition season for the Emeralds and Raiderettes was phenomenal! The NRDT fielded three solos, one duet, one small ensemble, two jazz teams, and two hip hop teams to represent Northridge at the invitationals. After competing at the four required invitationals, the duet, small ensemble, jazz teams, and hip hop teams moved on to regionals where they had to place in the Top 10 to qualify to compete at

state. The duet and ensemble qualified at regionals and then placed 9th and 8th at state, respectfully. The Emeralds and Raiderettes also qualified for the state finals, with the Emeralds hip hop team capturing the title of Northern Regional Champions. At state finals, the Emeralds placed 5th in Varsity AA Competition for both jazz and hip hop and the Raiderettes placed 3rd in JHA (Junior High Single A) for hip hop and 4th for jazz. Not too shabby for a team in only its third year of existence! The fourth season of the NRDT going to start soon. If you’re interested in trying out for the dance team, the callout meeting is on Wednesday, May 8, at 5:45 p.m. in the Orchard View cafeteria.

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NHS Science Olympiad Amaya Guevara

The daughter of Maria and Jorge Guevara. This was her first year in Science Olympiad. She has also been a part of the girls tennis team, Academic Super Bowl, and manager for the boys tennis team. In addition tao those school activities, she is also involved with church ministries. She plans to attend IUPUI is the fall to study chemical engineering and then transfer to Purdue after her freshman year.

Cole Berger

The son of Amy and Ryan Berger. He has been a part of the Science Olympiad for two years and also participates on both the football and lacrosse teams. Outside of school he has been a part of 4-H and plans to study mechanical engineering at college in the fall. 12 inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019

Elisa Peters

The daughter of Cary and Robin Peters. She has participated in the Science Olympiad for three years. In the past she has been a part of the Northridge Dive Team and is currently working at Taco Bell and active in her church youth group. She plans to study forensic science in the fall at Cedarville Universityear.

Anna Lucas

The daughter of Kimberly and Eric Lucas. She has been involved with the Science Olympiad for three years and is also a member of the National Honor Society, led three Academic Super Bowl teams, and is a part of the Tech Committee. Outside of school she has been in 4-H, volunteered with the Wakarusa Children’s Resale, worked at Subway, and attended the Purdue Cybersecurity Camp. In the fall she plans to attend Princeton University to study computer science.

Jackson Kenyon

The son of Tiffany and Chris Kenyon. He has been a member of the Science Olympiad for all four years of high school as well as been part of the Student Council. Outside of school he has been involved with the 4-H Swine Club. In the fall he plans to attend college to study mechanical engineering.

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Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one... BLAST-OFF to Destination: DEEP SPACE. FIRST Robotics Team (FRC) CyberBuggies 7502 has officially launched at Northridge High School for the 2018-2019 season and their FIRST Robot is in the bag! CyberBuggies is sponsored by Middlebury Community Schools, and welcomes students from all area high schools. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, 14 inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019

communication, and leadership. FIRST is more than robots – FIRST participation is proven to encourage students to pursue education and careers in STEM-related fields, inspire them to become leaders and innovators, and enhance their 21st century work-life skills. Did you know, according to a Brookings Institute Study, that Elkhart County is ranked #1 in the nation for robots per 1,000 workers and in 2015, Elkhart-Goshen had 35.9 robots for every 1,000 workers? The FIRST Robotics Team is an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable and relevant experience in robotics, as well as other workrelated skills such as problem solving, collaboration, leadership, project management, and time management. As part of our business plan, we also will be giving back to our community as our team grows by providing mentoring to younger students such as at the Boys and Girls Club and Girls Scouts.

As a FRC Rookie Team, CyberBuggies team members spent the fall and early winter learning about FIRST and robotics, developing their mission statement and business plan, designing a team logo, and starting their fundraising campaign. On January 5, the team was introduced to this year’s challenge – Destination: Deep Space sponsored by the Boeing Company. The team had exactly six weeks to design, build, program, test and debug, and learn to drive their robot that will compete with other robots in tournament-style competitions. On February 16, the team bagged and tagged their robot and it was not touched again until the week before their first competition. The team of 12 students just completed their rookie season. During the 2019 competition season, CyberBuggies had two district level competitions. In mid-March, they competed at Penn High School. The team finished the competition as a finalist and was ranked 6th in the state. They received the Rookie Inspiration Award. At Center Grove High School in late April, the team was ranked 13th after qualification rounds but was not chosen for an alliance. Ranked 18th on the state, the team continued their 2019 Space Mission by traveling to compete at the Indiana FIRST State Championships in Kokomo April 12-13. While the team did not advance to the elimination rounds, they had some great accomplishments at the state competition. In the six hours of time allotted to work on their robot prior to the state competition, the CyberBuggies designed and built a new mechanism to add to the robot to give it the capability of loading cargo. This worked great in competition and allowed the team to contribute more points to their alliances. They also became masters at defense, which became critical at the state level. Students spent time analyzing and debugging issues between matches, meeting with their alliances to negotiate match strategies, campaigning for themselves with top ranked teams, and learning about other robots. WIth their season coming to an end, the CyberBuggies are already planning for the off season and the 2020 FIRST season! The mission of FRC 7502 CyberBuggies is “inspiring students to shape their world through robotics.” We are grateful for the expertise, help, and guidance of adult mentors from area companies who have helped the team achieve this mission as well as their mission to Destination: Deep Space. Special thanks to our lead mentors, Dr. Doug Whitehead, DDS, Randy Unrein of Hydro, Inc., and Dean Whitlock. Their help and assistance working side by side with the team was invaluable. This spring and summer, the team plans on building a second robot as part of their community outreach program. Additional team members in grades 9-12, adult mentors, and business sponsors are welcome! Anyone interested in more information can contact coaches Barb Whitlock at bawhitlockrn@gmail. com or Bridget Griffin at griffinb@mcsin-k12.org. inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019 15

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Ashley Beckler Northridge senior Ashley Beckler is the daughter of Tammy and Darv Beckler. She participates in both basketball and softball and is a member of the National Honor Society and Middlebury Youth Council. She is also a Raider Freshman Mentor and helps coach younger girls in basketball. With regards to the teams she is a part of, she says, “I really enjoy the family aspect that the coaches and teammates help bring about. No matter what sport season it is, I gain a whole bunch of sisters.” Outside of NHS she is very active in her youth group at Sugar Grove Church, plays travel softball for Indiana Shock and works at the Essenhaus. She is a part of a senior small group Bible study and enjoys shopping, traveling, attending movies, and spending a lot of time with her friends and family. After high school Beckler plans to attend Grace College, majoring in elementary education and continuing her athletic career in softball.

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Pictured from left to right are Exchange Club President Mitch Miller, CAPS Board member Rich Utley, CAPS representative Lisa Zakowski, and CAPS Board member Dana Snider. (Photo Contributed)

The National Exchange Club’s primary focus is the prevention of child abuse with the month of April being designated as

“Child Abuse Prevention Month.”

Child and Parent Services (CAPS) of Elkhart County has a mission to prevent child abuse by valuing children and strengthening families. CAPS as a new facility located on at 1000 W. Hively Ave. in Elkhart and is a United Way non-profit organization. The banner and blue pinwheels displayed near the Middlebury Community Schools’ campus

serves as a visual reminder to the community of the importance of continued prevention of child abuse efforts. The banner was furnished by the Crystal Valley Exchange Club of Middlebury and the 305 blue pinwheels represent the number of Elkhart County families that have been served during the past year.

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Northridge Show Choirs

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Photos taken by Carrie Norris

The Northridge High School Show Choirs completed what many consider one of their most successful seasons ever! For the first time in school history, both Northern Lights (a mixed gender show choir) and Starlights (a unisex show choir) made evening finals at every competition possible this season. To top that off, both schools placed in the top three at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Small School State Show Choir Championships with Starlights becoming the 2019 ISSMA Unisex Show Choir State Champions! Each show choir is accompanied by the Northern Lights Orchestra (NLO). This instrumental group scored the school corporation’s first perfect school rating in their instrumental category for the Starlights show, and won the 20 inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019

award for “Best Instrumental.” The group’s technical crew, called “Light Works,” finished their season undefeated for their work in the Starlights show, winning “Best Technical Crew” everywhere the award was possible. It has been a great year for both groups! Twice this year both Northern Lights and Starlights performed what is called the “Clean Sweep,” winning every award available at the Garrett and Brownsburg regional contests. This includes Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Best Instrumental, and Best Crew. Many times this year, these students would place better than schools with enrollment twice to three times the size of Northridge. With yet another state championship this year, Starlights has now won more state titles in this division than any other school since the start of the contest almost 15 years ago. You can see all of the choirs perform during their spring pops concert titled “Let’s Rock” on Friday, May 17. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at https:// northridgechoirs.com/events/.

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Welcome to our new 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

Dr. Doug Whitehead DDS for being a huge supporter of our Rookie FIRST Robotics Team. Doug constructed all of our field pieces that allowed us to have a practice field at school. This made a big difference in the team being able to define what they needed the robot to do and how they were going to design it. Randy Unrein, plant manager at Hydro Extrusions, was our primary mentor for the robot design and build. He spent many evenings working side by side with our team and encouraging them as they developed a design for the robot, fabricated it, and tested their ideas. Dean Whitlock helped our Rookie Team with the design and layout of the electronics and pneumatics. And Dr. Robbie Goodman and Yvonne Buller at MCS Ad Center for their support and encouragement as we launched our Rookie FIRST Robotics team. Thank you so much Doug, Randy, Dean, Robbie and Yvonne! We couldn’t have done it without your help! –Northridge Robotics Team I would like to give a “shout-out” to the Northridge Middle School Social Studies teachers who facilitate the “Civics in Action” for all NMS 8th graders. It makes my heart dance when I see the NMS 8th graders volunteering at elementary school fundraisers, band events, choir events, church festivals and more! As a single, full-time working mom, I can’t always help with my son’s activities and I feel less of a burden when I see all of you amazing 8th graders helping! –Nicole Kline

Chris Miller for taking time out of your schedule to be such a big part of the Scouting organization for boys and girls in the Middlebury community. Also, conversely to Chris’ family for allowing him to spend so much time working with the leaders of the Scouting organization. –Anonymous

Members of the Lady Raider Basketball team for being such good examples to the young girls they coach during the NYGBL season. The season may be short, but these girls learn from the best when they look up to you! –Anonymous

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photos by Russ Draper

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Photos taken by Robert Krizmanich

The Northridge Middle School choirs did an outstanding job at ISSMA Organizational Contest this year. The students performed for three judges, who adjudicated their vocal production, musicality, and technical skills. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choirs received gold 1st place finishes for all of their hard work. The 6th and 7th grade choirs also received the “With Distinction” Award for their division by being one or two points from perfect scores.

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Middlebury Garage Sale Days May 17 – 18, 2019 Register online at: MiddleburyINChamber.com An event map will be posted on the Chamber’s home webpage a week before the event. FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION Contact director@middleburyINchamber.com or call 574-825-4300

MARGARETA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT JOYFULLY SAID HOME – Owners Wes – Owner Gerardo Burciaga with Chamber and Chelsea Gorsuch with Chamber Board Board Past President Kent Yoder. Past President Kent Yoder and Chamber Board Vice President Jim Neff.

OBJECTS – Owner Chuck Haarer with Chamber Board Past President Kent Yoder and Chamber Board Vice President Jim Neff. The mission of the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic opportunity through education, business and community leadership and to enhance the social and civic environment of Middlebury. Contact Information: Executive Director Sheri Howland Community Outreach Coordinator Carmen Carpenter, 574-825-4300 Director@middleburyINchamber.com middleburyINchamber.com www.Facebook.com/ MiddleburyChamberOfCommerce 2019 Legacy Members: GOLD MEMBERS: Jayco, Inc., L & W Engineering, Inc., BRONZE MEMBERS: Edward Jones of Middlebury, Forks County Line Stores, Hawkins Water Tech, Legacy Home Furniture, Middlebury Produce. inMiddlebury Magazine | May 2019 27

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