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April
Table of
Contents
around town
04 Outdoor Living: Five Fun Spring Wildflowers
06 Football is FUNdamental
07 Business Spotlight: Weaver Furniture Sales
08Chamber of Commerce Updates
09Parks: Upcoming Events
10 Boys & Girls Club: Escape April Showers by Volunteering!
12 Middlebury Milestones
13Community Calendar
33 Business Spotlight: Chupp’s Herbs
34 Healthy Living: Becky’s Boot Camp
feature stories
14Palm Sunday Tornadoes
18Remember When: Growing Up in the Garden
20Prom-posal
22 Special Section: Weddings
schools
25
Updates from Our Schools
coupons
35Deals in Middlebury
The photo of Northern
Lights for this month’s
cover was provided by
Melissa Floor. Pictured
center front are: Hanna
Zook and Dylan Floor.
Back L-R: Janson Rayburn,
Devynn Fisher, Abigail
Bache, & Syd Fogle.
Kneeling in front: Jaylen
Yoder.
It’s April, and you know what they say
about the showers… they’ll all be worth
it when we see those beautiful blooms.
We’re grateful for the milder weather
after such a crazy cold winter, and we’re
looking forward to celebrating the
outdoors on the trails, in the parks, and in
our gardens! Happy Spring, Middlebury!
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Outdoor LIVING
Five Fun Spring
Wildflowers
by Dr. Carla Gull
Spring wildflowers give us hope after
the long white winter. Their bright colors
and small blooms remind us of the lush
summer to come. Take a hike or bike
ride today to find new favorites with
fun names! A few memorable spring
wildflowers include:
Dutchman’s Breeches – The unusual name fits the unusual
shape of Dutchman’s Breeches.
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria),
named for their unique shape, look like long underwear
hanging out to dry. These small white flowers with yellow
blooms rise high above the forest floor. Seeds are spread by ant
dispersal.
Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
has mottled leaves, which resemble the trout. The fragile yellow
blooms are a good indicator of quality soil. A splash of violet
enhances the yellow bell-shaped flower.
Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) are funnel-shaped.
Photo: Dr. Carla Gull
Ants often disperse the seeds. Look for the three white petals
with yellow stamens in the center. Please just look, as picking
these often kills the whole plant.
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Yellow Trout Lily – The
mottled leaves of the
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indicator of quality soil.
Trillium – The three distinct
petals and triangular shape
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Mayapples (Podophyllum) look like fairy umbrellas
on the forest floor. In early spring, they are quite short, yet grow
up over the season. The small blossom typically blooms in May
under the leaves, followed by a small fruit in August. They grow
in colonies. The plant is poisonous, so be sure to just look.
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) leaves resemble
a stegosaurus’ head. The small white flower with yellow center
emerges first, followed by the leaves. The sap is bright red, hence
the name. Native people used this as a dye and as medicine.
Mayapple blossom – hiding
under the leaves.
Between County Road 31 and 33 on the Pumpkinvine Trail is
a great place to explore spring wildflowers. Find Trillium from
County Road 43 to the eastern county border. Enjoy these and
other spring wildflowers as you emerge from winter, leaving the
beauties for others to enjoy along the path.
Mayapple – Often blooming
in early May, Mayapple
resembles fairy umbrellas.
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April 2015 | inMiddlebury Magazine 5
Football is FUNdamental
By Stephanie J. Salisbury with Joel Graber
O
ur very own Middlebury Youth Football League
awareness, and there will be a Northridge athletic
(MYFL) began in 1994. It is a feeder program for
trainer present on Saturdays as an added precaution,”
the high school program that teaches kids the
adds Graber, stressing that safety is a priority for the
fundamentals of football in an enjoyable way. They gain
program.
an early love for the game and learn all about
“Our primary goal for participants in MYFL is
safety to ensure that they can continue to
to have a safe and fun learning experience
play and build on what they’ve learned as
“Our
primary
with the game of football,” says Dustin
they get older.
goal… is to
Kaehr, president of MYFL. “We want them
to develop skills and confidence in their
have a safe and
Fundamental Knowledge
abilities as athletes and students.”
fun learning
MYFL works with the high school
experience…”
football coaches, learning about the
Dustin Kaehr
If you are interested in getting your
students so they know how to coach
President, MYFL
child into MYFL, visit the website at
the kids and help them to transition more
MYFLonline.org or on Facebook
easily into school football as the years go by.
at www.Facebook.com/groups/
After this, the middle and high school coaches
MYFLonline. You can also contact Dustin
are able to work on building on the knowledge
at 574.202.8885 or email questions to
base the kids are given in MYFL instead of
[email protected].
having to start from scratch.
Safety First
Coach and board member Joel Graber says, “We have the
privilege of working with young Raider football players
at their beginning.” The focus has been on third through
sixth graders until now, but this year sees the addition
of flag football for kids entering Kindergarten through
second grade. The fifth and sixth grade league will be
playing by middle school rules and will have IHSAA
licensed referees. “All of the coaches will be trained in
proper tackling techniques and educated in concussion
Here are important dates
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Sign-up begins April 20th. Sign up online and papers
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Skills Day: August 1st
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Weaver Furniture Sales
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in 1989 by LeRoy and Ida Weaver who still
own and operate it today. They have a full
line of solid wood, handcrafted furniture at affordable
prices. Weaver features shaker styles, traditional, and
mission furniture, providing custom furniture options and
various delivery alternatives for residences and businesses
in the United States from their quiet country showroom
in Shipshewana where over 5000 furniture and home
accessories are on display.
“The Middlebury area has always been important to us,” says
Ida Weaver. Eight out of ten members of LeRoy and Ida’s
family have worked at Das Dutchman Essenhaus. “Many
Middlebury relationships and friendships were started as a
result of this very positive experience.”
Right away, you will notice the ‘Weaver Difference’. Focusing
on longevity of the product instead of cheap materials,
and with the finest Amish craftsmen who are involved in
every step of the customization process, the integrity of the
finished product stands out. Quality furniture is not just
a job, it is a way of life. Weaver Furniture Sales is always
striving to raise the bar with timeless designs that blend
traditional and modern styles while staying true to old
world craftsmanship, bridging the gap between art and the
everyday.
During the last week of April, you can bring non-perishable
canned food items to participate in their annual food drive
for the hungry. The food drive is in conjunction with the
Spring Furniture Sale where visitors enjoy storewide savings
of 15% and up to 60% off close-out furniture items.
Each summer, Weaver Furniture Sales participates in the
Quilt Garden Tour along Heritage Trail. Stop by and visit
in early June to see the new Quilt Garden design and new
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April 2015 | inMiddlebury Magazine 7
Meet
Hello from downtown Middlebury! My name is
Grace Bonewitz and I am excited to be the new
Executive Director at the Chamber of Commerce.
I had the opportunity to meet many of you at
the 12th Annual Chamber Member Meeting and
Photo Credit: Peter Ringenberg
Business Expo on March 10th at the Essenhaus
Inn and Conference Center. In my short time here, I must say it has been
extraordinarily rewarding to work with members of this organization, many
who have donated countless hours over the years. I am so very inspired by
the residents I have met and the hospitality of the town.
I grew up in Wakarusa and attended Northwood High School, Goshen
College, and Ball State University. I have been working as a public relations
professional since 2006, specializing in downtown development and
strategic planning.
As I step into this new role with Middlebury businesses, I can tell you that
our focus will be to continue to promote economic opportunity through
business and community leadership. We are determined to make the
quality of member services the highest priority in this organization.
Dana and Nelda Snider were awarded as the
Chamber’s Volunteers of the Year at the 12th
Annual Chamber Member Meeting on March 10th.
Feel free to reach out to any of us at any time; we are happy to hear from
you.
Stay in touch!
Grace
Middlebury Garage Sale Days
May 15 – 16
To register your garage sale listing for the flyer, call the Chamber
office at 825.4300 or download the form on our website at
MiddleburyINChamber.com. Each listing will include address, map
location, and a 50-word description of sale items. The registration
fee is $6. The deadline for registration is Friday, May 1.
Travis Nunemaker accepted the Chamber’s
Community Beautification award on behalf of
Meadow Valley Golf Course.
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The mission of the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic opportunity through business
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Upcoming
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epartment
Making Life Better
Parks Events
By Tom Enright, Park & Recreation Director
Sneak Peek at New Projects
• A new brick pathway will be constructed in Krider World’s Fair
Garden Park this spring to connect the existing brick path
near the water wheel house to the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.
This addition will provide a complete loop of gardens that is
wheelchair accessible. The new brick path will also meander
along the newly-created Tropical Garden and offer views of the
newly-sculpted hillside and pond features.
• A gazebo will be built in Krider Park near the new pond. The
gazebo will be built from locust logs and ash lumber removed
from the parks. This gazebo will provide a quaint space to rest
and view the pond and the newly-landscaped areas.
August 29th
Come out to this free
family fun event and
discover the importance
of fresh water in the Middlebury community by participating in
various games, crafts, and programs. Enjoy delicious Amish food,
fish shocking, kayak rides, and the Milton Lake Raptors live raptor
demonstrations.
A new event this year is an ‘In the River Hike’ where participants
will experience the Little Elkhart River through a guided tour
walking in the river.
Star Fleet Appreciation
The Parks Department would like to thank Star Fleet Trucking for
sponsoring six months of the Parks Page in inMiddlebury Magazine.
This allows the Parks to communicate many of our programs and
projects to the community.
April 18
Arbor Day Celebration
Come join the Tree Board and Parks Department
as we celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees in
the parks and around town. No experience is
necessary, just meet at Town Hall at 8 am for
coffee and donuts. The Arbor Day Proclamation
will be read and we will break into teams to go
plant trees.
Friends of the Middlebury Parks
July 11th
Come help the
Friends of the
Middlebury Parks
celebrate and
support trails in
Middlebury. Enjoy a hospitality tent featuring local
food and drink, live music, a pie-eating contest, a
blow-up slide for the kids, great raffle prizes and
more.
Funds generated by this year’s event will go
toward construction of the Ridge Run Trail system.
This proposed 1.2 mile trail will connect the
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail just north of US 20 to
IU Health, Greencroft Retirement Community,
Essenhaus campus, and the Middlebury schools
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Escape April Showers
by Volunteering!
around TOWN | Boys & Girls Club
By Lindsay Saunders, Associate Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury
Want to escape April showers? The Boys & Girls Club of Middlebury is offering you
a safe, dry place to volunteer and serve your community this spring.
Every day, the Boys & Girls Club opens its doors to more than
300 local youth. Members visit with friends and participate in
the Club’s more than fifteen small group programs which are
managed by a team of staff and group of local super heroes
who selflessly give their time each week – Boys & Girls Club
volunteers!
Endless Opportunities
A Cause Worth Supporting
When asked if she would encourage others to volunteer
at the Club, Nicole didn’t hesitate: “Absolutely!” she says.
“Volunteering is an opportunity to selflessly stretch yourself
outside of your comfort zone and it’s worth it! In the end,
you have so much fun connecting with others you wouldn’t
otherwise have the opportunity to meet.”
There’s no end to what volunteers can do at the Boys &
Girls Club. Currently, several Club programs including
Robotics, Garden Club, and Friday Book Break are all run in
collaboration with volunteers from the community.
Earlier this year, the Club welcomed a new member to its
team of trusted volunteers – Nicole Hostetler. Nicole reached
out to the Club after deciding she wanted to give back to the
community.
“Currently, I help with check-in time, which is when students
are dropped off from school,” says Nicole. “After check-in, I
spend time in the learning center helping members read
books and complete homework.”
New Relationships
So far, Nicole loves her experience as a Boys & Girls Club
volunteer, which allows her to spend time with children.
“I enjoy getting to know the kids and their different
personalities,” she says. “I really like the fact that, each time I’m
there, I am able to build a relationship with different kids and
strengthen the friendships I’ve already made with others.”
Volunteer Nicole Hostetler spends time helping Club member
Julia Rains with homework each week in the Learning Center.
Interested in becoming a Boys & Girls Club volunteer?
Contact Volunteer Coordinator Rhonda Eicher at 825.0873
or email [email protected].
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Saturday April 18th, 8 a.m. at the Town Hall
The Middlebury Tree Board needs volunteers
to help plant trees from approximately 8 a.m.
till noon. Coffee and rolls will be provided
along with lunch at Rulli’s Restaurant
afterwards. Call Mike at 596-9163 for
more information.
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Milestones
Birthday Wishes to:
4/4 Jaylin Binkley
4/5 Addison LeSeure
4/5Lucy Dickey
4/7Leah Jennings
4/8 Jessica Graber
4/8Lance Miller
4/9Logan McBride
4/10 Brady Kindel
4/10 Julie Bontrager
4/10 Mary Robbins
4/11 Catherine Roebuck
4/12 Sam Tokar
4/12 Tammy Griffin
4/14 James Cameron
4/15 Anita Fisher
4/16Rod Cripe
4/16 Kaylee Keyser
4/18 Jim Bontrager
4/19 Amy Stutzman
4/20 Gary O’Dell, 80th
4/22 DeWayne Miller
4/22 Brendan Yoder
4/22 Mary Owens
4/24 Jim Yoder
4/25 Don Mauck
4/25 Hannah Coates
4/25 Karen Miracle
4/30 Brian Mueller
4/30 Max Price
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Anniversary Wishes to:
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4/5
Gerri & Connie Beachy
4/7
Jesse and Sylvia Schlabach
4/15 Joel and Jessica Graber
4/16Rod & Miranda Cripe
4/23 Gary & Janell O’Dell
4/24Randy & Peggy Binkley
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April Special Events
Have an event you’d like to promote? Contact us at:
[email protected] or 574.304.3913 for
information.
Lowell and Nancy Miller
Book of Golden Deeds
Award Winners
On Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 pm, Lowell
and Nancy Miller will be celebrated
at the Essenhaus Inn and Conference
Center for winning the Book of Golden
Deeds Award. Nancy worked at Smucker
Drugs for 30 years, was a Junior Miss
Mom for ten, a Summer Festival volunteer for twelve, a volunteer
at the general election, and was on the Elkhart County 4-H
Fair board for fourteen years. Lowell was a Charter Member of
the Middlebury Jaycees and Exchange Club, helped start the
Middlebury Little League and served as an umpire, helped start
the first Adult Athletic Booster Club at Northridge High, Friends
of Middlebury Parks, and the 911 Public Safety Communication
Center, was a Northridge volunteer scorekeeper for Boys
Basketball for 22 years, a Summer Festival volunteer for 15, a
volunteer fireman for 26, a Park Board member for ten years, a
volunteer coach at NHS and NMS, and is a member of the Elkhart
County Sports Hall of Fame!
Middlebury Community Schools
Snow Make-Up Days:
The snow make-up days will be May 1 and June 1-4. The last day
for students will be June 4.
Community Gardens
Interested in a community garden plot? Call Middlebury Church
of the Brethren at 825.2955 for details. No cost, and water is
provided.
Mark Your Calendars!
2015 Middlebury High School
Alumni Banquet
Saturday, June 13, 6 pm
Middlebury Elementary School
Special recognition will be given to the Class of 1965 (50-year
anniversary). Also honored will be the classes of 1945 and 1955.
Please make reservations as soon as possible, but before May 29.
Officers: Jerry Kindy, Don Weirich, Marvin Miller, Ruth
Wingard Eash, Sharon Lemmon, Ruth Eash Miller, Secretary 574.534.3209.
Community Calendar
April
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
1St & 3rd Wednesdays:
Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 pm
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
3Good Friday
3-12 Spring Break - No School
5Easter
18
Band Pancake Breakfast 7:30 - 11 a, NHS
21Middlebury Kindergarten Round Up
22
York Kindergarten Round Up
23
Orchard View Kindergarten Round Up
23
York PTO Skate 5:30 p at Eby’s
23NASA Parent Meeting for new swimmers 6:30 p
at NHS
28
Jefferson Kindergarten Round Up
May
1 & 2NMS Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
For more community information, visit the following sites:
Middlebury Chamber: www.MiddleburyINChamber.com
MCS Schools: www.mcs-k12.org
Town: www.MiddleburyIN.com
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50 years after the Palm Sunday Tornadoes:
A Community Remembers
It’s a dreaded rite of spring: the headlines
and news bulletins sharing the news of yet another
massive tornado devastating a community, leaving death
and destruction in its wake. Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma
City and Moore, Oklahoma are names synonymous with
the indiscriminate wrath wrought by tornadoes in recent
years. Occurring nearly 2,000 times each year worldwide,
a tornado is among the most violent meteorological
events mankind experiences. To hear of a community
hit by one of these immense forces of nature is painful.
To hear of one community hit by three of these massive
storms in one day is nearly unheard of. Yet, that’s what
happened in Elkhart County on April 11, 1965.
That Palm Sunday evening in 1965, our community
faced three different tornadoes whose estimated winds
categorized them as EF4 or larger on the Enhanced
Fujita scale. They were some of the strongest storms in
recorded history with winds in excess of 165 miles per
hour. That day, at least 47 different tornadoes touched
down across the Midwest, and 22 of those storms were
by Rich Troyer
categorized as EF4 or larger.
Because of the percentage of
severe storms experienced
that day, the Palm Sunday
tornado outbreak is ranked by
The Weather Channel as the
third most devastating tornado
outbreak in U.S. history.
The storms that day killed
271 people in 6 states: 137
people in Indiana with a total
of 67 people in Elkhart and
LaGrange counties. Hundreds
more people were injured and
required medical attention, and
thousands were left homeless.
Photo Credit: Don Smucker
As with any significant event, if you ask a Palm Sunday
survivor about that day, they will be able to tell you in
great detail where they were when the storms hit and
what they remember of the aftermath.
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n Sm
Photo Credit: Do
Photo Credit: Don
Smucker
Fearing the Worst
Don Smucker, former pharmacist and owner of Smucker
Drugs, recalls that he worked a part time job at Judd Drugs
in Elkhart at the time. He stood outside and watched from a
safe distance as one of the tornadoes went through Dunlap.
After his shift, he attempted to drive to Middlebury only
to be stopped by police officers at the intersection of US
20 and State Road 15. The tornado he had watched from
work had flattened a truck stop on the northeast corner of
the intersection. When he told the officers he was headed
to Middlebury, they gave him news that broke his heart –
Middlebury had been ‘destroyed’.
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Don remembers a frantic drive home as concerns for the
well-being of his young family consumed his thoughts.
Having to detour north to Bristol and then to Middlebury
along CR 8, Don observed signs of the storm’s path which
only served to confirm his worst fears.
As he pulled into his driveway, his fears melted away. The
storm had missed his home. He sat in his car, tears streaming
down his face, and honked the car horn repeatedly. His
family, hearing the car horn, soon emerged from the safety
of their basement for a joyous reunion.
Huffman;
Photo by Paul
.
a; April 11, 1965
Dunlap, Indian
50 Years of Healing
The Goshen News
, Thursday, April 22
, 1965
Others weren’t as fortunate. Gene Bontrager was a
a family planning for retirement when he discovered
20-year-old sophomore at Goshen College who arrived
this family was one that had donated to his college
at his Shipshewana home fifteen minutes after the
education fund. The gift they had given to secure his
‘Shore’ tornado went through south of Shipshewana.
future was now one he could use to secure theirs.
Gene arrived to find his
While serving as interim
family home in rubble. He
“In times of trial and destruction, you can pastor at Pleasant Oaks
frantically searched the
Mennonite Church, Gene
remnants of the family home try to cover your scars. You can bury your
led a remembrance service
for his parents. They had not head in the sand and pretend it didn’t
for the 40th anniversary of
happen or you can choose to find a way
survived the storm.
to help other people.”
Gene Bontrager the Palm Sunday tornadoes.
Gene describes the days that
When the storms had come
followed the storm as being
through 40 years before,
days that shaped him into who he is today. “Neighbors
the church was one week away from holding their first
just showed up,” he says. “They didn’t ask if I needed
Sunday service. Instead of their first service being an
anything, they just showed up and helped wherever
Easter celebration, their first service was a funeral for the
they could. My best friend at the time handed me a
pastor’s wife and child who were killed in the storm. It
key to his family’s home and said, ‘You have a place to
was another way he could give back to the community
stay’.” Two days later, Gene was taken to Shipshe Scott
that had given him so much.
Elementary School where piles of donated clothing
He shared, “In times of trial and destruction, you can try
filled the gym. Not only had Gene lost his family and
to cover your scars. You can bury your head in the sand
his home, he was left with only the shirt on his back
and pretend it didn’t happen or you can choose to find
because he had brought all of his clothes home to do
a way to help other people.” Gene has chosen to help
laundry that weekend.
other people.
Later that week, Gene was told by a local bank president
Gene’s story is indicative of the support many others
that money had been collected to make sure he finished
experienced
in the wake of the storm. Neighbors helped
college. It was at that point that Gene decided he
neighbors,
strangers
helped strangers. There were no
would give back to this community that had given him
dividing lines to keep people apart. It didn’t matter what
so much. He's completed this commitment by serving
your
religious background or your political affiliation
as a pastor for several area churches and currently is a
was;
the
storm seemed to carry away all of those
financial advisor in Middlebury.
man-made divisions. People saw each other simply as
Gene shared how his story has come full circle and
someone in need and did whatever they could to help
how he’s been able to help others. He recently helped
their neighbor.
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A disaster center
was set up in
downtown
Middlebury where
the Middlebury
Merchantile is
currently located.
Photo Credit: Tom Yoder
In 2012, Gene’s son Tim Bontrager wrote and self-published the book The Palm
Sunday Tornado. The book, based loosely on his father’s experience, tells a
fictionalized account of a survivor wrestling with the guilt of angry words he
was never able to retract and the pain of losing his family in the storm. He
is able to release the guilt he feels after he and his son have an unexpected
encounter with another survivor.
In Tim's book, the pastor shared these words for all survivors of the storms:
“A tornado has no direction, no clear path. Its only purpose is to eliminate
anything standing in its way. Though the Palm Sunday Tornado physically
succeeded in doing just that, there was one thing it couldn’t take. It couldn’t
take the heart of this community.”
Gene’s family - back
row, L-R: Michael
Redd, Chandra Redd,
Tim Bontrager, Mandy
Bontrager, Alan Ward,
Sean Wall, Jennifer
Wall, Taylor Wall.
Front row, L-R: Sophie
Redd, Ethan Redd,
Brynn Bontrager,
Sondra Bontrager
holding Grant
Bontrager, Barbara
Bontrager, Eugene
Bontrager, Ian Wall
and Kaitlyn Wall.
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Photo Credit: Tom Yoder
The Stories Live On
Palm Sunday Observances
April 25 – Shipshewana
6 pm at Shipshe Scott Elementary School.
Firemen, policemen, and community members
will share their memories. Meteoroligist Mike
Hoffman from WNDU will speak about the
weather conditions which were present in the
area that day.
April 11 – Dunlap
1 pm at the Palm Sunday memorial at 1802
Cole Street, Elkhart. Brian Wilkes from FOX 59 is
the guest speaker. The Elkhart County Sheriff's
Department will have a flag ceremony.
April 22 – Bristol
The Elkhart County Historical Museum at
304 W. Vistula will host an event from 11
am to 2 pm at the museum. Learn more
about the storm and the aftermath, and how
communities came together to support those
impacted by the storms.
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Growing Up
in the Garden
By Gloria Salavarria
Kids rarely have the opportunity to follow their Dad around as he goes about his job, but when Rex Krider and Karen
Wesdorp were children, their dads worked close to home in what was once Middlebury’s biggest business venture –
Krider Nurseries.
Although the business closed in 1990, the nursery’s display
garden is now Krider World’s Fair Garden, a town park. Rex and
Karen’s memories of growing up in the nursery and playing in
the park are now available on YouTube as part of the Friends of
Middlebury Parks Krider Garden Book Project.
The 1933-1934 Chicago World’s Fair is what helped to catapult
Krider Nurseries into becoming one of this nation’s earliest
mail order businesses. Rex still marvels that his grandfather
Vernon, who founded the business, had the wisdom to not
only have a display garden at the fair but to have a register for
visitors to sign. It was
from this register that
Krider Nurseries acquired
over 250,000 names and
addresses, and prospered
as a mail order nursery
business until competition
from the large box stores
brought Krider Nurseries to
a close.
The volume of mail
generated by the catalogs
and the shipping of orders
for nursery stock resulted
in Middlebury becoming
one of the few towns of its
size to have a first class post
office.
Rex and Karen’s fathers,
Kenneth Krider and
Clarence Wesdorp, tapped
into their children’s
youthful energy by
assigning them and their
siblings the job of helping
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the business mail catalogs to potential customers.
“I was eight or ten years old, and this was my first paying
job, but it was more like fun than really working,” said Karen
Wesdorp. “In the winter and early spring, we would hurry home
from school each afternoon and come to the nursery office to
put up catalogs.”
The Krider and Wesdorp children placed an order blank and
return envelope into each of the catalogs and then placed the
catalogs into mailing envelopes.
Wesdorp added, “We would have a contest to see who could
do 100 catalogs the fastest and, if I remember right, I think we
got paid 15 cents for each 100 catalogs that we did. We kids had
jobs for quite a few weeks getting 250,000 catalogs ready to be
mailed.”
Rex also remembers his grandfather Vernon asking him and
his brother Ross to help him take a physical inventory of the
evergreens.
“The way we took inventory was to count each and every plant,”
said Rex. “Our grandfather said, ‘When you come to 100 plants,
pick up a stone and put it in your pocket.’ This job lasted for
quite a while, as you can imagine. It was such a pleasure to work
for him.”
But not all memories are of work. Some involved good times
had in the display garden. Karen fondly remembers Sunday
afternoons when her Swedish Aunt Lena Angstrom would come
for a visit and the family would walk over to Krider Garden
where Aunt Lena would step up inside the pergola and recite
Swedish poetry and stories.
“When she was finished, she’d bow or curtsey and we would all
applaud,” said Wesdorp.
Still, kids can be mischievous. Wesdorp also remembers
when she and her friend Barbara Ross
were playing on the nursery tractors.
“We pretended that we were driving the
tractors; then, we found a grease gun and I
got the bright idea of squirting a bunch of
grease on a tractor seat.”
Clarence Wesdorp,
a native of the
Netherlands, was a
skilled nurseryman
who became Vice
President and
Operations Manager
for Krider Nurseries.
Later that afternoon, it started raining
and it rained until the following afternoon
when someone knocked on the door of the
Wesdorp home and asked for help because
their car had slipped off the road and was
stuck in the mud.
“My Dad said, ‘Oh, sure. I’ll get the tractor
and we’ll have you out in a jiffy,’ said Karen.
“Well, I think you can guess the rest of this
story. It was my Dad who sat in the grease
on the tractor seat. I knew what was going
to happen, so I hid behind the sofa in the
living room. When he came back, his looks
were enough punishment for me.”
Karen Wesdorp’s
Swedish great aunt
Lena would take her
place in the Krider
Garden pergola
and recite Swedish
poetry and stories to
the delight of
her family. As a young girl,
Karen Wesdorp
followed her father
around as he
worked at
Krider Nurseries. These and other stories are available on video recordings
made by both Rex and Karen which are available by visiting
the inMiddlebury YouTube channel at:
YouTube.com/inMiddlebury
Garden Facts:
• Middlebury’s Krider Garden is a park that has a picnic area, formal garden ponds and
walking paths, an English tea house, a 10-foot tall ornamental mushroom, two rising
sun benches, a statue of Hebe (the ancient Greek goddess of youth – daughter of
Zeus and Hera), waterfalls connecting the upper portion of the garden to the lower
picnic area, and a Dutch windmill.
• Krider Nurseries exhibited Krider’s Diversified Garden at the 1933-1934 ‘Century
of Progress’ International Exposition in Chicago. After the fair, the garden was
reconstructed in Middlebury with many of the features from the fair on its present
site on CR 8 (near the intersection of Bristol and Railroad streets). It was donated in
1993 to the town as a park by the families of Vernon Krider, J.C. Shoup, Dr. M.F. Teters,
and Clarence Wesdorp.
• The garden is on the Indiana register of historic sites and a written history of the
garden has been accepted as an Indiana Bicentennial project.
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Prom-posal
by Rhonda Blanchard
Not just a simple question anymore...
“Will you go to prom with me?” Many of us have heard
these words uttered over the years either from the person
we were hoping would ask us, or maybe we’ve experienced
our children being asked to go. Today's students, though, are
getting pretty clever with how to ask their dates to prom. Here
are some stories from this year’s Northridge students.
Mackenzie Martin was standing with her friends at the
conclusion of Senior Night when the Northridge varsity
basketball team was shaking hands with the other team.
The Northridge cheerleaders came out with posters asking
Mackenzie if she'd go to prom with #22, Peyton Carson. She
was so surprised, she turned to her friend Keianna Yoder who
helped to orchestrate this, and handed her a folded piece of
paper with the word “YES!” written on it. She ran down onto the
court to meet Peyton and hugged him.
Another fun story comes from a young man who wished to
remain anonymous. This young man took his girlfriend on a bit
of a scavenger hunt beginning at the location of their first date.
She was told to find an envelope there that would lead her to
a clue to the next venue she
was to find. Each of the little
shops or restaurants meant
something to these two.
Finally, the last stop was her
house, where he was waiting
to ask her to the prom.
Chase Judd, a Northridge
junior, surprised Carli
Mackenzie Martin accepts Peyton Carson’s clever invitation to prom.
Hammond at her dance studio by handing her a large box.
When she opened it, helium balloons floated up, along with a
note that said, "Would you do me the honor of going to prom
with me?"
Regardless of the way in which the invitations were
extended, we wish this year’s prom-goers a memorable prom!
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Country, Rustic, Vintage
Current Trends for 2015 Weddings
Kristen at Patchwork Quilt Inn has noticed a common theme throughout
the latest trends for weddings. Barn weddings, set with a country-themed
reception, seem to be one of the current trends. More often, ceremonies
are being held at the same location as the reception for a more intimate
ceremony.
Decorations/Ambience
Dresses
• White linens with burlap accents
• Soft lighting
• Shorter bridesmaids dresses to accent
cowboy boots
• Lace wedding dresses instead of the
traditional silk
Centerpieces
• Tree slices as an accent piece for
decorations to sit on
• Mason jars with burlap and twine
accents
• Baby’s Breath used more
predominately
• Pictures conveying rustic themes
Lakeside Occasions
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near Emma, just
10 minutes from
Shipshewana.
Food
• Pies and cookies are becoming more
popular than wedding cakes
• Hog roasts and more casual dinners
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lodging, weddings, & events
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We are committed to
making your wedding the
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your dreams. Our historic
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perfect background for your
special day. Our exquisitely
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a magical setting for your
ceremony and reception.
We offer a full catered buffet.
Anything from appetizers to a full buffet. We offer a full catered
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special occasion. Seating at both restaurants to accommodate
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Let us help you get a
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GROW WITH US MIDDLEBURY.
• December 2008—RV and Automotive Industry Veteran Kelly Rose Launches
EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC, in Middlebury, Indiana
• January 2009—Rose acquires first 125,000 square foot manufacturing facility in
Middlebury, Indiana
• December 2011—EverGreen expands into second facility in anticipation of
launching the new Lifestyle Luxury RV Division
• December 2013 –EverGreen is the fastest growing company of the top 15
manufacturers in the towable RV segment for 2013 for both unit growth, at 85.5
percent and market share growth at 60.4 percent
• June 2014 – EverGreen Recreational Vehicles Commits One Million to a New
Customer Service and Parts Center in Middlebury
Thank You MiddleburY!
EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC was founded by Kelly Rose in Middlebury,
Indiana in December of 2008. Today, EverGreen’s 14 brands and over 350,000 square
feet of manufacturing space under roof, employing 350 members of the community,
stand testament to the positive business environment of Middlebury, Indiana.
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NHS
performing arts
Photo credit: Becci Field
It was a record-breaking day for Northridge show choirs at the Norwell Invitational on March 14! During the day
show, the Starlights took home awards for Best Crew, Best Vocals, Best Visuals, and the Starlights Orchestra won
Best Band! In addition, Haley Raber received Best Solo in a Show for the Women’s Division and Syd Dille won Best
Performer for Starlights. The Starlights received Grand Champion of the Women’s Division and made Finals against
competing mixed groups. Northern Lights Orchestra received Best Band, and Northern Lights won Best Visuals, were
the 1st Runner-Up for the Large School Mixed Division, and made finals while J.J. Weber took home Best Performer
for Northern Lights! In addition, during the Finals Show, Northern Lights received Grand Champion and Starlights
were the 1st Runner-Up! CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to directors John
Davis, Kyle Barker & Catherine Yoder.
Congratulations to Andrew Berkey for
being selected to participate in the 55th
Annual Indiana All-State High School
Band Festival! Andrew earned this honor
by participating in a highly competitive
audition held in early January. Photo credit: John Davis
Mark your calendars!
May 1st and 2nd – 7 pm
Beauty and the Beast, Jr. musical at Northridge Middle School
May 16th at 4 pm & 7 pm – Northridge Middle School Spring Concert
April 18 , 7:30 am – 11 am
Celebrating my
1st year in business!
Thanks Middlebury for your great support!
Northridge Raider Bands & Guard perform at the Pancake & Sausage
Breakfast. There will be all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausages, a bake sale,
and the silent auction is from 8 am -10 am. Tickets are available at the door:
Adults $6; Seniors (60+) and Children (6 years and under) $5.
Performance schedule:
7:45 amWinter Guard
8 amConcert Band
8:30 am
Symphonic Band
9 am
6th Grade Band
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9:20 am
9:45 am
8th Grade Band
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Jazz Band
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Northridge
High School
NHS Student Recognized
Jaylynn Stutsman was awarded the Indiana Career and Technical
Education Award for Excellence, sponsored by the Indiana
Department of Education, at an awards ceremony in Indianapolis
on February 26th. In addition to being an NHS student, Jaylynn is
also a Health Occupations student at the Elkhart Area Career Center.
During her four years at Northridge, she has
maintained a 4.05 GPA and will graduate with
a Technical Honors Diploma. She has earned
numerous college credits and certifications
including a 105-hour Certified Nursing
Assistant, five FEMA certifications, and the
Copper Ridge Institute Dementia Certification
and has competed through Skills USA at local,
regional, and state competitions.
Her instructor at the career center, Laurie
Hund-Schieber, says Jaylynn is “trustworthy,
honest, hardworking, and a leader in the
classroom.” She is currently employed
as a Certified Nursing Assistant, teaches
Jaylynn with NHS Gu
Sunday school, and is an assistant in the
idance
Counselor Mike Mo
lohon.
attendance, athletics, and treasurer’s offices
at NHS. Jaylynn plans to earn a Bachelor’s degree in
Nursing, specializing in pediatrics with a future goal of earning a
Master’s degree to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. It has been
an absolute pleasure to work with and discuss her future dreams and
goals. Congratulations, Jaylynn, and may your continued success be
a shining light for others well beyond high school!
PE Hits the Slopes
On February 13th, Sport and Recreation
students at Northridge High ventured onto the
slopes at Swiss Valley Ski and Snowboard Area in
Jones, Michigan. Despite the cold temperature,
students enjoyed plenty of snow to facilitate
gliding joyously downhill! Upon arrival,
beginner skiers and snowboarders received free
lessons, while seasoned skiers boarded the ski
lifts. Some students tackled jumps with style
and few wipe-outs, while others gained new
skill and achievements. Ending our trip with
hot chocolate and the warmth of the lodge,
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NHS
Athletics
Photos by Russ Draper
Girls Medley
Relay competes
at the IHSAA State
Championships.
Lauren Miller (in
water); left to right:
Sydney Boyer, Sydnee
Emerson, and
Melissa Bailey. #24 Pete Smith lives
up to his Superman
nickname as he flies
to the basket!
Mark Your Calendars:
• ‘Carmon Cripe’ Track Relay: April 18th
• 2015-16 Sports Physical Night: May 21st
• Spring Sport Award Night: June 9th 7 pm at NHS Auditorium
• 2015 NHS Summer Camp registration forms are due May 4th. Camps are available for grades
K-7 for sports including track, basketball, cross country, football, volleyball, and tennis.
Contact the NHS Athletic Office for more info.
To view the full slate of our spring sport contests, visit: www.NorthridgeAthletics.com.
Senior Phillip Keller swims the breaststroke at the
recent IHSAA Boys State Championships.
Sectional Champions at 2015 Elkhart Sectional!
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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Northridge Middle School
Valentine’s Dance
Northridge Middle School held a combined dance
for special needs students including Concord and
WaNee’s Mixed Ability and Functional Skills classes.
Mrs. Strict’s class was in charge of decorations and
organizing the event, so they got everything ready
to host the dance. Ann Parker, teacher, said, “My
favorite part was the smiles and the photo booth!”
Approximately 80 students were able to attend.
The NMS PTO, Grand Rental of Middlebury, and
Commodore Homes of Goshen all gave generous
donations to make this happen, and Rulli’s delivered
some awesome pizza as well! Student Marion
Schlabach said, “I enjoyed the dancing! We had a fun
time dancing to DJ Loud.” Sounds like it was a real
success!
The mixed ability class and their eighth
grade buddies take a break from dancing
to demonstrate how to use the photo fun
booth for their guests.
L-R: Julie Yoder, Breana Gonzales,
Morgan Litwiller, and Meghan Bontrager Heritage Intermediate School
Hoosier Author Visits HIS
Indiana author Barbara Olenyik Morrow from Fort Wayne spent the day at
Heritage Intermediate School in March, giving special presentations to fourth
and fifth grades. A lover of history, Mrs. Morrow has written several books
about notable Indiana figures. In her presentation to Heritage fifth graders,
students learned about Hoosier John Wooden, whose college basketball
coaching career remains unrivaled: ten national championships in twelve
years, seven national titles in a row, four perfect seasons, and an eighty-eight
game winning streak! Mrs. Morrow wrote about John Wooden in her book,
Hardwood Glory: A Life of John Wooden. As Mrs. Morrow shared her book A
Goodnight for Freedom, fourth graders learned about Hoosier abolitionists Levi and
Catharine Coffin and their Underground Railroad home in Fountain City, IN. This
powerful story reveals the courage needed by people seeking their freedom and
the abolitionists who chose to help them. In both presentations, students enjoyed
learning about Mrs. Morrow's writing process including research, drafting, revising
and editing, and publishing. Later that evening, Mrs. Morrow shared her book
Nature's Storyteller: The Life of Gene Stratton-Porter during Family Reading Night.
Students could even purchase books and get her autograph! For more information
about Barbara Olenyik Morrow and her books, visit BarbaraOlenyikMorrow.com.
Natalie Checkley
and Gage Garber
visited OVE to
recite poetry by
Ogden Nash and
James Whitcomb
Riley.
Camp Read S’more!
On March 12, Heritage students and their families were invited to Family Reading Night. For
the evening, Heritage Intermediate School was transformed into Camp Read S’more, where
families were able to enjoy reading activities while immersed in a camping theme. The
evening began in the Rec Room with door prizes. Then, families traveled throughout the
‘campground’ in small groups to visit the different activities. In the Mess Hall, families
enjoyed a hot dog dinner and word games before moving to the Art Center for a reading ‘craftivity’. At one of the stations,
families were able to listen to Barbara Olenyik Morrow (see above). The evening wasn’t complete until there were songs
around a ‘campfire’ and, of course, S’mores! It was a great night and students can’t wait to read s’more!
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SCHOOLS
Middlebury Elementary
Running in the Hall?
Middlebury Elementary School has been participating in an after-school running club
with IU Health Goshen called Run the Halls. IU Health Goshen started the program a
couple years back and MES was introduced to it during the 2013-14 school year. Last
year was a success with second and third grade
students, so the club was extended into two
sessions, before winter break and now. Middlebury’s
Coordinated School Health Program council decided
that having an after-school exercise program was a
must, especially during the winter months. Students
love running up and down the hallways and, the
best part is, participation is free. At the end of the
running club, IU Health Goshen encourages schools
to have a celebration run. Middlebury Elementary
will use their 5K on May 16th as their special run to
wrap up their club. Community members are also
encouraged to join the 5K on that Saturday morning.
York Elementary
PTO Carnival and Auction
Once again, the generosity and support of the community surrounding York
Elementary School knows no bounds. Saturday, February 7th, proved that as
hundreds of people, young and old, came out to our school to play, feast, and
spend money – all for the kids of York. The day started with a carnival for the
children with games, contests, prizes, and a photo booth.
Students from Northridge Middle School joined in for the day to help supervise
the games. While the children played, the adults had fun with a live auction, silent
auction, bake sale, and food court with hundreds of items donated by individuals,
local businesses, and some from around the country. At the end of the day, the
PTO raised slightly over $30,000 for the school. This was the best auction ever!
Some of this money will go toward activities, field trips, and supplies for the
school. However, with such a big success, the school should be able to install a
pretty exciting piece of playground equipment,
which is something they have been saving for.
So watch the playground as you drive by next fall.
The community that supports us should be able
to see a great new play structure out back with
children all over it! The students at York can’t thank
the community enough!
Amy Gilbert painting 3rd grader Jenna Fortin’s face.
Eighth grade students from Northridge Middle
School joined York for the day to lead the Carnival
Games. 30 inMiddlebury Magazine | April 2015
JEFFERSON Elementary
Read
Across America
The Diller family enjoys the show put on by Bethel
College.
Bethel College drama team performs for Jefferson Elementary
students.
On March 2, Jefferson Elementary celebrated Read Across
America. The Bethel College drama team performed two
shows, one during the day and another that evening. The
night began with stories, free books, and snacks. Jefferson
teachers dressed as book characters and read stories in the
classrooms. Bethel College performed three different Aesop’s
fables in the cafeteria.
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April 2015 | inMiddlebury Magazine 31
SCHOOLS
Orchard View Elementary
Orchard View Celebrates
100 Day
On January 27th, students at Orchard View
celebrated 100 Day in many different ways!
In Mrs. Ciokajlo’s class, students arrived at
school dressed in style. Each child was given
an at-home assignment to create a shirt
decorated with 100 objects in preparation
for the big day. This was a great way for the
children to work creatively with their parents
and express their interests. The children
showed off their newly-created t-shirts during
our classroom fashion show. They had a blast
learning, counting, and demonstrating their
newly-acquired knowledge of numbers and
quantities up to 100 by traveling to all the
Kindergarten classrooms where different
activities were waiting!
L-R: Serafina Opacich, Catrina Simons & Alayna
Lamley – Mrs. Cripe’s class
L-R: Kim Jent & Alexis Nunemaker
– Mrs. Ciokajlo’s class
Mrs. Cripe's third grade class celebrated by
dressing up like they were 100 years old! (Not
every day do you get to spend time with 24
100-year-olds at once!) Students had a very
memorable day that ended appropriately by
playing multiplication BINGO, grandma- and
grandpa-style!
L-R: Aubrey Bennett, Erica Cash & Makayla
Sandoval – Mrs. Ciokajlo’s class
Mrs. Cripe’s 3rd Grade class on 100’s day.
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L-R: Elliott Hoard & Rayna
Doland – Mrs. Ciokajlo’s class
L-R: Landon Dean, Grant Carrington & Camden
Hershberger – Mrs. Ciokajlo’s class
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
O
wners Ivan and Ruth Chupp, along with manager Joann
Miller, have brought an alternative approach to healthy living to our
local community with Chupp’s Herbs. Located in the Middlebury
Mercantile on Main Street, Chupp’s Herbs offers a wide variety of herbal
supplements, vitamins, essential oils, probiotics, protein mixes, herbal teas,
natural body products, and much, much more. Chupp’s is celebrating their
fifth year in Middlebury with a customer appreciation celebration on April
17th and 18th.
For more information, you can contact Chupp’s Herbs at 825.1405.
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April 2015 | inMiddlebury Magazine 33
healthy
LIVING
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Becky’s main focus is getting Middlebury FIT!
“I needed a place in Middlebury for people to go to where they
felt safe while working out and invigorated and empowered
when they left,” she says. “A place for everyone – plain, simple,
bodyweight exercises that anyone and everyone can do, and
make it fun! I educate my clients so that, when they exercise on
their own, they have proper form, know about proper nutrition,
and know how to set realistic goals. I teach lifestyle changes
that work and last, not fast fixes.”
Before becoming cheerleading coach at Northridge, Becky
taught her classes at Middlebury Community Schools for all
MCS employees. She is on the Friends of the Middlebury Parks
and the Trails board, offering ideas to help the parks and trails
get Middlebury fit. “My vision is my hometown, to educate the
people in my own community,” Becky says. She also donates
classes to area schools to help fundraise for these causes.
“I always say, ‘healthy you, happy me’ because, if I can change
one person’s unhealthy habits, I am happy. I like to think of
myself as the ‘go-to gal’ for fitness and
nutrition advice in our community.”
Becky teaches all her own classes and would love to have
you along for the ride. Give Becky’s Boot Camp a call or an
email, or check out the Facebook page today!
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April 2015 | inMiddlebury Magazine 39
We fix
feet.
Most of us climb out of bed in the morning, hit the
floor, and we’re off and running. But for some, the
feet just aren’t up to the job. And it’s not surprising.
One-quarter of the bones in the human body are in
the feet. With 33 joints and more than 100 muscles,
tendons and ligaments, it’s no wonder that the foot
is one of the most common parts of the body to fall
victim to musculoskeletal ailments. And the list
of possible issues is long – bone fracture, sprain,
hammer toe, heel spurs, bunions, plantar fasciitis,
crush injury, infections and open wounds related to
diabetes – the list goes on.
These are conditions we see every day at OSMC. Many
of these conditions can be treated with non-surgical
procedures and therapies. But for others, more involved
procedures including surgery are called for.
Our foot specialists are among the most talented physicians
in the Midwest, experienced in performing an accurate
diagnosis and employing an extensive range of advanced
medical techniques and surgical procedures to solve the
problem. So if you’re experiencing a foot condition that’s
keeping you down, OSMC is here to help.
MIDDLEBURY
54938 SR 13 • 574-825-8685
www.osmc.com