Keith Knepp

Nappanee

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Apple Festival returns to the streets of Nappanee

Sep 14, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNAPPANEE — The 48th annual Nappanee Apple Festival will return to the Elkhart County community Sept. 19-22. It has been recognized as one of Indiana’s top festivals, taking place in a community that has been ranked in the top five great places to live in Indiana. A highlight of this year’s festival is the display of items recovered from a recently unearthed time capsule, which was placed in the ground 50 years ago during the city’s centennial celebration.
’Nappanee Rail Safety’ advocates for caution around tracks

Sep 11, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNAPPANEE — In the United States, every three hours a person or a vehicle is hit by a train. However, 95% of those collisions are preventable as they involve either trespassing or drivers trying to “beat the train.”These are some tragic facts stressed by railroad safety advocate Ed Strohbehn. What began as an interest in railroad safety has become a passion for Strohbehn.
Garden center is a family affair for Ed Clayton

Aug 31, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Laurie LechlitnerInkFreeNewsNORTH WEBSTER — “My grandparents started selling produce and flowers in 1956,” stated Ed Clayton, North Webster. “This eventually turned into Clayton Garden Center. I began coming to ‘help’ when I was big enough to walk into the store. In my younger years, I earned a bottle of pop. I was running the cash register when I was 9 years old, the old hand crank style, and I learned to figure change, for the machine did not do it for me.
Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant contestants announced

Aug 31, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

News ReleaseThe Nappanee Apple Festival Committee has announced the names of the 13 entrants vying for the title of Miss Apple Blossom. They will be competing in a scholarship pageant, which will culminate beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Kountry Cabinets Entertainment Tent in Depot Plaza. Listed in alphabetical order, the contestants are:• Kayli Anglemyer, Miss G&L Milford Self Storage, is a sophomore at Bethel University. She is the daughter of Aaron Anglemyer and Sam and Cherie Ran.
North Webster stepping closer to trail construction

Aug 30, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNORTH WEBSTER — The North Webster Town Council met in a special session to vote upon a few items that were not ready for consideration at its regular meeting held earlier in the week. The town agreed to sign a letter to the Indiana Department of Transportation regarding the proposed construction of a sidewalk through town.
CR 1300N Extension Unofficially Open For Traffic

Aug 28, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

Text and PhotosBy Keith KneppInkFreeNewsMILFORD — For the past 18 months, getting from SR 13 to Syracuse-Milford Road, also known as CR 1300N, has been a challenge. It involved detouring though Milford or avoiding the route altogether and taking US 6 to get to Syracuse. All that changed Wednesday, Aug.
Dijkstra enjoys sharing his passion for soccer

Aug 22, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNAPPANEE — Ever since he was a toddler, Egbert Dijkstra has been connected to soccer, whether it be a a player, a coach or simply a fan. A native of the Netherlands, Dijkstra first came to the U.S. as an exchange student at Concord High School. Several years later, at age 27, he returned to America and has been here ever since. “Everybody in the Netherlands plays soccer,” he said. “So I started when I was 5 or 6. I played for my club and in college.
Pletcher helping to ensure Nappanee’s past is recorded

Aug 10, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNAPPANEE — As a lifelong resident of Nappanee, Dick Pletcher has an incredible institutional knowledge of the city, its people, its businesses and its culture. Many know him as the founder and former CEO of Amish Acres, but his depth goes way beyond the town’s famous landmark, which Pletcher sold a few years ago.
Knight brothers continue to share their photographic talents

Aug 9, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsNAPPANEE — Many in the Wa-Nee community know the Knight brothers. Some know Chris through his role as senior pastor of Wakarusa Missionary Church. Others might be familiar with Jeff through his position as the clerk-treasurer for the city of Nappanee. Many NorthWood sports fans and parents, however, might only recognize them as the two guys on the sidelines holding expensive cameras, clicking away as Panther athletes perform on the field.
Milford Food Bank Hosts Networking Event For Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber Of Commerce

Aug 8, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Keith Knepp

By Keith KneppInkFreeNewsMILFORD — Members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce made the short trip west to Milford on Wednesday evening, Aug. 7, to learn about the Milford Food Bank. Those in attendance had an opportunity to hear from the food bank’s operations manager, Bill Doege, who explained the mission of the Milford Food Bank and how it differs from a food pantry.