Spring Hunter
Safety Education
Classes To Be Held
Pre-turkey season hunter’s safety
class will be held on April 6 and 9 at
Maple Wood Nature Center. For those
with birthdays after December 31,
1986, this class is required before
obtaining a firearms hunting permit. It
is also recommended for hunters of any
age who have not gone through this or
a similar course.
Classes will be held Saturday, April
6 from 9 am to 3:30 pm and Tuesday
evening, April 9 from 5:30 pm to 9 pm.
Attendance at both sessions is required
in order to earn certification. All
participants are also required to bring
pencils and a lunch.
There is no charge for the class,
expenses are paid for with funds
obtained through the sale of hunting licenses sold in Indiana. Due to
space limitations, registration is
required. You may register on-line at
http://www.register-ed.com/events/
view/29919.
If you don’t have on-line access
you may call 260-854-2225 to register.
Other questions regarding hunting
seasons and hunter eligibility can be
answered by the Indiana Conservation
Officers at 260-244-3720.
Preschool Enrollment
Shipshewana Cooperative Preschool
Preschool enrollment has opened for
the 2013 - 2014 school year at
Shipshewana Cooperative Preschool.
We have been located at the Shipshewana
United Methodist Church on the corner of
Talmadge/Middlebury Street since 1985.
Enrollment forms
are available by calling
Mechele Schlabach,
Director/Teacher,
at 260-768-7778
The Hometown Treasure · April ‘13 · pg 25
Exchange... cont. from pg 1
program that started in her church
called Christmas House International.
During the holiday season, church
families would host college exchange
students that were unable to return
home for their winter break. Sherry
had also visited Europe in high school
and has always been passionate about
learning about other people and their
cultures, so hosting an exchange student for an entire school year sounded
nothing less than exciting. Upon first
arriving in the US, Kurt was a little
nervous but mostly just excited. He
has thoroughly enjoyed living with the
Good family and attending school with
their youngest son. While staying with
the Goods, along with playing baseball
for the first time, Kurt has been able
to experience several other things for
the first time as well. Zip-lining, skiing
and fishing are just some of the new
things he’s tried this year, but he found
fishing to be his favorite thing so far.
In addition to extracurricular activities, Kurt has also found that he really
enjoys studying robotics in school,
something they don’t offer at home.
The biggest ‘first’ for Kurt, however, was the snow. Being surrounded
by cold and snow was entirely new for
him. While he enjoyed skiing and other
snow-bound activities, he is already
looking forward to warmer weather.
Kurt has traveled to many different places, including Hawaii, South
America, Chile and Panama, but he
has spent the longest time and made
the most friends here in Shipshewana.
“The sad thing is, who knows if I’m going to see them again.” But since he has
family in Virginia, he’s hopeful that he
may be able to see some of his school
friends from Westview again someday.
Not only will he miss his friends
when he returns home, but there is
a key ingredient missing from Bolivia that Kurt found here in the US:
Chicken McNuggets! Or, more specifically, McDonald’s McNuggets! Kurt immediately developed a taste for some of
the sandwiches and snacks found only
at the infamous golden-arched restaurant, and he will be very sad to leave it
behind when he goes home.