Advertisers Index - cont.
LaGwana Printing
Amish Directory................................................53
Broadcasting......................................................27
Brochure.............................................................48
Mailing...............................................................10
Michiana Equine Studs.....................................58
Publishing..........................................................38
Services Offered.................................................28
Subscription.......................................................56
Lake City Bank.....................................................34
Lambright Comfort Chairs.................................... 8
Lehman, Hershberger & Co.................................55
Martin Excavating, Inc.......................................... 7
Mayfest 3-on-3.....................................................36
Mercantile Mile....................................................42
Noble/LaGrange ChemDry..................................47
Northern Nutrition................................................ 4
On Site Auto.........................................................39
PalletOne (Firewood)............................................. 9
Parkview Physicians Group
Dr. Jamin Yoder................................................... 5
Dr. Loren Helmuth............................................29
Dr. Vincent Coda...............................................54
Renew Hope Counseling, Inc...............................34
Rod Lantz, Realtor...............................................37
Sarah Davis, Ltd..................................................... 6
Shipshe Rental Center........................................... 5
Silver Lantern LLC, The.......................................37
Smart Tax.............................................................39
Southwind Flooring, Inc........................................ 4
Stopher King Studio.............................................60
Topeka Pharmacy.....................................35, 43, 51
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc................... 4
Triple M Tire & Service........................................33
Troyer’s Excavating................................................ 8
Walking on Air........................................Back Cover
Wana Engine Center.............................................. 3
Westview Basketball Sponsors
Ace Hardware of Topeka.............................20, 26
Brandenberry Furniture...................................21
Hite Auto Body, Inc.....................................22, 26
Hostetler’s Store..........................................21, 27
LaGwana Printing.......................................20, 24
Overhead Door..................................................23
Quality Floor................................................22, 27
S & H Metal.................................................21, 25
Shipshe Service..................................................26
Tiffany’s Restaurant....................................20, 24
Topeka New Holland...................................23, 27
Weaver Furniture Sales.....................................25
Yoder Insurance Agency, LLC...........................25
Yoder Popcorn...................................................24
Yoder Insurance Agency, LLC..............................53
Yoder’s Shipshe Hardware........ Inside Front Cover
pg 64 · The Hometown Treasure · March ‘13
Shipshewana Town News
The uniqueness of the Shipshewana community, the challenges it
presents, and the opportunity to see
it continue to thrive, have made time
on this job move quickly. It’s flying by.
The town staff under the auspices of
the council work to operate the town
within a budget. No differently than
each of us do with our personal finances. There’s only so much to go around.
In the case of the town, this being done
with the full realization that tomorrow’s needs will be here before we
know it. This takes planning, prioritizing and plenty of that green stuff to
pay for it all. Money is always a driving
force because financial resources are
limited even in the best economies.
Unlike the federal government, the
town can’t operate from a deficit position and must balance its budget while
still trying to meet what the community needs and citizens want. In other
words, we can’t kick the “ball down
the street.” As the future becomes the
present, those needs that were thought
once to be years out have suddenly arrived in the present and must now be
made part of the decision process.
Each year of planning occurs
partly in the form of a capital budget
that requires the entire town staff to
determine what is going to be done on
a needs basis next year and for a total
of five full years in the future. The
planning must cover all local government responsibility and ranges from
parks to town facilities, from roads to
streets and from sidewalks to water
distribution. And it doesn’t stop with
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