Meadowview Elementary
Mrs. Litwiller’s class went to the
Fashion Farm in Ligonier and brought
back a pumpkin for the class. They
carved the pumpkin together in class
and estimated how may seeds there
were in the pumpkin ... turns out that
the pumpkin had 517 seeds in it!
Left and below: The students get the opportunity to
play with pumpkin innards.
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Topeka Elementary
Fourth Graders Visit Sauder Village
The fourth grade of
Topeka Elementary School
took a study trip to Sauder’s
Pioneer Village to learn
about how the pioneers and
Indians lived long ago. They
learned many interesting
facts and new ideas. The
information they learned
will be incorporated into
the curriculum through out
the year.
Left: Students enjoy a spot to sit.
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pg 46 · The Hometown Treasure · Nov. ‘11
Shipshewana Ushers
In Christmas
Season With 3rd
Annual Light Parade
Shipshewana is mostly known for
its summer Quilt Festival, the Midwest’s largest flea market, Fall Crafters
Fair, and the many Amish families who
surround the countryside.
This small, simple town can be
experienced in an entirely different
light when the merchants and residents usher in the holiday season with
a Light Parade on Saturday evening,
November 12, at 6:00.
Now in its fifth year, the parade
has quickly grown into a favorite local
event, hosting more than 4,000 guests
in a town with a population of only
500. Merchants and residents alike
decorate floats, cars, and bikes with
lights of the Christmas season, and
then stroll through the streets along
the backdrop of music, decorated storefronts, and the arrival of Santa Claus.
The parade ends in the front of
Blue Gate Restaurant, with the lighting
of the Christmas tree and the crowd
joining together in the singing of
Christmas carols.
Festivities take place throughout the four-block town square with
refreshments, music, demonstrations,
store specials, and much more.
The season continues to shine with
other sights, sounds, and flavors, with
events offered throughout the month
of November and December:
• November 19: Chocolate Day
• November 29: ‘Wana Night Out
• Nov. 21-Jan. 2: Gingerbread Houses
on display at Yoder’s Shopping
Center
• December 5-30: Christmas Tree Walk
at the Shipshewana Town Center
• December 9-10: Kid’s Day at Davis
Mercantile
• December 10: Santa Comes to the
Town Center, 11 am-2 pm
• December 28-30: Shipshewana Ice
Festival featuring Ice Carving
Competition.