The Hometown Treasure October 2011 | Page 3

Table of Contents On the Cover New LaGrange Library......... 14 Columns Decode..............................................................43 Student Ambassadors WHS - October 2011 Dollars & $ense............................................21 Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes..........39 Heart of Missions.......................................29 Hometown History...................................... 8 Back row (left to right) : Austin Hoyt, Daron Miller, and Austin Osbun. Front Row : Sugey Ramirez and Kim Stutzman. Photo Submitted Menno's Tech Minutes ............................41 Westview High School has selected five students to receive “Student Ambassador of the Month” honors for August. These outstanding students were selected by their teachers. Westview strives to promote and acknowledge students doing more than what was expected of them. Spiritual Treasure........................................46 Local Pharmacists Honored expectation and involvement in the community, are the cornerstone of being the best possible pharmacist. Morag is the president of the Topeka Lions Club and Tom is a past president. Tom serves on the Board of Directors for the Farmer’s State Bank Economic Development Committee, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, and SaveA-Lot grocery store. Tom and Morag are very active in supporting the local schools do, including donations, program advertising and playing an integral role in the elementary school scavenger hunts! They have also personally mentored and become role models Left to right: Tom and Morag Miller, Carol Sluder, Mary McSoley, for countless local kids and and IPA board member Jeremy Thain. Photo Submitted pharmacy students! Professionally, they have become diabetic members of IPA. They have mentored many students over the years and educators, provide immunizations to patients, and teamed up with a Regishelped others create a passion for pharmacy. They believe learning, good tered Dietician to provide full service health care in Topeka, Indiana. moral conduct, exceeding a patient’s On September 9, the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance’s (IPA) community pharmacy academy recently honored Topeka pharmacists Tom and Morag Miller by presenting them with the “Joseph E. McSoley Pharmacist of the Year” award for their outstanding service to the profession and their community. Both Tom and Morag are longtime Musings from Maggie...............................10 Sports Scoop..................................................23 Spotlight on Nature...................................37 Contests & Puzzles Coloring Contest......................... 12, 50 Clueless Crossword.............................. 8 Drawing Contest.................................48 Gold Coin Contest................................ 3 Mystery Farm Contest.......................55 Word Search.......................................... 5 Everything Else Classified Ads .....................................47 Community Calendar ...........33, 35, 36 Display Advertiser Listing.................54 Hometown Church Listings..............40 Kids’ Club (Birthday Page).................18 LaGrange County Council ................49 LaGrange County Library..................19 LaGrange County Sheriff’s Report...52 Shipshewana Town News..............9, 52 Topeka Town News ...........................48 Westview School Board......................51 The Hometown Treasure · Oct. ‘11 · pg 1