Shipshewana Town News
Eldon and J.R. Hosteler traveled
to St. Joseph, Michigan for the Concours d’Elegance of Southwest Michigan
antique auto show to display the
Museum’s 1937 Railton mounted on a
Hudson chassis. It won “Our People’s
Choice” award as voted on by visitors at the show and also “Best of the
Show.” Clearly, the uniqueness of the
collection of antique Hudson cars that
the Town has on display at the Shipshewana Event Center/Auto Museum
comes to mind. It reminds the staff at
the facility and the entire community
how important it is to tell visitors that
the collection is a “must see” while in
Shipshewana. Hours are 10:30 am to
4:30 pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
On October 26, the Event Center
and Auto Museum staff is planning a
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huge Halloween party from 1 to 4 pm.
The Auto Museum is interested in finding additional volunteers. If you have
the time and the interest, contact them
at 260-768-3021.
The Shipshewana Park Board wishes to thank the children of Dan and
Anabelle Unternahrer for the donation
in their parents’ honor of a bench and
trash receptacle for the Pumpkinvine
Trail. Bob and Elaine Hostetler donated county road signs to be mounted
beneath the “Stop” signs on the Trail.
This will provide information to those
using riding or walking and also assist
emergency personnel in locating anyone in need of medical assistance along
the Trail. In other news, Darcy Conrad
joined the Board in July as the new
fifth board member and Thelma Yoder
by Mike Sutter
will be joining in September as a replacement for Jodi Riegsecker. We look
forward to working with both Darcy
and Thelma and pass on a “Thank You”
to Jodi from the entire Park Board and
Town Council for her contribution.
On October 9, there is a “Grand
Opening” ceremony in Middlebury for
the Pumpkinvine to celebrate the final
stage of the Trail that makes it continuous from Goshen to Shipshewana.
It now provides 17 miles of nature
pathway for walking, running, or biking enjoyment. The ability of two counties and three communities to work
collaboratively toward an end goal
is amazing in its own right. The end
product is even more spectacular. The
Pumpkinvine Trail is a fine example of
inter-governmental cooperation and