Above, 2008 Queen Elizabeth Dibley crowns the 2009 queen, Emily Congdon. (Photo by Jacob Shaffer)
Above, Emily is shown with 1st runner-up Tasha Rebec (right) and 2nd runner-up Gracie Lyons. (Photo by Jacob Shaffer)
Emily Congdon of Bristol was crowned queen of the 2009 Bristol Homecoming. This was the second time that Emily, 16, had entered the [...]

The 2009 Bristol Lion’s Club Cutest Baby contest winners were chosen from the 30 entries received prior to the Bristol Homecoming Festival. Voting was open through the three day festival, ending on Saturday night at 8 PM. The first place winner, Corey Geyer, received a $100 savings bond.  Second place winner, Delaney Farrell received a [...]

Overall men’s winner:  Daniel Zelaya in a time of 27:58
Men 14 and under: 1st  Logan Edwards, 2nd Henry Zelaya
Men 15-19: 1st Cody Welty, 2nd Jarred Fair
Men 20-24: 1st Brent Thalheimer (Only entrant)
Men 25-29: 1st Scott Albright, 2nd Damien Brunetto
Men 30-34: 1st Adam Polhemus, 2nd Kamal Shan
Men 35-39: 1st Bob Yoder, 2nd Francesco Zelaya
Men 40-44: 1st [...]

Andy Williams works from his home studio, providing clients the experience of a corporate professional without the full time expense. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
In the current period of local and national economic recession, companies struggling to survive might consider assistance from Great Lakes Outsourcing, LLC (GLO), a firm based in Bristol. Andy Williams, president of [...]

Andrea Badke (right) presents the Citizen of the Year award to Toni Miller at the 2009 Homecoming Festival. (Photo by Jacob Shaffer)
Toni Miller says that she was “shocked” when she learned that she had been named “Citizen of the Year” at the 2009 Bristol Homecoming. However, she considers it a great honor and a “really [...]

Keith Draggoo owner of All Trades, Inc. stands outside his new facility located on SR 120 east of Bristol. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
Keith Draggoo, owner of All Trades, Inc. (ATI), recently moved his 40-year-old business from Elkhart to Bristol. Now located at 17094 SR 120, east of Bristol, he continues to provide industrial and commercial [...]

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Xavier is one of six hound mix pups that were left in the night deposit box. We estimate that they are 2 months old. There are 4 males and 2 females
Mushka has been at the shelter for ONE YEAR and FOUR MONTHS! She looks like a sour puss, but is actually very sweet! Please [...]

Homecoming from the police department’s perspective went very well.  There were no major problems.  The attendees were very good with minimal issues that caused problems.  Thanks to the committee, the carnival and a special thanks to Chuck and Tom Feldman and their crew for an excellent fireworks display.  The full time officers worked 219 hours [...]

Store manager, Debbie Morgan stands next to one of Speedway’s newly installed gas pumps with the Bristol Pirate Beautification Award. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
The Bristol Town Council has selected Speedway as the recipient of the July 2009 Beautification Award for their renovation and remodeling efforts to their store building located on the corner of  E. [...]

At its meeting on July 16 the Bristol Town Council (BTC) approved on first reading “An Ordinance to Permit and Regulate the Use of Golf Carts on Town Streets.” This was made possible by recent clarification of the Indiana statutes governing the use of golf carts. The new ordinance could receive final approval at the [...]

[ August 27, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Bristol Food Pantry Will have a State representative from the Food Stamp Office available every fourth Thursday from 1-3 to fill out applications for Food Stamps.

[ August 13, 2009 to August 15, 2009. ] Last year, by chance, 5 families on Vistula had held their own yard sales on the same date.  Because of this we had more customer traffic than usual. We would like to organize an Annual Community Yard Sale.  We are planning on August 13, 14, and 15 as the dates this year and hold it every year at [...]

Barb Dygulski, pictured above at left, says goodbye to customer Sharon Dawson as she completes her order at the Bristol US Post Office. Barb’s last day at the office was July 31. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
Barbara Dygulski, who has been a clerk at the Bristol post office for 18 years, retired at the end of [...]

with Advanced Master Gardener Steve Kruse
It is fresh vegetable season. The local gardens, farmers markets, and area produce stands are bursting at the seams with great fresh and safe food. The news of our retail food supply being tainted with disease doesn’t apply to the local vegetables. I had some local sweet corn and [...]

The Humane Society of Elkhart County (HSEC) is asking residents who have adopted a pet from the shelter to send in a photo for a reunion collage to be displayed year round at the shelter.
“We love to see the happy faces of pets and their adoptive families,” said Rachel Dennis, Assistant Director of the Humane [...]

[ September 1, 2009; ] “Be Creative with Photography” is the theme of the contest for all school age children.  Pick up a list of rules and requirements at your library.  Contests for top prizes for grades K-3, 4-6, and 7-12 will be announced September 1st.

[ August 1, 2009; 10:30 am; ] Summer Reading 2009 ends with the awards presentation at the 5th Annual Fun Fair today, Saturday, August 1st.  Awards and prizes will be handed out starting at 10:30 A.M. and the Fun Fair starts immediately after.  Thank you to Tyrian Lodge 718 of Elkhart for the workers they supplied for the Fun Fair, the Bristol [...]

Above, top readers Tyler Smith (right), 3rd grade; and Michaela Stevens, 6th grade pick out their bikes with Bristol Police officer Corey Mosier. Photo by Laurie Eads)
The Bristol Library’s Summer Reading Program annual Fun Fair  will be held at the Bristol Library starting at 10:30 AM, today. Readers that participated in the program will receive [...]

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st made bread pudding for the first time in my life. My motivation was a loaf of bread I wasn’t using fast enough that was thus in danger of going moldy.
Every cookbook in the country probably has a recipe for bread pudding. Five slices of whole [...]

Blanche Kline looks over her autograph book from her 100th birthday party. 180 signatures fill the book with best wishes from guests that attended her party. Blanche also received well over 100 birthday cards. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
Blanche Kline, who lives a few miles north of Bristol on the Mottville Road, turned 100 years old [...]