[ September 11, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. September 12, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Red Barn Resale Shop, Friday, September 11, 10 am – 4 pm and Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm. At Humane Society of Elkhart County, 54687 County Road 19 Bristol, IN. Donations:  The Shelter is currently accepting donations of household items in working condition and clean, gently used clothing.  No exercise equipment.  Donations [...]

[ September 15, 2009; ] Miles/Bayer employee dinner will be held September 15 at the Matterhorn Banquet and Conference Center, 2042 Cassopolis St., Elkhart, IN. To receive more information please contact Ken and Joan Clayborn 574-262-2100 or Marilyn Waumans 574-299-9570.

[ September 16, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] Bristol Business Council Golf Outing September 16 at Raber Golf Course, Tee time is 12:00. Golf foursome, $200, single $50 and includes BBQ lunch. For more information contact Tom Russell at Russell Products, 848-5650 or email: Russell@russellproducts.com. Day of entries welcome!

[ September 25, 2009; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Prescription Drug Disposal Day September 25 from 8:00 am – Noon at the Bristol Police Department, downtown Bristol.

[ September 26, 2009; 8:30 am; September 27, 2009; ] Falling Leaves Bike Ride at the St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church in Bristol on September 26.  It features 10K, 25K and 50K rides which begin at 8:30 am. On Sunday, September 27 is our seventh Pumpkin Chase Race at Bonneyville Mill Park in Bristol.  5K for walkers and a 5K and a 10K for [...]

[ September 5, 2009; 7:30 am to 12:00 pm. September 12, 2009; 7:30 am to 12:00 pm. September 19, 2009; 7:30 am to 12:00 pm. September 26, 2009; 7:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Farmer’s Market is now being held every Saturday from 7:30 AM to 12/noon at the old CVS drugstore location in downtown Middlebury.

[ September 24, 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.

with Advanced Master Gardener Steve Kruse
Now that the dog days of summer are past (were they ever here) our thoughts turn to fall planting. The area farmers are starting to plant alfalfa for next years harvest, starting to harvest their crops, and soon will be planting wheat. Area gardeners are starting to divide and transplant perennials, [...]

All praise and glory be to God our Father!  By the time you read this, we will be a state certified Food Pantry.  We passed our initial inspection with just three minor “squawks”: a door closer, the wrong kind of insecticide, and cooler shelves that need to be painted. Our cooler, donated by the Elias’s [...]

[ September 12, 2009; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. September 13, 2009; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Drop the Dawg, pictured at right, is one of several musical groups that will be featured on the main stage at the Bonneyville Celebration. They will be playing Sunday afternoon from 3-5 PM."][/caption]

Saturday, September 12
11-11:45  Bil Lepp, storyteller (Charleston, [...]

[ September 7, 2009; ] The library will be closed Monday, September 7th due to the Labor Day holiday.

[ September 14, 2009; 10:30 am; September 15, 2009; 12:30 pm; ] Preschool Storytime will resume on Monday, September 14th at 10:30 and Tuesday, September 15th at 12:30.  Registration is requested and will begin on September 1st.  All children between the ages of 3 and 5 are welcome.

Do you have a hobby, interest, or collection that’s just sitting around?  Let others enjoy it too by filling one of our showcases for a month!  We’re always interested in finding items and information to display.  Feature your non-profit club or organization if you wish.

The Bristol Library hosted a photography contest for area children ages Kindergarten through 12th grade. The contest was made up of three divisions, K-3, 4-8 and 9-12. Winners and their entries are pictured above. Seated left to right: Olivia Maack, 3rd grade, Open for Business; Samantha Abbott, 9the grade, Colors of Peace; and Ethan [...]

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 [...]