It’s Food Drive time again. On May 8 the USPS mail carriers will collect food for the Bristol Food Pantry and Jefferson Township Food Pantry. Last year, Bristol Post Office collected over a TON and a half of food.
To contribute, simply put your donation out on your mailbox on Saturday Morning, May 8. [...]

Roughly a total of 2500 children will learn about and participate in Pay It Forward deeds in Bristol, Elkhart and Mishawaka schools.
Bristol and Concord and Northside schools in Elkhart  held assemblies via school TV on Friday April 30th, to learn what it means to “Pay it Forward”. Concord and Northside will then distribute Pay It [...]

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First, let me say that as a former newspaper copy editor, I know that no matter how hard you try, sometimes errors wiggle by. I’ve [...]

Gathering together to celebrate the ground breaking of the Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard are (left to right): Justin Miller, Gateway Builders; Kathy Sears-Balser, Mutual Bank; Michele Muir, owner; Kevin Fuller, Gateway Builders; Alan Steele, Indiana Small Business Development Center; Bert Molner, Edward Jones Financial Advisor; David Muir, owner; Vince Turner; Mutual Bank; Brittany [...]

Garden News
with Advanced Master Gardener
Steve Kruse
The great weather has caused our lawns, flowers, and crops to get off to an early start. The weather has also gotten our insects off to an early start. Have you seen the tent caterpillars seem to be everywhere. The caterpillar insects seem to be attacking many of our desirable [...]

Bessie tends to her client Hershey. Bessie has a natural gift with animals combined with 15 years of experience in the grooming business. (Photos by Laurie Eads)
Dapper Dog & Fancy Feline, Inc. is the area’s newest full service pet salon, launched earlier this year by Bessie Hostetter, a Bristol area resident. The salon [...]

Lloyd and Judy Miller have a greenhouse that is alive with color and fully stocked with hanging flower baskets and potted plants, just in time for Mother’s Day. Millers Farm Market and Greenhouse (MFMG) is located at 58538 CR 19, just north of the Indiana Toll Road. The telephone number is 848-4715.
The Millers are proud [...]

On Saturday, April 17, the Golden Girls and Boys took court in a shoot out at Concord High School in Dunlap.  Participants ages 55 to 100 qualified. Proceeds and canned goods will benefit area food pantries.
Trophies were awarded to the top three in all events. Their efforts were rewarded with 1,160 cans of food and [...]

At its April 15 meeting the Bristol Town Council (BTC) once again discussed concerns of members of the audience about disturbing noise from a local manufacturing plant. Rather than a loud noise, the offending nuisance was described as a low frequency throbbing or pulsing, “like a bass drum,” which disrupts the sleep of those who [...]

In an April 9 letter to the offices of Indiana members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Joyce Simmons invited the congressmen and/or their staffers to a meeting in Indianapolis on May 6.
Joyce is a spokesperson for the Greater Indiana District of the U.S. Postal Service, which covers the geographical area comprised of ZIP codes [...]

[ May 4, 2010; ] It’s Food Drive time again.  On May 8 the USPS mail carriers will collect food for the Bristol Food Pantry and Jefferson Township Food Pantry.  Last year, Bristol Post Office collected over a TON and a half of food.

To contribute, simply put your donation out on your mailbox on Saturday Morning, May 8.  Put a reasonable [...]

April criminal cases continue to be reducing in numbers from previous years.  Still a major crime is Identity Theft and credit card fraud.  We continue to warn everyone to be a watchful of credit and debit card accounts.  Report any suspicious activity immediately to your financial institution and to law enforcement.  When using cards, be [...]

Voters in the Republican primary election on Tuesday, May 4 will choose between multiple candidates in two local contests, namely, those running for the Bristol Town Council (BTC) and those contending for the Washington Township Board (WTB).
The four Republicans running for the two BTC seats are Ann Andre, Cathy Burke, Delbert Shrock, and James Teall. [...]

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OUTSTANDING HOME & GARDEN CENTRE
Pictured is Kirk Linton, General Manager and Laura Sherman, Garden Centre Manager accepting the award from Robert Johnstone (left). (Photo provided)
Linton’s Enchanted Gardens is proud to be recognized by the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) for their outstanding achievements with the development and construction of their new facility located [...]

Greetings Bristol!
I don’t know about you, but this beautiful weather is sure encouraging and therapeutic for me! I’m really enjoying seeing so many come in with a smile and a new “spring” in their step. Spring truly brings hope and hope goes a long way in healing. That is close to the topic I [...]

[ June 8, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Summer is just around the corner.  Start planning now for participating in summer reading at the Bristol Public Library.  All ages are welcome to “Splash into Reading” or “Water Your Mind” this summer.  The starting registration date is June 4th.  A kickoff party “Splash into Summer” for ages 2-12 will be held on Tuesday, June [...]

Winners of the scavenger hunt during National Library Week in April: Betsy Fish, $25 gift certificate from Chicago’s Downtown Eatery; Utah Folker, membership to the Bristol Teen Center;  Ceridwyn Snow, $10 gift certificate from Chocolate Sensations.

[ May 17, 2010; ] Monday, May 17th, the Bristol Library will be having it’s Annual Plant Swap. It’s open to anyone with an interest in plants and gardening. Bring your know-how, plant starts or seeds to trade, or just come to see what it’s all about!

[ May 12, 2010; 12:00 pm; ] The book club will meet on Wednesday, May 12th  at 12:00 P.M.  We will be reading Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News, by Bernard Goldberg.

Store owner, Conrad Bailey (right) stands at the parts counter along with Greg Bailey and Craig White (far left). (Photo by Laurie Eads)
Conrad Bailey, original owner of Bailey’s Auto Parts has purchased the store back from Auto Wares, a company that purchased the store in April of 2007, renaming it Auto Value.
Conrad originally opened the [...]

[ May 4, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Bristol Lions Club meets at 6:30 the first Tuesday of the month. Speaker for May will be Friends of the Bristol Library. Information 848-4071.

[ May 6, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. May 13, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] St. John of the Cross have begun a series on practicing prayer on Thursdays, May 6 and 13 from 6:30 pm until 8 pm. Each week we will learn and practice a different type of prayer discipline.  We will discuss a simple outline of how to pray in your own words, explain the “Five-Finger Prayer” and pray with Anglican [...]

[ May 8, 2010; 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] May 8 from 3-7:30 PM. At 405 E. Elkhart St., Bristol. $7 presale, $8 at the door. Price includes dessert and drink. Many activities are planned for the entire family: fire truck rides, dunk tank, house of bounce, door prizes and a Bake Sale. The first 350 moms will receive a free carnation for Mother’s [...]

[ May 9, 2010; May 22, 2010; ] George Washington Masonic Lodge is planning two fundraisers for the month of May to initiate our brand new handicap accessible kitchen and dinning area. A pancake and sausage breakfast on May 9 Mothers day. $5 a person. A spaghetti supper on May 22 using our original spaghetti sauce $6 a person.