Nationally known, Women’s World Magazine, will feature Santa’s Pantry, Inc from Elkhart in their December issue.
The magazine was looking for an individual or organization that did not commercialize Christmas but rather kept the spirit of Christmas alive, by showing compassion, caring and love to others. They discovered Santa’s Pantry’s web site and learned of the [...]

Robotics Club Team Members are pictured above left to right: Mr. Jason Hite, Coach, Ashley Pooler, Colette Taska, Wyatt Tiffany, Joey Higgins, Kasey Lute and Jaylan Miles. (Photo provided)
The Bristol Robotics Club of sixth graders met after school at least one day a week for 10 weeks. Students had two motorized robots to work with. [...]

The Bristol Spell Bowl Team is pictured above, from left: Nicole Mishler, Hailey Hamilton, Adriana Cain, Aleyah Penny-Stouder, Heather Fergison, Tyler Smith, Raven Duncan, Jared Miller, coach Nicole King, and Caleb Howell. (Photo by Jodee Shaw)
The Bristol Spell Bowl Team bested all of its competitors, including two-time defending champion Pinewood Elementary School, to win the [...]

Bristol Head Start teacher Lena Barnes and Shawanie Riley, paraprofessional are pictured above. Not pictured: Ann Perez, paraprofessional. (Photo provided)
The Elkhart County Head Start Family Summit had an excellent turn out of 325 parents and about 100 staff, consultants, and community providers.  These consultants and community providers offered over a dozen mini workshops to help [...]

The People’s Clinic is conveniently located in the Pinecreek Plaza just north of Linton’s on CR 17. Kristine Weaver, MSN, FNP-BC (pictured top left) recently opened the clinic to better serve the local area. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
In October 2010 Kristine Weaver, MSN, FNP-BC, opened The People’s Clinic at 5218 Beck Drive, Suite [...]

-Curves of Bristol offers advice on health and keeping to a weight loss plan
Have you ever wondered what the words “low-fat” on a food label really means? If you are like me, I have often reached for items with these labels thinking I am making a healthy choice. Well the good news is the label [...]

Greetings  Bristol!
December, at last! Is everyone getting into the holiday spirit? I recognize the holidays don’t necessarily make everyone cheery, especially if you have dealt with a loss around this time. Just remember we here have strong shoulders for crying on, if necessary.
As a community, Bristol campaigned and worked hard to get a pharmacy in [...]

Marshal Michael Swallow has announced a major change in and expansion of the Bristol Police Department’s “Shop-with-a-Cop” program. This annual project has been one of the major targets of the fundraisers conducted by the full time officers, the reserves, and the mounted posse.
This year, however, instead of partnering with the Goshen Police Department, as in [...]

We are excited to announce that FLAME (For the Lord And My Education) Home School Co-op will be starting in January 2011. Our vision is to encourage, enrich, equip, and empower all participants to be servants of God. We hope to provide an atmosphere to learn, build friendships, and offer support.
We will meet first, third, [...]

MERRY  CHRISTMAS!  The staff of the Bristol Public Library warmly wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  We hope to see you more in the new year!
CHRISTMAS  PRESCHOOL  STORYTIME  “Stories by the Fire” Preschool Storytime has begun.  It’s not too late to join the others and have your child hear Christmas music and [...]

Paul Guzman is pictured above behind the authentic 1950’s style soda fountain inside the Stone Soup Emporium.
One of Bristol’s oldest buildings is the home of its newest retail enterprise, the Stone Soup Emporium, which opened on November 26. The building, located at 110 E. Vistula (across from Key Bank), was built in the 1820s, [...]

Our officers continue to do pro active patrol on regular duty and the selective enforcement projects.  Officers from Bristol Police Department along with Elkhart County and the State Police participated in Operation Pull Over during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Please drive defensively and remember to always wear your safety restraints.  Vehicle crashes have increased just over 30% [...]

At the November 18 meeting of the Bristol Town Council (BTC), Matt Streib of Fluid Fun asked the council members for help in contesting a lawsuit brought against him by Elkhart County. The suit contends that Fluid Fun is operating improperly on land that is zoned residential.
Although the business, which sells kayaks, is situated on [...]

-A healthy community
A recent magazine article made a statement about the attitude in North Dakota towns. “Nobody believes less in these small towns than the people who live here.”
Regrettably, I think the same thing could be said of too many Bristol people.  “Nobody believes less in Bristol than many people who live here.”  I have [...]

Kimberly Enfield, postmaster at the Bristol post office, has a standing invitation to “come to Bristol” to avoid long lines and lengthy waits at larger area post offices during the busy pre-holiday season.
Hours continue as before, namely, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. Windows are [...]

An evening of camaraderie and culture with others that have an interest in our local wines and a desire to become familiar with different types of wines and their uses is planned for December 16 at 7 PM.  Proceeds will provide funding for preservation of the Elkhart County Historical Society’s collections.
Tickets for a wine tasting [...]

Elkhart County’s newest winery opened its doors on November 27. The Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard is located at 55503 SR 15, about two miles south of Bristol. The phone number is 848-9463.
Dave and Michele Muir have opened their new winery and are looking forward to greeting customers at the facility located on SR 15 [...]

Dave and Lynette Johnson have almost completed the restoration of their historic Bristol home, formerly known as the Solomon mansion.
Although the brackets are being made this winter the exterior of the cupola is finished. It has been one of the couple’s dreams to put the cupola back on the house- and the most expensive of [...]

The Bristol Community Food Pantry has been extremely busy with a great increase in clients, and a corresponding increase in donations. Whenever our balance approaches less than $100, someone in the community comes through with a check or a food drive. Not only the participating churches but also individuals, the school, and several organizations have [...]

TROOP 31: We want to welcome Mr. Pearson to our troop. We are pleased to announce that he has joined our troop as an Assistant Scoutmaster. The boys have quickly learned that Steve usually has candy in a pocket somewhere and he always has a story to share and a smile on his face. He [...]

No need for Bristol residents to drive to Elkhart to sign up for Christmas assistance. Bristol Community Food Pantry will continue to assist Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family Program by providing help to residents of Bristol and Washington Township.
The last sign up day for assistance is from 1-6:30 p.m. on Thursday Dec 9.  To sign up for [...]

Parents needing a night before Christmas without the kids can have just that on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Bristol Church of the Nazarene will be providing FREE child care for ages 4-12.  The church will provide a dinner of pizza, cake and ice cream.  Activities include carnival games, crafts and [...]

The Bristol Order of the Eastern Star and the George Washington Masonic Lodge are holding a COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DINNER on December 11th from 4 pm to 7 pm.   The cost of the dinner is FREE.  We appreciate all the support the community has given to these two organizations over the years and we want to pay it back by [...]

Nationally known, Women’s World Magazine, will feature Santa’s Pantry, Inc from Elkhart in their December issue.
The magazine was looking for an individual or organization that did not commercialize Christmas but rather kept the spirit of Christmas alive, by showing compassion, caring and love to others. They discovered Santa’s Pantry’s web site and learned of the [...]

Debbie Micola and Dan Watson reminisce over coffee at the Rivertown Emporium in Bristol.
On December 1, 1991, Debbie Micola and her daughter Christen, age 7, were driving to an afternoon movie, heading south on CR 17. As they neared Pine Creek, the car in front of them hit a deer. Debbie swerved to avoid [...]