Several years ago when the Bristol United Methodist Church (BUMC) acquired the former Scamehorn Hardware building they named it the Open Door Center. After extensive interior remodeling and renovation, the building was opened for youth activities and other community events.
Recently, however, it was obvious that the old building was in serious need of exterior repair. [...]

A small food pantry was started in the Bristol United Church many years ago. Several other local churches also operated pantries, leading to duplication and inefficiency. In 2008 the BUMC moved its pantry to larger quarters in the rear of the newly acquired Open Door Center building and invited cooperation from similar enterprises.
In 2011, according [...]

Bristol Community Food Pantry received an unexpected blessing when two pantry angels arrived with a skid of much needed products (pictured bottom left).  Employees of Ben’s Soft Pretzels had approached Sam’s Club with a challenge to match their contribution of $1,000.  Sam’s Club more than matched it, and as a result, Bristol Pantry received macaroni [...]

The Elkhart County Historical Museum opens its new temporary exhibit, The Home Front: Life in Elkhart County during World War II on January 12, 2012. The public is invited to attend an opening reception from 5:30-7:00 PM at the museum.
The scale of World War II (1941-1945) required contributions and sacrifices from nearly every American civilian. [...]

Do you know what January 23rd is?  It is National Pie Day!
For this special day the Bristol Library will be hosting it’s First Annual Pie Making Contest.
Date: Monday, January 23rd Time: 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM.
Grandmas and Grandpas, Children and Teens, Singles, Moms and Dads – put on your apron, get out your most cherished [...]

Looking for a fun way to test your knowledge skills?  Want to win some prizes?  In the style of the radio game shows of the past, Elkhart Civic Theatre and TheatreGeeks announces “I Know! I Know!”  a LIVE podcast of the 2nd anniversary show of the TheatreGeeks podcast shows on Saturday, January 14 at the [...]

The Elkhart Civic Theatre is pleased to announce their first show of 2012, Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs.  Demanding versatility from the seven-member cast, the play is the bittersweet, semi-autobiographical portrait of the playwright as a teenager in 1937, living with his family in crowded, lower middle class Brooklyn, combining comedy and drama, humor and [...]

The Elkhart County Parks and Mark Daniels’ Arts are excited to offer a series of intermediate drawing classes to beginners wanting to learn advanced techniques.  These advanced techniques will include how to convey a sense of space or depth, create believable textures and become more confident as you draw from observation.
Each class will meet from [...]

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) has approved a collaborative settlement reached in July by NIPSCO, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), NIPSCO’s industrial customers and a coalition of eight northern Indiana Municipalities regarding new rates for its more than 457,000 electric customers across northern Indiana.
The newly approved electric base [...]