The People’s Clinic is easily accessed on the East side of CR 17, in Pinecreek Plaza. Family Nurse Practitioner, Kristine Weaver (photo inset) provides extended hours for patients Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. (Photo by Laurie Eads, inset photo provided)
In October 2010 Kristine Weaver, MSN, FNP-BC, opened The People’s Clinic at 5218 [...]

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 [...]

Upcoming
Community Events
This column lists upcoming local meetings
and events that we have received notice of.

Pet Toe Nail Trim Fundraiser Jan. 9 from 3:30—5:30 at Martin’s Pet & Garden, 116 West Jackson, Elkhart.
Pet Showcase Adoption Event Jan. 28, 12—2 PM at Family Video, 1126 Johnson St., Elkhart.
Humane Society Red Barn Sale 54687 County Road 19 Jan. 13, [...]

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 [...]

Jeff Couch, VP of manufacturing at KibbeChem is pictured above, with the Bristol Beautification Award for December. (Photo by Laurie Eads).
KibbeChem was chosen by the Bristol Town Board as the recipient of the December beautification award. The company has made vast improvements  to their downtown building located on SR 120 just East of SR 15 [...]

Above Joshua Null accepts the Eagle Scout Medal from Scout Master Chris Miller. (Photo supplied)
Joshua Howard Null, a resident of rural Bristol, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in a Court of Honor on November 18 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Elkhart. The church is the sponsor of [...]

Pete Owens (left), commander of American Legion Post 143, presents two checks for over $2,500 to Marshal Michael Swallow for the Bristol Police Department's annual "Yuletide Officers for Youth" Program. (Photo by Jim Nickel)
The Charles Harker Post 143 of the American Legion, located on Maple Street in Bristol, has stepped up in a big [...]

Mayor Dick Moore visited the Bristol Elementary School to present the Artist of the Month Award to Saleem Al-azawi. The award is presented to two area students. Saleem’s artwork will hang in the mayor’s office. (Photo provided)

The Elkhart County Historical Museum is having a Children’s Activity Day on Saturday, December 3 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.  In celebration of the holiday season the theme will be “A Down Home Christmas” highlighting some of the Christmas traditions in our area.
“Many of the Christmas traditions we practice today are customs that have lasted [...]

Goshen Police Department’s Color Guard participated in a program honoring veterans at the Bristol Elementary School on Veteran’s Day. (Photo provided)
Once again  this year Bristol Elementary School hosted a Veteran’s Day Program at the school to honor our local veterans.
The program took place on November 11.  Fourteen area Veterans  including a World War II Veteran [...]

Paul Guzman, owner of Bonnie and Clyde’s Soda Fountain stands near the 1930’s soda fountain that features Bonnie Doon Ice Cream. (Photos by Laurie Eads)
After a successful first year, the Stone Soup Emporium, located at 110 E. Vistula Street in Bristol, is ready to welcome Christmas shoppers with a wide assortment of gift ideas. The [...]

Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Inc., (PHP), is providing scholarship opportunities for high school seniors planning to pursue a career in a health-related field. PHP will award one scholarship of $3,000 to the 1st place winner; one scholarship of $2,000 to the 2nd place winner; and 3rd place will receive a scholarship of $1,000. [...]

Residents of Bristol can receive Christmas assistance through the Bristol Community Food Pantry. All Bristol residents who go to Salvation Army in Elkhart will be referred back to the Bristol Pantry.  The last day for applications for Christmas Baskets and Toys for Tots will be taken on Thursday, December 8th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 [...]

Carol Willis is a freelance writer and editor. She specializes in written communications for businesses and nonprofits and other editorial projects. Carol also is the development director at Church Community Services.Sauntering into Summer
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Hopefully you have all your lawns, gardens, and flower beds ready for winter. Winterizer fertilizer has been put on the lawn, cover crop planted in the vegetable garden, and weed preventer applied to the flower beds. If you haven’t accomplished these chores yet there is still time. You can still apply these products as long [...]

Greetings  Bristol!
Well, December is on us again! So many already have their decorations up, it’s exciting to see. We had a nice Thanksgiving, but we were dealing with Chicken Pox in my 4 year-old. Since I have such recent experience with that virus, I thought it and Shingles would be good topics for this month’s [...]

Bob and Tess White are pictured with happy customer “Sparky” bottom left, while their own pets “Helen” top left, “Uno” in the cage, and “Ozzie” being held by Tess look on. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
T & B White’s is pictured above at their convenient location on Vistula Street. (Photo by Laurie Eads)
Tess and Bob [...]

Officers are utilizing all traffic enforcement initiatives to make travel in our community safer and more efficient.  Traffic continues to increase especially during day time hours.  Vehicle crashes are still on the increase.  For the calendar year we are still 13 crashes higher than this time last year.  There were 11 vehicle crashes investigated during [...]

At a regular meeting on November 17 the four members of the Bristol Town Council (BTC) voted to hold a special executive session on Wednesday, November 30, to discuss whether to uphold or to withdraw the disciplinary actions taken in a meeting on September 6. An executive session of the BTC is closed to the [...]

Every candidate running for re-election in Bristol was successful in the voting on November 8. Mary Ryman retained her position as town clerk-treasurer, while Floyd Lynch and Delbert Shrock were returned to their seats on the four-person Bristol Town Council (BTC).
Ryman, a Republican, was challenged by Dan Watson, who ran as an independent. The final [...]

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boat accident that occurred on the St. Joseph River near Bristol.  According to Conservation Officer Mark Hines, Michael D English, 27 years old from Elkhart IN, was operating a motorboat attempting to retrieve a goose.  English was reaching over the side of the boat with the motor running and [...]

-In response to a November letter,
The letter to the Editor titled, “The Girl Scouts will now allow “transgendered boys” to join Brownie troops” signed by Tim Wildmon from the American Family Association is a copy and paste propaganda letter straight from the American Family Association’s web page. And although I’m disappointed that the Bristol Bugle [...]