Middlebury & Bristol

May 31 2024

Sowing and Growing – Bristol Community Garden

By Jake Sandock Countywide, Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

Bristol Community Garden, with help of Ropp and and an invested community of supporters and volunteers, expands its mission to be a resource for good EDITOR'S NOTE: The 2024 expansion of the Bristol Community Garden is one of the community projects identified by the Vibrant…

Feb 06 2024

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Patty Peterson Miller

By Jake Sandock Countywide, Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

Peterson Miller Doing Her Share Local volunteer stresses finding simple ways to help those in need "I got the idea of giving out gift cards to homeless and less fortunate people from Susan (Briner), over at Susanna's Kitchen," said Patty Peterson Miller, a Vibrant Communities…

Sep 01 2023

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Jessica Frye and MacKenzie Taylor – Town of Millersburg

By Jake Sandock Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

The Small Town Big on Community Care “When you think of a small, rural Indiana community, we fit that description perfectly,” says MacKenzie Taylor, the Clerk Treasurer for the Elkhart County town of Millersburg. “We’re talking about a town of around 900 residents; that’s only…

Jul 06 2023

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Levi King – Middlebury Summer Festival

By Jake Sandock Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“The Summer Festival Parade is always a big deal for us, we actually shut down State Road 13 during much of the day for the parade,” says Levi King, a volunteer coordinator for the Middlebury Summer Festival. “Our parade is one of the larger festival…

Jun 12 2023

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Jon Riggs – Bristol Homecoming Festival

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“I’ll be coordinating the crafters and vendors this year for the Bristol Homecoming Festival,” says Jon Riggs, 55, who works for Jayco in Middlebury, Indiana. “Last year my role as a volunteer at the festival was sort of the jack of all trades; doing different…

May 17 2023

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Bill Cavanaugh - A Volunteer of the Year

Bill Cavanaugh – The HUB (Bristol Food Pantry)

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“I’m 84 years old, and I will be 85 in July, and I’ve been helping out at the Bristol Food Pantry for quite a few years,” says Bill Cavanaugh, a volunteer at The HUB (Hearts United for Bristol) – the faith-based organization that now operates…

Mar 08 2022

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Vibrant Vibes workshops deliver great ideas. Can you top them?

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Next Chapter One Comment

Does Elkhart County need a “destination” park? Have a better idea? Tell us! Do we need more and better walking and bicycling connections between our neighborhoods, downtowns and parks? Would contests and prizes bring more volunteers out for our community events? At Vibrant Vibes workshops…

Jan 17 2022

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Add your voice to Vibrant Communities’ Next Chapter

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Next Chapter No Comments

With so many great things happening in Elkhart County, are you ready to help write the next chapter of where we go next? Coming the first week of March, Vibrant Vibes workshops will give you a voice to share what quality-of-place projects or programs should…

Oct 08 2021

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Greencroft Middlebury celebrates their Vibrant Neighborhood

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Middlebury & Bristol, Vibrant Neighborhoods No Comments

More than half of Middlebury's Greencroft community came together for a Vibrant Neighborhood brunch on June 9, 2021. The residents enjoyed Das Dutchman Essenhaus pastries, yogurt, fruit trays, juice, and coffee, and heard a presentation by Town Manager Mary Cripe on exciting progressive projects happening…

Jun 15 2021

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Pumpkinvine Nature Trail’s final gap coming to a close

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol No Comments

After years of work, the final gap in the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail is being completed. Construction crews are at work on one section of the final gap, with the remainder to be completed in 2022. The reasons for that are complicated, writes Brittany Short, president…

Sowing and Growing – Bristol Community Garden

Patty Peterson Miller

Jessica Frye and MacKenzie Taylor – Town of Millersburg

Levi King – Middlebury Summer Festival

Jon Riggs – Bristol Homecoming Festival

Bill Cavanaugh – The HUB (Bristol Food Pantry)

Vibrant Vibes workshops deliver great ideas. Can you top them?

Add your voice to Vibrant Communities’ Next Chapter

Greencroft Middlebury celebrates their Vibrant Neighborhood

Pumpkinvine Nature Trail’s final gap coming to a close

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