Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 396, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 November 1985 — Page 1

Members of the Greencastle VFW and American Legion posts participated Monday morning in traditional Veterans Day ceremonies on the south side of the Putnam County Courthouse. Sgt. Rogers was in charge of the 21-gun salute (above), while commanders of the various local veterans' organizations posed beneath the Bozz Bomb where they placed a memorial wreath. From left (in right photo) are Col. Kelsie Warne, World War I veterans commander; Felix Knauer, VFW Post 1550 commander; Jim White, American Legion Post 58 commander, and Francis P. O'Brien, Sixth District American Legion commander. (Banner-Graphic photos by Bob Frazier).

200,000 gallons lost in city water main break

By BARBARACARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer It took a seven-man crew nearly eight hours to restore water service to homes along U.S. 231 North late Saturday morning after a four-foot stretch of 12-inch water main piping busted earlier Saturday, Leon Phillips, Greencastle water

Second Lights of Love campaign to get under way Nov. 15

The second annual Greencastle Lights of Love fundraising project will begin Nov. 15 and continue through Nov. 23. Any Civic League member can renew purchases of lights from the 1984 Lights of Love campaign. The cost of sponsoring lights will be one for $3 or two lights for $5. FOR CONVENIENCE purposes, the Civic League has placed a coupon ad in today’s Banner-Graphic (page A 10). Persons may fill out the coupon and return it to Mrs. David Williams, 128 Hilltop Lane, Greencastle with a check payable to the Greencastle Civic League. The League will also be conducting booth sales the next two weekends at strategic points around Greencastle. Names from the 1985 sales campaign will be placed in the Lights of Love memory book, which is on dispaly at the Putnam County Public Library. A new section will be added to the book thus year. ANYONE WHO DONATES $25-$99

Rain, rain won't go away

An 80 per cent chance of rain overnight with thunderstorms possible. Low near 50 Cloudy on Tuesday with a 50 per cent chance of showers. High Tuesday in the mid 60s. Indiana Extended Weather Mild Wednesday and Thursday with a chance of showers. Highs from the low 50s north to low 60s south. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Turning cooler Friday. Highs from the mid 40s to around 50. Lows from the upper 20s to middle 30s

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superintendent, told the Banner-Graphic Monday morning. “IT WAS ABOUT 3 A.M. Saturday just a few feet north of the underpass when the section blowed away,” Phillips explained. “We had all the crews out there.” Indiana State Highway Department personnel assisted in directing traffic as one

will qualify as a Friend of the Lights of Love. Donors of SIOO-$199 will be identified as Associates of the Lights of Love and S2OO or more will be designated Patrons of Lights of Love. The categories will also be published in the program for the Lights of Love tree-lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 on the square. All proceeds from this year’s sales campaign will be spent on fire prevention and continued local beautification projects, it was announced by Anne Glock and Bonnie West, co-chairmen of the campaign. THE LIGHTS OF LOVE treelighting ceremony will again involve local choirs and muscial groups. The lighting of the tree will be conducted by an outstanding young person from the community to be selected by the Greencastle Kiwanis Club. The Greencastle Civic League will be working with the Greencastle Merchants Assn., which will sponsor the public reception in the courthouse following the tree-lighting ceremony.

Index Abby A 4 Calendar A 4 Classifieds A 9 Comics A 5 Crossword A 8 Heloise A 4 Horoscope A 9 Obituaries A 8 People A 5 Sports A6.A7.A8 TV A 5 Theaters AlO

lane of the highway was closed during the repairs, Phillips said The areas affected by the broken water main included north of the Monon Railroad to the pumping station, including the Big Walnut Water Corp. and North 43 according to the superintendent. He said 200,000 gallons of water was lost before the

Principal's principles Bainbridge's Rose tries to be pal as well as school administrator

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor BAINBRIDGE- Instilling a positive morale and open communications are just two of the goals Doug Rose is working toward as the new principal of the Bainbridge Elementary School. And as a student turned teacher and then administrator, Rose most likely has the personal and professional qualifications to do so. Whether it be before a classroom blackboard or now behind a desk as principal, Rose realizes the top priority of any school is the students and their needs. He hopes to serve them well. “IT’S BEEN A GOAL of mine probably from the beginning, when I got into education,” Rose said of being principal. “I’ve always enjoyed being in education and working with kids, even through the YMCA and through church programs. “I just felt like that was the direction I wanted to take,” the 1972 Brazil High School graduate said. “There was never a second thought.” After his high school graduation, Rose waited two years before attending college “I worked at Columbia Records in Terre Haute for awhile,” he notes. “I think waiting two years to attend college really helped me a lot. “FOR ONE THING,” he continues, “I was more mature when I did attend college. I knew what goals I had established for myself. Also, academically I was better. I wasn’t nonchalant about my grades. “I didn’t mind the factory work,” he clarifies, “but I knew that was something I didn’t want to do my whole life.” Rose began his educational stint at Lincoln Trail in Robinson, 111. As a junior college, he was there for two years before transferring to Indiana State University in Terre Haute. In 1978, he received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from ISU where he minored in physical education. In the fall following his graduation, Rose

main was repaired at 10 a.m. “WE USED A 10-FOOT section to replace the old piece,” Phillips explained. “From what I hear, the old pipe had been put in in the early 19205, so it was pretty old.” Traffic began to flow and the street was cleaned about 11 a.m. Saturday.

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It's a new role, but not a new field for Doug Rose, principal of the Bainbridge Elementary School. The former Elementary School teacher left the Greencastle School Corp., where he has taught since 1983, to take over the helm at Bainbridge.

began teaching at Northeast Elementary School in Greencastle. WHILE AT NORTHEAST, Rose was assigned to coach elementary basketball, football and serve as the girls’ varsity basketball coach. The Bainbridge Elementary administrator received his master’s degree in 1983 from ISU, specializing in administration and supervision. He delayed making an attempt to seek a principal’s job, but could not turn down the position when the offer came from North Putnam. “I really put off getting a principal’s job

Added TV channels expected here Friday; Council set Tuesday

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor By as early as Friday, some Greencastle cable TV customers will begin receiving eight new channels, Horizon TCI area supervisor Louise Balzer told the BannerGraphic Monday. “We’re ready to start this week,” said Mrs. Balzer, who will attend the 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Greencastle City Council Tuesday at City Hall. "WE FINALLY GOT OUR new dish (at the North Jackson Street receiving station). With the base and the concrete in, they hoped to finish it today, but with all the rain it’ll probably be Tuesday or Wednesday before they finish with the dish,” she added. The erection of the dish will enable Horizon to receive additional signals and pass them along to its Greencastle customers as soon as subscribers receive converters. “We’ll probably activate all channels by Friday,” Mrs. Balzer said, noting that marketing teams will then begin delivering converters (free of charge) to subscribers. Persons who have built-in converters in their TV set will begin receiving the additional channels immediately, she noted. HOWEVER, SHE ESTIMATES that it will be 4-6 weeks before every home has a converter in place. The marketing teams will be going house to house from 9 a.m. to approximately 8 p.m. If residents are not home on the first visit, a card will be left advising of a return call, Mrs Balzer added. Expected to join the present 12-channel alignment as of Friday are: CBN, USA Network. CNN, ESPN, MTV, WTBS (Channel 17, Atlanta), Lifetime and CSpan. Those eight will be added without an additional monthly charge. Two additional premium channels-HBO ($11.95 per month) and the Disney Channel (slo.9s)—will also be added. Horizon has proposed a $3 increase in its monthly base rate, but that charge has not yet been approved by the Greencastle City Council. According to Mrs. Balzer, the fee is part of what is being negotiated with the city during the six-month contract extension that was offered Oct. 8. HORIZON HAS AGREED to accept the

Discussing a newsletter with school secretary Janice Deßoer, Rose intends to keep an open communications line between his staff and parents. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

a year after I got my license," Rose said. “I just wasn’t sure I wanted to give up that contact with the kids that you have in the classroom. “Being a former athlete and coach, I like that involvement with students. But I feel like I really made the right decision,” Rose said confidently. “Really, I’ve been too busy to think about it much, but I hope that I am still helping the kids out.” WITH A GREENCASTLE background as a teacher since 1983, and knowing the friendly rivalry that exists between the Tiger Cubs and the Cougars, did Rose ever

terms of that six-month extension, Mrs. Balzer said. The city’s 20-year contract with Horizon was due to run out tomorrow - -Nov. 12. On the Council’s Tuesday night agenda is a Cable TV resolution, which is expected to formally adopt the provisions of the six-month extension proposed by the Board of Public Works and Safety last month. Enumerated as negotiating points during the six-month grace period were terms that Horizon: - Agree to a posted performance bond of SIOO,OOO go guarantee performance under any future programs. - Agree to include a PEG (Public Educational and Governmental) channel in any proposed future grouping. (Mrs. Balzer said Monday that such a provision has already been made). - AGREE TO FUND. UP to $25,000 equipment and connections necessary for a PEG channel. - Agree to add areas of service by mutually satisfactory ratios (20 per line mile). - Limit an extension to five years with an option to renew for a similar five-year period. -- Would not be awarded an exclusive franchise (the same provision already exists). - Expand 12-channel coverage to 20 with optional pay channels available. THE STIPULATIONS, MAYOR Gerald Warren noted, are pertinent not only to Horizon, but to any other cable TV firm that might be considered during the interim period that begins Tuesday. During the six months, the Council will entertain other cable TV franchise offers. Cable TV, of course, is not the only topic to be addressed by the Council Tuesday night. The public session will also include: elude: - The third reading of Ordinance 1985-18, establishing zones of two-hour parking. -Second reading of Ordinances 1985-23, 24, 25 and 26 involving recommendations from the City Plan Commission on professional offices, public structures, public schools and accessory structures as allowable uses. - AN ORDINANCE FOR the vacation of a portion of an alley behind the old Sigma Col. 3, back page, this section

think he would end up at North Putnam? “I know there is a big rivalry,” he responded smiling. “I kind of wondered about that because I was into coaching and we played against each other. But everyone in the North Putnam community has been very accepting and has really made me feel like a part of this community.” The Bainbridge Elementary staff, and North Putnam officials, also have helped Rose to make an easy transition. RECALLING A RECENT event, Rose noted, “When the staff here at Bainbridge put up a computerized ‘Happy First Boss’ Day’ on the wall of my office on National Boss’ Day, that really made me feel good. I felt like I was accepted. ” Rose is also appreciative to the other North Putnam administrators, who helped him “adjust to my new position.” He particularly expresses thanks to Janice Deßoer, secretary at the Bainbridge Elementary. “She,” Rose lauded, “has been my right arm.” Rose also gains support from his wife, Debbie, whom he met while attending Lincoln Trail, and their children, J.D., 6, and Stephanie, 3. Changing from the role as teacher to administrator wasn’t as difficult as Rose had imagined. “I felt as an administrator, that you would mainly be dealing with teachers and not with the students. "AGAIN, I DIDN’T WANT to lose that contact with the kids. But you still have that contact. You deal with the students in both a positive and negative way. I just hope I can help mold them in the right direction. “Suprisingly, as an administrator you have a little more freedom to work with the kids in the manner that you want,” Rose observed. And how was the first day of class for Rose? “I would have to classify it as exciting,” he quickly responds. “I was like a little kid myself, hoping that I would do a Col. 3, back page, this, section