Banner Graphic, Volume 16, Number 247, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 May 1986 — Page 1

No time, personnel to recertify petitions: Auditor

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Putnam County Auditor Myrtle Cockrell says she will decline the opportunity to recertify names on a prolibrary project petition, which asks that $1.94 million in bonds be sold to finance a new three-level library by next year. Last week, Putnam County Library Board President Larry Wilson said he would be contacting the Auditor’s Office to recertify approximately 75 names on the pro-petition. Previously, Mrs. Cockrell certified and validated 909 names on the 1,076-name pro-petition were taxable property owners in the district the Putnam County Library serves. However, Wilson believes more names could be added to that 909 figure.

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The Greencastle Schools tradition of Little Olympics track and field competition among the elementaries continued in sunny style Tuesday afternoon at Blackstock Stadium. Official starter John Carson (above) has final instructions for the shuttle race competitors (from left) Caroline Skinner, Michele Middleton, Jodi Mundy, Tina McCullough and Angie Shillings, all of Jones School.

City pool to launch season this Saturday The Greencastle City Pool at RobeAnn Park will open for the summer season this Saturday, Pool Manager Glenn Hile has announced. HOURS THIS SEASON will be 11 a m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. New admission costs are $1 for adults, 75 cents for students and 50 cents for children seven and under. A 25-swim pass is available at sl3, while an unlimited family pass costs SSO, Hile said. As a special attraction this Saturday, Hile said the 100th person through the gates will be awarded a free 25-swim pass. THE POOL HAS undergone major repairs since last year, with a crack and leak fixed, tiles replaced and sealing accomplished. The eating area around the snack bar has also been enlarged and work has been done on the changing rooms.

Great for the garden

Mostly cloudy overnight with a 50 per cent chance of thundershowers. Low in the low 60s Mostly cloudy on Thursday with a 30 per cent chance of showers. High Thursday in the mid to upper 70s. Winds light and easterly. Indiana Extended Forecast Friday through Sunday: Partly cloudy Friday with a chance of thundershowers, mainly in the north. Highs 75 to 80 and lows 55 to 60 Chance of thundershowers in the southern half early Saturday, otherwise becoming fair and a little cooler over the weekend. Highs 70 to 75 and lows 50 to 55.

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MRS. COCKRELL SAID Wilson approached her verbally about recertifying names on the pro-petition last Friday. She indicated then her feelings toward recertification. “I feel like if I recertified names on one petition, I would also have to do that for the remonstrators,” Mrs. Cockrell explained Tuesday. “It has been some 90 days since I certified the pro-petitions and you are supposed to lode at the names of taxable property owners by that date.” “I just feel like if I have to do that for one, I have to do that for the others,” the auditor surmised. “I probably won’t do that unless a judge orders me to. ” ANOTHER REASON THE auditor determined she will not recertify the petitions is that it would take extra personnel. “There is not money in my budget

Puppet presentations stress positive life skills

BABES program now available for Putnam children

Once upon a time, in the fall of 1978, a woman was sitting at a table drinking coffee with nine other people. All 10 were recovering alcoholics. At least half of the group had also been cross-addicted to drugs as well. As each person made a comment, the woman noted the similarities. “I never knew it was OK to cry." “I was always told that I had to be big and strong." “I was always told that alcoholics are bad people." Even more remarkable was the fact that each of these people had learned this misinformation at a very early age. AS THE WOMAN LISTENED and remembered her own early childhood, she suddenly wondered if the pain she had experienced throughout her life could have been prevented if she had been taught the coping skills she was just now learning and if she had been told the facts about alcohol and drug use/abuse. She wondered how much substance abuse could be prevented if every child received the living skills needed to prevent him/her from feeling a need to use drugs to cope with everyday problems. The woman was Lottie Jones, executive director of the National Council on

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for an extra person to come in and do that,” Mrs. Cockrell said. “If I’m asked to do that, it will take another person and I would have to go before the commissioners and the County Council to get the money,” she adds.

The third-grade girls' sack race proved a heart-breaking finish for Elizabeth Ridley (foreground at right), who stumbles just shy of the line, allowing the smiling Sara York to hop home a winner. Both sack racers are Northeast Elementary students. (Banner-Graphic photos by Eric Bernsee).

Alcoholism. Shortly after Ms. 'Jones began to think about helping young children avoid the kind of problems that had led her to substance abuse, she met Maxine Willis, a nursery school teacher. They began to design a program that would help children to develop positive, productive lifestyles and coping skills. At first, school administrators thought they were crazy to talk to preschool and elementary children about peer pressure, coping skills, and alcohol and drug abuse. But then the women approached Teola Hunter, representative to the Michigan legislature and owner/founder of the Buttons and Bows Nursery School. As a progressive, enthusiastic educator she agreed such a program was important for young children and the first presentation was given in her school. MANY OF THE CHILDREN shared their personal experiences with the women. Based on what the children told them, Ms. Jones and Ms. Willis developed a model program and put together a teaching guide. Ms. Jones got the idea of using puppets as a way to attract the children’s attention from watching "Sesame Street." She based each puppet

Committee meets tonight

The “Committee for Responsible Government” is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday (tonight) in Putnam County Court, not Thursday as was incorrectly reported in Tuesday’s Banner-Graphic. Pat Sager, committee president, said the meeting is open to all Putnam County residents. It will be conducted

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in County Court, located on the third floor of the Putnam County Courthouse. Also expected to attend Wednesday’s session is Darrell Felling, who is representing the committee as legal counsel, along with Sam Beecher, both of Terre Haute.

However, Wilson indicated Tuesday it would not take extra people to check names on the pro-project petition as all the tedious work has been completed by persons working closely with Wilson and the library.

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on the specific needs of the children and the seven stories evolved from what the children said. In the next couple of years the program became so popular in Michigan that the women introduced it at the 1981 national meeting of the National Council of Alcoholism under the name BABESBeginning Alcohol and Addiction Basic Education Series. The program was endorsed by the National Council on Alcoholism and Ms. Willis and Ms. Jones now spend their time training volunteers and teachers to be presenters of the program. BABES is the only program of its kind being offered to preschool and elementary school children. So far BABES has reached about one million children in 30 states, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Switzerland. In addition, the U S. Armed Forces uses the program in several European countries. BABES has been presented to children In the Indianapolis Public Schools for the past school year. It has been successful there and already a full schedule of BABES presentations has been slated for next year. And now the BABES program

Putnam fair parade to feature personalities

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor There won’t be a grand marshal for the Putnam County Fair parade when it passes the reviewing stand on the south side of the courthouse on the Sunday afternoon of July 27. Instead, the parade will be ushered in by three well-known personalities of sports and television, according to Joyce Earley, parade chairman, who made her report Tuesday night at a meeting of the fair board. RIDING AT THE PARADE’S head wiil be Jeff Blue, former Bainbridge High School and Butler University basketball

“We already went through the names, which at first weren’t certified on the propetitions, and got a listing of the names, counterpart numbers, the names and numbers in the transfer book, the date of the transfer, etc.” Wilson related. “OUR POSITION IS that there are people, who signed in favor, whose names were left off the original certification,” Wilson explained. Wilson maintains it is important to get the names certified accurately so information requesting the bond can then be sent to the State Board of Tax Commissioners. “We have already done the work,” Wilson said of the pro-petitions, “and have been checking what has been done. We think we can add about 75 names. “The reason we are asking for the recertification is because the question

is available to preschool and elementary children in Putnam County. WHILE ATTENDING A mid-February conference of the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children in Merrillville, Sheri Roach found herself in a workshop about the BABES program. Carolyn Steiner, a BABES presenter, was a last-minute substitution for the scheduled marketing workshop leader. Mrs. Steiner’s sincere presentation of the BABES program, the adorable puppets that are utilized in teaching the program, and belief in the basic philosophy behind BABES, led Mrs. Roach to begin contacting local organizations in an effort to find a group that would present the BABES program to the community. It quickly became apparent that the cost of the program materials and training, as well as finding someone willing to give the time and energy necessary for presenting the program, was too much to expect from any one group. Time was limited since the training session scheduled for Indianapolis began the first week of Anri!. Mrs. Roach firmly convinced the program was too important to Putnam

star and country singer, Marvin> Johnson, the World Boxing Association lightheavyweight champion, and his sidekick in televised car commercials, Vince Gainey. Various queens will also be at the head of the parade. Since there are enough queen candidates to complete the roster for this year’s fair event, there will be no need for preliminaries, according to Annette Hobson, chairman of the queen event. Emcee for the contest will be Gary Todd of WIBC. Classes are scheduled for June 1 with Lisa Larkin, areobic instructor, in charge. Col. 1, back page, this section

has been raised whether there are more names in opposition than those in favor. “What we’re trying to show,” Wilson continued, “is that the two groups (those for the project and those against) are a lot closer in number than it first appeared,” he added. IN CONTRAST TO THE 909 names certified on the pro-petition, the auditor certified 1,196 names in opposition on a 1,335name remonstrance petition. However, based on a review by the Putnam County Library Board’s bond counsel, the remonstrance petition appears to have several irregularities. The bond counsel’s opinion caused the Library Board to vote unanimously May 6 to proceed with obtaining the $1.94 million bond. As of yet, the board has made no ofCol. 1, back page, this section

DPU center gets new leadership J. Elizabeth Sussman, director of external programs of the School of Management of the State University of New York in Binghamton, has been named director of DePauw University’s Center for Management and Entrepreneurship. THE DePAUW CENTER WAS established in 1980 to prepare liberal arts students for leadership roles in private and public sector management and to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship. Sussman holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY at Binghamton and a master’s from the University of Illinois. She was also director of Management Programs and the Small Business Institute at SUNY-Binghamton from 198284. In her career she has also worked as a teaching assistant in the departments of rhetoric and English at the University of Illinois. Among the DePauw’s Management Center activities are the Management Fellows Program, Program in Business and Public Service, International Business Program and Small Business Seminar Series. THE CENTER AI-SO SPONSORS ar Executive-in-Residence Program and th< Evening Lecture Series.

County children to give up, agreed to be the program presenter and take the required training. The Greencastle Rotary Club generously offered to supply the initial funding and materials. Mrs. Roach had "on-the-job training" with Mary Ann Skaggs, BARES presenter for the Greater Indianapolis Council on Alcoholism. Mrs. Skaggs presents the BABES program to the children of the Indianapolis Public Schools on a daily basis. Mrs, Roach spent time in IPS classrooms watching and joining in as Mrs. Skaggs and the puppets told children how they can learn to cope with difficult situations and feelings. Mrs. Skaggs and Mrs. Roach reviewed all materials. ALTHOUGH MRS. ROACH will still be attending future training sessions sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism, she is now qualified to present the BABES program to children in Putnam County and the surrounding area. Mrs. Roach hopes to offer the program through Putnam County elementary schools, preschools, day camps, churches, Bible schools, children's groups (Brownies, Boy Scouts, 4-H, etc.) Col. 4, back page, this section

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