Banner Graphic, Volume 19, Number 286, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 August 1989 — Page 12

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THE BANNERGRAPHIC August 10,1969

Obituary Helen Louise Hedge

Helen Louise Hedge, 62, Roachdale, died Wednesday evening at Hendricks County Hospital, Danville. Bom July 13, 1927 in Somerset, Ky., she was the daughter of Fred L. and Beulah R (Phelps) Lay. She married Herman Hedge on July 25, 1953 at Rockville, and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Linda S hirar, Route 2, Ladoga, and Carolyn Alexander, Roachdale; a son, Carl Ray Hedge, Immokalee, Fla.; 13 grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren, two sisters,

GCSC

Mrs. Stark said. Mrs. Stark said she will use the same grading scale as other fifthgrade teachers, saying she has no problem giving out 24 A’s...as long as all 24 students deserved the grade. MRS. STARK AND Small said they felt competition among the students could become a problem in the class, and have developed strategies for dealing with the natural desires these children will have to excel and succeed. Mrs. Stark plans some group learning projects, where students will have to help each other learn as a way of achieving their own, personal goals. Small said the 24 students selected for the program were chosen scientifically though a screening process that began with letters sent to every parent who had a fourthgrader last year. That letter invited the parents to nominate their own child for the GfT class. Those recommendations were dovetailed with teacher recommendations, and a pool of 39 potential students was generated. THE 24 STUDENTS selected graded out highly on a matrix that considered the parent recommendation, the teacher recommendation, a writing sample offered by the children, a student questionairre, IQ quotients and standardized test scores. Small said a child has to have an IQ of at least 120 and a 90 on the California Achievement Test to qualify for the class. But while students gathered more of the board’s attention than any other item, they did deal with a growing insurance crisis in the school system THE GCSC currently buys health insurance from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Indiana, paying about $270,000 a year in premiums. The teachers’ contract allows them to pay just one dollar for the coverage that includes a SSO deductible. The board picks up $49 of the deductible, along with the premium costs. Now, however, BC/BS is hitting the school system with a 54 percent rate hike that amounts to another $170,000 in premiums. “Obviously, that is a tremendous rate increase,” Supt. Gary Druckemiller told the board. And though the administration knew a rate hike was coming, they did not think it would be that large, or come this fast, he said. TO TRY TO prevent a problem, Druckemiller received the board’s permission to seek other insurance quotes. If a cheaper provider can be found quickly and approved by the Greencastle Classroom Teachers Association, the GCSC might dodge the increase, which is set to go into effect on the Nov. 5 anniversary date. If a cheaper provider cannot be

Group homes

THE COURT SAID Kleopfer had abused his discretion. “It is not enough under the statute to exclude the group home from one residential location so long as an alternative location is

Playhouse

up poisoning all of New Jersey? How will they deal with living in a fancy embassy? Will the embassy staff be able to deal with the Hollanders? Embassy chef (Steve Robles) cannot find a thing Walter will eat, and a visit from the Sultan of Rashire (Steven Justice) only causes more problems for Axel. Others in the cast are Brenda Bemis as Ms. Bums, Kristy Henson as the Sultan’s wife, Keith Henson as Mr. Krasnar and Jackie Glenn as the Countess. THE PLAY IS directed by Sandi

Evelyn Poynter, Bainbridge, and Glenda Burdine, Roachdale; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hedge was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Roachdale. She was a past member of Rebekah Lodge, Ladoga, and Moose Lodge, Greencastle. She worked as a practical nurse. Funeral services are scheduled 2 p.m. Saturday at Servies and Morgan Funeral Home, Roachdale. Burial will follow at Roachdale Cemetery. Friends may call 4-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

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found before then, the school system will simply have to pay the higher premium and make plans for next year, Druckemiller said. THE GCTA MUST approve any new provider because of a provision in the teachers’ contract that says the health insurance provider must be identified at the beginning of each new contract period. The school system is currently entering the second year of a two-year pact. “We are talking with the association about the perplexities involved in this situation,” Druckemiller told the board. After the meeting, he stressed the cooperative attitude between the administration and the teachers in dealing with the insurance crisis. IN OTHER BUSINESS, the board: —Accepted food and dairy bids for the time period of Aug. 21 through Nov. 21; Approved the middle school and high school student handbooks for the 1989-90 school years. Middle school Principal Roy Boling and high school Principal Bob Harbison said the most significant changes in their books are the new attendance, homework and discipline policies adopted by the board in June; Signed a student teaching contract with DePauw University; Presented retired high school guidance director Aud Walton with a certificate of commendation; Accepted the resignation of Mace Terry as assistant football lay coach; Approved a leave request for Shana Faust; Appointed Bette Bertram as high school guidance director, Joyce Ensley to replace Mrs. Faust; and Kim Sheldon and assistant volleyball coach; Reappointed Mike Archer seventh-grade football lay coach, David Bonebrake seventh-grade boys* basketball lay coach, Mike Clodfelter middle school boys’ track lay coach, Wendy Zimmerman middle school girls’ track lay coach; Approved a five percent pay raise for cafeteria staff and bus drivers for the 1989-90 school year. The increase is in line with the raises granted teachers, who are in the second year of their two-year contract with the school system; Approved an application to become institutional members in the Association of Public School Superintendents at a cost of $260 per year. THE BOARD WILL meet again in special session on Aug. 21 and Aug 28. Both meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will held at the Miller Education Center, 522 Anderson Street. The Aug. 21 meeting will be a public hearing on the GCSC’s proposed 1990 budget The Aug. 28 meeting will be for adoption of that budget proposal. Both meetings are open to the public.

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provided elsewhere," Baker wrote. "Simply stated, it is impermissable to exclude facilities for the developmentally disabled from residential neighborhoods based on the fact the residents are not related and don’t constitute a ‘family.’”

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Robles and assistant director Stephanie Albin. Tickets can be picked up at Gjesvold Photo and Art Center. Watch young love unfold between Susan and Axel, birds disappear, a temperamental chef, Marion’s obsession with cleaning, obnoxious but loveable Walter, and riots with guns firing, signs waving, and bombs being thrown into the Embassy. The play runs Friday, Saturday and Thursday, Aug. 17 to Saturday, Aug. 19. Show time is 8 p.m. and tickets are $3.50 each.

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New Jersey tourists Marion (Peggy Tennis) and Walter Hollander (Scott Armitage) argue while they seek asylum in an American Embassy during the Putnam County Playhouse production of “Don’t Drink the Water.” Meanwhile, the angry Embassy chef (played by Steve Robles) is ready

Americans eating less, buy yet not exercising enough to lose weight

ATLANTA (AP) There’s an athletic shoe company that urges, “Just do it.” But when it comes to losing weight, a federal study indicates that millions of hefty Americans just don’t The national Centers for Disease Control report that none of 32 states in a CDC survey could report even half their overweight people taking the recommended twofold approach to losing weight: Eating fewer calories and getting more exercise. The CDC estimates that 34 million Americans about one in four adults are overweight by 20 percent or more. “THE DATA SUGGESTS that significant numbers are eating fewer calories, but it’s the physical activity that we don’t have enough people doing,” said Eddas M. Bennett, a CDC epidemiologist.

Southern Highway

he was able to get it (bid letting) moved up to the spring of 1990,” Bemardin told the council and approximately 45 persons in attendance. “Due to his good efforts, and constant contact with the state, the project has moved along much faster. The Southern Highway should be open and operating by the late fall of 1990.” 808 SEDLACK, councilman for the Fourth Ward, questioned Bemardin if the Southern Highway would be done as one unit or in stages. The engineer said the bid letting will occur in two stages because of the funding situation and since it is actually two projects (the first from Manhattan Road to U.S. 231, then the second from U.S. 231 to State Road 240). “It could be two different contractors working on it,” he told Sedlack. As far as State Road 240 is concerned, Mayor Harmless said that will become a city street, once the Southern Highway is finished. “THE CITY HAS an agreement with the state on that,” Harmless explained. “That’s why there is curbing work being done now (by the state) to get the road up to stan-

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to vent his frustrations on Walter, a caterer who will not eat the chef’s food. The play runs this Friday and Saturday, in addition to Thursday, Aug. 17 through Saturday, Aug. 19. Show time is 8 p.m. and tickets are $3.50 each. (BannerGraphic photo by Lisa Meyer).

In the CDC survey, conducted in 1987 in 32 states and Washington, D.C., an average of 20 percent of the overweight men reported that they were following the fewer calories-more exercise approach. For women, the percentage was somewhat beuer: 31 percent. An average of 44 percent of the overweight men said they were eating fewer calories, compared with 64 percent of overweight women. But only 24 percent of the men and 35 percent of the women said they were increasing their physical activity. Overall, the percentage of overweight men trying both the lowcalorie and more-exercise approach ranged from a high of 36 percent in Missouri to a low of 13 percent in Hawaii.

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dards so we (the city) can accept it” When asked by an audience member, Bemardin said buyers will offer owners a fair price for any right-of-way acquisiton needed along the Southern Highway’s path. “There is a concern that everyone gets a fair appraisal of their property,” he pointed out, “and the state has to be happy with it too. When the buyers contact you, they will already have done a lot of study and will have a pretty good idea of what the property is worth.” MAYOR HARMLESS told the Banner-Graphic Thursday morning the $2.7 million project might go beyond the estimated completion timetable of 1990 due to possible weather interruptions, etc. He did add, however, the city has $300,000 in the bank, plus will offer city-owned ground, as Greencastle’s 25 percent match. “The $300,000 is the IBM money that (former Mayor) Bob Albright put in the bank for this project,” Harmless explained. That money has since been collecting interest, which will be applied to the total cost

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City police Amy Clemons, 16, Indianapolis, was ticketed at 9:34 p.m. Tuesday night by Officer Randy Seipel for disregarding an automatic traffic signal at Indianapolis Road and Franklin Street. Meanwhile, a rural Greencastle man suffered a minor injury in an 11:46 a.m. Wednesday accident at Bloomington and Martinsville streets. ANTHONY HARMLESS, 37, Route 6, told police he was stopped in traffic southbound on Bloomington Street with his left turn signal on to turn onto Martinsville Street. A 1985 Lincoln Towne Car driven by Robert C. Jones, 74, Route 3, Cloverdale, rear-ended the Harmless vehicle, causing it to move past the intersection, according to police reports. Jones told police he did not see Harmless’ truck and could not avoid the collision. HARMLESS COMPLAINED of pain to his face. Jones was ticketed for driving without insurance and driving on expired license plates. Jones’ car received $2,500 to $5,000 damage. Harmless’ 1988 GMC pickup truck received SI,OOO to $2,500 damage. The accident was investigated by Officer Don Rumley, Det. Sonny Wood, and Chief Jack Hanlon. A SECOND accident occurred at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin Street and Indianapolis Road. Israel Trueblood, 16, 608 N. Madison St., Greencastle, told police his cigarettes fell on the floor of his pickup truck while he was driving. Trueblood said that he picked them up, and then saw that it was too late to stop his truck in rear-ending another vehicle. A 1989 GMC driven by Douglas Spencer, 20, rural Greencastle, received less than S2OO damage. Trueblood’s 1982 Chevrolet S-10 pickup received S2OO to SI,OOO damage. The accident was investigated by Det. Sonny Wood. Ty Sutherlin Optimist guest The South Central Optimist Club will meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at Torr’s Restaurant Ty Sutherlin, operator of the Little Dude Ranch, will be the guest speaker. The Optimist Club’s motto is “Friend of Youth” and members are urged to make optimism a part of their lives. Visitors are welcome.