Banner Graphic, Volume 21, Number 130, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 February 1991 — Page 14

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February 5,1991

Desert Storm

have been set up with supplies such as cameras and native souvenirs such as the velvet prayer rugs that the Moslems use five times each day. SMOCK WRAPPED two members of the audience, Wayne and Julie Bums, in traditional Arab garments that he had sent home as souvenirs. With the family members mostly parents with sons stationed in the Persian Gulf asking questions about their loved ones living conditions, Smock assured them that efforts were being made to keep morale high. Everyone is required to spend one day at a resort that Saudi King Fahd has turned over to the U.S. as a rest and recreation spot for the troops, Smock said. And chaplains take care of the soldiers religious needs. THE TROOPS ARE welltrained, he said, and they believe in preserving the freedoms that Americans have fought for over the years. “They can endure. They really can. And you can be proud of our people. You really can,” Smock said. The privileges that Americans

South Putnam

perintendent position that will ba vacated by Hammond this July. IN OTHER ACTION, the board: Approved asking for an extra $500,000 from the Indiana Common School Fund to use as back up money for finishing the construction/renovation project at South Putnam Jr.-Sr. High School. Board members voted 3-1-1 in favor of the extra money. Board member

Betty Wallace named new Senior Center director

By ANGIE HOWLAND Banner-Graphic Staff Writer About eight months ago, Greencastle resident Betty Wallace thought she would take on full-time retirement by spending time with her family and planting vegetables in her garden. And after working for 17 } /i years in the customer service department for the Greencastle office of the Indiana Gas Co., Mrs. Wallace felt she deserved time to rest. But after a few months of lounging and relaxing around home, she decided that retirement was not for her. SO SHE DECIDED to go back to work. And her new job will be quite a challenge: getting the Putnam County Senior Citizen Center at 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle, back on its feet. Earlier this month, Mrs. Wallace was selected as the director of the Senior Center, a community place for the elderly that has fallen on hard times in the last year. “I have always gotten along well with senior citizens and thought this job would be a challenge,” the new director said. A big challenge indeed. IN THE LAST TWO months, the Center has not only operated without a director but was notified that SIB,OOO had been cut out of its 1991 budget. The building itself was also falling apart But with all this turmoil, the outlook for the Center is brightening. According to Harold Spicer, president of the Putnam County Council on Aging, financial records of the center were in complete disarray when the last director left in November. A complete reorganization of the records and files is Mrs. Wallace’s first task and she will receive formal training from a representative of the West Central Indiana Economic Development District. She will also develop a manual for how the center is operated for future directors. MRS. WALLACE ALSO will be responsible for paying the bills, making reports to the PC CO A,

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enjoy are the things that Saddam Hussein wants to deny the world, he said. Simple things, such as a choice in fast food restaurants, are unavailable in the Middle East SMOCK HAS COME to appreciate his surroundings more. “The beauty of Indiana is something,” he said, comparing it to the sand-covered and sparsely-treed desert. Parents with questions about mail delivery were told that it is taking about 15 days for mail to travel both ways. Smock cautioned them not to send breakable items, since packages received rough treatment in delivery. The mail is not being censored, he added, so no one’s mail will be halted because of its content The troops also appreciate the cards, letters and banners being sent by churches, individuals, groups and school children, he said. “EVERYTHING is being hung up,” Smock said, adding that the chaplains are in charge of delivering the mail sent to “Any Serviceman.” The group meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the PSI community room on Indianapolis Road, Greencastle.

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Schlueter emphasized that the corporation does not have to use all the money. The extra money brings the corporation’s CSF loan to $1.5 million and total project cost to $9,008 million. Heard SPHS Principal Ken Tilford state that the construction project is moving right along. The project has been hampered by incomplete original drawings of the building, resulting in 27 changes.

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BETTY WALLACE Accepts new post running the center and keeping the books. But if the Putnam County Council had not allotted the center SIB,OOO for 1991, she may not have had a center to operate. Last September, PCCOA received notification from West Central that their budget was being cut at the federal level. According to Hubert Clodfelter, vice president of the PCCOA, “We don’t know how we would operate without that money.” He told the County Council members Jan. 24 during their monthly meeting that if

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Mike Clodfeher (left), chairman of the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors, presents the Conservationist of the Year Award to Phyllis and Marvin Evens of Walnut Creek Farms, located west of Greencastle along West Walnut

the center could not get the money, it would have to be closed. THE FUNDS WERE granted and the money will allow the center to remain open. PCCOA board members arc also hoping for monetary donations to repair their deteriorating building. The back room of the center was closed last year because the supports are crumbling and the room was falling down. Spicer said that the board has received estimates between SB,OOO- - to fix the back section. He said the furnace, meters and parts of the plumbing would have to be relocated to tear off the back room and make a covered parking lot. NONETHELESS, Mrs. Wallace hopes to bring her own people skills and talents into turning the center around. She said she is hoping to bring in more members and teach new creative activity classes herself to the seniors. The new classes may include her own favorite hobbies of flower arranging, canning, sewing, gardening and others. But her interests do not end there. She says she also enjoys fishing with husband Joe, camping and bike riding. “I hate to iust sit and watch TV and have to be doing something all the time,” said Mrs. Wallace.

Street Road. Walnut Creek Farms was cited for its “outstanding contributions to the district during Conservation Expo ’90,” as well as “community leadership in promoting conservation tillage.” (BannerGraphic photo by Eric Bernsee).

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