Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 102, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1992 — Page 1

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City swearing-ini ceremonies were a real family affair Wednesday afternoon at the Putnam County Courthouse. Greencastle Mayor Mike l Harmless (center in right photo) accepts the oath of office for a second term from State Sen. Robert Hellmann (D-Terre Haute) as wife Susie and daughter Heather assist in the ceremony. And as Hellmann swears in new First Ward Councilman Tom Roach (center, below), the outgoing Council member, Roach’s wife Sheri, also assists in the ceremony. All Council members and city department heads were sworn in separately during the ceremony in the Putnam County Courtroom. (BannerGraphic photos by Eric Bernsee).

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Teen Life Lined after accidental shooting

A South Putnam High School student was listed in fair condition at Methodist Hospital Thursday morning after a .25-caliber automatic handgun accidentally discharged, injuring him. DARREN CARTER, 16, Route 2, Cloverdale, was listed as a patient in the children’s unit at the Indianapolis hospital. According to a report by Putnam

Only 3 die in Indiana

By The Associated Press At least three people were killed in Indiana traffic accidents during the 30-hour New Year holiday. Mary Williams, 48, of Fort Wayne, was killed early Wednesday in a two-car crash at a Fort Wayne intersection. The driver of the other car failed to stop, police said, and fled the scene on foot Sam Bailey, 24, of Warsaw, died about 3 a.m. Wednesday when his car veered off a curve on a county road near Warsaw, struck a cement culvert and flipped over. Sherry A. Hesh, 22, of Cedar

We’re going steady

Near-steady temperatures with overnight low around 40 degrees. Periods of rain likely this evening and overnight. Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northerly at 10 mph toward morning. Chance of rain 80 percent overnight. High Friday in the low 40s. Indiana Extended Outlook Saturday through Monday: Dry conditions through the period. Highs in the upper 30s in the north to lower 40s in the south each day. Lows 25 to 30 degrees.

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County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Jim Baugh, Carter was in his bedroom talking on the phone while putting away the handgun about 10 p.m. Wednesday. THE HANDGUN accidentally discharged, with the bullet traveling into his body and causing a lung to collapse, authorities said. Carter was flown to Methodist via Life Line helicopter.

Lake, died New Year’s Eve in an accident on a Lake County road. State police said the vehicle veered off the road, hit a ditch and railroad ties and became airborne. The three people in the car were thrown out. Dale P. Hesh, 22, the victim’s husband, was hospitalized in stable condition with chest injuries. Anthony Hesh, 3, was treated for minor lacerations and released. The Indiana Department of Transportation predicted seven deaths during the counting period from 6 p.m. Tuesday until and midnight Wednesday.

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Government can make difference, mayor vows

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Editor In helping Greencastle secure All-America City honors for 1991, Mayor Mike Harmless often espoused a familiar theme. “People,” he stressed, “make a difference in my hometown.” Wednesday afternoon, after accepting the oath of office to begin his second term as mayor of the city of 9,000, Harmless said government is also making a difference in his hometown. “THE PURPOSE of government is to do collectively what we cannot do individually,” the mayor told family, friends and supporters who filled the Putnam County Courtroom at the Courthouse. “The accomplishments of the past four years have proven that we can work together,” he continued. “As we enter this new year and this new administration, let us challenge the future together, steadfast in our purpose and inspired by our vision.” Harmless, accompanied to the front of the courtroom by wife Susie and daughter Heather for the swearing-in ceremony, took the oath of office from State Sen. Robert Hellmann (D-Terre Haute). “GREENCASTLE’S last four years have been historic,” the mayor said, beginning his brief remarks. “We have been honored throughout Indiana and the Midwest. Our All-Amcrica City status has brought Greencastle national recognition. We have worked hard and we have worked together; seizing our day, while reaching for the stars. Now, we must look to tomorrow, full of purpose and vision. “Vision,” Harmless added, “is the uncommon wisdom to foresee what is going to happen. We must guide our future with wisdom and a dream. To make our vision a reality will require each of us to understand and work toward achieving

our common goals.” The mayor challenged city government and city employees to “strive to serve professionally and positively every day.” IN BEGINNING his second term, Harmless changed not one city department head. In fact the only changes in the faces of city government came about through election when incumbents chose not to run. “We should labor for continuous improvement,” the city’s 42-year-old chief executive said. “To grow and prosper we must change and improve. We will invest in our people through training to spur individual creativity. We will challenge our employees to help us change and improve, not just for today, but to provide great breakthroughs for tomorrow. “Finally,” he said, “we must remember that public service is an honor and a privilege. We will maintain high ethical standards as we conduct the city’s business. We will provide responsible leadership and a clear vision of the future to all our people. We will do this by empowering our citizens through education, and training our employees to prepare for Greencastle’s future needs.” IN ADDITION TO Mayor Harmless, Sen. Hellmann also administered oaths of office to second-term City Clerk-Treasurer Judith Berry and incumbent City Council members Michael W. Rokicki, at-large, and Susan V. Murray, Third Ward. Taking their initial oaths of office from Hellmann Wednesday were First Ward Councilman Thomas W. Roach, who succeeds wife Sheri; Second Ward Councilman Jerald D. Calbert, who succeeds Tim Conway as the only Republican on the five-member City Council; and Charles T. Miles, Fourth Ward councilman and only

Witnessed by nearly 100 members of the Cloverdale community, the three new members of the Cloverdale Town Council were sworn in to public office Wednesday afternoon. Indiana Supreme Court Justice Richard Givan administers the oath to (above, from left) Jeffrey VanDeVanter, Sandra Jean Todd and Phyliss Gaddis. Meanwhile, Cloverdale Clerk-Treasurer Ruby Barnett (left photo) receives the oath o’ office from Indiana Supreme Court Justice Givan during the reception to swear in the recently elected town officials. (BannerGraphic photos by Lisa Meyer).

the second black ever to serve in that capacity. Miles succeeded Bob Sedlack in the Fourth Ward. Sheri Roach, Conway and Sedlack all chose not to seek re-elec-tion in 1991. MAYOR HARMLESS then took over and administered the oaths of office to his department heads and Board of Public Works and Safety members. Taking the oath from the mayor were: Larry J. Wilson, city attorney. Harrison R. (Ron) Smith, city engineer. Robert Elmore, city fire chief. Jack E. Hanlon, city police chief. Donald L. Monnett, Forest Hill Cemetery superintendent. Charlene A. Nichols, city wastewater treatment plant superintendent. Leon R. Phillips, city water works superintendent. James R. Wright, city street commissioner. Dorothy A. Crawley, Board of Works member. UNABLE TO ATTEND the swearing-in ceremony and to be administered new oaths of office later were Board of Works member John Lanie, Park Director Stanton R. (Stan) Lambert and William Lawrence, city building commissioner. The new City Council is expected to convene for a reorganization meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at City Hall. A new Council president will be elected to succeed Sedlack, who served in that capacity the final four years of his eight-year tenure. The Council will then meet for its first regular session of 1992 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at City Hall. Hie Council meets the second Tuesday of each month for its regular sessions, which are open to the public.

Computer bids in at Cloverdale By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor CLOVERDALE The plan to computerize every classroom in the Cloverdale school system took another step toward reality on New Year’s Eve when three firms submitted bids for the project. The school system hopes to place a computer at each teacher work station and link them with computer labs in both schools, along with each building’s administration and the central administration office. Supt. John McKinney had warned the board that the project could run as much as $250,000. Turns out, he estimated on the high side. THE JOB WAS broken down into three parts and bidders could submit prices on any single item or all three, or any combination of the three. The three parts of the job include basic hardware and software, network hardware and cable installation. Advance Data Systems of New Goshen was the only firm to bid on all three parts of the project. ADS is seeking $196,209 to do the entire job. ADS wants $116,900 for basic hardware and software, $63,809 for the network hardware and $15,500 for installing the cable for the system. INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp, submitted a bid for basic hardware and software only, seeking $203,980 for that part of the job. Computer Resource Management of Bloomington offered a bid of $108,850 for basic hardware and software. The bids will be analyzed by Jeff Steiglitz of Indianapolis Maverick Inc., a computer firm serving as Col. 4, back page, this section