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Approximately 350 Putnam County residents and the members of the Putnam County Plan Commission listened quietly as Bessie Rector spoke in favor of the

Glitch in notifications forces postponement of zoning vote

By ANGIE HOWLAND Banner-Graphic Staff Writer After a three hour Friday night debate over the proposed Putnam County Zoning Ordinance, a vote on the document was doomed due to a technical glitch in a legal notice advertiesmenL With the zoning document on the table awaiting formal action, the seven plan commission members in attendance decided to table any vote since it was learned that not all public notice legalities had been met. THAT GLITCH centered on the Plan Commission members determining “other interested persons” prior to the Friday hearing. Those persons, which would include people who own property in surrounding counties that abut the Putnam County line, were to also be publically notified of the potential vote. Plan Commission members Dick Young, Alice Cantonwine, Larry

Bowling for dollars Only these funds will assist local seniors

Bowling for the aid of the Senior Center, a tradition started last year by Mayor Mike Harmless to help fund the Senior Center, is back. This year’s event is set for April 26 at the Varsity Lanes on South Jackson Street in Greencastle. A committee composed by Mayor Harmless; Dr. Harold Spicer, president of Putnam County Council on Aging and Aged; Hubert Clodfelter, vice president of the Council and Robert Farber, Council member, have established the guidelines for the occasion. ORGANIZATIONS throughout the community have been invited to sponsor teams for the occasion. The Mayor’s Bowlathon is scheduled noon to 5:30 p.m. the last Sunday in April. Varsity Lanes, in conjunction with the Men’s League and Women’s League, have agreed to make the bowling alley available and to underwrite the rental costs of the event. Competition is limited to the first 28 teams to apply. Last year several teams had to be turned away for lack of space. To prevent such a recurrence the Bowlathon will divide into two sessions, an early and a late period, allowing twice as many teams to compete. The winning team will be awarded a traveling trophy which last year was won by the Women’s League.

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Jones, David Penturf, Tim Yingst, Gene Beck and Kenny Ames heard comments from close to 50 people for and against the issue. Members Dan Hutcheson and Jerry Masten were not in attendance. The members did not respond to any of the questions that were raised. AFTER ALL THE statements were made, the commission members unanimously and quickly approved throwing out the entire mineral extraction district language in the document. They decided instead to form a committee to work with the industry to develop adequate language for the section. After that vote, some residents begin to exit and rumblings through the crowd were heard that the commission was automatically going to approve the rest of the document But like a speeding train headed toward a brick wall, the members were advised by Commission Attorney Robert J. Lowe that the

Fillmore board to meet

The Fillmore Town Board will meet at 9 a.m. April 1 in the town building (formerly the laundromat). Items on the agenda to be discussed include the swearing in of new board member Pam Ken-

Sponsoring organizations will assemble teams of four members each; these teammates will then find as many boosters as possible to pledge sums of money for each pin they score in the Bowlathon. Upon conclusion of the Bowlathon these members will then collect the pledges and return the money to their sponsoring organizations who will then turn the money in to Senior Center Director Betty Wallace. IN THE EVENT some persons would prefer to make a donation instead of a pledge, team members are encouraged to accept those donations and enter the person’s name for full credit All checks should be made out to the Senior Citizens Center, Mayor Harmless said. Last year’s initial Bowlathon was a great success, Mayor Harmless said. It allowed the Center to find operating funds that had been

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proposed county zoning ordinance at a public meeting Friday night. The Plan Commission was unable to take a vote on the ordinance due to a legal technicality

proper notice was not given and that a vote should not be taken. THE PLAN commission members agreed and decided to table any action. The vote was a relief to Theresa Hassler, organizer of the Concerned Citizens Against Zoning. She said after the meeting that she was pleased with the commission’s action and that now, the group will have more time to continue educating people on the ordinance. She said meetings will continue to be held for the Citizens group. “It proves that more things should be considered and a lot more thinking needs to be done on it,” Hassler said. THE HEARING, which was attended by over 350 residents, was a see-saw battle during the course of discussion of people in favor of the issue and those that are not. However, more boisterous support was heard by those against the zoning issue.

dall and a discussion of applying for a Indiana Department of Commerce grant for the town’s sewer project The meeting is open to the public.

sorely reduced by the federal government under the Older Americans Act Substantial help was also granted by the Putnam County Council, without whose help the Center could not have continued operation. Much of this year’s support is targeted for the purchase of a new van to replace the one currently in use. The present vehicle is slowly disintegrating under the constant use and service and may have to be curtailed unless a replacement can be had, Dr. Spicer observed. For that reason he hopes that this year’s Bowlathon will be even more successful than last year’s event THE GENERAL public often is not fully informed of the services provided by the Center to citizens of Putnam County, he said. Besides the nutrition program furnishing meals to those at the Center, as well as those who are homebound, and the transportation program, providing low-cost transportation for

concerning out-of-county landowners whose property is adjascent to the Putnam County line (Banner-Graphic photo by Angie Howland)

At the outset of the discussion, Commission President Young outlined the ground rules which included a four-minute limit on comments and to air a comment, the person had to sign up. The ground rules were established, Young said, to keep order of the meeting. THAT SIGN-IN process was attacked by several people throughout the hearing who said they should not have to sign up in order to air their opinion. At the beginning of the hearing, commission member and county extension agent Yingst listed off the names of 32 people who had written letters in support of the zoning in addition to supporting letters by the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation Service, Putnam County Board of Realtors, Putnam County Farm Bureau Inc. and Putnam County Extension Board. ANTI-ZONING advocates Col. 3, back page, this section

medical and dental appointments, grocery shopping and personal business trips county-wide on a call-in basis, the Center also furnishes meals at auctions, provides entertainment at the Center for senior citizens, transports nursing home residents to the Center for socialization and operates a volunteer service through RSVP for senior citizens. It also houses a food pantry and storeroom for the needy of the area. Another service provided is help in filling out tax forms. An emergency medical service is also available. The Center provides these services as economically as possible having only five salaried employees, Dr. Spicer noted. All the rest of the service is entirely volunteered by the members of the Council and senior citizens of the community. To replace the Center’s services with all paid employees would cost the local government in excess of $250,000 annually. The Bowlathon has been a great boost to the spirit and the finances of the Center, Dr. Spicer said. Mayor Harmless feels sure that this year’s Bowlathon will be even more successful than last year’s event Operation of the Center is vital to the community and the community will not fail to support it, the Mayor said. “People make the difference in this community.”

Thatcher tickets available to the local community

A limited number of tickets to an April 7 appearance by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be made available to the public by DePauw University. Mrs. Thatcher, who will present the Timothy and Sharon Übben Lecture, is appearing under tight security that prevents the university from releasing many details about the event. HOWEVER, Larry Anderson, DPU Public Relations Director, confirmed that members of the Greencastle community may pick up free tickets by Wednesday, April 1 at the Public Relations office, room 116 of Charter House on Seminary Street Because the number of tickets available to the public is limited, no one can pick up more than two tickets. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. A topic for Mrs. Thatcher’s speech has not been released. She is expected to speak only from her own notes. Anderson said that among the security details the university must follow in a ban on cameras, tape recorders or backpacks at Thatcher’s speech. The university also is not allowed to reveal the time or location of the speech. However, Anderson said, anyone who picks up tickets will be given that information. ANDERSON ALSO announced the following road closures and parking restrictions for the April 7 event Hanna Street from Locust Street to College Street will be closed. College Street from Olive Street to

Lobdell-Emery workers have shot at $1 million

By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor There’s going to be a high-level, top secret meeting Thursday night at Barbara Hopkins* Route 6, Greencastle home. That’s when 13 members of a Lobdell-Emery Mfg. Co. lottery pool will get together to plan strategy for Barbara’s appearance on the April 4 edition of the Hoosier Millionaire show. Her name was pulled out of the hopper Saturday night by one of the six contestants. BARBARA WILL join Cleona Ricker, Charles Staley and Norman Shaw, all of Indianapolis, Rodney Vanpelt, Bloomington, and Eileen Francis of Michigan City on the show. “I get sick, kind of, whenever I think about it," Barbara admitted. “This is something everyone dreams of doing and now that it’s happening, it’s kind of scary.” But Barbara is not going through this alone. She is the front person for the group of Lobdell-Emery employees who gamble in the Hoosier Lottery weekly. OTHER MEMBERS of the group are Darrell Modlin, Bob Lancaster, Lonnie Barger, Paul Myers, Larry Wilson, Donny Sandusky, Curt Hughes, Gary Grassick, Marion Baston, Don King, Dave Buechler and Mike Dean. And why is Barbara the one who gets to go in front of the camera? “I collect the money and buy the tickets,” she explained. “Whenever we get a (TV) entry, we rotate the name we put on the ticket, and it was just my turn.” She said she bought the lucky ticket last week at Greencastle Citgo. “We’ll meet Thursday night to make our plans for the show,” Barbara said. “You know, if we want to

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Hanna Street will be closed. No parking will be allowed on Locust Street from East College Drive to Hanna Street; on Locust Street from the Performing Arts Center service drive to to Olive Street; and on Olive Street from Lincoln Avenue to Indiana Street. Mrs. Thatcher, also known as “The Iron Lady,” will be the third British prime minister to speak at DPU. Former Prime Ministers Sir Harold MacMillian and Sir Harold Wilson also appeared at the university.

stop and SIOO,OOO, $200,000, or if we think this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing and we ought to go all the way.” BUT BARBARA HAS already been thinking a little bit about her television debut. She said she has a lucky outfit she plans to wear and is already starting to line up her good luck charms. “We went to South Bend to a bowling tournament,” she said, “and we did pretty good up there. We’re in first place right now, so I’ll wear that And we’ve talked about some of the numbers we’ve won with up there. And I have a lucky troll I take.” But perhaps luck depends on how you define it The Hoosier Lottery guarantees each players a minimum of $3,000 for appearing on the show. That means each member of the Lobdell-Emery gambling group is assured to getting at least $230.76 even if they run into “bad luck.” Barbara will be the eighth Putnam County resident to appear on the Hoosier Millionaire show. BECKY DEMAREE, Greencastle, was first, appearing on March, 3,1990 and winning SB,OOO. Ava Wallace, Greencastle, was on the June 23, 1990 show, winning $4,000. Randy Carman, Greencastle, broke the bank on Aug. 11, 1990, winning $1,021,000. Betty J. Parrish, Greencastle, won $13,000 on the April 27,1991 show. Jenny Alex and John Stevens, both of Greencastle, were on the show’s 100th episode, broadcast June 8, 1991. Mrs. Alex won $7,000, while Stevens brought home $15,000. Florence Norton, Roachdale, won $5,000 on the Aug. 30,1991 show.