The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 April 1965 — Page 4

- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — APR. 29, 1965

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Warning System Proves Successful

Sunday afternoon. shortly after o;ov pin. many pr“pK s hearts jumped to tm.i UUvalii as the nrt snen in WaikeLon started up. nut dUKiuit irom usual, continued m a Long blast. Altei a silent streak ut simiiai length, another b.ast, and tn< n a third atlei another silent streak. Tins is the tornado a ai ning signal adopted by me town immediately alter the recent tragic tornaiio uisa-br in our aiva. For a few minutes, everyone was in motion. People left what business places are open on Sunday and headed for home. Children were seen running for home and in all. the response to the tornado warn.ng was very complete and good. As also is known, the warnings proved to be very useful and the tornados never developed in this area However, the piecautions that were taken by most were excellent, and if the real thing had occured. people were taking the best precautions possible. It was establish d that if tornados were sighted in this area, the warning would be given. A funnel cloud was s.ghtcd east of Wanatah on U.S. 30 and in traveling their normal direction, our immediate area woul^i be in the path. A strong wind later . destroyed a small building on

Koontz Lake Must Be Cleaned

A plan to lower the leve\ of Koontz Lake in ord r to clear the debris in the water and from the shorelines from the recent tornado, seems to be very questionable. The water level of Koontz Lake is controlled by the State Conservation Department and an effort was made to get Federal aid in this projort which will, involve a considerable amount of money to fulfill. 4^ The future of this project seems to be questionable. In order to drain the lake more than a matter of Rightly over a foot, would require removal of the dam that controls the water level. Also involved is dredging of the ditch that carries the water away from the lake, but this project is needed whether or not the lowering comes into effect or not. Koontz Lake, although many year-round homes are located there, basically is ncreational area with many summer homes. The future of the lake would be in jeopardy if the debris cannot be cleared out as many areas now would be very dangarous to swimmers, water skiers and other water enthusiasts. With the tremendous amount of d bris that was thrown into the lake, an order had to be given that n > boating, skiing or e wimn.ing is allowed at thi- tic ■ Injuries < mid be plentiful if )• a re to he alb w. 1 und r t’ne ;'e .nt oin/!.!. ns. T is appoo , > • he lifted i- sc imp. V. UH nt Is n. t mado th< mv n Tie P ■nos i< wrn ing the water lev 1 five or six fe* t is not a ne one and the storm only put more fire into the argument to do just this It was considered several y arg ago simp’.v to clean up the lake and

74e Robert E. Urbln, Editor PUBLISHER Independent-News Co., Inc. Walkerton, Indiana PUBLICATION TIME: Thumlai Os Each Week Second ( lass Postage Paid At Walkerton, Indiana SU3SCIPTION RATES: S LOO Per Year . 50c Additbiuil .If .Mailed Out Os State

Indiana 39, south if U. S. 6, winch again couid effect part of this area. With thu public now so tornado conscious. almost everyone that heard the siren turned on South Bend i adio or TV to listen. Walkerton. North Liberty, LaPaz and Wanatah were all mentioned to be alerted for funnel clpuds for a definite period. Later, a broadcast issued warnings of severe thunderstorms, hail, and possible tornados for a comidm able area across northern Indiana, but not long afterwards. our area was put on the a^l ’iear as far as the tornado warnings were concerned. The only difficulty reported on the alert, was that some peop^ in Walkerton didn't hear the siren. The wind was the dominant factor in this as the parts which didn't hear the warnings were in the direction the wind was coming from, and consequently. affected the carry of thu siren blasts. Thus type of warning could save many lives. Even though the storms didn't deve'pp. such a warning should never be taken lightly. The plan was devised fur your protection and all the advance warning given can be used. Time isn-’t available if the storm is on you before you know about it. The first use of the signals certainly proved to be a success.

improve the fronts. With the ditch continually bringing muck, fertilizer and other impurities into the lake from approximately six milieg of farm land the condition continues to be worse. This aids the growth of weeds and other plant life which eventually could destroy the sports use as we^ as more appearance of Koontz Lake. As it sets no|w. it is useless for these purposes. To lower the level at any time would make the lake unuseable for probably at least one season. This is a sacrifice that will^ have to be made. To go into the lake with dredging and dragging operations to clean out the debris, would be very oxpensive and actually a waste of time and money as the job wouldn't be complete. To lower the level would allow everyone to clean a considerable distance in front of their property, making a much more useable and beautiful lake again. Regardless of what the decision will be. there will be hard feelings and opposition. Those that want this done to improve the conditions will be without the facilities for a while, and those who don't want it done wiU continue their petty gripes if it is done. If it isn't done, property values will drop as well as th* usefulness of the lake. T «■ best for a’l woukl be to lower th- water level and ^ct ti:e job done right to again make K<< r.'z Like a p.a- • be •d ,! and one that w »uld attrut the pwp'e arain The hard-’mps and hard feeling's that wou'd reult are very minor if one only thinks back a < oupiv of wet ks to what the victims of the tornado went through who were lucky enough to still be alive after such a devastating storm.

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