The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 October 1973 — Page 1

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Hallows sn Parade And Party Set In Walksr’.on The Walkerton Jaycees will again sponsor a Halloween Parade and Party for the Walkerton area children. This w.* be hold cn Tue-day. October 30 with th' parade loginning at 0:15 from the fire station cn Washington Sti ■ t and proceeding to the Walkeron Elementary School. The John Glenn High S< ho >1 band will load the parade. Cash prizes wil be awarded for a minimum of four places in each of the following costume categories: scariest, cutest, most imaginative and most realistic. The judging will he by the following age groups, up to 3 years old; 4 to 6 years old; 7 to 9; and 10 and older. Refreshments will be served fol. lowing the judging. Phil Bukowski, Jim Haney and Larry Dill are co-chairmen of this project. Plans Set For PTO Fall Carnival The annual PLJ Parent-Teach-cis Organization Fall Carnival will be held this Saturday, October 27 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in th' Wakcrton Elementary School gym. There will be a pumpkin decor, atmg contest, dance land, cake walk, country’ store, spook house and many booths sponsored by the kindergarten through the sth grades. The PTO will use the proceeds to Kelp finance the cost of sp< cial education and other equipment in the local .schools Barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, baked leans, salads, deserts and pop will be serv d at the food con. cession stand all evening. Door prizes will be furnished by the merchants. Bung the whole family for a fun evening. * PLJ SCHOOL BOARD NEWS An increase of two cents for the cost of each half.carton of milk was approved by the PolkLmc<‘ln.J< hnson School Board on Tuesday, October 16. due to the recent increase in the cost of raw milk from the supplier. The nt w selling price for milk is 10 cents. In other business, the board changed its next regular meeting date from Tuesday. November 6 to Monday. November 5, so that board members may go to the collective bargaining seminar on Tuesday at LaVille. A conference reguest for John Hans to attend an athletic dist. rict conference was given and the board approved all education contracts for the first semester of alult education classes. UREY WINS AGAIN The Urey Middle School Panthers are now 4-1-1 with their win over LaVille on Tuesday. Octoher 16. Urey won by a score of 28 0 anti were led by Matt Pear, ish and Ed Beasley. Pearish rushed for 149 yards and Beasley picked up 133 yard'. The Panthers scored twice in the first period and added another touchdown in the second with the final score on a fourth period touchdown. Paul Pasternak and Drew Adnms were named the outstanding offensive players and Bill Rhod s with 18 unassisted tackles was the top defensive player.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THI RSDAY, (K TOBER 25, 1973

Trick Or Treat Night Sei In Walkerton Oct. 30 Apples, cookies, candy, donuts and etc. seem to go right along with the witch’s, ghosts, ghouls anti goblins of Halloween. 'lhese g. dies will be treats for the children who go trick of treating in Walkerton on October 30 f; >m 6:00 to s:3O. This date is thi at nual trick of treat night foi th town. Have your p rch light on so the children can be se n. It is wise to chaperone all children who would not normally l.e allowed outside alone at night. LIONETTES SPONSOR 11 \LLOWEEN PARIA Halloween night, October 31. ghosts and goblins are invited to gather at the Koontz Lake Fire Station from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. ('ST. Tire Koontz Lake Lionettes will once again entertain area gremlins at a Halloween party. Fust and second place cash prizes will be awarded in various costume categories with the Ki ontz Lake Lions acting as the judges. A new feature this year will be a carved pumpkin contest. Bring your entries to the fire station. There will be a $3.00, $2.00 and SI.OO priZi-s for th' test pumpkins. Rein shments will lie set veil by the Lions and Lionettes. Elect Officers For Coming Year The Polk Townsrip Farm Bureau met recently with the officers being elected as follows: Gene Summers, president; Welcome Mill-r. vice-president; Mrs. Jeanette Clingenpeel, treasurer; Mrs. Bob Hendricks, secretary; and Mrs. Claude Grenert, worn n s leader. - Mr.s. Wilder Burnside gave the devotions which pointed out that stewardship in the use of the soil is as important as in time and money in our lives. The group was entertained by a quartet from the LaPaz Church of God followed by Gene Good, from the county Farm Bureau Insurance office, who shou’ed slides and narrated as he took the group along with him to the Farm Bureau convention in 1972 to the island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain and on a side trip to M < rrocco. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Grenert and Mrs. Lawrence Stamm. BIZ IKK COMING TO NORTH LIBERTY NOV. 3 The North Liberty United Meth, odist Church will have their annual ba\aar on Saturday. Novem. ler 3 beginning at 8:30 a.m. untill 3:00 p m. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. Homemade items to be sold at th bazaar include mince meat, noodles, jelly, baked goods, candy, dried corn, rugs, aprons, Christmas gifts and much more. □ n HOPPIT A L NOT E S □ RECENTLYY ADMITTED TO LAPORTE HOSPITAL Mrs Kenneth Goble, Mrs. Edward Hiler Leonard Smith and Mrs Frank Allison. all of Walk, erton; Master Jammie Hwei, of N ”• h Liberty.

DEDICATE NEW CHURCH SUNDAY t * iJhk. 2^

This Sunday. October 28. at 4:00 p.m., the North Liberty Chunh of Chiist will dedicate its new wi.ihip and educational facility. The Church is located at 65225 State Road 23 on th • North edge of the town of Nt rth Liberty, Indiana. . Th*- church building, designed by South Bernd architect Robert E. Foltz. is aheady in use and fulfilling the n<ed for much needed space for this growing congregatu n. The d‘dication service will feature music by the church's Evan, g-li'tic Cb< :r and Ladies Trio. The Choir will sing two songs. "T< T 11 The Untold" and The Fam.ly of God". The Ladies Trio w.ll sing "Fill Me With Thy Spn it.” The dedication message will be brought by Richard A. Laue, Senior Minister of the Edgewood Christian Church. in Indianapolis. Ird.ana. Tht- speaker is widely known ami ng the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ as a man dedicated to the winning of souls to the Lord Jesus Chri.'t. The North Liberty Church of Christ is looking forward to great church growth t ecause of its pople. Thoma- E. Jcn.s is the minister of this growing congregate n dedicat'd to the word of God. ENGAGED ' fA. Mr. and M.S. Vern Hanson, it. 3, Walkerton, announce the engagement of their daughter. Suzan. to Mr. R< bbie Keck, son of Mr and Mrs. Herbert Keck, Teegarden. The bride-elect will graduate from John Glenn High Schtml in May and the prospective bridegn.m is a graduate of John Gltnn High School. A summer we idmg is being planned. I’ isn't \our positioxi that makes y< U happy or unhappy — it's your di-p< sition. Teacher: “H >w has tn* invention of the automobile benefited mankind ?” Pupil: “Well, it naj almost stopped horse steai.ng.”

PT A FALL FESTIV XL \T NORTH LIBERTY The North Liberty PTA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday. October 27 at the North Liberty elementary school with a costume contest, pumkin contest, cake walk and much more for the whole family. The event will get under way with the costume contest at 5:00 sharp, pre-school and kindergarten will be the first category to be judgnl: then the first to third graders followed by the fourth grade on up. The pumpkin contest will be held this year. Pumpkins should be at the school by 7:15 p.m with Students grades K . 2 will be in one category; grades 3 - 5 in another and grades 6 and up will b“ the other divisions. Pumpkins should te identified with a piece if tape with the persons name on it. Al] perishable items should lie bn light to school no earlier than 2:00 pm. on Saturdav. It would be better for all items to come to school on Saturday afternoon but in the event you will be unable tn do that, we will have a tab’? in the hall for children to leave non-perishable items on Friday. Refreshments will bo available at the Fun Fair including hot degs. cakes and coffee. Fortune telling and a spook h< use are also items of entertainmeht that you w.ll not want to miss. A country store will lie held along with the cake walk. Set' you all at the Fall Festival on Saturday. WOMEN’S ('LI B TO MEET St. Pa trick Women's Club of Walkerton will meet on Thursday, November 1 at 7:30 pnf in the school hall. Members phase nde the departure from the customary f r-t Wednesday of the m >nth me-ting Hostesses for the ev. ering will be Mrs Arch Br-hm and Mrs Marceli n VanWanzp'le. Business of the meeting will focus on a plan session for the Nov mbt ■ s combim-d Fall Festival and Hobby Fair Mrs Don. aid Wray is chairman of the event and homemade articles baked go r ds and white elephant items are to be taken to the sch >1 on the afternoon of November 8 The fe tival will also feature hobby displays, games and refreshments HH RTH WNI XL CHOIR SING I EST The Walkerton United M -th >. dot Church will be host to the 4th annual choir sing west to be hld o n Sunday evening Oct< b- r 28, at 7:00 p.m. Sev ral choirs from the surrounding area will be particij'iting in an evening of music and fellowship. Refre<hm mts will be served and the public is invited

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, (h toh r 25 6:00 p.m. — J‘hn Glenn GAA volleyball t« am to travel to Elkhart Memorial. 3:30 - 7.00 pm. — Speech Workshop Tournament at North Lib rt ? H:gh School. 6:30 p.m. N ath Liberty United Abth(d.<t F - I.' a .-hip Class cariy in supper at the church. 1 riday, (k tolwr 26 7.30 p.m. Ftllcwship Class of the United Methodist Church d Walk- it r. <!as ; irty 7:30 p.m. Th- North Lib<Tty Shamnxks will travel to New Prairie fur a Northern State Conference football game. 7:30 p.m — Th > John Glenn Falcons will h<-t the Knox Red. skins in football. 7:30 pm. - The Koontz Lake Conservation Club will meet with the election of officers to be held. Saturday, (htobvr 27 10:30 - 11:30 am — Story hour at the Walkerton Fhiblic Library. 6:30 p.m. — Harvest Supper, pot luck, of the Lincoln Twp. Extension Homi makers at the Walkerton Community Building. 5:00 p.m. Annual PTA Fall Carnival at the North Liberty Elementary School. 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. — HJ PTO Fall Carnival at the Walkerton Elementary S<ho* 1 Sunday, (ktobir 28 Day for all on Central Daylight time t<» set clock- back >ne h ur to Central Standard Time. 4:00 p.m. — Indication of the n*w North Liberty Church ot Christ. 7:00 pm. — Choir Festival at the Walkerton Unite-! Metho..st Church. Monday, October 29 4:00 pm. North Liberty GAA volley all t.am to host Riley. 4:30 p.m. — Th- North Liberty reserve fixitball team w.ll host New Praine. 7:00 p.m. The PLJ Athletic Boosters to meet in the John Glenn library. TurMiay, October 30 1.00 - 4:00 pm — Tour of Sargralea Valley Boys H-me by 13th Di.-tnct F'deration of Clubs. Conference m- et in volleybail at New Prairie for GAA. North Liberty Scho 1 Open House. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m — Trick or Treat Night in Walkerton \\ cdneMiay, October 31 Happy Halloween. 6:30 - vOO p.m CST Hallow, e-n Party for al! at the Kintz Lake Fin St di<»n sp ns. red by the Koontz Lake Lionettes. Halloween party at the Walk, er' n Nursing H« m- with the Walkert' n American L gr n helping make this a happy occasi n for the residents. Thursday, \ov tnher 1 N - Schod, IST A meetings f- r teachers Volleyball sectional to be held at John Glenn 7:30 pm St Patricks Women’s club to meet x O 1 pm Tn Kappa to meet in Walkerton sno pm Walkerton Ameri. n an Legion Auxiliary to meet. STXNDXRD TIME RETI RNB Standard Time 'fficn’ly returns a’ 2:00 am n Sunday. Oct her 28 f> r the pc ri ' in S'arke an l I <P>rte Counties, and all of the Central Time Z ne NOTICE The North Lihertv Water Works will flush hydrants this Thursday and Friday afternoon^ October 25 and 29