The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 44, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 May 1974 — Page 1

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NCRTH LIBERTY COMMENCEMENT THIS SUNDAY The Class of 1974 of North Liberty High School will giaduate on Sunday, .lune 2, with a combined baccalaureate and commencement .service beginning at two o’clock in the high school gym with tire processional, “Pomp and Circumstance" played by the North L.beity High School land under the direction of Richard Vandt; I lagen. The invocation will be given by Rev. ' Robert C. Willbanks, followed by an instrumental from “Cabaret” by the band. The address will be by Mrs. Raymond D. Harris entitled, “Our Home Is In The Future. ' This will be followed by vocal selections presented by th- Semoi Giris’ Chorus under the direction of Miss Mary Jo Medich. Tlie presentation of the Class ot 1974 by Keith F Davis, principal of North Liberty High School and the awarding of di. plumas by Paul J. Ivankovig, member of the Board of School Trustees, will highlight the service. The presentation of the class gift will be by the class presldent, Steven Bunch, followed by the tassel ceremony and another vocal selection. The benediction will be by Rev. Thomas E. Jones, followed by the recessional. The valed. dorian is Debbie Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Davis, 67119 State Road 23, and the salutatorian is Sue Halt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Halt. Class officers are president, Steven Bunch; vice-president, Jack Knepp; secretary, Jane Ann Eair; and treasurer, Kathleen Ann Martens. The class motto is "The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With One Step." Class col. ors are burgandy and pink and the spider mum is the flower. Memljers of the class are: * Theresa Diana Allsop James Douglas Boomhower Gerrit J. Brinkoff • Steven Ray Bunch Bruce L. Clark Stanley K. Clark Michael Lynn Clark • Debra S. Davis Karen Lee Donathen • Marlene Elizabeth Edison Scott Christopher Emerick Jane Ann Eair Diana L. Ei restone I hcmas G. Fisher Beverly Jane Erank hn Barbara Ann Fraser Mark Alan Frazier Dianna Louise Ganger Chris Michael Gensinger Kenny E. Glon Robert Jay Gowin ” T.J * Ruth Ann Griffin * Susan J. Halt Pamela Louise Hanes Michael H. Haney Craig M. Hartsough James D. Houser Alan Edward Kaser, Jr. Christine L. Kime Patricia Kay Kinm-r Jack W. Knepp Heinrich Koenig John Richard Kuharic Debra Ann Litteral Robert G. Litteral, Jr. Daniel A. Ma 1 kiiwski Kathleen Ann Martens Maureen Ann McCallum Brian F. Morris 5 Howard E. Murphy 111 Lairy Rolxut Neland * Joy Elaine Nelson Alan R Nichols Cynthia Lou Norris Kuvn Sue Payne Richard Lee Racine Roger Racine

WALKERTON, INDIAN A, TH I KSDAY, M\ 4 30, 1971

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'Hie marriage of Miss Elaine Marie Knowlton and Denms Wayne Ludwig was solemnized in a dots le ring ceremony at 1:30 o’clock pin. Saturday, May 25, at Swan Lake Lodge, Plymouth. Indiana, with Rev Gary Green, Fort Wayne, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard (). Knowlton, Walkerton, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ludwig, New Haven, Indiana, are the parents of the groom. An < r. h.d and pink color theme prevailed at the ceremony and at the reception immediately follow, ing. Mrs James Rozele, Fort Wayne, served as matron of honor, and Miss Teresa Dewey. Wilmington, Deleware. niece of the bride, was bridesmaid. Flower girls were the Mi.« u es Karen Williams, Addisan. Illinois, and Kathy Sullivan. South Bend, cousins of the bride. Miss Connie Knowlton, cousin of the bride, was in charge of the guest bx>k. Mrs. James Hitkey. sorority s.ster of the bride, cut the three.tier wedding cake while Mrs. William Schultz, Walkerton, Mrs. Robert Fitzke. Mishawaka, and Miss D<bbi< Sul. livan, South Bend, cousins of the brale, assisted the s» rving. Attending his brother as lx-st man was Mr. Michael Ludwig, Fort Wayne. Groomsmen and ushers-were Stephen Overturf and Kenneth Keating, Fort Wayne, and Greg Pierson, New Haven. ■ Ring ix-arers were Matthew Will, iams, Addison. Tlinois, and Tim. othy Sullivan. South Bend, cons.ns of the bride. Following a short trip to Mich, igan. the couple will live in Foit Wayne. Randy Lee Reeder ♦ Colleen Rose Wade E Salyer Ronald K Savoie Jay Barry Scott David Alar. Sheaks Deborah Joan Sims

NCRTH LIRERTY KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP SET The North Liberty Elementary St he. I Kindergarten Round-l'p is scheduled foi Thursday, June 6, at 2:00 p.m. Ail perspective kindergarten children and then mutheis me urged to attend. Children who will be f.ve years old <a or before Octobei 1, 1974. are eligi’ le Birth certificates are required that day for proof ot age. Speakers will be Mrs. Heim, school nurse, Mrs. Stephen Heine, schixil psychologist. Mr. Hammond, print-pal, and Mrs. Cai ter, K.ndeigm ten teacher. Re. freshments will be served by the PTA. NAMED TO PHI ETA SIGMA Craig A Anderson, 27975 Shively Road, Walkerton, has been named to Phi Eta S.gma, men’s national scholastic honorary society. A grade point average of at least 3 5 out of a possible 4.0 during the fust semester of the freshman year is required for membership. Give a skeptic an Inch — and be'll measure it. Sharon Kay Six Richard D Smith (’ynth: i Sue Shimos Craig La Mir Springman Dime Lynne Spr.ngman Carolyn Sue Stull • Bevri ly Louise Szxmansk. Louanne Vergon Michael TTiomas Walls Gngory Allen Wegenka Muy Catherine Wilcox Mary Margniet WdlbmJis I nu-e Ja'’e Wi”-!’" Kenneth John Wroblewski Goy Alan Zimmel >e • Denotes member of N Rional 11 or. i S<k ety

Walkerton Alumni Banquet This Friday Night Due to circumstances beyond the cmtrel of the officers of the Waikerion Alum:,:, it is necc--my i' (hange the location of this \ 1 u's Alumm Banquet. Th' am.nnr m< • :“g will be held at S' T dri( k’; School Hall, ins'o ad of Swan Lake. It yon know । t anyone coming from out of town, please help by lettmg th-m know t the change of location. Regotration will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner to lx- served a’ 7:00 p.m. See all you Walk'"’<“l grads at St. Patrick's Hid on h i .day evening, May 31. JERRI ( \RLS()N ELE( TED WORTHY \DVISOi: M o-s Jerri Carlson was elected worthy advisor of Walkerton Ord. er of Rainbow for Girls Assem, b.y recently. Also elected were I'■ bbie Hurlord, assrxiate advis. or; Rashel Jackson, charity; Kathy Ki r h, h'>pe; Sherry Newberg, faith: Janet Kincaid, h. (l, io Vicki Rhodes, treasuier. Jnstallati' n will be June 1. It was reported that all candy had been sold and money turned in. Grand Assembly in Evans, ville the las-t of June was discussed. Plans were made for sev. ei d girls to attend. Mrs. Al Drews, grand deputy districts 1 and 26; Al Drews, g.and lecturer district 1 and 26 and Mis. Irene Whitteberry. grand chairman district 26, were present. They are all o f the Walkerton chapter OES. A Mother's day program was given by the girls with 30 mothers present. Each mother was introduced and given a pair of magnetic owls the girls had made. RIX El\ ES RFXOGNITION Ross C. Koil, route 3. Walker, ton. received recognition in chem. istry from Ball State I’nix'cisity during the junior-senior honor s r anquet held recently fm academic excellence and outstanding con. t ribution. OES NEWS Miss Jerri Carlson, route 7. Ply. mouth, received the Connie Verk. ler O ES. Memor.al Scholarship nt the 1973 John Glenn Commencement. Mrs DeW iyne Pav. ey. worthy matron Junior Past, made the presentation. Mr. an I Mrs. LaVerne Carlson are the par. ents of Jerri. The a'ove was an. nounctxi at the chapter meeting May 21. W<;rtl\' Matron. Mrs William Elkin, greeted members with a J em. "My G<x| Comes To Me Each Day. Introduced as a gm-t was Mrs. Kent Palmer, of South Bend. Master Masons ami Fath, ers Will lx* honored at the June 4 meeting Mrs. Elkin ask for help in serving the alumn. ban. quet. Pillowing the ritualistic cl,,< mg a brief memorial s. vic wa . given and the charter dra ( x-d in memory of departed menders Mis Leonard Beaty Mr> Tom. iny Huhs and Mrs Bruce Henry hcded the social hour. A community is axe a ship; evervi ne ougm t 0 be prepared to take the hetm. While lecturing cne sundnv schoolers on the nature of sin and damn at in, ’tie rural minister a-iked one lad: "Do you know where Lttle boys and girls go whan they do bad things?”

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PLJ School Board The PRI S<-h xd Board on Tuesday, May 21, aproved an assess, ment program f' r kinderg o ten to be pu - into use -'arting next fall. The program will make it p .s.-ib e for students t" b» - screened foi motor and visual p«rcep:. n an 1 auditciy il.scrimination in sequence. Tiie boaid accepted a re- gna. tion from Mi-. Cy: th a W:.i. on-, third gi ide teachi it W ker. ton Elemen’arj Schiol. [ hired Mi Su i I 1 ; tea for the third grade at Walker, ton Elementary Sch >ol and Mrs. Carol Huff-tetter was hired as fourth grade teachn at Tyner Elementary Schcx>l. Contracts for summei emp w. ment approved by th.- b ■ ; include staff mem ers to teach rec. reation. music, basketball, base, ball, driver tia.nmg and mathematics and English for students in grades one through eight. The , boaid approved contracts to be of. , sered to certified and non-certi. fied employees as recommended by supennt. : d.-nt H uold Muncie Appo val was given i - the t >wn ot \\ a 1 ker: ।t( u■' an easement tin,.ugh school pfofx-.'y for trans. mis.-K.n lines. This- co ks were given pei mis-.on to att. nd i ; >d servii e wuksL p at Elkhart Me. morial I Lgh S, h- ol June 27 □ D H(>SPI T A I, N )T E ? □ RECENTLY ADMITIT’D TO LAP( )RTE HOSPITAL Mrs Philmon En t, Mrs. Ber. tha Williams. Mis. Jai k Blake, Andrew Amor and M.ss Patricia Gussman. all of Walk.rton; and Ted Rudynski, of North L.bnty. ; C BIRTHS mm Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jac< b >f W ilkerton, are the parents of a son born May 20 in tlie LaPoite Hospital. A daughter was born on Miy 22 to Mr. and Mrs David Zmubaugh, of Walkerton, in Parkview Hospital, Plymouth NORTH LIBERTY AI.FMXI DATE SEI’ The 1974 Alumni Banq let for North Litx i rty High School will be a dinner-dance affair on Saturdav, June 15, at the Saint Peter and Paul Serbian (’hutch grounds. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm sharp followed at 9:30 to 1 30 a m. dan. <lng to the music by the Bill Henry Oohe-tu John Ptsldv. cord is the j>re.sid« nt of the alumni and he states that for dinner the jaice is St 75 p»r jx'rson and forth.- dmnei and dance per per. son it is SO.OO. Rf-x-rva’r n< should tie sent to .Mi Rolx-t i a Dill, 673<M) Sm.lax Road Ninth Lib.rtv These pnc. es ire foi r.-servations only If not r<- erv.-d the pj j, e is $6 50 f>r dmnei md dancir.g and $2 50 for just dinting REI El\ Es DEGREE May io Rex E Barbknecht re. ceived hi- B whelor es Science d u give in Turf Man*g. ment, S. ho. t of Agronomy, at Pu-due I’niver. sity. West Lafayette Mr Rarbknecftf. Oregor. Davis 1970 gradual. the <o- of Mr and Mrs Edwatd Barbknecht of G-royertown and the grmd^n <>f Mrs Roxd Nellans " mouth K-ep America beautiful — don’t litter, ■