The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 December 1976 — Page 2

DECEMBER 16. W* - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

WALKERTON

Walter I Havtcr. route 3. presilicit of the I a Porte Counts Far mer's Mutual insurance Co. was le.tc I director tor a three war uni' the Mutual Insurance ( nip. ics \sscxiation of Indiana Ihe nu t ting was held recently at tin Indianapolis Hilton Mt Paul I Hiatt, formerly of North liberty. is a surgical patient in Memorial Hospital. South Bend Rev and Mrs R ( Bowman returned recently from a three wk vacation first stop was in Parker. Colorado, to spend Th anksgning with their daughter. Mt and Mrs Joseph Marchese then on to Spokane. Washington, to visit with their son. Mr and Mrs Ron ( Bowman and family and then to Lancaster. Ohio, to help friends celebrate their 50th wedding anniversarv Mr and Mrs William Weidmar. of LaPorte. were Sunday guests of the Charles Bellingers. Mrs. Harrv Masterman is still a patient in Parkview Hospital. PI v mouth. Mrs. Robert I rdelvi entertained her bunco club last Tuesday with a covered dish dinner at noon. Besides bunco a gift exchange was enjoved bv all the ladies. Mrs. (ora Betz. Monroe Street, fell last Ihursdav in her home and broke a leg and is now in the LaPorte Hospital A familv dinner was enjoyed Sundav at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Roy Hahn and family. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Barden and son. of Valparaiso; Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hos’etler. of Tyner; Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Roy Hahn. Jr. and familv of Knox; Mr and Mrs. David Hostetler, of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Herald Hostetler and family. Mr. Herald Hostetler 111, of Muncie; Mr. and Mrs Wayne Roush and family; Mrs. Viola Barden. Norman and Christine; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hostetler and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hostetler and familv; Mr. (harks High. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. I Joyd Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Skinner. Mrs. Mabel Murphy, of LaPorte. spent an afternoon in Walkerton recently visiting with Mrs J. C. Milner of the "6 Apartments. Mrs. Garland Lawrence entertained her bridge club and two guests on Ihursdav of last week beginning with a lovely (hnstmas dinner at 6 o\kxk Ihe remainder of the evening was spent playing

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bridge I amily and friends of Mr. and Mrs Robert Larrar and family enjoved a buffet supper in the Farrar home Saturdav evening I hose attending were Mrs. Zelda Boatman. Mr and Mrs. La Roy landesman. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Persinger. Mr and Mrs. Marvin white. Mr and Mrs Jolly Back and lorn. Mr and Mrs Robert Smith and Mr and Mrs. Earl Lindsley and Jodi. Mrs (hester I haver. Mrs. Hazel Howers. Mrs Ester Kaufman. Mrs Alta Bowers and Mrs. J. ( Milner were Saturdav evening dinner guests of Mrs. Bertha Urbin. Mr. Brian Lowry spent Saturday with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brandt and in the evening they celebrated his birthdav with a party for Brian. Attending were his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lowry and his aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wiegand and three sons. Ice cream and cake was served and then they attended the basketball game to end an enjoyable day for Brian's 1 Ith birthday. Mr. and Mrs. William Erzig will be hosts for the Koontz Lake Conservation Club carry-in dinner on Saturday evening in the club house with cards and visiting to follow. Mr and Mrs. Zigmond Staszak and family, of Chicago, came to spend the day. Sunday, with her father. Mr. Peter Madeksas. of Koontz Lake. The annual Dora Knowlton family Christmas dinner was held on Sunday in the Walkerton Community Building with 76 present coming from North Liberty. Lakeville. South Bend. Tyner. Elkhart and Walkerton. The Johnson Township Farm Bureau Members and their families enjoyed their annual ham dinner on Saturdav evening in the Johnson Township Community Building. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zilla and daughter Penny, of Westville and Mrs. Bertha Watts were guests. Carols were sung and Santa came with his bag of gifts. Hosts were Mr and Mrs. led Daube. Mr. and Mrs. James Keeling and Mrs. Martha Mull. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Murphy were in Louisville. Kentucky. Saturday and Sunday to visit with their son. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy and familv. On their way

home they stopped in Indianapolis to visit with another son. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Murphy and son Mr (ieorge Ochs is a patient in the I aPorte Hospital The employees and their guests of Dave A Ray's Supermarket. Walkerton. held their annual (hnstmas partv Saturdav. begin ning with a buffet dinner served at seven o’clock at Ihe Inn at Koontz lake. About 50 were in attendance. Special guests were Mr and Mrs. R N LaFeber. Mrs. Favctte Dunn and Mrs I mma Howard. Mrs. Kenneth Klinedinst furnished organ music during the dinner hour and later sang several numbers with piano accompaniment which had been taped earlier that afternoon. Mr and Mrs. Robert Gardner, lerrv and Tim. were in Wanatah Sundav to visit her sister and husband. Mr. and Mrs Richard Land. Mrs. .lerrv Cole and sons, ot LaPaz. and Mr and Mrs. Ira Pippinger. Plymouth. were Friday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Chester Thaver. On Sunday evening Mrs. Thayer's dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Don Teter, of Mishawaka. and Mrs. Etta Milner COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 3:45 p.m. — North Liberty Elementary to play Greene. 7:00 p.m. — John Glenn girls basketball team to host New Prairie. 6:30 p.m. — North Liberty girls basketball team to host Jimtown. 8:00 p.m. — Walkerton area ambulance committee meeting at the Walkerton Community Building. Public invited. North Liberty Elementary basketball team to play at Greene. 6:30 p.m. — North Liberty wrestlers to host John Glenn. 7:00 p.m. — John Glenn freshman basketball team to host Knox. 7:30 p.m. — Walkerton Masonic Entered Apprentice Degree. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 11 00 a.m. — Classes at the PLJ Schools will dismiss for the Christmas vacation and resume on January 3. 6:30 p.m. — The John Glenn Falcons will travel to Culver Community High School for a couple of basketball games. North Liberty High School to play in the Argos Holiday Basket- 1 ball Tourney. 6:30 p.m. — Walkerton Masonic and OES Christmas party and car-rv-in dinner in the Temple SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. — Story hour at the Walkerton Public Library .

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7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Masonic Lodge installation beginning at 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 Christmas at the Walkerton Nursing Home. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. — Santa Claus will come to Walkerton at the former K of C Building. 6:00 p.m. C.S.T. — Koontz Lake Missionary Church cantata. “The Joyous News of Christmas." MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Town Board to meet in the council room. The greatest reliable age reported for a monkey is about 46 yean for a male mandrill baboon named "George."

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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Normal mail service will be provided on Friday. December 24 and December 31. which will be regular post office business day. Postmaster Robert Aw aid said today. A holiday schedule will prevail on Christmas Day and New Years Day, December 25 and January 1, he said. Postmaster Awald said that on Christmas Day and New Years Day. there will not be window service, regular rcsidental. rural or business mail delivered. The average human body con •itti of about 50 trillion cells!