The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 March 1978 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 103; NUMBER 42

Valedictorian & Salutatorian Named At JGHS David Stooks and Diane Rush have been named valedictorian and salutatorian of the W'S graduating class at John Glenn High School. According to Alvin Boise, principal, the top students were cited on the basis of their achievement during their first seven semesters in high school. Stooks, the son of Mr. and Mrs, Wallace Stooks, Rural Route 5. Walkerton, is president of his school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. A four-year member of the Thespian Society. he has had leading parts in the productions. “No Time For Sergeants’’, Arsenic and Old Lace” and Night of the Auk”. Stooks was president of his class during his sophomore year and on the 5-mem-her board of directors of his junior class. In 1977 he was chosen as one of his school's delegates to Indiana Boys’ State. Terre Haute. Stooks has played on the tennis team and been a member of the Letterman's Club three years. In the summer of 197 b he participated in the Foreign Study Program. Stooks plans to attend either Indiana University or Notre Dame University and pursue a career in writing. k ) Miss Rush was a tMree-year member of the John glenn High School band and was chosen as a member of the Honor Band all three years. She is presently organist at St. Patrick’s Church where she is a member. Last summer she was a delegate to Indiana Girls’ State, Terre Haute, and serves as vice president of her school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. An active member of the Thespian Society,

Northern State All-Conference Basketball Team B- w—= —-w A A A A—, 0-&ltb i f * rl lx&ibbbs )bI ■ ITy«. IZkJ i / JmL it EVhM i JmL ' JmL ■ H 0m I - aWw \ 1 r * si 1 HBEx fe' atF’^ial ’ ) ' i BHMrP——■ H H 1..— e-t H«i photo by Michael Pearish The Northern State Conference basketball squad members are from left to right, first row: Mike Clawson, Fairfield; Scott Dall, John Glenn; Jack Fleming, Jimtown; Mike Hosinski, LaVille; and Bill Rash, LaVille. Back row standing left to right: Jim Speicher, Fairfield; Jon Schaefer, New Prairie; Dennis Rzepka, New Prairie; Ned Cook, Jimtown; Steve Pontius, Jimtown; Dave Reed, North Liberty; and Gary Savill, LaVille. Girls NSC All-Conference Team Selected w -* B JUF > 1 H w V. y TO -ar '■% W f J Wig 4< j y u l> t > >... JgUM / SBBkJ fHKtv HFWICrS x ^NIb \SjBB M' y til? ll^^ , photo by Michael Pearish The Northern State Conference girls basketball team members selected are from left to right, back row; Beth Kindig. Jimtown; Kerri Gardner, John Glenn; Julie Ryan, John Glenn; Mary Huffstetter, John Glenn; Kathy Donathen, LaVille; and Laurie Gross, LaVille. Seated left to right arc: Jodi Showalter, Fairfield; Cindy Clawson, Fairfield; Jill Knowlton, North Liberty; Debbie Miller, Culver, Beth Zehner, Culver; and Cindy Keck, New Prairie.

Send a Happy Ad — onlv sl.oo’ she was student director of the play “Arsenic and Old Lace”. She had parts in the school productions, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly”, “No Time For Sergeants” and “The Skin of Our Teeth”. Miss Rush was one of the fivemember board of directors of her junior class and was vice president of her sophomore class. She was also a member of the pep club. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rush. Rural Route 3, Walkerton, she is currently enrolled at Indiana University, South Bend. In September she plans to enter Purdue University where she will major in engineering.

W ALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, MAR( H 23, 1978

NOTICE she Koontz Lake Firemen’s Auxiliary will hold a bake sale on Saturday, March 25 beginning at 9:00 a m. at the Koontz Lake Fire Station. 4 H ERS TO MEET The Lincoln Township 4-H Cub will meet on Thursday, March 23 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the John Glenn High School dining area. This is a very important meeting plus enrollment. Due to the can cellation of the February meeting due to the weather and energy crisis we are a month late in getting our plans laid and enrollment cards in as well as projects started. So please make a special effort to attend this meeting.

Easter Egg Hunt Set In Walkerton The Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Fire Station located at 504 Washington Street at two o’clock on Saturday, March 25. Rain date is Saturday, April 1. Due to the snow and mud at the park the prizes and candy will be passed out at the station. NOTICE The Walkerton Library will be closed m the afternoon on Good Friday. March 24.

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Two Police Officers Resign 1 he Walkerton Town Board met I uesdav night. March 21. in a special session with the tolb wm^ board members present. 0. ( White. Mike Corbett. Gladvs Pren tis and Jack Rizck Two police officers, Harold Lute Jr., and R. Morris Whitaker, resigned their positions. Lute of ficially resigned effective March 31. 1978, stating the fact that he is looking for a job in Marshall County which will pav more monev His resignation was accepted as presented. R. Morris Whitaker turned in his letter of resignation to be effective on April 8, 19"8. He stated rea sons for resigning is that he has other emplovment. He also ex pressed the fact that he has no hard feelings at either the Town Board or the Police Department His resignation was also accepted as stated. William F. Hecklinski had sub mitted a resume for the possibility of being considered for employ ment on the police department. This was considered bv the board and finally a motion was made bv Corbett, seconded by Rizek, and passed, to hire him for the position. Upon consideration of a resume that was previously submitted bv Rudy Adams and previously stud ied, a motion by Rizek. seconded bv Corbett, was carried to hire Adams also for the department A discussion was held on raising the control center’s wages to the minimum wage scale of $2.65 per hour. This was not acted upon at this time and will be decided at the next board meeting. Police chief lewis Whitaker in formed the board that he has appointed Joseph Jankovec to head the Communication personnel P-L-J SCHOOL BOARD NEWS The Polk Lincoln Johnson School Board met in regular session Tues dav evening at the administration building. Superintendent Harold R. Muncie reported to the board that the voluntarv energy cutbacks have accounted for a 24 tC per cent less kilowatt usage in the school system over the last six weeks Ihe superintendent was given permission to apply for a project number with Schindhouse Planning for the conversion of the stage at Urev Middle School into a music nxnn and for the construction of five tennis courts at the John Glenn High School. Work on these projects will be done this summer The board members and the superintendent will be attending the Farm Bureau Dinner meeting at Bremen on April b and the District II Regional School Board meeting at Concord High School on April 18. Conference requests were granted to John Arnett. Gerry Brown and Sue Kralovanskv to attend the Indiana Basketball Coaches Clinic at Indianapolis on April 21 to 23 Lucille Gardner was granted permission to attend a seminar on Developmental Place ment at Chicago on April 15. Prior to the regular meeting the borad met in executive session to study a staff evaluation with the principals of the three buildings. The next regular board meeting will be on Tuesday. April 11 at ”:00 p.m. in the administration building. This is changed from the regular set meeting on Apnl 4.