The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 March 1978 — Page 8

MARCH 23. 1978 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWS

TANKER READY FOR SERVICE ■HHFF' 11^: alO ***«mJL2 3 11 JBiMBSMj gUdMB w ''" 1 " 'J i * >. .JBWHH|lt^^ garwh^n w —> 4y '■ ~*KS?"*** —_ photo by Michael Pearish I he men of the Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department presented to the Town of Walkerton, the tanker pictured above which they have built taking 18 months, 2,000 man hours and SI. 100. which was earned by the men. I he tanker was reconverted from a 1952 GMC 6x6 Army truck received from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, State Forestry Division. It holds 1.650 gallons of water and will serve Walkerton. Lincoln Township and Johnson Township and any department requesting assistance.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knowlton entertained their family Sunday in their home for their Easter dinner. Those present were Mr. Jem Knowlton and daughters, and Gene Davis, all of North I ibertv, Mr. Kevin Weaver, of Peru. Mr and Mrs. Carl Delaney and family, of Lavalette. Mr. and Mrs. David Knowlton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Knowlton and two sons. Mr and Mrs. David Drews and family and Mr. Edward Vanderheof. Mrs. Vanderheof still remains a patient in LaPorte Hospital. Mr and Mrs. Everett Baker were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Weber, in North Liberty. Mondav of this week. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Dwainc Burch. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Weber. Mrs. Ruth Bare, all of North Liberty. Mrs. Ethel Hillegas. Mrs. Florence Fiesc and Mrs. David Gross and children. of South Bend. the birthday club of which Miss I thel Hieriv is a member met in her home Mondav with 12 ladies present I hey are from LaPorte. Fish 1 ake and Walkerton. Lunch was served in the afternoon and bunco w as played. Relatives from a distance w ho at tended the funeral of Elmer H Daube last Wednesdav were Mr and Mrs Vint Daube. Otsego. Michigan; Marla and lammv Daubc. Plainwell. Michigan; Mr and Mrs Julius Martens. Gibson ( itv. Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sixt. Norman Illinois. Mr John Mar t< ns. Siblev. Illinois. Mrs Herman Haack Sibley, Illinois. Mr and Mrs Rowe Bliesard. Steven, Illi nois Mr and Mrs Arthur Benz Paxton Illinois Mrs Mildren lar sen Dwight Illinois Mr and Mrs I ari Koehler. Dwight Illinois Mr and Mrs Merle Koehler. Morris. Illinois Mr and Mrs Roy Koehler, Garden Illinois and Mr and Mrs Wilham Baker Saunemin, Illinois Mr Michael Braver, of Fort Wavn< was a Ihursdav evening dinner and overnight guest in the home of Mr and Mrs ( Ivde Walz and son Ed He also visited with Mrs I thel Hudclmvcr on Thursday afternoon in the Nursing Home Sunday evening dinner guests

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of Mrs. Violet Drake were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bowers. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Bowers and family. Mrs. Alta Bowers. Mrs. Martha Stahlv and Mr. Wilham Brenner. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klopfenstein. Mr. and Mrs. Linder Schmeltz. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Steinke. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnson. Mr. and Mrs Dean Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Warner Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wardman. Mr. Brian Kuhls. Lloyd Stevenson and Michael Amor all attended a State Legion Bowling Tournament Saturday and Sunday at Columbus. Indiana. They all stayed at the Holiday Inn and enjoyed the two day s v acation. No Koontz Lake Conservation Club dinner will be held this Easter week end. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ullery and grandson. Tom Houser, went to Wakarusa Saturday to attend the Maple Syrup Festival, but the weather was too cold to enjoy the day. Mr and Mrs. William Dickson, of Glenview, Illinois. Mr. Joe* Danky, of Elkgrove. Illinois, and Miss Mary Robertson, of Lafayette. Indiana, came on Saturday to attend the St. Patrick's party at the Moose Lodge in Plymouth and were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Dickson, Koontz Lake. Mrs. Helen Smith and Mrs. Viola Bregi, of Koontz Lake, were in Chicago for several days last week. Mrs. Smith was a guest of Miss ( aroline and Elsie Wassermann. in Oak lawn, Illinois, and attended many activities and seen many friends while there Mrs. Bregi visited her daughter and family. Mr and Mrs I bbens. and attended a wedding of an acquaintance on Saturday Mrs Robert Gardner was in Knox Monday afternoon to visit her sister. Mrs lom Bell At different times last week, Mrs Dunn s family dropped in on her to visit including Mrs Robert Gore of ( rete. Illinois. Mrs James Rooke, of ( htcago, Mr Dennis Dunn, of Lafavette, and Mr and Mrs Pete Dunn, of Goshen Mr and Mrs William Phcx'bus, of South Bend, were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Wilder Burnside

Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Burnside, so South Bend, spent the evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Burnside. Mr. Clell Fouts is a patient in the Parkview Hospital in Plymouth. To celebrate the birthday of Mr. Philip Waldron last Thursday night, Mr. and Mrs. Roy DeSimone treated Mr. and Mrs. Waldron and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Elder to a delicious fish dinner at Gropps Restaurant, in Rochester. The Gropp Restaurants are famous for their fish dinners. Mrs. Glenn Jacob and two children were in Angola Saturday to spend the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Jacob. Eight ladies attended the St. Joseph County Federated Club Convention Monday of this week. They were Mrs. Robert Bowman, president of the local club, Mrs. George Hillis. Mrs. John Schamer, Mrs. Basil Curl. Mrs. John Danielewski. Mrs. Fred Fugger, Mrs. Leonard Beaty and Mrs. Alice D'Arcy. Mrs. Osborne Fisher, of North Liberty , is the county president. A style show was featured with new fashions, old fashions, foreign fashions and Mrs. Fred Euggar modeled Mrs. Bowman's wedding dress. Saturday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Eddinger and family were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bolze. and Kenny Bolze stopped in later. Mrs. Lyle Roush. Mrs. Dave Bolze, Mrs. Allan Eddinger and Mrs. I helma Watts enjoyed Saturday afternoon at the Maple Syrup Festival in Wakarusa. They also enjoyed visiting with others from Walkerton at the Festival. SENIOR CITIZENS BOWLING The ten top bowlers in the Senior Citizens bowling with nine games or more after eight weeks are R Dipert, 157.13; S. Labno, 15519; R. Bruesch. 146.2; E. Knight. 138.16; G. Barna, 136.14; S. Barne, 136.6; M Bruesch, 135.9; R. Bowman, 134 15; T. Safar, 134.10 and C. Joyce 131 19. It's interesting to note that the senior men are responding in greater numbers than the senior women. Maybe the reason for this is that when the seniors were young people, bowling was more of a man's game That isn’t the way it is today. So if you like the game you know the old saying, “You’re never too old to learn.” We have beginners as “young” as 75 years and the oldest bowler’s known age is 78. The oldest spectator is 86 and he shot a game of pool.

Lions Ladies Night Enjoyed At Plymouth A group of thirty five Koontz Lake Lions and guests had a pleasant evening at the annual spring ladies night, Friday, March 17, at the Plymouth Country Club. Reminiscing and continuous chatter helped make the dinner hour an enjoyable occasion as well as the fine meal. A short business session was held. Third District Meeting In Walkerton Orville Eastcrday Unit 189, American Legion Auxiliary, will host the Third District meeting, Tuesday. March 28, at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Dean Balsley, Bremen, president of the Third District will chair the meeting. Final plans will be made for the April meeting when Department Officers and chairmen will attend the all day meeting in Ply mouth. All members are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday and assist wherever necessary. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. James Wolff, Walkerton, are the parents of a son born on Sunday. March 19, in the Parkview Hospital, in Plymouth. A son was born on Sunday. March 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Lorie Keck. Walkerton, at the Parkview Hospital. Plymouth. COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 23 8:00 p.m. — Walkerton American Legion to meet.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Good Friday. 12:00 noon — North Liberty High School students will be dismissed. 12:30 p.m. — Community Good Friday Services in Walkerton at the First United Presbyterian Church. SATURDAY, MARCH 25 9:00 a.m. — South Bend Indoor Track Classic at Notre Dame. 10:30 -1 1:30 a.m. — Story hour at the Walkerton Public Library. SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Happy Easter. MONDAY, MARCH 27 P 1 J Students to return to classes after spring vacation. Better Homes Extension Club to meet. TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Walkerton Lions to meet. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 4:30 p.m. — The North Liberty girls and boys track teams will travel to Culver Community High School for a meet. How To Talk To Your Child About Death Mother’s Study for March will feature Leonard Fleck, PhD., speaking on the topic “How to Talk to Your Child About Death.” He will show a film about how one family dealt with the death of a family member and will lead a discussion on the topic. Mother’s Study will meet Monday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the living rixmi of the Walkerton Presbyterian Church. The meeting is open to all mothers in the community. Call the church office at 586-3301 for reservations. NOTICE The Town of Walkerton ClerkTreasurer's office will be closed all day on Good Friday, March 24. REAL PROBLEM Division in the family circle will always be a very unsatisfactory kind of arithmetic.