The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 44, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 April 1978 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 103; NUMBER 44

Expand Areas Os Competition For Arts & Crafts Increased areas of competition in the high school and adult divisions is the major rule change for the 1978 Arts and ( rafts Contest to be held on Saturday. April 29. High school divisions are Drawing and Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture and ( rafts. The high schixd competition will be divided into two groups: Group I (grades nine and ten) and Group 2 (grades eleven and twelve). Adult divisions include Art (painting, drawing, etc.). Photography. Original Needlework. Original Ceramics. Greenware Ceramics, and Miscellaneous (rafts. Ihe public showing will be on Sunday. April 30th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the dining commons of John Glenn High Schixd. Ihe contest is open to all students in grades kindergarten through 12th and all adults living within the Polk I incoln-Johnson and St. Patrick's school corporations. Students enter the contest bv seeing the art teacher or contest representative at their respective schools. Adults may enter the contest by using the blank that appears elsewhere in this newspaper. The blank may be turned in by giving it to any art teacher or contest representative. Entry blanks may also be mailed to Mrs. James Patterson. Rural Route 1. Box 389. Walkerton, or Mrs. Glenn Jacob, Rural Route 1. Box 35. Walkerton. Judging w ill be done on the basis of originality, composition, color and neatness. First place entries will be on display at John Glenn High School for two weeks following the contest This year’s show will again sea ture a display of art work bv Mr John Thomas, art teacher at John Glenn High School, and Mrs. ( arl Marseilles, art teacher at Urey Middle School. ÜBERTY GREENE ALUMNI COMMITTEE MEETS Committee members of the 19”8 North Libcrty-Grecne Alumni ban quet met in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Knepp, Monday night, March 27. Plans were made at that time for the banquet to be held on June 10 at the St Peter and Pauls Serbian Church Grounds. 59250 Keria Trail. South Bend. Committee members are president. Dale Knepp; vice president, ( arl Kaser; secretary. Irene Whitteberry and treasurer. Roberta Dill Notice for contact will be issued at a later date or for further information call one of the above officers. BURGER BASH The Tracy United Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a Burger Bash on Saturday. April IS, from 4:30 to 7;30 p.m.. C.S.T. at the church. Donation of $1.75 for adults and children under 12. $1 25 and pre-schoolers free. The menu includes a quarter pounder and trim's, potato salad, baked beans and beverage. Also available will be extra quarter pounders, milk shakes, dessert The church is located on U.S. 6 and 35. PAPER DRIVE The youth of the First Brethren Church will hold their paper drive in North Liberty on Saturdav. April K For pick ups in the North Liberty area call 6Sb-8243 or 650-312’’.

PREVIEW OF FASHIONS > i Mr » i ' 1 ■ V** Oli \ 1' W, — photo by Michael Pearish Mrs. Kathryn Tiede. Mrs. Alice Sokola. Mrs. Larry Hiler and Mrs. Terry Edison are shown modeling fashions selected from Her Place which they will model at the April 13th “Silhouettes In Fashion”, style show . The annual Tri Kappa show will feature fashions from Her Place, The Brass Lion and Mini Shop for all members of the family. 1 he show begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Urey Middle School gymnasium and w ill include selections by “The Sounds Os Joy”. Proceeds from the show will be used for scholarships for local high school students.

0-D Plans Kindergarten Orientation (hildren in the Oregon-Davis School area who will enter kindergarten this fall should be preregistered by their parents before April 18, 1978. To pre-register, call 867-4"’14 or 867-2911. Also preregister those children who are eligible for first grade but have not attended kindergarten during the 1977-78 school year. Jo be eligible for kindergarten, the child must be five years old on or before September 1. 19’8 and six scars of age on or before September 1 to enter first grade. A legal birth certificate is required for registration. The birth certificate may be obtained by contacting the Health Department in the counts in which the child was born. Indiana law requires all elcmentars school children to be immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rubella and poliomyelitis. Each child is required to hase a tuberculin skin test prior to attending school for the first time. Health forms will be handed out at the meeting for parents to have completed by their famils doctor and dentist. The Oregon Elementary PreSchool Group will meet at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. April 26. The regular morning kindergarten class will not meet this das The Das is Elementary PreSchool Group will meet at 1:30 p.m.,Wednesday, April 26. The regular Davis kindergarten will not meet this day. Send a Happy Ad — only SEW

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 6. 1978

Help Needed As EMT’s Emergency Medical Technician classes will start the week of April 1’ in Pls mouth w ith pre-enrollment forms for said classes at the Town of Walkerton Clerk-Treasurer's office. Registration must be made bv Arnl 7. The classes will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. HELEN HUNTER TO REVIEW GONE WITH THE WIND At the meeting of the Walkerton Woman's Communits Club on Friday, April 7, Helen Hunter will review “Gone With The Wind”. Dessert will be served at 1:00 p.m. Hostesses for this meeting will be Vivian Hillis, Dorothy Walz. Evelyn law re nee and Selma Prs NOTICE The Oregon Township Homemakers Club will meet on Tuesday , April 11. at 12:30 p.m., C.S.T., at the Koontz Lake Conservation club house. Ladies with their last names beginning with the letters N thru Z are to bring sandwiches or a dessert. A microwave oven demonstration bs Peggs Mohler will be given through the courtesy of Haag Refrigeration, Walkerton, so be sure and attend and bring a fnend. NOTICE The Walkerton Fire Department would like to ask evervone to use extreme caution in burning of trash or open lots as the spring winds often let these fires get out of control. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

PLJ Enrollment For Kindergarten Set For May 1 There will be a meeting for parents and children eligible to enroll for kindergarten during the 1978-79 school year May 1, in the PLJ Schools. Developmental screening will be done at this time necessitating dividing up into small groups according to the first letter of the family name as follows: If the child's last name begins from A- I come from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. If the child's last name begins from J - R come from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. If the child's last name begins from S Z plan to come from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Health examination and immunization forms which parents should present to the physician at examination time will be distributed during the preregistration. Proof of age with a legal birth certificate (one from the health department of the counts in whivh the child was born) is required before the child can attend kindergarten. These forms must be returned to the school before September I. Tyner To Host District Meeting For Rebekahs 1 he Rebekah Lodges of District 23. comprised of Marshall, Fulton, Kosciusko, and Pulaski counties, will hold their Spring District meeting at the Tyner 1.0.0. F. Lodge Hall. Thursday. April 20. at 1:30 p.m. with Tyner Rebekah Lodge 865 as host. Vcrda Karn, of Tyner. District Deputy President, will preside. The President of the Rebekah Assembly of Indiana. Grace Wingler of Salem, will be the instructor for the afternoon. A salad bar dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. at the lodge hall The evening program will start at 00 p.m. with special entertainment. At 8:00 p.m. the Tyner Rebekah Lodge with Kay Williams, Noble Grand, will open in regular form During the meeting Tyner Rebekahs will confer the degree on new candidates. Winners In Easter Egg Hunt The Walkerton Volunteer Firemen’s annual Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, April 1, in the afternoon at Place Park due to the excellent weather. Those finding the special eggs were as follows: In the age group of one to four year olds, the gold egg was found by Chad Fry; silver egg. Gail Bierly; green eggs by David Adams. Andrea Crane and Heather Hiler; and the red eggs by Jenny Peterson and Bruce Corbett. In the age group of five to seven the gold egg was found by Justin Dipcrt; silver egg, Mike Knowlton; green eggs, Michelle Jahr. Steven Rhodes. Kane Branllev and Walter Rhodes. Jr., and the red eggs bv Patnck Iripp and Angela Rohrer In the eight to 11 year old group the gold egg was captured by John Groves; the stiver by Angie Zekuc-

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Emergency Teams & Police Are Kept Busy The Walkerton Volunteer Firemen were busy last week when they were called to the Kingsburv Industrial Park to assist with the Midwest Chlorine Corp, blaze where fireman Richard Kersh received acid burns on the face and was treated at LaPorte Hospital and released. The men fought the grass fires in the area of the plant blaze on Fridav afternoon, March 31. On Saturdav at 2 00 p.m., the firemen were called to the home of Mrs. Alice Barney, 503 Virginia Street, when fuel oil had overflow ed into the furnace and was causing a lot of smoke w hich took two hours to control. At 2:30 p.m. the firemen were called to the Gars Clark residence on State Road 23 North when a grass fire raged out of control around the new home thev are building. The men were there around an hour and a half using five trucks and 14 men. On the police scene, an auto accident occured on Friday after noon on U. S. 6 when Dennis F. O'Connor. 404 Virginia Street, was charged with driving left of center when his car ran head-on with an auto driven by Gerald Tompkins. 505' 2 Van Buren. O'Connor was driving with an expired license. Mrs. Tompkins was taken to the Walkerton Medical Clinic for treat merit of a head injury and cuts. Both vehicles received extensive front end damage Also the Ambulance and EMT’s were called out at 3:56 a.m. Sunday. April 2. with the firemen on an emergency run to U. S. 6 West, near LaSalle Rest Park, when a pick up truck was discovered overturned. Debbie Noble, 23, Route 5. Walkerton, was pinned in the 1952 truck and it took the men about 45 minutes to free her using hacksaws and so forth to cut the braces of the front seat. (PR was administered immediatelv until Dr Carter arrived and then was continued to the LaPorte Hospital The EMT’s worked an hour and 15 minutes. RALLY The South Bend District United Methodist Youth Spring Kulls will be held this Sunday. April 9 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m at the Walkerton United Methodist Church. Georgia Street. The first annual tricycle steeplechase race will highlight the events A guest speaker from lav lor University will be present and election of officers will be held NOTICE The Oregon Township Senior Citizens Club. Koonts Lake, will hold their next meeting on Thursday. April 20 at 12:30 p.m., C.S.T . at the Koontz Lake Conservation club house. All members are to bring a covered dish SPADE A SPADE The clever man bags his game without the aid of a gun — he just plavs his cards right la, green eggs were found bv Tod Brems, Tina Robinson. Kep Lowry and Mark Weldon, and the red eggs were found bv John Groves. Kim Trent and Dino Brogdon The firemen would hke to thank the Ladies Auxiliary for their assistance.