The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 August 1979 — Page 9

NOTES FROM MILLER’S MERRY MANOR, INC. By Florence Peek A too long delayed expression of appreciation goes out to the women of the North Liberty Church of Christ for coming to us on the first Tuesday of each month to bring us a meaningful worship service. To Shirley McMahon “We miss you, and are glad that you are home again. Please take care." We thank Leota Henry for serving us in the beauty shop during Shirley's absence. Congratulations to Betty Ogle, our activity director, on the birth of Kathleen Suzane, born to daughter Sandy, and Gregg Fassett on August 8. Sandy was an aide here for a short time many months ago. Betty is on Cloud No. 9. Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Holston (Lisa Tuttle) on their recent marriage. We have another new resident, Viola Boone. We welcome here

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining tax rates for certain purposes by Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Before the Township Advisory Board. Notice is hereby give the taxpayers of Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, that the proper officers of said township, at their regular meeting place, on the 28th day of August, 1979, will consider the following budget: TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION

TOWNSHIP FUND Pay of Trustee, Rent, Clerical and Travel Expense 5,625 Books, Stationery, Printing and Advertising 850 Care of Cemeteries 400 Fire Protection 17,450 Examine Records 300 Ambulance Operation And Equipment 9,500 Other Civil Township Expenses 2,525

ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY Township Recreation 1. Total Budget Estimate for incoming year. Fund Fund Jan. Ito Dec. 31, 1980, inclusive 36,650 1,600 2. Necessary Expenditures, July 1 to Dec. 31. present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended 16,135 1,228 3. Additional Appropriations to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year 2,700 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year — not included in lines 2 or 3 5. Total funds required 55,485 2,828 6. Actual Balance June 30th of present year .. 15,224 2,018 7. Taxes to be collected, present year 13,379 0 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received July 1 of present year to Dec. 31 of incoming year. Schedule on file a. Special Taxes b. All Other Revenue (Ambulance Fees & Greene Twp. Fire Contract) 9,800 9. Total Funds 38,403 10. NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31st OF INCOMING YEAR 17,082 2,018 11. Operating Balance 12,000 12. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY . 29,083 1.600 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property 16,051,640 Levy on Amount to FUNDS Property Be Raised Township 1825 29,083 Recreation 01 1,600 TOTAL 1925 30,683 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED To be Collected Collected Collected Collected FUNDS 1976 1977 1978 1979 Township 18.596 20,123 24,269 13.379 Recreation 1,240 1,342 2,068 TOTAL 19.836 21.465 26,337 13,379 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and presented to the County Auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure so to do, by the County Auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the County Auditor on or before the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the County Auditor of tax rates charged, whichever date is later, and the State Board of Tax Commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county. Dated August 3. 1979. Dale J. Nelson. Trustee Liberty Township

and hope she can make her adjustment soon and will learn to like us. There are many birthdays this month, Sarah Dunn. Pauline Bradford, Molly Murphy, Addie Hanson, Marie McGwin, Lillian Gaddis. Mary Moore and Emma Bunch. The August birthday party will be on the 26th of August. Gale Mayfield has gone to French Lick to attend the wedding of her grandson on August 10. She must return to the doctor at the end of the month. Helen Murphy was awav from us for several days after an operation on her foot. We are glad that Vicki Allen’s facial injury healed without permanent damage. A picnic was held for employees of the Nursing Home on Sunday, August 3 at Potato Creek State Park. A good time was had by all. We thank the following churches for services they brought us on Monday nights, Walkerton Baptist

TOTAL TOWNSHIP FUND 36,650 RECREATION FUND TOTAL RECREATION FUND 1.600 TOWNSHIP POOR RELIEF FUND B. Direct Relief 1. Medical, Hospital and Burial 3,000 2. Other Direct Relief 6,000 3. Total Direct Relief 9,000 TOTAL TOWNSHIP POOR RELIEF FUND 9,000

Church. Rev. Shelly; Koontz Lake Missionary Church, Rev. George; Wesleyan Church. Walkerton, Rev. Cripe; North Liberty Church of Christ, Rev. Richmond. Vacations are being enjoyed. R.N. Marge Kronk was gone two weeks and Ruth Dipert was gone one week. We were sorry to learn that Eleanor and Eugene Knight have been in the hospital. We are glad they are home and hope for a speedy recovery. Frank Johnson will be back again this week on August 17 to play for us. We all enjoy his music. Best wished to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lichtenbarger (Mary Freeman) on the birth of a son on August 8. Congratulations to grandparents Roy and Helen Freeman and to our resident. Iva Freeman. the great-grandmother. We welcome to our staff our new

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Town of North Liberty Civil Town, St. Joseph County, Indiana, that the proper officers of said civil town, at their regular meeting palce, on the 27th day of August, 1979, will consider the following budget: Time 7:00 p.m. BUDGET ESTIMATE (Complete detail of budget estimate may be seen in the office of Clerk Treasurer)

GENERAL FUND Salary of Town Trustees $ 3,100.00 Salary of Clerk-Treasurer 1,000.00 Salary of Marshal & Deputy Marshals 41.000.00 Town Attorney 2,500.00 Other Compensation (Radio Operator) 6,000.00 Services Contractual 13,220.00 Supplies 5,850.00 Current Charges 11,260.00 Current Obligations 11,518.00

ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED Funds Required For Expenses To Dec. 31 Os Incoming Year General Motor Local Revenue Park Capital Cumulative Fund Vehicle Road & Sharing Fund Improvement Sewer Highway Street Fund Fund Fund I. Total Budget Estimate for in- Fund Fund coming year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. 1980, inclusive 96,448.00 20.751.00 26.286.00 11,164.00 5.255.00 22.245.00 33,848.00 2. Necessary expenditures, July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year. to be made from appropriations unexpended 51.103.00 12,000.00 3,000.00 5.643.00 3. Additional appropriations to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year 4. Outstanding temporary loans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year 5. Total Funds required 147,551.00 32.751.00 29.286.00 16.807.00 5.255.00 22.245.00 33.848.00 Funds On Hand And To Be Received From Sources Other Than Proposed Tax Levy 6. Actual balance, June 30th of present year 19.206.00 16,311.00 18.398.00 2.800.00 1.203.00 9.035.00 17.124.00 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (Dec. Settlement) 29,044.00 1,250.00 5,300.00 8. Miscellaneous revenue to be received July 1 of present year to Dec. 31 of incoming year — Schedules on file .... a. Special taxes 5,900.00 450.00 13,210.00 b. All other revenue 5,262.00 17,940.00 10,388.00 14,007.00 9. Total Funds 54.150.00 34.251.00 29.286.00 16,807.00 2.903.00 22.245.00 22,424.00 10. NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31 OF INCOMING YEAR 93.401.00 2.352.00 11.424.00 11. Operating Balance 12. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY 93.401.00 13. Property Tax Replacement Credit from Local Option Tax 14 NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY 93.401.00 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property $3,360,000.00 Levy On Amount to FUNDS Property be Raised General $2.60 87.360.00 Cumulative Sewer 34 11.424.00 Park 07 2.352.00 TOTAL 3.01 101,136.00 COMPARATIVE STATE OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected FUNDS 1976 1977 1978 1979 General 49.307.00 51,568.00 47.655.00 54,150.00 Park 1,880.00 1.868.00 1,573.00 2,903.00 Cumulative Sewer 7,653.00 8,042.00 7.M2.00 5,300.00 TOTAL 58,840.00 61,478.00 56,870.00 62.353.00 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and presented to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or on their failure so to do, by the county auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county. Dated August 9. 1979. Dan A. Roser Clerk-Treasurer 2tal6

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - AUGUST 16, 1979

L.P.N., Charlene Gcarheart.

BIRTHS 1

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pennington. Route 2, Box 442, Walkerton, are the parents of a baby girl born on Saturday. August 11 in the LaPorte Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward. Walkerton, are the parents of a son. born on Wednesday. August 8. in Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lichtenbarger, Route 5, Walkerton, arc the parents of a son. Ryan Jason, born

Properties 1,000.00 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 96,448.00 MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND 20,751.00 LOCAL ROAD & STREET FUND 26,286.00 PARK & RECREATION FUND 5.255.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 22,245.00 CUMULATIVE SEWER FUND 33,848.00 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FOR HYDRANT RENTAL FUND 11,164.00 TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS $215,997 00

on Wednesday, August 8, in Memorial Hospital. South Bend. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lichtenbarger and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Freeman, all of Walkerton. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Whitmer, Route 4, Box 5, Walkerton, are the parents of a son born on August 5. in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. A son was born on August 8 in the Osteopathic Hospital. South Bend, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Groves, 123 Grissom Drive, Walkerton . A son was born on August 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Baughman, North Liberty, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. One kilowatt (1,000 watts) is approximately the amount of electricity needed to operate a steam iron for one hour

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