The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 November 1979 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 105; NUMBER 21

Shake Up In Police Dept. And Shooting Episode One Walkerton police officer resigned. Ed Bracich. assistant chief, at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. October 22. stating that he couldn’t work with police chief John Marek. Also that day. patrolman Norman Clark was fired from the department at 11:30 p.m. October 22 after chief Marek discussed the matter with members of the Town Board. ( lark had only been a patrolman lor the department for 32 days. Reserve officer, Rudy Adams, second in command with the rank of captain, was hired as the other full time officer Remaining on the department also is Delmas Burch, who is at the Indiana Police Training Academy and won t be available for active duty until December 22. At 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday while on routine patrol, officer Adams was in the process of conlucting a security check at the John Glenn High School, at the rear of the building, cast side, and about 25 yards from the alcove of the structure, when he saw a shadow or movement in the alcove. He then drove into the area and checked the surroundings from the squad car using the spot light. Nothing was observed at that time He proceeded to check the doors, w indow s and general surroundings on foot and noticed nothing unusual. Adams then checked the north and west sides of the building tor (continued on back page)

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LET'S GET OUT THE® Pam ELECTION DAY TOWN OF NORTH LIBERTY TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION Tuesday, November 6 — The Fire Station, North Liberty Republican Party Democrat Party FIRST WARD John Harbaugh George Seiner SECOND WARD William Limerick Pauline Laskowski THIRD WARD Scott King Fred Carpenter FOURTH WARD Allen Albright Darrell Cisney FIFTH WARD Bruce Webber William Kammerer CLERK-TREASURER Paul Williams. Jr. Dan Roser TOWN OF WALKERTON TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION Tuesday, November 6 — The Police Station, Walkerton, Ind. Republican Party Democrat Party FIRS I WARD Gladys Prentis Adam Mann SECOND WARD Philip Waldron, Sr. Arthur 1). M. Heemer Leo A. Savoie. Jr. (Independent Party) THIRD WARD James Verkier Jack Rizck FOURTH WARD Craig De Myer FIFTH WARD Raymond Keck Dennis Johnson CLERK-TREASURER Kathryn Tiedc ( hraphwy

Leaf Pick-Up In Walkerton On November 5 & 12 Ihe Town of Walkerton Street Department will be picking up leaves on Mondays. November 5 and 12. If residents will bag their leaves and leave them at the curb the truck will pick them up. North Liberty Telephone Office Changes Hours The North Liberty United Telephone Company of Indiana office hours have been changed as follows. Ihe office will open at 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 to 5:(X) p.m. Ihe office will be closed from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. ANNUAL KOONTZ LAKE BAZAAR NOVEMBER 3 Ihe third Annual Bazaar of the Koontz Lake Fire Department Auxiliary will be held on November 3 at the Fire House and will be open at 9:(X) a.m Food will be served and many Christmas things will be tea tured. Come one, come all. ( hairladies are: items, Mildred Nolcheff; food, Sandra Cook; pub licit v. Mary Peterson. NOTICE A tree blood pressure clinic will be held on Thursday. November 1. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Koontz 1 ake Conservation Club.

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Neighborhood Public Meeting On November 8 Residents of the Tyler Harrison neighborhood are asked to comment of the ongoing project at a public meeting set for Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Walkerton Community Building. The project is in the final stages. The grant of $393,000 for community development was obtained from the Department of Housing and Urban Development last year. PARENT VISITATION DAY SET FOR NOV. | Urey Middle School. Walkerton, has set November 1 as Parent Visitation Day for parents of the school’s students from 12:30 to 5:00 or 6:(X) to 8:00 p.m. Parents will be visiting with the teachers and guidance counselor. As they enter the school they will sign up to be scheduled for conferences with individual teachers. Conferences will last approxi matefy 15 minutes. Coffee and refreshments will be served. If a parent cannot make it on that dav. a call should be made to the schiMil office, 586-3184, to set up a more convenient time. TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNIC EF SUNDAY Ilie Junior M Y.F of the Walk erton I nited Methodist Church will be trick or treating for INK I F on Sunday, November 4. from 2 (X) to 4:(X) p.m. in Walkerton.