The Independent-News, Volume 106, Number 24, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 November 1980 — Page 2

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J.G. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM •* <■ m||F WF <• Jsbw * ~ S ■ I I >Mli ■ lUb ' 54 «J( Z# 1 » <■ w-^L^«?A^yJ 33 i I-kw* wlrHl^i ■ L\3l v i I u w u* kj K JiL, 20 ■■ 4P^OOi Ihd akOll The 1980-81 freshman basketball team members are, from left to right, kneeling: Barry Bottorff, Danny Huffstetter, Trey Hardesty and Mike Kinney. Back row, coach Gary Brown, Steve Barger, Mike Dill, Scott Pontius and Jeff Verhaeghe.

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Susan Diane Minter became the bride of Dale E. Schmeltz during a double ring ceremony at six-thirty in the evening on Saturday. September 27. in the LaPaz Church of (><kl with Rev Huber Johnson officiating. The bride is the daughter and Mrs ( harles Minter. "01 Tyler Street, Walkerton. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs Eugene Schmeltz. Route 4. Walkerton. Mrs John (Sally) Petro. Michigan ( itv. was matron of honor and bridesmaid was Mrs. Richard I Mardv n) Goff Walkerton Best man was Glenn Schmeltz, Walkerton and groomsman was Duane Stephenson, Plymouth I shers were (harles W Minter and David Minter, brothers of the bride. Walkerton A buffet reception was held in the LaPaz ( ommumtv Building for MX) guests Dancing following the dinner A wedding trip to southern Indiana was taken The couple arc residing at 55600 Timothy Road, New Carlisle I he couple are both graduates of John Glenn High School. Walker ton Ihe groom is employed bv Inland Distributing. South Bend Ihe bride is employed bv luikcr Freight lines South Bend and at

tended Ancilla College. Donaldson, and Indiana Vocational Technical College. South Bend. NIPSCO AMENDS GAS COST PETITION Northern Indiana Public Service Company on Friday. November 7, filed an amended petition with the Public Service Commission of Indiana which will reduce a previously filed request to pass on increases in gas costs to its customers On October 24. 1980. NIPSCO filed a petition to pass on increased natural gas costs from two of its pipeline suppliers totaling s2l 669.84 b Under the revision filed Friday. the requested increase will be lowered to $16,720,317. effective in December. 1980. The utility said that if the amended request is approved, the average NIPSCO residential customer using natural gas for homeheating and other purposes (W’.MK) cubic feet per year) w ill pay about $1 04 per month more of sl2 4" per year instead of $1.35 per month more or sl6 20 per year more as requested in the October 24. 1980 petition I he average NIPS( O residential customer using natural gas for pur poses other than homeheating (iMKiMI cubic feel annually) will

pay about 28 cents per month more or $3.37 per year more instead of 37 cents per month more or $4.38 per sear more under the original petition. Adjustments in gas rates to NIPSCO customers, usually upward and sometimes downward, have occurred and will continue to occur as rates from NIPSCO's five pipeline suppliers change. The annual cost of gas for the average NIPSCO residential customer using natural gas for homeheating and other purposes (14".600) cubic feet a year) will be $520..30. beginning in December. 1980. if this petition is approved bv the Commission. The average NIPSCO customer using natural gas for purposes other than spaceheating (39,800 cubic feet a year) will pas annual costs of 5168.23. HIS COMPANY TO APPEAR HERE SUNDAY The First United Presbyterian Church of Walkerton announces that HIS Company (Honoring In Service), a seven-member drama troupe from Fort Wayne Bible College. Fort Wayne. Indiana, will be appearing on Sunday. November 23 at 10:00 a.m. HIS Company is under the direction of Miss Sonja S. Strahm. Assistant Professor of English and Christian drama. The goal of HIS Company is to present truth by effectively communicating drama that always honors God. HIS Company’s ministry includes Biblical dramas, dramatic readings, dramalogues and puppetry. The goal of the young people in every situation is to relate their faith in Jesus Christ to today’s world in understandable, contemporary communications. Fort Wayne Bible College is a coeducational four year college, training Christian young men and women for service in the fields of teacher education, missions. Christian education, pastoral training. music education, missionary nursing. Christian social work, and business administrtion. MARTHA CIRCLE MEETS I he Martha Circle of the Presbyterian Church met in the living room of the Church on Monday evening, November 17, with 10 members persent. Mrs. Robert Ross, leader, opened the meeting by reading portions from I (or 13. She then had praver Roll mil was answered with What is one of the happiest ex p< riemes you have had?” Mrs

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