The Independent-News, Volume 107, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 December 1981 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - DECEMBER 3, 1901

EDITORIALS

LET’S KEEP IT MERRY We are very rapidly approaching the happy and festive Christmas season. This one holiday stands apart from the others for several reasons. It is one holiday that still has the real meaning of the intendened holiday remembered and yet is also celebrated very much so on the less serious meaning. A big thing with the Christmas season is decorating . . . both inside and outside of homes, businesses and other institutitions. The holiday season can be very merry ... or it can be a tragic time if simple precautions aren’t followed and every year one reads of many cases where decorations are the cause of a tragedy that for many families turns the happy holiday season into a nightmare. The most common for years has been with lighting of Christmas trees. This has possibly subsided somewhat in recent years with the more and more accepted artificial trees, but still, live or artificial, trees are still a problem place where trouble can start if the proper precautions and care is not taken. The rules of safety are basically simple . . . and the respect for electricity (and still even the candles) must be followed to avoid helping tragedy start. We need not go into detail and certainly we do not want to discourage decorations as we feel this is a big part of the holiday season and spirit. But we would like to join the many others in asking each and everyone to use caution and common sense in decorating or in holiday customs to help keep this Christmas merry for all. We can think of nothing else that could turn the holiday season into tragedy more than carelessness that leads to problems of either loved ones or homes. You must do your part in helping to avoid such adversities and insure the happiness for all. KETTLE DRIVE TO BEGIN The local Salvation Army committee will start their annual kettle drive this Saturday in Walkerton and this now wellestblished function may be taken for granted, but this is a big part of Christmas for many more families than one may realize. For three Saturdays, volunteers will be assisting the local committee in their only fund raising venture of the year and this year we are assured the list of those needing and receiving help will be expanded over some of the years in the past. We know the results of the drive and the work that is does. Every year we publish the monies raised, but the committee keeps to themselves the work that is done. However, it can safely be assumed by all that the money used at the holiday season is well spent, carefully planned and not in any way wasted or spent foolishly. The work the local committee has done over the years is great and the job at hand continues to be one of quite some magnitude. However, this is only possible through the generosity of you, the public, who for years have been so generous in helping to make this a success, here in Walkerton and in communities all over the land large and small. Your dropping of coins and dollars into the kettles the next three weeks will help spread the Christmas spirit to many more people than you may believe. It is one project that is done locally for the local area and one you can be thankful for whether the need is yours or just in knowing that you have helped someone with a real need.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE I would like to publicly thank the two ambulance EMT's, Rand) and Gan They took my husband to the hospital and treated him as though he was family. Walkerton is vers fortunate to have this Ambulance Service. Mrs. Henn Kerchaert Walkerton CARDS ■aOFODI THANKS A special thanks to all my friends for their prayers, cards, visits, phone calls and flowers while I was in the hospital and since I've returned home God bless you all. June Lind We wish to thank all our friends, neighbors and relatives for their nice cards, flowers, food and thoughtfulness during the loss of «>ur mother We especially want to thank Pastor Shelly for the nice service and Miller's Mem Manor for the fine care they gave her Also, an eitra special thanks to Larry Peterson, who has been so

g»xxi to us through all this. the Family of Minnie I. Everhart Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Clapper Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Snodgrass Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Higgcnbatham I would like to thank all my friends, neighbors and relatives for all the cards, flowers, fixxl and other gifts while I was in the hospital and while I am recovering at home. Also I would like to thank everyone who made my birthday on November 23 one of happiest ones 1 have ever had. With the deepest appreciation, thank you. Rose Roush We would like to thank all our friends, especially our children, that made our 25th wedding anniversary an occasion to be remembered We also wish to thank those who sent greetings and gave gifts and to Rec and Mrs. Harold Hotchkiss, who married us. who came from Flint, Michigan, and to the- waitresses who sang to us in the lownehousc Restaurant, God loves vou. so do we. Eugene (Fritz) A Goldie Skinner A sincere thank you for the mans kind things done for me again w hile in the hospital and at home. I apprec late it so much and having so mans wonderful friends is a gift

Also a special thank you to Dr. Carter for his care. Rev. Furnish for his calls and our very Tine EMT's for their efficient, prompt service. Elsie Crambert 1 would like to thank all the relatives and friends that sent me prayers. cards, flowers, gifts, telephone calls and visits while I was in the hospital and now recuperating at home. A special thanks to Dr. Carter and Dr. Mwn, also a special thanks to Rev. Gearheart and Rev. Cummins for their visits and prayers. Clyde Stickley SCHOOL MENUS St. Patrick School DECEMBER 7-11 MONDAY Spaghetti Tossed salad Garlic bread Apple wedges Milk TUESDAY Ham salad sandwich French fries Wax beans Pineapple tidbits Milk WEDNESDAY Fried chicken Mashed potatoes and gravyButtered corn Pumpkin pie slices Milk THURSDAY Beanie weenie bake Mixed vegetables Corn bread Peaches Milk FRIDAY Grilled cheese Tomato soup Celery sticks Rice pudding Milk North Liberty School DECEMBER 7-11 MONDAY Chicken and noodles Buttered peas Mashed potatoes Oranges Sticks roll Milk TUESDAY Salisbury steak Mashed potatoes Relishes Peaches Yam my muffin Chocolate milk WEDNESDAY Pizza Corn Applesauce Rolled wheat brownie Milk THURSDAY Pork fritter on bun Cheese stick Green beans Lettuce salad Pumpkin crisp Milk FRIDAY Macaroni and cheese Mixed vegetables Peanut butter celery Apple pie square Wheat bread and butter Milk Walkerton Elementary School DECEMBER 7-11 MONDAY Sausage pattie Tossed salad Bread and butter Mixed fruit Milk TUESDAY Fish sandwich Buttered potatoes Peaches Milk W|DNISDAY Fried chicken Mashed potatoes and grass ( cicry sticks Bread and butter ( offec cake Milk IHLRSDAY

Hot dog on bun Buttered corn Applesauce Milk FRIDAY Johnny marzetti Green beans Carrot sticks Blueberry muffin squareMilk Ures Middle School DECEMBER 7-11 MONDAY Hot dog on bun Mixed vegetables Cheese sticks Chocolate cobler Milk TUESDAY Chicken tetrazanni Buttered peas Bread and butter Pineapple Milk WEDNESDAY Vegetable soup Crackers Jelly sandwiches Apricots Milk THURSDAY Tacos in pita pockets Buttered corn Rice krispies squares Milk FRIDAY Macaroni and cheese Green beans Fruit cocktail Bread and butter Milk John Glenn High School DECEMBER 7- || MONDAY Cheeseburger on bun Tater tots Buttered peas Butterscotch chip cookies Milk TUESDAY Smokey links Scalloped potatoes Green beans Applesauce White bread and butter Milk WEDNESDAY Barbeque on bun Buttered rice Carrots Apple-fruit salad Milk THURSDAY Vegetable beef soup and crack ers Peanut butter and jelly sandwich Tossed salad Pineapple upside down cake Milk FRIDAY Fish on bun French fries Buttered corn Peanut butter cookies Milk Oregon-Das is Schools DECEMBER 3 - 4 THURSDAY Meat gravy over mashed potatoes Sliced carrots Mixed fruit Milk FRIDAY Toasted cheese sandwich Tomato soup Applesauce Cookie Milk Notes From Miller's Merry Manor We thank Amy Wardman for presenting a Veterans Dav program and for presenting to those residents who served in the Armed Forces a certificate from the American Legion Auxiliary. Walkerton. We thank the puppeteers from the Presbyterian Church. Walkerton. for the program they present ed for our amusement. The residents enjoyed it. We thank the nursery school from North Liberty ( hurcfi of ( hrist for bringing us a

porgram of Thanksgiving and for presenting each resident with ai artificial flower in an attractive pot We thank the Head Start grou; from Greene School for presenting us with a Thanksgiving program or Monday. November 23. Shaking hands with everyone and introduc ing themselves. Our sympathy is extended to tin families of Minnie Everhart, Ed Weddle, Lillian Gaddis, Myrth Barney and Karin Richey for tin loss of their loved ones. Art and Ruth McKesson wen made happy last Saturday , Novem ber 21. by the arrival of their son Charles, and his wife, from Texas Residents still in the hospital an Emma Bunch. Ruby Gorsline. Ton. Bentley and Pam Saylor. We wisl them a speeds recovery. The dining room was quite emp ty on Thanksgiving Day as mans residents were taken out for dm ner. Helen Murphy planned a gcxxl dinner for those of us who re mained. We had turkey, dressing sweet potatoes, waxed beans, cran berry jello salad, rolls, pumpkin pi< and coffee. Pretty turkey napkins and yellow tray mats were used Thank you Helen and the ladies who prepared the delicious dinner Also to the aides who worked on Thanksgiving Day. AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS TO BE HELD AT HISTORICAL MUSEUM The St. Joseph County Junior Historical Sixiety will present then annual Christmas Program at thNorthern Indiana Historical Soviet Museum on Saturday , December 5 It will be held from 10:00 am. t 4:00 p.m. and there is no admissiot charge. The Museum will be decorate.: for the holiday with special exhib its. Ihe Pioneer Cabin will be s< in a Christmas scene, once again of the 1960'5. A special feature thi year will be the antique, handmad. ornaments adorning the Christma tree in this exhibit room. A men ber of the Junior Society will bt reciting the story of an 1860 Christ mas. Other members of the Jun lors will be singing Christma carols. The public is invited to see an. hear this program. Besides th< ( hnstmas Exhibits, other new dis plays wil be open for viewing for the education and enjoy ment of om and all. The Junior Society is sponsored by and an auxiliary of the Northen Indiana Historical Society. Thi Juniors are composed of higl schixd students from throughout St. Joseph County.

CHURCH NEWS

Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walkerton. Indiana Res. Warren Furnish SUNDAY. DECEMBER 6 Second Sunday of Advent. 9:30 a.m., Sunday Svhixil. 10:30 a.m.. Church Service. 12:00 noon. Fellowship (. luU carry-in pot luck dinner and meet mg in the Fellowship Hall. MONDAY.m NOVEMBER 7 7:00 p.m., Christian Education committee meeting at Church. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 8 11:00 a.m., Presbyterian women visit Walkerton's Miller's Mem Manor. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 9 10:00 a.m.. Mars Circle meets at Church. 7:00 p.m., Session meets at Church. 7:30 p.m.. Choir practice. "Whosoever will, mav come First Assembly Os God Church Corner of Michigan A Van Buri Walkerton. Indiana Pastor. Larrs L McCormick 5Kb 3'25 10:00 a.m., Sundas School. 1 1:00 a m.. Morning Worship 7:30 p m.. Sunday Night Esau gclitK. Wednesday, ' 30 p.m