The Independent-News, Volume 110, Number 16, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 September 1984 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 110; NUMBER 16

WALKERTON TOWN BOARD MINUTES The Town Board met in regular session on September 10, 1984, < ith the following members presnt: Arthur D. M. Heemer. Edward Bracich, E. Clifford Ward, Margaret Gaddis and Gregory Wiliams. The minutes of the August 27th meeting were discussed. The lerk asked the lawyer what Bob ! rbin meant in his editorial conrning business that was not reorted in the board minutes. The iwyer said he did not know what Mr. Urbin was referring to and that he board minutes reflected exactly hat happened. The minutes -ere passed on a motion by Williams, seconded by Gaddis. Mr. Bracich said he thought it <ould be nice if Bob Urbin would upport us more perhaps showing is concern by attending the board meetings as other newspapers do nstead of being more interested in a ho eats dinner with who. OLD BUSINESS: Information on purchasing a new police car: Mr. Gassensmith check'd with Gates Town & Country, Patten-Wells and Basney Ford. Basney Ford gave a price of $9,445.15 for a basic LTD. Patten Wells said the State of Indiana will -elease the bids for police cars on the 15th of September. Whoever wins the bid will sell us the car for he same price. Williams made a motion to wait until more information is obtained before making a decision. Gaddis seconded the motion and all voted in favor. Police Reserves rules and reguations was a subject for discussion. Question: Who is the liason •fficer for the Reserves? Answer: Carl Sobieralski is the sason officer. Question: Is the insurance taken care of? Answer: Yes, that has all been iken care of by the clerk. Question: What kind of firetrms are the Reserves carrying? Answer: 44 Magnum. Question: This would bother me because it would not be interhangeable with the regular ammo. It also bothers me if there is not a particular time frame for those Re'erves to be carrying a firearm. Question: Has the lawyer inpected the rules and regulations and how do they hold up regarding Indiana Code? Answer: The Indiana Code is rather obscure. I suppose I could check with the Indiana State Police on the regulations. Mr. Heemer moved that the rules and regulations for the Reserves not be passed until the iawyer, Indiana State Police and the Town Marshal confer and hamper out all the problems. Will'ams seconded the motion and ail agreed. The Pickavet drainage proble’m on Georgia Street was addressed. Mr. Williams said he was not ready *ith his remedy but would be at the next meeting. An ordinance on the Work Agreement with the Town Court and the St. Joseph County Jail was presented for approval by the Tow n Attorney. Mr. Heemer moved to 'able the ordinance until the ordinance could be studied. Bracich seconded the motion. A discuss Mon for the reasoning of tabling the ordinance — namely Mr. Heemer (continued on Page 12)

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HOMECOMING CANDIDATES I HHH $Y "■ > \ Air ■ ■ : - </ Homecoming Queen and King candidates at John Glenn High school include, front row, left to right: Edie Fuller, sophomore; Teri Lloyd, junior; and Tammy Rupel, freshman. Back row: Troy Skiles, junior; Kraig Perkins, sophomore; and Robby Nickles, freshman. * ip Completeing the candidates are, front, left to right: Rene Braun, Sunshine Society; and Karen Lasocha, senior. Back Brett Burger, Sunshine Society; and Darren Skiles, senior. JOHN GLENN CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WINS INVITATIONAL jY|

From left to right are the John Glenn Falcons cross country team who won the New Prairie Invitational on Saturday: Ed Brooke, Keith Clark, David Hille, Jeff Ransbottom, Kraig Perkins and Eric Snell. Back row: Eric Pentecost, Rick Dillon, Roger Spier, David Fugate, Steve Heim, Dusty New and coach Rans. The Falcons took the invitational by slipping by Bremen 39-40 and then outdistancing the rest of the 10 team field. Jeff Ransbottom led Glenn with a second place finish in 17:01. Right behind was Kraig Perkins in fourth place with a time of 17:09. David Hille was seventh;

Eric Pentecost was eighth; Eric Snell 19; Rick Dillon 24th; and David Fugate 25th. Glenn was the only team to place ail seven runners in the top 25. The team raised its dual meet record to 6-1 by defeating South Central 15-47 and LaCrosse 15-48. Glenn also beat Michigan City Marquette 17-42 and South Bend St. Joe 25-30. Jeff Ransbottom, Kraig Perkins and Eric Pentecost have been taking turns leading Glenn to the victories. David Hille has been a real strong fourth man. David Fugate. Rick Dillon and Eric Snell have been giving strong support in the scoring.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984

J.G. Homecoming Activities Set The theme for the 1984 John Glenn Homecoming is “Movies Os 1984”. The classes are presently decorating halls and building floats in competition. The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the Urey parking lot and end at the south end of the football field at John Glenn. A bonfire and pep rally will follow. The 1984 Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned Friday at the halftime of the John Glenn and Rochester football game. The activities will be concluded at the Homecoming Dance in the John Glenn cafeteria following the game. Music will be provided bv “Northside Station”. Parents are invited to attend the dance and will be admitted free. OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW SITE OF CLASSROOM An Open House is set for Thursday, September 27, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. by Project Head Start at it’s new classroom site, Meadows Apartment Complex Community Building, 635 Meadow Drive, North Liberty. The public is invited to welcome this new addition to the Head Start family. Representatives of Head Start's education, nutrition, health, handicap, social services, parent involvement, career development and volunteer components will be present to answer questions and to distribute information. Refreshments will be served. Quilt Show September 20-22 At LaPaz The 10th annual House of Quilting, Teegarden, Quilt Show, will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 20 - 22 at the LaPaz Community Building, north of the intersection of U. S. 6 and U. 5.31. The show will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday; from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday: and from 9:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Good home cooked food will be available. Bring your thimble, there will be a quilt in the frame to quilt and also for sale will be quilts, comforters, quilt tops, quilt blocks, pillows, books, kits and 100 percent cotton materials. Quilting and candlewicking demonstrations throughout the show as well as a benefit drawing on an appliqued pansy quilt with proceeds going to the Marshall-Starke Development Center. STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET SALES IHSAA State Football Championships this year will be played on November 23 and 24 in the Hoosier Dome. Indianapolis. Advance tickets are $12.00 for all four games. Persons purchasing these season tickets will be seated in the middle three sections of the dome. Season ticket holders will have an opportunity to buy the same ticket or one in a better location for next year’s state championship round. No public sale of tickets will be held prior to September 28. Contact your high school or call 317-846-6601 for tickets.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SEWER HOOK-UPS As of September 15, 1984, the Town Board has ruled that all residents that need to be hooked up to the sewer system are. obliged to do so. A permit of $5.00 is necessary and can be purchased at the clerktreasurer's office. The permit allows Mr. Jeff Zehner to inspect the work so that it is important that none of the work can be covered up until such time that Mr. Zehner does the inspection. Individuals that are required to hook up can do so within 90 days of the September 15th date. If individuals do not hook up within that time frame then they will be charged a $500.00 fee to hook up. Because of plant startup the rates on the sewer charge will change. At the present time everyone is being charged half of what they will be charged. Because of the fact that Walkerton purchased a loan from FHA for this project they have been allowed to charge 50% of the rate in order to generate monies to pay back the loan. The 100% charge will be in effect on everyone's November 1. 1984 billing. That 100% charge will be: Base charge — $5.00; User charge — $1.16 per 1,000 gallons of water. If anyone would like to go into more detail on their sewer charges please come to the clerk-treasur-er's office Monday through Friday and it will be explained to you. NORTH LIBERTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO MEET TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 The North Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular membership meeting on Tuesday. September 25, at 7:30 p.m., at the American Legion Post. A speaker will be present from the South Bend-Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce speaking on the proposed All-Central Communication System for St. Joseph County. This should be an interesting meeting for all citizens concerned about your community and taxes. All interested citizens are urged to attend and express their feelings.. NOTICE JUNIOR BOWLERS Junior Youth Bowlers will start on September 22 and 23. 2:00 p.m.. at Walkerton Lanes. If not signed up. come in to the bowling alley or call 586-3850 after 5:00 p.m. OREGON TOWNSHIP SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET The Oregon Township Senior Citizens, of Koontz Lake, will meet on Thursday, September 20. at 1.00 p.m. Bring a covered dish and enjoy an afternoon of fellowship. CHANGING ADDRESS? If you are moving or your mailing address has been changed, please notify our subscription department as soon as possible. Thank you The Independent-News VOTER REGISTRATION You may register to vote in the fail election until September 22, 1984. Phone 586-3756 for an appointment. Shop and Save tn Walkerton!