The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 9, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1985 — Page 12

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - AUGUST 1, 1985

SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES (continued from page 1) cancelled at the end of the school year. Following a motion by Mr. Peddycord, “Based on evidence at the hearing and the superintendent's written recommendation, I move that the Board of School Trustees cancel the indefinite contract of J. Bryce Bigley at the end of the 1985-86 school year/ ' seconded by Mr. Stull and the Board voted five (Mrs. Beem, Mr. Hostetler. Mr. Ludwig, Mr. Peddycord and Mr. Stull) to zero to approve the motion with Mrs. Manuel abstaining. Mrs. Manuel noted that she abstained for the reason stated in Item A above. C. Calendar Arbitration — Arbitrator's Decision: The superintendent announced that in the matter of a John Glenn Education Association Grievance concerning whether or not the School Corporation had the right to schedule potential make up days due to lost time, which was submitted to the American Arbitration Association, the arbitrator. Mr. George Jacobs, decision was as follows: “The Employer has not violated the Agreement by its notice to change the school calendar to accomplish make up days for the inclement weather days experienced. The Grievance was not proven; and the request for remedy cannot be ordered." Dr. Smith also noted that he believed that this was a good faith dispute between the Association and the Corporation and that although he was certainly pleased that the decision had been made in favor of the Corporation position, he was more pleased that now the School Corporation and Association

Public Auction — NORTH LIBERTY — LOCATION — ’A mile west of Redwood on New Road, or take New Road 1% miles east of State Road 23. Sat., August 3 10:00 a.m. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FURNITURE — Beautiful solid walnut Victorian % bed w/spindle back, dated 1861 m A-1 condition w/new. special made springs and mattress, nice solid walnut double pedestal library table (heavy timbers), solid oak commode (C. 1890), beautiful butternut triple tilt mirrored 6 drawer dresser, solid oak desk w/drawer and peg top: nice maple high chair (white); plank bottom kitchen chairs (C 1870); Queen Ann style 2 drawer night stand, mahogany chest on chest radio cabinet (C 1930) in A-1 condition, nice White treadle sewing machine w/box top and porcelain knobs (good condition); mahogany 7 drawer chest w/burled fronts and original hardware, walnut dresser w/mirror, walnut Falls Style record cabinet; nice buffet (C 1920); nice maple rocker; Empire style oak rocker (needs cushions) GLASSWARE - (14) Fostoria dessert plates. (4) etched Fostoria dessert plates w/matched cups/saucers, etched ice bucket. Carnival glass berry bowls, pink Depression candy dish: assorted pressed glass pieces including pedestal cake plate and heavy pressed mint dish, assorted quality stemware, hand painted creamer and sugar bowl, assorted cups and saucers; vaseline glass candlesticks. assorted large Fiesta platters, tobacco jar. LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GLASSWARE COLLECTOR'S ITEMS - Fancy Magic Chef 3 burner gas range, white porcelain w/biack trim (A-1). old 6 blade wood ceiling fan (1 blade damaged) from Miles Lab oval beveled mirror w/sculptured frame, oval convex reverse painting “On The Danube (needs repair). Philco and Silvertone floor model radios w/walnut cabinets picture w/convex glass butter churn; (2) large wooden wagon wheels, nice cast iron butcher kettle, assorted wood kegs, buggy weight; milk can, threshing machine oil can. wood plane, asst old wood pulleys, old dovetail box single trees, o'd brace old wood steering wheel. 2-man crosscut, railroad lantern, ice tongs HOUSEHOLD & MISCELLANEOUS Metal wood gram dinette set w/2 leaves and 8 padded chairs, formica top table w/4 chairs, round apartment size table w/4 cnairs. nice small pot belly stove, assorted wash tubs, coal bucket/shovels. asst shovels, rakes, hoes, etc . asst fence posts, log chain hog holder meat hook, meat saw. old push mower assorted house jacks heavy duty 4 ' bench vise, table mounted jigsaw, hand saw, asst hammers and misc hand tools, tap and die large asst nails, screws, etc Terms: Cash or Approved Check Lunch Served Not Responsible For Accidents Or Merchandise After Sold Hazel Close, Owner Sale conducted by. Kaser’s Auction Service Col Carl Kasrf CAI Co: Dean Kaser North Liberty South Bend NOF 656 4532 2916379

would be able to get on with the real job at hand which is the education of our youth and serving our community. Also, he noted that the Association will be asked to participate in the formation of a policy to be recommended to the Board for the proper utilization of make up days. D. Athletic Department Report — Mr. Kickbush: Mr. Richard Kickbush, athletic director at John Glenn High School, submitted a written financial statement of receipts and expenditures to the Board for the period covering the 1984-85 school year. He explained various receipts and expenditures and responded to questions by the Board. Mr. Stull commended Mr. Kickbush for running the athletic department “in the black" year after year. Supervision of fan buses and the provision for adults to ride on fan buses were also discussed. Mr. Kickbush noted that he would be very pleased to have more adults ride on the fan buses. E. Transfer tuition Requests: Following a motion by Mrs. Manuel, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted six to zero to approve the following transfer tuition requests: 1. Mrs. Williams for son, Chad, Bth grade, Urey Middle School. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Cronkhite for son. Ben Hesch, 10th grade, John Glenn High School. 3. Mrs. Menefee, for niece. Donna. 9th grade, John Glenn High School. F. Resolution — Prime Time Aide Waiver: Following a motion by Mr. Stull, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted six to zero to approve the attached Resolution for an Indiana Department of Education Prime Time Aide Waiver. G. Appointments: Following a motion by Mr. Peddycord. second-

ed by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted six to zero to make the following appointments: 1. Sue Bellinger, Bus #l6 Route. 2. Shirley Winquist Bus Shuttle Route. Following a motion by Mrs. Manuel, seconded by Mr. Peddycord, the Baord voted six to zero to make the following appointments: 1. Nancy Price, full-time North Liberty School Prime Time Aide. 2. Sue Dittmar, half-time North Liberty School Aide. H. School Lunch Prices: Following a motion by Mr. Peddycord, seconded by Mrs. Manuel, the Board voted five to one (Mr. Stull voting no) to set the following daily school lunch prices: Grades 1-5, 75 cents; Grades 6-12, 85 cents; and Adults, $1.50. I. Financial Statement — June, 1985: The superintendent submitted the financial statement for June, 1985, to the Board. He noted that most appropriation balances are comparable to those in previous years, but in the upcoming budget he would be recommending alterations due to apparent shortages that will occur in some accounts. J. Budget Discussion: The superintendent submitted to the Board a first draft proposal for the 1986 school budget. This included a general fund increase of approximately 11%, a debt service fund increase of less than 1%, and a transportation fund increase of approximately 3%. The superintendent noted that if advertised as currently structured, the total tax rate would be approximately $5.25. He further noted that this is an inflated rate due to at this time overestimation of some expenditure items and underestimation of revenues and assessed valuation. The Board discussed in detail various items within the budget and directed the superintendent to refine his proposal with regard to a number of items and to resubmit the proposal in essentially a final form. If necessary, the Board will schedule a work session prior to the next regular board meeting for the purpose of reviewing the budget proposal again. The superintendent stated that he would work to propose an advertised tax rate at closer to $5.00 and that he fully expected that the eventual passing of the buget would be at a tax rate considerably lower than $5.00. This would be due to the fact that later in the fall more accurate information on actual expenditures, estimated revenues and assessed valuation would be available to the Corporation. K. Others: 1. Mrs. Manuel requested that the superintendent gather further information on the number of employees in the Corporation that have worked for both South Bend Community Schools and John Glenn Schoo] Corporation for approximately 10 years. This is in reference to whether or not those employees may qualify for an additional experience rate on their employment contracts. 2. Mr. Peddycord requested that the superintendent contact Slatile Roofing with regard to their cleanup of materials at North Liberty School following completion of the roofing project. The superintendent stated that he would contact NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF INDIANA INC In sccordance with an Order ol the Federal Communication* Commission in CC Docket 83-1145 released February 27 1985 United Telephone Company ot Indiana Inc tiled revisions on July 2. 1985 Io Its Taritt F C C No 3 It you are currently obtaining Inter stale Switched Access Service Special Access Service Directory Assistance Service or certain other miacellaneous services this taritt tiling which is scheduled lo become effective October 1 1985 may affect the rales you are paying tor service A copy ol this taritt filing is available lor public inspection al stale headquarters US 30 East Warsaw Indiana between the hours of 8 a m and spm Monday through Friday II you wish additional information ■egarding this tariff you may contact P K Zimmerman Access Service Manager

Mr. Rogers of Sollitt Construction Company who is the Project Manager for the roofing project. The Board will meet in regular session on August 6, 1985, at 7:30 p.m. in the library of John Glenn High School. The Board will also meet in special executive session on August 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the library of John Glenn High School for the purpose of conducting the superintendent’s evaluation. There being no further business to come before the Board, following a motion by Mr. Stull, seconded by Mr. Peddycord, the Board voted six to zero to adjourn at 9:20 p.m. WALKERTON TOWN BOARD MINUTES (continued from page I) weed control ordinance needs to be put into effect. The new Telephone Company building was brought up for discussion. The traffic going to and from that building through the alleyway has created a nuisance. The town board would like to see if the telephone people could use the other side for their entrance. Mr. Bracich would like to see a residency policy established for all town employees. That received no comment from the rest of the board members. The next town board meeting was changed from August 12th to August 19th for budgetary calendar purposes. John Middleton, civil engineer from Lawson and Fisher discussed the entire revised documents for Bituminous Pavement Improvements 1985 construction. The documents will be put out for bid and will be scheduled to be opened at the August 19, 1985 meeting at 7:00 p.m. Ed Bracich made a motion to set the contracts up for bid on that date. Cliff Ward seconded

Due to ill health, we have purchased a house in South Bend and will offer the following REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AT Public Auction — NORTH LIBERTY — Sat, August 24 9:30 a.m. REAL ESTATE AT 12:00 NOON LOCATION — 66603 Pine Road — take St. Rd. 4 % mile east of the Potato Creek State Park entrance to Pine Road; go south V? mile (WATCH FOR SALE SIGNS). 53.25 - REAL ESTATE - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP DESCRIPTION — Nice 1928 Sears Roebuck 2 bedroom house with unfinished second story and full basement w/fruit cellar Has large, carpeted hving/dimng area and enclosed, carpeted front proch w/Malta windows Modern kitchen and bath Wood/coal heat, new plumbing and aluminum siding Has large, convenient garden area, fruit orchard (apples, pears, plums, persimmons, grape arbor and assorted berries), shade trees and double driveway 45 acres tillable (clay-loam-muck) plus 6 acres of predominately oak timber Outbuildings include 40 x 56' bank barn w/fallout shelter. 10 diameter round brooder house. (2) chicken houses, tractor shed, small utility shed, 10' x 10 utility shed. (3) corn cribs and single stall garage LEGAL DESCRIPTION SE N OF RR-36 36 1E 53 25 ACRES Sm terms below* AUCTIONEERS' NOTE - Here is an excellent opportunity to purchase a fine, small size farm which has been well cared for and maintained Arrange your financing now and attend this sale to bid your price Don't wait and find that it sold for a price you would have gladly paid Roy & Mary are sincere about selling their farm and will accept any reasonable bids NOTE - Most farm machinery was purchased throughtout the 70 s and used predominately on this farm TERMS REAL ESTATE - $5 000 down day ot sale with balance due at closing (30 days) Possession immediately after closing Taxes pro-rated at closing Sellers reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids PERSONAL PROPERTY — Cash or Approved Check Any statements made day of sale take precedence over any printed material Not Responsible For Accidents Or Merchandise After Sold Lunch Served By St. John’s Lutheran Church Women Roy & Mary Reamschnyder OWNERS Sale conducted by: Kaser’s Auction Service 656 4532 291 b 3/ 9

the motion and all agreed. A group discussion was held on the drainage problem on Georgia Street. There were quite a few residents present from that area. Mr. Middleton explained to the residents that the problem had been studied and he had a proposed solution. The solution included concrete curbing. Mr. Bracich made a motion to add a lump sum bid on lineal feet of concrete to the Bituminous Pavement Improvement bid. Cliff Ward seconded the motion and all agreed. Ed Bracich made a motion to enable all town employees to be eligible to join the Teachers Credit Union. Cliff Ward seconded the motion and all voted in favor. Citizens Imput: June Balrer asked about a number of unfinished items of business. 1. What happened with the delinquent accounts that were turned over to the lawyer and to the collection agency? Answer: The lawyer said he was not too successful in his endeavor and the clerk’s office has been progressing with collections. 2. Was anything done on solving Dr. Bottorff's easement problem with the Wastewater Treatment Plant property? Answer: The lawyer said nothing has been done. 3. Has anything been paid to the Park Department on the ozone monitoring? Answer: Only the Park Department can answer that question. 4. Has the electrical advisory committee been meeting? Answer: Mr. Williams said they have been meeting every other week for about two months now. Claims 763 to 791 were approved on a motion bv Bracich, seconded by Cliff Ward. With no further business to come before the board the meeting adjourned on a motion by Bracich, seconded by Ward.