The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 October 1985 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 111; NUMBER 21

Glenn Girls Host Volleyball Sectional I October 24 & 26 The John Glenn girls will host the 1985 volleyball sectional this week with six teams participating. The games will be played on Thursday, October 24 and Saturday, October 26. The first matches will begin at 6:00 p.m. each evening with the doors opening at 5:00 p.m. The teams were drawn by the IHSAA and the local pairing are as follows: Thursday night, first match — Argos and LaVille. The second match will pair Triton and Plymouth. Argos and Triton are designated as the home team in these matchups. On Saturday, also at 6:00 p.m., Bremen will meet Glenn. Bremen is the hometeam in this matchup. The second contest will pit the two Thursday winners with the ArgosLaVille winner being designated as the home team. The championship match will follow 15 minutes after the conclusion of Match 4. Admission for the volleyball sectional is $2.00 per person for each session. All fans are asked to park in the west lot and enter the building through the west cafeteria doors. The displaying of signs, banners or placards at tournament matches is prohibited. Also flash pictures of the players shall not be taken during the progress of a match, except media photographers under their IHSAA restrictions. Plymouth last year advanced from the sectional to the final match of the state tourney and has another very fine team this year. Bremen is also a strong team and has beaten the host Glenn girls twice in early season play. The tournament should provide area fans with some very good high school volleyball. VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL AT OREGON-DAVIS A volleyball sectional will be hosted by Oregon-Davis High School on Thursday, October 24 and Saturday, October 26. In the Thursday night action that will begin at 7:00 p.m., OregonDavis will play North Judson. Saturday at 6:00 p.m., South Central will play Knox and this will be followed by LaCrosse playing the winner of the Thursday night game. The championship game will follow. MORE TRAFFIC ON U.S. 6 A portion of the eastbound lanes of U. S. 30, in Starke and Marshall Counties, has been closed as of Monday to do work on the railroad crossing near Oak Road, in Marshall County. Work is expeced to be completed on Friday, October 25. The traffic has been re-routed from U. S. 35 to U. S. 6 and then to U. S. 31 back to U. S. 30, adding 15 miles. The westbound lanes are not affected. NOTICE Dr. Ron Intinin, of South Bend, will speak on Food & Drug Reactions, on Thursday. October 24, at 12:30 p.m., at the Koontz Lake Nutrition Site. The public is invited. Happy Ads, only $ 1. 501

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FALL FESTIVAL AND “WIN” DAY LAST SATURDAY Ebi - mm KM IF ...L •ss***' t “And the winner is” . . . says Mryna Daube, Walkerton Chamber of Commerce president, as she drew the winning ticket for a brand new Chevy Cavalier or a Ford Escort, Saturday, October 19, during the WIN Coupon Book promotion drawing day. Standing with Mrs. Daube is Mike Fox, representing Mahoney Chevy-Olds and Walkerton Ford-Mercury, Inc., donors of the 1986 car for the Chamber promotion. The winner was Clark T. Buck, Hickory Road, Mishawaka, an employee at Wells Aluminum Corp., North Liberty. More pictures on page 7.

The second annual Fall Festival is history with a washout on Friday to slightly dampen the spirits. But on Saturday, it was a WIN day. The rain held off and a lot of people were made happy with the different drawings from the WIN coupon book promotion sponsored by the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce. Entertainment by Donna Jean was very well received by the hundreds of people who heard this 13 year old country-western singer. She was outstanding, performing at 10:00 a m. and again at 11:30 a.m. The first WIN coupon drawing was held at 10:00 a.m. and the last one for a brand spanking new 1986 car was held around 6:00 p.m. The drawings were held every half hour by Chamber president, Myrna Daube. Winning the ham from Chuck’s Barber Shop, Walkerton, was Mrs. Robert (Amy) Wardman, 810 Ohio Street, Walkerton. The $25.00 cash prize given by Beaver Realty, Koontz Lake, was won by Beaulah Dollahan. Rural Route 4. Box 434, Walkerton. The glassware set, given by M J. Package Store was won by Doris Allen. Rural Route 5, Box 245, Walkerton. A $50.00 gift certificate at Kabelin True Value Hardware, being given by Morris Precision, Inc., was won by Steven J. Hepler. Rural Route 2, Box 11, Warsaw. Miller’s Merry Manor gave a $50.00 certificate for gasoline from Jim’s Standard Service and that was won by Becky High, North Liberty. A $50.00 U. S. Savings Bond, given by Richard Doyle, Attorney, Walkerton, went to Lois Zerler, Rural RouteS, Box 196, Walkerton. The $50.00 gift certificate for meals at Welco, given by Welco Truck Stop, was won by Joyce Lemert. North Liberty. American State Bank presented two $50.00 U. S. Savings Bonds and they were won by Claudia Corbett. Portage, and Zella Schafer, Rural Route 1. Box 413-B, Walkerton. The SIOO.OO cash prize awarded

by Lakeside Realty, Koontz Lake, was won by Rev. Reynolds, 104 Clark Street, Walkerton. American Roller Co. gave SIOO.OO worth of groceries from Ray’s Super Valu and that was won by Robert E. Bowman, Rural Route 5, Box 154, Walkerton. Two SIOO.OO gift certificates were given by Dr. G. R. Hershberger, Walkerton, with one from Her Place to Ima Kellogg, Rural Route 1, Hamlet, and another at the Brass Lion to Clarence Sydow, Michigan City. Ist Source Bank, Walkerton Branch, had two drawings with one for a 10 ounce bar of silver that was won by Margaret Szul, Rural Route 5, Box 94, Walkerton, and the other drawing was for SIOO.OO cash and that was won by Olive Mankowski, Route 1, Box 5, Walkerton. A choice of a boys or girls bicycle was given by Wells Aluminum Corp., North Liberty, and the lucky winner was Floyd Engle. Rural Route 3, Box 708, Walkerton. The hind quarter of beef given by Wilcox Supermarket, Walkerton, was won by Cheri Lynne Hooker, Argos. The choice of a 1986 Chevy Cavalier or a 1986 Ford Escort topped off the drawings with the cars being donated by Mahoney Chevy-Olds, Walkerton, and Walkerton Ford-Mercury, Inc., Walkerton, with the winner being Clark T. Buck. 4544 Hickory Road, Mishawaka, an employee at Wells Aluminum Corp., North Liberty. The Dixie Walkers Square Dancers livened up the Festival goers beginning at 5:00 p m. until the car drawing. Other drawings held included the following that were reported to us. The lovely painting of the Walkerton Woman’s Club was won by Gert Brehm, Rural Route 5. Walkerton; and the Patricians had a benefit with the handmade sampler quilt won by Susan Groves; $25.00 cash to Jaclyn Wardman and SIO.OO cash to Dennis Walter. The pumpkin decorating contest winners were first place to Gale

THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1985

PUBLIC INPUT MEETING CHANGED TD OCTOBER 24 The second public input meeting of the John Glenn School Corporation has been changed from Tuesday. October 22, to Thursday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m., in the Urey Middle School. Dr. C. William Day, speaker, had a date conflict and will be present on October 24 to chair the meeting and to answer any questions about the report that was published in “The Independent-News" during August. The school will be open at 6:30 p.m. for those wishing to tour the building. This is an attempt for the Board to gather information so that sound decisions can be made in the interest of our school corporation. Some of the issues to be discussed include what is the best way in which to combine our two middle schools and create a better program; how can we most effectively react to Project Prime Time to lower all elementary class sizes; what additional facilities and resources do we need to provide compensatory education for disadvantaged children; what types of programs are needed so that students that are gifted and talented may be able to learn in progress that really challenges them; how can we best provide the staff and facilities needed to carry out our new expanded high school graduation requirements; what is the most efficient and effective transportation system to get students to their schools; and how can the cost of these and many other programs be effectively managed so that the property tax rates will not become exorbitant. This is a very important meeting and the public is invited and urged to attend. Glenn To Moot Rochester In Football Playoff The John Glenn Falcons will host the Rochester Zebras in the sectional football game on Friday, October 25. Game time is 7:30 p.m. and the gates will open at 6:15. Admission for the sectional game is $3.00. The winner of this first round of state football playoffs will advance to meet the winner of Cass and Lake Station. This is Sectional 25 in the state’s first ever state toum ament that includes every varsity team in the state in one of the five classes. This is Gass AA. The rules and regulations are strictly set by the IHSAA. These include the following: no banners or posters, no noise instruments, no throwing of anything and no advertising or soliciting at the game. Other teams in this sectional are Renssalear, who will host Mishawaka Marian; and North Newton, who will host Delphi. Bierly and second plAce to Christina Bierly. All in all everyone is a winner w ith the purchase of a WIN coupon book that has over $1,200.00 worth of coupons to use in the WalkertonKoontz Lake businesses, most of which are good until March 31. 1986.

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WALKERTON HALLOWEEN PARTY SUNDAY The annual Walkerton Halloween Party for Walkerton will be held on Sunday, October 27, from 1:30 p.m. for ail the children. The parade will kickoff the day’s activities and will form at the Walkerton fire station and proceed down Washington Street to Urey Middle School, where judging will take place. Judging will be held for all age groups beginning at 2:00 p.m Refreshments will be served. Trick or treating in Walkerton will be between 2:30 and 4:30 p m on Sunday. The party and judging is sponsored by the Walkerton Jaycees. Halloween Party At Presbyterian Church Saturday The First Presbyterian Church. 512 Georgia Street, Walkerton, will be the scene for a Halloween Party for ail area children, ages one through 12. from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 26. at the church. Rev. R. J. Reynolds, pastor, announces that all area children are most welcome. Those wearing costumes will be judged for the most original, best and most ugly costumes with prizes to be awarded. There will be many games and other prizes along with refreshments. Come and bring a friend. FIRE DESTROYS HOME On Wednesday evening, October 16. fire though to be caused by a wood burning stove destroyed the home of Kerry and Tena Bussie, in Johnson Tow nship. Firemen were call to the home at 9:16 p.m. The family was not at home at the time. The home was completely destroyed. The LaPorte County Chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting donations of clothing for the family which includes three children, ages 8, 10 and 12. The Red Cross is located at 912 Maple. LaPorte. and is open from 8:00 a.m. to5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Their phone is 362-6208 Keith Knepper Wins Pumpkin Baking Contest Keith Knepper won the first Pumpkin Baking Contest with his pumpkin cake roll, according to the judges of the contest which was held on Saturday during the second annual Fall Festival, tn Walkerton. The second place trophy went to Marilyn Roush for her pumpkin cookies and the third place trophy was presented to Lee Aftowski for the nut pumpkin bars. Congratulations to all. The contest was considered a success with 20 entries showing variety and quality being the key words. There were pumpkin rolls, rolled pumpkin cake, cookies, pies, bars and breads entered. The contest was sponsored by the Lincoln Township 4-H Gub and the P.T A. Gassifieds begin at Si