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TOWN BOARD MINUTES (continued from page 8) A and B at tonight’s meeting completes all payments to HRP for that project. On the claims issued to HRP for the Washington Street Project two invoices were subtracted because HRP failed to pay those invoices. One invoice was for $509.14 for water usage and backhoe rental dated June 11, 1985. The other invoice was for $347.36 dated September 17, 1985, for relocating the Washington Street catch basin. Mr Heemer made the motion that those invoices would be deducted from their final payment. Ward seconded the motion and all agreed. A short discussion was held on the hiring of a new employee for the sewer and street department. Mr. Zehner asked for suggestions on hiring. Mr. Heemer said just so long as they are not related. Mr. Heemer also requested an advertisement be put in another newspaper besides The IndependentNews. It was suggested that the prospective employee be interviewed by a panel of the utility personnel such as Marvin Williams, Jollie Back. David Bolze and Jeff Zehner. The person getting the job will be schooled in the sewer treatment program so that eventually that person become a full time assistant to the sewer department. Warner Clark asked about the fire hydrant that was to be fixed. Mr. Williams informed Mr. Gark that the special valve and hydrant had been ordered but because of being transit pipe it would take some time to repair. Mr. Heemer reported to the Board on possibly trimming trees out by the Verkier farm because of some apparent problems with the lines. A problem was discussed concerning some high voltage on one of NIPSCO’s stations that happened during an electrical storm some years back. The problem caused some high voltage at a particular transformer that took care of three households. NIPSCO will not do anything about the situation. A call was made to the Public Service Commission and they informed us that according to the law governing municpal utilities our utility can be 6% over the 120 voltage, but that the municipal utility had no obligation to the residents and only if they cared to establish good customer relations would it be recommended that they do anything about reimbursement. Public Service Commission engineers and electrical engineers for NIPSCO were asked to come up with a fair formula for reinbursement. That formula was discussed with the Board members and agreed to by all. The clerk was instructed to apply the formula that was agreed to and reimburse those individuals over a period of two months in the form of a credit to their utility bill. Claims 1240 to 1296 were approved on a motion by Heemer, seconded by Ward. With no further business to come before the Board the meeting adjourned on a motion from Heemer, seconded by Ward. BOWLING NEWS Tuesday Night Mixed Doubles Walkerton Lanes Pinsplitters 26% 13% Tornados 25 15 Outlaws 23 17 Team No. 6 19% 20% Morris Precision 18 22 Team No. 4 18 22 Team No. 8 15 25 Ducks 15 25 High team series: Pinsplitters 1959, Tornados 1931, Outlaws 1842. High team game: Pinsplitters Tornados 657, Outlaws 632. High individual series men: Fred

Stratton 578, Fred Knizner 546, John Moore 535. High individual game men: Fred Stratton 197, Fred Knizner 192, John Moore 190. High individual series women: Ching Seaman 501, Rita Johnson 480. Janice White 475. High individual game women: Rita Johnson 192, Ching Seaman 177, Dene Hensley 172. Friday Morning Coffee League Walkerton Lanes Ray’s Radiator Service 37 23 Duraclean Carpet 33 27 Miller's Merry Manor 33 37 Just Sew 32% 27% Beaver Realty 29% 30% Ray’s Super Valu 27% 32% Mouse’s Barber Shop 25 35 Johnson's Dairy Farm 22% 37% High team series: Miller's Merry Manor 1743, Ray’s Radiator Service 1727, Beaver Realty 1661. High team game: Miller’s Merry Manor 630, Ray's Radiator Service 601, Beaver Realty 583. High individual series: Dene Hensley 528, Janice White 495, Karen Johnson 467. High individual game: Dene Hensley 210, Janice White 208, Charlene Snodgrass 185. Monday Night Men's Liberty Lanes Community State Bank 29% 18% Rudd Olds/Cadillac 28 20 Swan Lake Golf Club 27 21 Wil-lene Farm 27 21 Lakeside Inn 27 21 O’Connor Electric Ser. 26 22 C & B Optical 22 26 Crum stow n Tavern 21 27 Cole Mine 19% 28% Whitmer Farms 13 35 High team series handicap: Community State Bank 2840, Crumstown Tavern 2780, Wil-lene Farm 2752. High team game handicap: Communty State Bank 1003, Lakeside Inn 966, Wil-lene Farm 963. High individual series: Dave Trobaugh, Sr. 596, Bill Doan 586, Jim Millice 580. High individual game: Dave Trobaugh 225, Bill Doan 213, Dave Scott 213. Dave Trobaugh 212. Wednesday Night Men's Liberty Lanes R& A Carpet 10 2 Sons of the American Leg. 9 3 Wabash Tavern 9 3 American Door 6 6 Liberty Lanes 5 7 Hamilton Wrecker 5 Walk. American Legion 5 Fair Oil Co. 4 8 Rick’s Goodyear 4 8 Liberty Lions 3 9 High team series. R & A Carpet 2732. Hamilton Wrecker 2715, Liberty Lanes 2671. High team game: R Ac A Carpet 967, 936. Liberty Lanes 947, 924. Hamilton Wrecker 927. High individual series: D. C. Martin 742, Colin Singleton 604, Dan Calhoon 586. High individual game: D. C. Martin 268, 238, 236, Martin Steinke 256, Colin Singleton 234, 232. Sunday Night Mixed Doubles Liberty Lanes Nice & Easy 30 18 F.D.P.s 27 21 Walnut Road Runners 26 22 2 Rights - 2 Wrongs 25 23 Flum Duckers 25 23 Elm St. Nightmares 24 24 Dilligafs 23 25 Team No. 7 22 26 Lite Srikes 19 29 Alley Cats 19 29 High team series handicap: Team No. 7 2477, Walnut Road Runners 2453, Flum Duckers 2367. High team game handicap: Nice & Easy 874, Walnut Road Runners 864, Team No. 7 861. High individual series men: D. C. Martin 611, Jack Jackson 584, Randy Schmeltz 530. High individual game men. Steve Houser 228, D. C. Martin 224, Jack Jackson 216. High individual series women: Sheila Scott 529, Joan Shafer 521,

Judy Gensinger 487. High individual game women: Sheila Scott 190, Lisa Jackson 189, Valerie Stewart 184. Friday Night Mixed Doubles Liberty Lanes Udder Team 32 20 Odd Balls 31 21 Team No. 3 29 23 Lucky Strikes 27% 24% Ramblers 23% 28% Team No. 1 23 29 The Subs 19 23 High team series: Team No. 1 1866, Team No. 3 1815, Lucky Strikes 659. High team game: Team No. 3 687, Ramblers 671, Team No. 1 659. High individual series men: Jeff O’Connor 551, Russell Odle 515, Mel McNeal 507. High individual game men: Jeff O'Connor 222, Mei McNeal 213, Ernie Tompkins 192. High individual series women: Pam Clemons 531, Lou Lou Zellers 499, Theresa Whitmer 473. High individual game women: Pam Jamriska 192, Teena Schoff 187, Pam Clemons 183. Monday Nite Late Men’s Walkerton Lanes P & H Machine 28 24 Pinheads 28 24 Rebels 27 25 Dave's Towing 27 25 Outsiders 27 25 Gutter Bros. 19 33 High team series: P & H Machine 1298, Dave’s Towing 1271, Gutter Bros. 1258. High team game: P & H Machine 518, Dave’s Towing 461, Rebels 456. High individual series: Carey Keller 516, Todd Anderson 514, Barney Hester 497. High individual game: Barney Hester 212, Carey Keller 194, 188. D. C. MARTIN ROLLS 742 SERIES WEDNESDAY Dan C. Martin, of North Liberty, rolled his second 700 plus series while bowling with Hamilton Wreckers Service in the Wednesday Night Men's Bowling League, Liberty Lanes, on November 27. Dan rolled games of 268, 236 and 238 for a 742 total. His performance was near perfect, having but one open frame, the first frame of the third game. He finished the game with five strikes in a row to give him his 742 and to more than make up for the open. Dan's first 700 series came last spring in the Sunday Night Mixed Doubles League at Liberty Lanes. He now is the only two time 700 bowler at Liberty Lanes and this is the sixth in the 31 year history of the bowling alley. SENIOR CITIZEN BOWLING NEWS ‘Twas the day before Thanksgiving and thoughts of turkey and all the trimmings must have been in the heads of most of the Seniors as the scores for most were a bit below average this week. Mel and Norine Divine brought along their private cheering section, ther daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Grotenstein with their four children, Jennifer, Michael, Cara and Eric, who delighted us ail with their cheers and screechs of laughter as they encouraged Grandma and Grandpa in making the pins fly. With nine ladies bowling, Helen Bowman rolled the high scratch game of 149. High handicap game went to Gert Brehm with a 226 game, followed closely by Care Martin with a 210. Helen Bowman also amassed the high series total of 386. Betty Schrader and Norine Divine ran a nice race for “second" place with 369 and 368 respectively. That’s the way to have fun, ladies! There were 12 gents battling the pins this week, with Harold Schweder’s 184 just sliding by Eli

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Sobat’s 183 for high scratch game. Eli also was in a real race with Bob Bowman for high handicap game. The decision was finally made in the very last frame. Bob (who appropriately, considering the season, had enjoyed his first "turkey" of the year in the final game) became "charitable" and failed to mark in the last frame, allowing Eli to win with 226 to Bob’s 221! What a contest. Harold Schweder compiled a nice 506 for high series honors. Nice going, all you gents! With all the blows recorded this week, you can bet the Seniors got lots of exercise. But the had fun doing it, so come join us in the fun, all you Senior Bowlers. Bremen Girls Top Lady Falcons In Season Opener A much more experienced Bremen girls basketball team broke a tight game open in the second half to hold off John Glenn’s Lady Falcons and hand the Glenn team a 56-50 loss in their opening game of the 1985-86 basketball season. The game was tight the entire first half, but with six girls getting into the scoring act and using the free throw line early and often in this quarter, Bremen outscored the . Falcons 16-9 to pull ahead by eight points, 43-35, and then hold on in the frantic fourth quarter to win 56-50. Theresa Northam and Angie McKesson tried hard in the final stanza with eight and six points respectively to get the Glenn girls back in the game, but the experience and balance of Bremen was the deciding factor. The win was Bremen’s second in three games this season while Glenn was playing their first game, due to a postponment of the Mishawaka game to a later date due to their involvement in the volleyball playoffs. Northam led all scorers with 25 points as she had nine baskets and seven of 10 from the foul line. McKesson added 13. nine coming in 10 attempts at the charity stripe. Bremen’s more balanced attack was paced by Tricia Corl with 16. but the balance behind made the difference. Kim Hickman also reached double figures for the winners with 12. Box Score Bremen fg ft ft* p Corl 6 4 4 0 A. Feldman 2 3 3 3 Monhaut 10 2 2 B. Feldman 3 14 4 Hickman 5 2 4 5 Adams 2123 Monhaut 10 2 2 Bowling 0 0 0 0 Whitehead 0 0 0 0 Stone 0 0 0 1 Dalton 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 22 14 24 20 Glenn McKesson 2 9 10 3 Northam 9 7 10 2 Price 112 4 Osborn 113 3 Salyer 2 0 12 Singleton 0 2 4 4 Boise 0 0 0 1 Rupel 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 15 20 30 19 Score By Quarters Bremen 14 27 43 56 Glenn 12 26 35 50 YOU AND YOUR PET DEAR DR. WISE: My neigh bor's dog recently bloated very badly and died after he was taken to the veterinarian. The Vet said it was his heart that gave out, and I don't understand how bloat could have disturbed his heart function. ANSWER: Bloat in dogs is a true emergency which can cause death within an hour. This disease is most ’ikely to occur in large, deep-chested dogs. Bloat is scien-

tifically known as Gastric Dilata-tion-Volvulus (GDV). GDV occurs when the stomach turns over on itself, trapping gas-forming bacteria which fills the stomach like a balloon. Since the stomach is turned, both the intake and outflow are blocked so the gas continues to accumulate. The stomach gets very large and puts pressure on other organs. Chemical imbalances are also created. These combine to cause disturbances of the heart rhythm which can be fatal. Emergerncy treatment is essential. If passing a tube into the stomach to relieve the pressure is not possible, surgery must be done to restore normal anatomy and to prevent recurrence. To decrease the chance of your dog bloating, do not allow exercise after a heavy meal. Feed smaller meals and enforce rest for an hour after eating. If you ever suspect that your dog is bloating, do not hesitate to call your veterinarian. DEAR DR. WISE: My puppy will be staying outdoors this winter. What type of shelter should he have and how low of a temperature can he tolerate? ANSWER. If the dog has a wellbuilt and well-insulated dog house that is small enough for him to heat with his own body, he can live outdoors comfortably. Add some clean, loose straw which he can burrow into for extra comfort. If the temperature drops below 0 degree Fahrenheit, bring him into an attached garage or basement. Do not bring him into the house at night and expect him to spend all day outside. It is too hard on him to adopt to one temperature and then the other. Keep in mind that his food requirement will increase as it takes more energy to maintain body heat. Besure to feed your pet a wellbalanced, nutritionally complete diet. Always remember to provide fresh water at all times, even in cold weather. A healthy dog can do quite well outdoors in winter. DEAR DR. WISE: 1 have a 10-year-old female dog that has begun to have bladder control problems. It seems that whenever she lies down to sleep, she leaves a small wet spot. What can be done? ANSWER: Older, spayed females will sometimes lose a little bladder control which is related to a hormonal deficiency. When dogs are spayed, the ovaries, which produce estrogen, are removed. Occassionally, an older dog will become incontinent and need replacement estrogen. Be sure to have your veterinarian examine the dog to rule out a bladder infection as the cause of the leakage. Estrogen replacement therapy is not difficult and makes your pet much nicer to live with by controlling little accidents. (Provided as a public service by the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association. If you have a question about your pet’s health, send it to Dr. John Wise, 1503 E. Riverside Dr.. Indianapolis, Indiana 462022097). FALCON 500 CLUB DRAWING ON DECEMBER 7 The next Falcon 500 Gub drawing will be held at Rizek's Plumbing. Heating and Cooling. North Liberty, on Saturday. December 7. at 11:00 a m. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC AT KOONTZ LAKE A free blood pressure clinic will be held at the Koontz Lake Conservation Gubhouse on Thursday. December 5. at 12:30 p.m. C.S.T. Old Faithful, the geyser in Yellowstone National Park, erupts every 64 5 minutes English contains more words — 800,000 — than any other known language but it is doubtful that any individual uses more than 60,000

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