The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 December 1985 — Page 9

RECEIVE NATIONAL CITATION _______ * a o : -'■

The John Gienn Art Department has received their ninth national citation for excellence in the fine arts. The award is given by Scholastic Arts. Inc., to schools whose students achieve national recognition for work in the New York competition. Approximately 300 schools receive the award each year from the thousands entered in all 50 states. Students instrumental in winning this award this year were scholarship winner Robbee Jerzykowski and Gold medal award winner Amy Creed. Art teachers, Ms. Wait and Mr. Thomas, proudly display the award. Wildcats Win LaVllle Tourney List Saturday For the third straight year the Walkerton fifth grade basketball team captured the LaVille Elementary basketball tournament championship. LaVille (4-2) defeated a determined Triton team 13-12 in the tourney opener Dec. 14. Walkerton followed by winning over North Liberty 24-14. North Libety scoring: Menetee 6, Dipert 2. Dittmar 2. Gorby 2, Limerick 2. Walkerton scoring: Casteel 8. Vitali 4. Vail 4, Brown. Gardner. Peterson and Cook all 2. Walkerton found themselves down 14-9 in the championship game but showed their character by scoring the last eight points of the ballgame to win 17-14. The Wildcats stole the ball many times and made an amazing six of eight free throws in the last quarter. The come from behind victory was a big thrill for the fans as well as the players. Scoring for the championship game, LaVille: Underwood 6, Dickson 4, Fogle 2. Ort 1, and Fish 1. Walkerton: Casteel 6, Brown 4, Cotton 2, Vitali 2. Perry 2 and Vail 1. ” - The Wildcats (5-0) play at home December 19 against St. Patrick's at 3:30 and January 7 finds LaVille bringing its Sth and 6th grade teams to Walkerton Elementary at 4:00 and 5:00. The last home game will be January 30 with Triton visiting Walkerton at 4:30 and 5:30. Plan to attend one or more games. Congratulations team! WOMAN’S COMMUNITY CLUB ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY The GFWC Woman's Community Club, of Walkerton, held their annual Christmas party on Friday. December 13, with 44 members and one guest present to enjoy the delicious luncheon, served by the Presbyterian Women’s Associaton, in the church recration room. Individual monetary donations were collected and presented to the Community Pantry to aid in filling Christmas baskets for the nerdy. After a brief meeting, directed by the president, members and guests retired to the church sanctuary where pictures of the Holy Land were shown, and narration by Helen Bowman, about the trip she and her husband. Rev. Bob Bow-

man. had taken to the Holy Land. A program most appropriate for the season and enjoyed by all. Hostesses for the party were Marjory Curl, chairman; Dorothea Brenner, Lucille Dickson, Mary Omiecinski, Violet Drake and Alfreda Onika, assisted by Helen Bowman. The next meeting will convene for a 1:00 p.m. dessert on Friday, January 3, at the Community Building. SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT IN NORTH LIBERTY Santa Cuas will be visiting in North Liberty on Saturday, December 21, at 10:00 a.m., at the North Liberty Fire Station. His trip is being sponsored by the North Liberty Volunteer Firemen.

OBITUARIES

MRS. RUBY ELLEN SCHROEDER Mrs. Ruby Ellen Schroeder, 95, of Rural Route 4, Walkerton, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Friday, December 13, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, after an extended illness. She was bom on January 4, 1890, in Decatur, Michigan and she had lived in the area since 1917, coming from Decatur, Michigan. She married Jesse E.

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Schroeder, on August 27, 1917, in Paw Paw, Michigan, who preceded her in death on March 18. 1968.’ Surviving are three daughters. Edna Lucille (Mrs. Lester) August, Walkerton. Evelyne Marie (Mrs. George) Batcher, Jr.. Deming. New Mexico, and Mrs. Ruth Vera Thiebodeaux, Walkerton; five grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, two brothers and her parents, Alexis Valentine and Iva Loehr Hamilton. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Bowman, pastor of the United Methodist Church. Walkerton, officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, South Bend. INDIANA SHEEP IN FOR SURPRISE Those sheep that you see on the Hoosier hillsides may be in for a big surprise as a new de-fleecing technique in shearing will soon be introduced. It will be a surprise when there are no more shears or clippers needed. The newest thing in wool shearing is biological wool harvesting. This is based on a hormone occurring naturally in man and other animals. It is now being isolated in sheep. Biological wool harvesting will be a topic at the International Symposium on Applied Ovine Sciences to be held in Perth, Western Austrailia, from February 15 to 20, 1987. Western Australia is a mecca for sheep. The research is being aimed at developing aproactical system of wool gathering in which the sheep will be given a single injection in the back of its neck. About two days after the injection, the injected hormone causes the wool follicle, a sac or gland, to shut down. Two to three days later the follicle is back to functioning normally. This temporary halt in growth creates a change in the wool so about six weeks later it can be plucked from the sheep by hand. A plucking machine is also being devised to help the sheepman and make the wool gathering operation more effective for farmers. And will be applied to all breeds of sheep. It is hoped that by the time of the conference in 1987 it will be ready for general application around the world. Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.

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