The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 April 1986 — Page 2

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• THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - APRIL 17, 1986

COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 17 4:15 p.m. — John Glenn golf team to travel to New Prairie. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn track teams to host LaVille. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn baseball team to host Jimtown. 7.00 p.m. — John Glenn freshman orientation at the high school auditorium. Walkerton Area 4th of July Committee to meet at the Youth Building FRIDAY, APRIL 18 1:00 p.m. — Woman's Community Club to meet at the Walkerton Community Building. 7:30 p.m. — Festival of Bands at John Glenn High School. Koontz Lake Conservation Club to meet at the clubhouse. SATURDAY, APRIL 19 9:30 a.m. — John Glenn golf team to play in the C.M.A. Tourney. 11:00 a.m. — The John Glenn baseball teams to travel to Mishawaka for double headers. 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Walkerton Elementary P.T.A. Fun Fair at the school. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. — Arts Festival at the John Glenn High School SUNDAY, APRIL 20 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Arts Festival at the John Glenn High School. MONDAY, APRIL 21 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn track teams to travel to Culver. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn baseball teams to host New Prairie. 6:30 p.m. — Walkerton Lions Club to meet at Lea's House of Pizza. TUESDAY, APRIL 22 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn track teams to travel to South Central. 5:15 p.m. — John Glenn tennis team to travel to Knox. Evening Star Rebekah Lodge to meet in Walkerton. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 4:00 p.m. — John Glenn junior varsity baseball team to host Knox. Lincoln Twp. Jaycees to meet. THURSDAY, APRIL 24 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn track teams to travel to Argos. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn varsity baseball team to host Culver. 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Business and Professional Women's Cub to meet. Walkerton American Legion to meet. K of C to meet. TRI KAPPA NEWS The April meeting of the North Liberty Tri Kappa sorority was held in the home of Joyce Liggett. Julie Carr and Willadene Malstaff were co-hostesses. Tish West presided at the meeting with 15 members in attendance. Various committee heads gave reports on recent projects. It was announced that the Easter Breakfast for the children was a big success and all the children enjoyed their visit with the Easter Bunny and Chick. Alice Quigley reported the garage sale proved again to be a successful project. All money earned will go toward scholarships for area students. Christine Kopanski. of North Liberty, has received a $500.00 general State scholarship. For the charity program. Dorothy Overmyer, president of the Salvaation Army Women’s Auxiliary, gave a most informative talk about the work of the Salvation Army and a brief history of it. She showed pictures taken of their different projects, the doll dressing contest being one familiar to area persons. She stated that the organization helps the needy, homeless and poor all year round, not only at holiday time. The Walkerton and North Libert v

chapters of Tri Kappa will sponsor a Fine Arts Festival on April 19 and 20, to be held at the John Glenn High School. On Saturday, the 19th, various forms of art can be viewed from 7.00 to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, the 20th, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend this event and see the many talents within the area. The May meeting will be election of officers and inspection and is to be held at the home of Dorothy Overmyer. Jan Geyer and Judy Karst will be co-hostesses. BIRTHS Craig and Libbv DeMver are the parents of a baby girl, Ashley Marie, born on Wednesday. April 2. The grandmother is Mrs. Margaret DeMyer, Walkerton. Pvt. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, Walkerton, are the proud parents of a baby girl. She has been named Cassie Marie and she weighed in at seven pounds and one ounce and measured 19 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sailer, of 5668 Speedway Drive, Indianapolis, are the proud parents of a six pound and 15 ounce baby boy. They have named him Frank Benjamin. Maternal grandparents are Carl and Barb Zimmerle, North Liberty. Paternal grandparents are Dorothy Sailer and the late Frank E. Sailer, of Vandalia, Michigan. DIABETIC SCREENING APRIL 25 AT KOONTZ LAKE CLINIC On Friday. April 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon C.S.T., the Starke County Health Care will be conduction a free diabetic screening at the Koontz Lake Clinic. The diabetic screening consists of a simple finger stick with a lancet on a dextrostix and placed in a glucometer for reading. Anyone over 21 years of age is welcome. This is a community service. For further information contact May Ann Bombagetti at 772-4458 or 772-6231, Ext. 250, Knox.

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Thank you to my surgeon. Dr. Moore, and his nurse, Mary Ann; Dr. Mueller, who assisted; to Dr. Elshout, the anesthesiologist; to all the beautiful nurses in critical care unit; special thanks for such T.L.C. Also to our own Dr. VanderVelde and the lovely nurses on the Sth floor. Each of you are especially blessed. Thank you all very much. Velma Persinger We sincerely thank the Walkerton Medical Clinic, Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, the staff of Miller’s Merry Manor of Walkerton, Rev. Reynolds and the Woman’s Association of the Presbvterian Church and our friends for their sympathy and many acts of kindness. The Family of Ila M. Lute We would like to thank our friends and neighbors for all the heartfelt support during Tom’s recent illness. The many prayers, cards and generous ways overwhelmed us. To have so many dear and wonderful friends is a true blessing. You will always be remembered for your many special ways. May God bless you all. Tom & Sue Bellinger and Family We would like to express our thankfulness to each and everyone for the flowers, cards, food, mass cards, the VFW Post 1954 for the military funeral, the American Legion, A. M. Manuel Funeral Home, the American Legion Auxiliary for the dinner and to Father Michael Heimer Your kindness

and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. The Don Hay Family My special thanks to my husband and our children, our own Pastor Van Dyne and his wife. Marilyn, and to each person who has so faithfully prayed for me during my recent surgery and since my return home. My thanks also for the lovely flowers and the many beautiful cards, the notes of encouragement written and also thanks to Arylis Joann for “sharing”. May God bless each and every one of you. Velma Persinger highway department BIDS APPROVED Attorney General Linley E. Pearson has approved 14 highway and bridge projects totaling over $5.1 million for Porter. Lake, Scott, St. Joseph, LaPorte, Switzerland, Vermillion, Washington, Warren, Wayne and Whitley counties. In St. Joseph County, approved was $1,177,749 for bituminous resurface and surface removal on U. S. 20, approximately 9.22 miles from the junction of State Road 23 to the junction of State Road 219 to Rieth-Riley Construction Co., of Elkhart. Also approved was $22,826 for bituminous wedge and level in Potato Creek State Park Recreation Area. 2 miles east of North Liberty, to Walsh & Kelly, Inc., of Griffith, should complete the work within five working days. Also approved was $51,530 for bituminous wedge and level on State Road 4 from State Road 104 to U. S. 31 in LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties to McMahan-O’Connor Construction Co., of Rochester. SENIOR CITIZEN BOWLING NEWS The Senior Citizens enjoyed another fine sesion of exercise and fun, with 13 ladies, 10 gents and four spectators to watch the pins fall. Remember, Seniors, Wednesday, April 23rd will be the last session of the season. Bowling will start at 1:00 p.m. that day only. Those interested in the banquet to follow the bowling should be signed up and registration paid by April 16th. High scratch game honors for the ladies went to Lou Dipert, who rolled a nice 180. Joan Connelly gave her real competition with a 175 tally. Joan had the high handicap game, accumulating a 251 total, followed by Lou Dipert's 241, Betty Schrader’s 218, Stephanie Kilarski’s 213. High series was totaled by Lou Dipert with a nice 486, followed by Joan Connelly’s 440 and Helen Bowman's 422 totals. The season ending is really developing some keen competition in the ladies group. Among the gents, our venerable octegenarian, Paul Dampts, rolled a 205 to take the high scratch game honors. He also had the high handicap game total of 242, followed by Claude Nowakowski with a 221 tally. Bud Weinman’s 511 total just “nosed out" Paul's 507 for high series total. Nice bowling, gents. Plans are being formulated for the Senior Bowlers to spend the afternoon of May 15th with the residents and staff of Miller’s Merry Manor. This is always a “fun” activity for the residents and Senior Bowlers alike. If you can attend, “sign up" for this worthy activity on the 23rd ot April and your name will be given to Eleanor Knight, the sponsor of this after season activity. R.E.A.L. SERVICES NUTRITION PROGRAM N. L. United Methodist Church Phone 656-3353 the day prior for reservations. And STARKE COUNTY NUTRITION PROGRAM

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Koontz Lake Conservation Club Phone 586-2376 for reservations. APRIL 21 - 25 MONDAY Apricot juice Baked fish with tartar sauce Parsley potatoes Pickled beets Rye bread and margarine Oatmeal cookie Milk, tea. coffee TUESDAY Orange juice Baked chicken quarter Corn bread dressing and gravy Spinach with vinegar Cracked wheat bread and margarine Pear halves Milk. tea. coffee WEDNESDAY Hawaiian punch Hamburger on bun with condiments Potato chips Cole slaw Apple crisp Milk. tea. coffee THURSDAY Vegetable cocktail juice Meatballs with mushroom gravy Fluffy rice Brussels sprouts Whole wheat bread and margarine Banana pudding Milk, tea, coffee FRIDAY Cranberry juice Ham loaf Scalloped potatoes Bing cherry gelatin salad Dinner roll Orange Milk, tea, coffee MARCH OF DIMES WALK-AMERICA The sixteenth annual March of Dimes Walk America will take place on Saturday, April 26. Registration begins at Potawatomi Park Shelter House at 8:00 a.m. with the Walk beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. About 2,000 walkers are expected. Once again Youth and Adults will be walking. They will be getting pledges for each of the 30 kilometers they walk to raise money to fight Birth Defects. Wally Robinson, Volunteer Walk American Chairman said, “Preliminary results seem to show that this will be one of the largest Walk America’s in our Chapter’s history. Eighty teams representing various local businesses and civic organizations have already registered." This is a super increase over last year. Mr. Robinson has established a goal of $125,000 for this year’s Walk America. The 1985 Walk American raised almost $74,000. Memorial Hospital and The Kroger Company seem to be the big teams at this point, each trying to beat the other. Companies interested in taking part can still register by calling the March of Dimes office. The Walk follows a route from Potawatomi Park through the Northeastern and Northwest sections of South Bend back to Potawatomi Park. Over 2,000,000 walkers will be walking throughout the United States to aid the March of Dimes in its fight against birth defects on the weekend of April 26 and 27. this event generates a lot ot tun and excitement for the community plus it gives moms, dads and kids

something to do together. So put your best “feet" forward for the March of Dimes. Call March of Dimes 282-1611 for more information. HOOSIER YOUTHS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ART EXCHANGE Hoosier studentss are being asked to participate in an international art exchange at the request of the Republic of China's Association for Education through Art, according to Indiana Secretary of State Ed Simcox. The Republic of China's Coordination Council for North American Affairs in Chicago recently contacted Simcox and requested he notify Hoosier students between six and 15 years of age to take part in the 17th World School Children's Art Exhibition in Taipei, August 13-31. “We have enjoyed a sister-state relationship with Taiwan for seven years, and I am delighted to ask young students in Indiana to join the world art exhibition", Simcox said. “Hoosier students participating in this international exchange of art could help pave the way for even greater understanding between our nation and our neighbors around the world. “ Simcox sent letters to elementary school administrators statewide informing them of the details of the exhibition. “Students are encouraged to submit various art forms including oil or water-color paintings, wood-block prints, pencil sketches, pictures in crayon, pastel, collage design or etching" he said in the letter. A panel of Chinese artists and educators will judge the entries and present awards to selected participants whose works show special excellence. Entries should be mailed no later than May 1 to: The Association for Education through Art, Republic of China, P 0. Box 87-950, Taipei. Taiwan. Republic of China. Students with questions should contact their teachers or write to Secretary of State Ed Simcox, 201 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF INDIANA, ST. JOSEPH. ss: IN THE ST. JOSEPH PROBATE COURT. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT A. CHAMBERS. Deceased. ESTATE NO. 37056 Notice is given that Sara E. Jones was on this date appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of the decedent. Ail persons having claims against said Estate, whether or not now due, must file the same in this Court within five months from the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claim will be forever barred. Dated this 9th day of April, 1986. Richard D. Doyle, Attorney for Estate 413 Michigan Walkerton, IN 46574 Irvin J. Manuszak. Clerk of the Court 2ta24 To make your glassware sparkle, add a few drops of household ammonia to the dishwasher.