The Independent-News, Volume 112, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 January 1987 — Page 3
SENIOR CITIZEN BOWLING NEWS With three spectators supporting them, the Senior Bowlers were treated to another fine afternoon of bowling, fun and exercise! There were new “highs" set in game and series totals, making it an exciting afternoon for all. With 14 ladies bowling, they saw Norine “Grandma" Divine have an excellent day. Her 167 took high scratch game honors over Doris Crane’s and Gare Martin’s 136. The high handicap game also went to Norine with a 225 total, well above Anne Falk's 213 that was next highest. Norine’s nice 463 high series bested Gare Martin’s 397, the nearest challenger. It was great fun for all to compete! The 11 gents witnessed a “Bud Weinman Day!” Bud was in great form, rolling a high scratch game of 228. besting Roman Brehm’s 208 handily. Bud also totaled a high handicap game of 269. again beating Brehm's 249 and Gaude Nowakowski’s 234. The high series of the day and the season for the entire group was totaled by Bud with a fine 610 total. Harold Schweder's 524 and Roman Brehm’s 529 were distant runnerups. It was a real joy to watch Bud “at work"! All seniors are welcome to join the group on Wednesday afternoons. either as a bowler or spectator. You’re sure to have fun and a bit of exercise, even a laugh or two, as the Seniors make those pins fly! INTERNATIONAL TEENAGE EXCHANGE STUDENTS NEED AMERICAN HOST FAMILIES Unable to take that dream vacation to exotic lands? Well, let the Youth Exchange Service (YES) bring the culture to you! By hosting a teenage student (15-18) from another country, you can gain a cul-
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SPECIAL THANKS TO Pat Gassensmith, Police Chief & Larry Dill, Fire Chief From The Staff And Residents Os Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton
tural experience in the comfort of your own home. The Youth Exchange Service, is a non-profit organization that is currently seeking families to share their homes with students from around the world. These students will be arriving for the second semester of the 1987 school year, and will stay for the next six months. YES is also accepting host families for the 198788 school year beginning in August. Our students have passed an English proficiency exam and are high achievers in their own countries. YES arranges for medical insurance, enrollment at a local representatives that keep in touch with the students and host families. The students bring their own spending money and a piece of the world. Host families provide the student with a caring and loving home. Share the American Culture with someone who wants to learn, and share their own, an International Student! To make reservations for your own cultural experience, please contact: Youth Exchange Service (YES), World Trade Center Building, 350 South Figueroa Street. #257-P. Los Angeles. California 90071. or phone 1-800-848-2121. INDIANA SENATE WEEKLY WRAP-UP By SENATOR V. RICHARD MILLER Legislators serving on the Senate's 19 standing committees spent a great deal of time during the second week of the legislative session considering proposals introduced for consideration in 1987. While several of the bills presented before committees met with an early demise, legislation calling for sweeping changes in Indiana's legislative committee system, revisions in the state’s wrongful death
statutes, and federal government passage of a highway funding bill continue to travel through the legislative process. A proposal which would condense the 55 statutory commissions and committees currently operating in our state to 12 permanent legislative study committees gained the unanimous approval of the Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee. The bill, which was endorsed by the Senate leadership as a more rational, manageable and succinct way of conducting state business, is intended to reduce the amount of legislative time spent in committees. therefore, preventing Indiana's Legislature from becoming a full-time Legislature. Indiana's current system of com mittee and commission formulation allows lawmakers to introduce legislation calling for the creation of a study group when they feel there is a need for an in-depth or expanded examination of a specific topic. Many Senate and House members feel that out of this system has grown an overabundance of committees and commissions which cater to special interests. In order to fulfill the charges assigned to the groups, citizenlegislators are asked to attend numerous meetings during the summer months, meetings which must be subsidized by the taxpayers of our state. Under thr provisions of S.B. 1. all current statutory committees and commissions would be abol ished and their duties would be assigned to one of the 12 new committees. Each committee would be made up of the same number of House and Senate members, equally representing each political party. The Legislative Council would also retain the authority to establish up to eight temporary interim study committees if a matter requiring specialized study is presented. The Senate Judiciary Committee
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has approved and sent to the full Senate for consideration a bill which would authorize the filing of civil actions in Indiana to recover for the wrongful death of a child. SB. 2 provides that the parents of a child who died as a result of a wrongful act or failure to act by another person may recover monetary damages for medical and burial expenses, the loss of service, and the loss of the child's love and ' companionship Proponents of S B. 2 argue that this bill is an attempt to recognize the worth of a child and provide some form of comfort and retribution to families which have suffered the loss of a young person. Variations of S.B. 2 have been presented to lawmakers during previous legislative meetings, always receiving a great deal of attention due to their emotional appeal. Efforts to maintain skyrocketing liability aw ards should be balanced against the need to provide grieving families compensation in order to achieve the enactment of a fair and workable law in 1987. A third issued discussed by legislative committees during the week of January 12 to 16 deals with the failure of Congress to enact legislation allocating money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund for road construction and highway projects in the Hoosier state. The Senate Roads and Transportation Committee took action this week to unanimously urge Congress to enact the necessary highway funding bill in a timely manner. Each week. Indiana highway users contribute over $6.6 million to the Federal Highway Trust Fund through the payment of gasoline taxes. Allocations are to be made from the trust fund in order to maintain our highways and interstates, however, monetary disbursements were held up in 1986 when Congress was unable to
agree on whether the nation's 55 mile per hour speed limit should be altered and by what percentage demonstration projects should be funded. No funds can be released to the 50 states for federally-ac-ceptable projects until the Congress of the United States takes action. Approximately 1 30 highway and road construction projects have been affected in Indiana as a result of this funding delay and. if the money is not made available soon, over 14.(XX) Hoosier jobs mav be threatened. Legislatures nationwide must encourage federal lawmakers to work to reach a compromise soon if we are to maintain any reasonable maintenance and construction program The bills outlined here are just a few of the hundreds currently being considered in our state capitol. If you have any questions, concerns or would like further information on proposals being considered. please write to me in care of the Indiana Senate Statehouse. Indianapolis. Indiana 46204. or call toll-free 1-800-382-9467. SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE High school students who are interested in applying for SI,OOO college scholarships should request applications by March 16. from Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation. 721 N. McKinley Road. Lake Forest. Illinois 60045. To receive an applica tion. students should send a note stating their name, address, city, state and zip code, approximate grade point average and year of graduation Sixty-five winners will be selected on the basis of academic performance, involvement in extra-curricular activities and need for finanacial aid. Child restraint seats — it’s the law!
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