The Independent-News, Volume 112, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 February 1987 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 112; NUMBER 36

Long-Distance Choices For Local Communities PLYMOUTH. IND. — Jerry Rumple, community relations manager. and Connie Horton-Neville, external communications manager, for United Telephone Company of Indiana, met with area officials and media representatives this week to outline United’s plans for Equal Access for Walkerton and North Liberty. Residents will soon have the opportunity to select a primary long-distance company through a process called "equal access balloting ". Around March 19. United Telephone customers in Walkerton and North Liberty will begin receiving ballots which list all of the companies offering "1+" longdistance service in the area. Until now a customer who wished a different long-distance cornpans might have to dial as mans as 14 additional digits in order to place a long-distance call through that company. W'ith equal access a customer chooses the company which bests meets their needs in terms of services and rates, and that becomes their primary longdistance carrier. After the June 20. 1987. conversion date, consumers will then be able to use that long-distance service simply by dialing 1 plus the number they arc calling. United Telephone cannot indicate a preference as to which company a customer selects, but they do encourage everyone to make a choice. If they do not, a company will be assigned to them through a random selection process. The company assigned to a customer may or may not meet that customer’s needs. Customers will receive more in formation from each of the companies offering service in the area as the beginning of the selection process nears. They will also receive telephone numbers for each of the companies at the time they receive their ballots. They may then contact the companies directly to obtain further information or have questions answered. United Telephone is not allowed to answer any questions regarding the individual companies offering service nor may they make suggestions as to which company a customer choose. The United Telephone speakers bureau offers a program to provide further customer education about the equal access process. In addition to a video tape or slide show program there is a speaker available to answer questions. Arrangements to have a speakers bureau member give a presentation to an organization may be made by calling toll free. 1-800-552-2557. G.F.W.C. WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The G.F.W.C. Woman’s Cub of Walkerton will meet at the Community Building Friday, February 6. Dessert will be served at one o’clock followed by a book review by Nadine Keiper, a Valentine exchange and a display of crafts by members. Members are reminded to bring bingo prizes for the February 20 meeting at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home.

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J.G.H.S ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM

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The John Glenn High Schoo! Academic Decathlon Team placed third out of eight schools competing at the recent Northridge Regional. beating Northridge. South Bend LaSalle. South Bend Clay, W'awasee and Homestead. New Haven High School placed second and LaPorte High School placed first. New Haven and LaPorte will advance to state competition on February 14. John Glenn’s six team members received individual plaques for their third place win and were awarded 20 medals for first, second or third place in the 10 subject areas. The entire team placed second in the Super Quiz on the Constitution, losing to LaPorte by one question. Individually, out of the 16 students competing in each of the Honors Scholastic, or Varsity groups. John Glenn received the following medals: in the Honors group. David Belkiewitz, Ist in interview. 2nd in science; Veronica Clark, 3rd in fine arts, 3rd in speech; in the Scholastic group. Ivan Singleton, 2nd in science; Lori Cooper. 2nd in interview; and in the Varsity group, Jennifer Einspahr. 2nd in math, 2nd in science; Dusty New. Ist in math. Ist in science. Ist in economics. 3rd in language and literature, 3rd in essay, and 2nd for highest total points in the Varsity group. In alternate competition Julie Warner reeceived 3rd in speech. Lisa Smith was recognized as having the second highest total points in the alternate competition. Lisa received Ist in interview. 2nd in fine arts, 2nd in science. 2nd in language and literature. 2nd in essay. 3rd in history, and 3rd in economics. The Academic Decathlon is a dav-long event in which students compete in 10 different subject areas. Students take written tests in science, math, language and literature, fine arts, economics, and history, write a formal essay, present a formal speech and an impromptu speech, give an interview , and participate in the Super Quiz. Each exam is worth I.oo*o points; maximum number of points a team can accumulate is 60.000 points. The team totals at Northridge were as follows: LaPorte 35,300; New Haven 32.715; John Glenn 31.070; Northridge 30.940; South Bend LaSalle 29,165; Wawasee 27,410; Homestead 25,825; South Bend Gay 19.810.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1967

LaPorte High School was the largest school in the Northridge Regional with a student enrollment of 2.15*0 and John Glenn High School was the smallest school with a student enrollment of 541. Preparation for the Academic Decathlon began at John Glenn in September w ith the selection of the team. During the next four months, team members participated in two-hour instructional sessions after school three days a week and four-hour sessions on several Saturdays. John Glenn teachers who helped prepare the team were Carol Braunsdorf. Eric Pressel, Bruce Fleming. Mary Jo Cunningham, John Thomas, Amy Wait, Dan Fortlander. Bob Mulligan. Shirley Ross, Linda Parker and Richard Parker instructed in economics. Glenn Girls Meet Plymouth In Sectional The John Glenn girls basketball team will play Plymouth on Thursday evening, at 6:30 p.m.. m the 1987 Girls Sectional Basketball Tourney. The two teams have played earlier this season with Plymouth posting a victory in the early season. The sectional gets underway on Wednesday evening with tourney favorite. LaVille. meeting New Prairie in the only Wednesday game at.7:00 p.m. On Thursday. Glenn and Plymouth play at 6:30 and the second game, approximately 8:00 p.m., will pit Argos against the winner of game number 1. The finals of the five-team meet are set for Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., with all games to be played at LaVille. For the sectional, all sessions will cost $3.00 for admittance for everyone except pre-school children. who will be admitted free. A ticket for the entire tourney will cost $6.00 and all tickets will be sold at the door, both session and season tickets. Doors will open one-half hour prior to game time each night. RILEY BASKETBALL GAME IS A HOME CONTEST FEBRUARY 21 The boys varsity basketball game against South Bend Riley on Saturday. February 21. is a home game instead of away as printed on the pocket size winter sports schedules.

FAN BUSES FOR MARIAN GAME FRIDAY The fan bus for the boys basketball game on Friday. February 6, at Marian High School, will leave Tyner and North Liberty at 5:00 and Glenn High School at 5:15 p.m Game time is 6:15 p.m. Adults. SI.OO, and students. 50 cents.

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Mr. and Mrs. Lowell (Donella) Emmons. LaPaz. will be leaving for Hawaii on Friday. February 13. when they will board Britt Airlines at 7:15 p.m. and fly into Chicago O'Hare Airport to spend the night at the Quality Inn before leaving on Valentine’s Day for Hawaii. Thev depart at 7:00 a m. and will arrive in Honolulu at 2:15 p.m. They will receive a flower lei greeting and then be taken to their hotel "Out rigger Waikiki", nght on the beach. They will spend a week in the warm tropical paradise and return to Chicago on Sunday morning. February 22, at 5:50 am and then on to South Bend at 10:40 a.m. This trip was made possible by the generous donation of Hiler Industries in conjunction with the second annual WIN Coupon Book promotion, sponsored by the Walk erton-Koontz Lake Chamber of Commerce. The 1986 WIN committee, chaired by Susan Urbin, began on February 4. 1986, with $12,793.23 in the bank. Other members serving on the committee and who put in a

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St. Pat’s Parish Pot Luck Supper Set For Feb. 14 St. Patrick’s Parish Council will sponsor a pot luck supper on Saturday. February 14, at 6:30 p.m.. in the school hall. The parishioners are asked to bring a covered dish and your own table service. Drinks will be furnished. Dishes may be brought down to the school hall before the 5:30 p.m. mass. OREGON TOWNSHIP HOME ECONOMICS CLUB TO MEET TUESDAY The Oregon Township Home Economics Club will meet on Tuesday. February 10. at 12:30 p.m. C.S.T.. at the Koontz Lake Conser vation clubhouse. Dessert will be serve by hostesses Margaret Moravek and Carma Larson Following the meeting card bingo will be played and members arc to bring a 50 cent valued wrapped bingo prize. FALCON 500 CLUB DRAWING THIS SATURDAY The next Falcon 500 club drawing will be Saturday. February at Leo's Restaurant. Walkerton, at 11:00 a.m.

lot of work were Betty King. Jas Potts. Larry Hiler. Ron Fox. Man Ann Christensen and Myrna Daube. Money spent out of the monev market account during the year is as follows: Brenner s for the flower baskets that hung from the street light poles in the downtown area. $1,417.48; Howard Wine, for the revitalization of the Christmas decorations, $1,600.00; Kabelin True Value Hardware for 10 trash con tamers in the business district, $2,194.40; Donella Emmons, expense monej for the tnp to Hawaii, $1,000.00; Teachers Credit Union Travel Agency. $2,060.00 for the tnp to Hawaii for two; and to the Independent News Co. for the pnnting of the coupon books which had 154 coupons in them, posters, signs, letterheads and envelopes. $2,115.24. At the present time, January 15, 198’, there is $11,031.69 left in the account. As chairman of the committe, 1 wish to thank each and everyone who donated, purchased a coupon book and to all of you who helped tn any way to make this project a success.