The Independent-News, Volume 114, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 February 1989 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEBRUARY 2. 1989

| EDITORIALS

INDIANA LICENSE BRANCHES Once again the Indiana license branches are in the news. The latest of course, centers around the money being lost by the branches since the state took os er the operation last year. It is not surprising the losses are up in the low millions and projections call for this to continue for this year. There are several factors responsible for this. First of all, under state control, the branches are being run at a different level. No longer do the profits, if made, go to the individuals managing the branches as happened under the old political patronage system. The help falls under state employee regulations. Too many of the branches were run by paying poorly in buildings not acceptable for a state controlled bureau. The corner cutting was just too much in order to make that all important dollar. And since so much of the profit went back to the political party in charge, little if anything was done to change these loosely run policies. Any business run by a government is going to cost more to operate than those under private ownership and management. This is just a matter of fact. Just what can be done to change this situation? There are several things that could and should be done. We feel first of all, Indiana should raise the fee of $12.50 for obtaining a passenger plate. This fee has not been raised since 1965. A raise to $15.00 would basically eliminate the deficit forecast for the year. The new governor has balked at this as he considers it a tax increase. However, it appears to us it is more of a users fee. And the amount of increase, even though in percentage sounds large, is very minor. Another thing that could save the state some money in this system is the ridiculous practice of issuing new license plates every year to the single and double digit numbers. All the other numbered plates are used for three years with a sticker issued indicating the next year. This could easily be done with the single and double digit plates as well, creating what would seem to be a sizeable savings. The third thing is elimination of some of the branches that are losing money . State law requires that every county has to have a branch, but in some cases the extra branches are not making money in their operation. Convenience is a big factor and an important one, but just how far this should be earned remains an issue. The arguments can and will go on. However, we certainly hope that an easy and acceptable solution can be reached to make the state controlled Bureau of Motor Vehicles a break even operation. It doesn’t appear to be that hard of a problem from the outside, but when politics get involved, it usually intensifies in the difficulty of solving such a problem. We wish the legislature and governor the best in solving this situation.

North Liberty Orardi Os Chrta 65225 State Road 23 North Liberty. Indiana Charles J Richmond. Minister SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5 9:30 am.. Bible School. 10:30 a m.. Morning Worship. ' 30 p.m., Jr.-Sr. Youth Meeting. ':3O p.m.. Movie, “How To Prepare For Adolescence” by Dr James C Dobson. Part 2. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 ' 30 p.m., Family Bible Study. ' 30p m . Youth to 6th Grade. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9 Alcoholics Anonymous and AlAnon at 8 00 p m Fresbvtcrian Omreb 512 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana Res Richard Reynolds. Pastor FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3 VW( A Advocacy Program, mother and child counseling, appmntment onh. call SB6’’MHO. Sheila O Conner, counselor SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5 * 30 a m , Sunday School 10 .30 a m . W«%hip Service TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7 YWCA Advocacy Program, ap pointment onh. VJ p m Deacon s meeting WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8 30 pm Ash Wednesday Ser* vice THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9 P m . Session meeting Wh<^cw-yrr win, may nmc "

North Liberty United Methodist Church State Roads 4 A 23 In North Libertv 656-3132 Pastor: Steven K. Conner SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 a m.. Worship Celebration, nursery and Junior Church program provided. 10:45 a m.. Adult. Children and Youth Sunday School, nursery provided. Si. John's Lathi — Chwrch Rilev & Pine Rhads (24955 Rilev Road) 656-4744 or 656-347$ THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2 7:30 p.m., URC Custer meeting at Sumption Praine Church. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5 930 am.. Sunday Church School. 9:30 am., Confirmation Gass 10:30 a.m., Holy Communion. 30 p.m.. Choir rehearsal. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8 7:30 p m., Ash Wednessday. Holy Communion We love, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19. f aked Matbadbt Chwdb 1000 Georgi* Street Walkerton, Indiana Rn Diomas Bowman Pastor THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2 Isp m.. Agape Pravcr Group SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5 8:30 a m.. Early Worship Yls am . Sunday School I(* 30 a m Late Worship, Cup of Friendship, hostesses Cheryl Flaugher and (hervl Ruck MONDAY FEBRUARY 6 7:00 pm IMW Eaecutive Board

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7 7:30 p.m.. Ruth Circle, with Cheryl Flaugher. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8 6:15 p.m.. Evangelism Committee. 6:00 p.m.. Jr. Choir practice. 7:00 p.m.. Adult Choir practice. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 7:15 p.m.. Agape Prayer Group. Family Bible Fellowship 2* i Miles W. OfU. S. 31 On U. S. 6 Pastor, Mike Dittmer SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School. 10:15 a.m.. Worship. Sermon: Rev. 14 VOICE OF THE PEOPLE “We Need Your Help” The John Glenn Scholarship Fund was started in the Spring of 198' in an attempt to establish a monetary fund that could provide more students with financial assistance toward post-secondarv education. If enough money is accumulated and invested, the fund could provide scholarship grants to deserving students for years to come. Our goal is to be able to award at least five $1,000.00 scholarships to students who are plan ning on going to the many varied types of educational institutions. This would include schools such as IUSB, Ivy Tech, art schools, business colleges, trade and vocational schools, beauty colleges and others. In the last five years, the cost of obtaining an education beyond high school has greatly increased. Unfortunately, the earning power of the vast majority of people has not kept pace with those rising costs. We are very hopeful that the John Glenn School communitv can pull together the financial resources to make a major impact toward those rising costs in a unified manner. A group of interested citizens met recently to develop plans to inform the public and to enlist the needed assistance of the community. W'e are in need of other interested citizens who can help us to pull the financial resources together to make the goals of the John Glenn Scholarship Fund a reality. We need your help! Please help us reward our students for a job well done and to give them the promise of continued education in their futures. The John Glenn Scholarship Fund will take your personal donations and your business's tax deductible contributions to be placed on account with a local bank. Rease forward your contributions to John Glenn High School in care of either Mike Shuler or Joyce Sarber If all of us are willing to work together with this project, we can make a difference! This is our community, these are our children, and their futures are in our hands. Rease step forward and help with this project in any way you can Mike Shuler. Principal John Glenn High School BTH GRADE TEAM WLNS IN THREE OVERTIMES The Urey Middle School eighth grade basketball team continued their streak of exciting basketball games when they traveled to Bre men January 24. Having already played in three overtime games in addition to a one point game, four two point games and one three point game, the Falcons decided to finish their regular season in the same fashion. After four quarters Urey and Bremen were tied at 49 all The first overtime period found Craig Stooks making two of hi* 10 baskets for the game a* this penod ended with the score reading S 3 S 3. in the second overtime period Aaron (asteel added a basket akmg with two Bnan Perry free throw*, but Bremen also scored

CREATIVE WRITING WINNERS r SErLEti^^® V ' ll ‘ TH * T W iS/ h

The winners of the North Liberty P.T.A. Creative Writing Contest, "The Day In The Life Os A Dollar Bill” are listed below: First place winners: Rachel Lung. Mellisa Lung. Kelly Tingle. Amy Litteral. Shannon Petterson. Second place winners- Andy Finch. Bekcy Grencrt, Heather Parks, Rusty Slater. Third place winners: Yolanda Lozano. Tim VanHullc, Amelis Fraiser. The five first place winners were presented w ith a new one dollar bill b\ Mr. Kaufman. The overall winners were Mellisa Lung. 3rd grade, and Kelly Tingle. Sth grade. Their stones follow: "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOLLAR BILL” Melissa Lung — 3rd Grade One day I was given to a girl who had a birthday. She was 8 years old. As soon as she received me. she jumped in joy. "I’ve got a ten dollar bill,” she said. She started to think about what she would bus with a ten dollar bill. I started to think too. The very next day she went to the store. She started to look around in the clothes depart ment. She finally decided that she would buy a bluejean jacket. So. she carefully took me out of her blue jean purse. I was very sad to have to leave that warm purse. I was given to the cashier. She put me in the cash register. As soon as she put me in there, I went to sleep because it was a long day. four points to extend the game to yet another penod. Stooks. Perry and Bruce Brown all connected on baskets in the final overtime in addition to two free throws to curving for a 67-63 victory The Bth grade record improved to 11 wins and 3 defeats. Craig Stooks erupted for 20 points finding the open shots tn a Bremen zone, assisted by Bruce Brown’s 16 points and Aaron Casteel's 13 points and six assists. Stooks also led the team with 11 rebounds. Jay Cotton supplied 9 points in the first half as Bnan Perry finished with 7 points in the final two quarters. Mann scored 18 for Bremen. Urey’s Bth grade team was defeated in the Urey four-team tourney Saturday. January 28 at North Liberty. LaVille jumped out to a 15-5 first quarter lead and the Falcons never recovered. The final score was 48 to 42. as Urey's season record for the Sth grade finished at 11 and 4. Congratu la turns to all the team mebers on a great season. GLENN GIRLS PLAY IN SECTIONAL TONIGHT The John Glenn girls basketball team will play a first round game tn the Sectional Basketball Tourney tonight (Thursday) at LaVille. The 630 game will pit the Lady Falcons against New Carlisle. The five team tourney opened Wednesday with LaVille and Ryouth plavtng and the winner of that game meet* Argo* in Thursdas second game Hie two Thursdas winners will meet Salurdas night at

"Good night". The End THE BEST DAY AS A DOLLAR BILL" Kelly Tingle — sth Grade Hello. I’m a dollar bill! I'd like to tell you about the best day I’ve ever had. I was just a day-old dollar bill. I had just gotten out of the U. S. Mint truck when I got handed over to a guy named Ronald Reagan. Os course. I got all crinkled up and put in his pocket. The next day I woke up and I’m in a dirty, old. dusty safe behind a painting called Mona Lisa’. I made a few friends and even adopted a nickel. Then one das I heard sirens, got pulled out of the safe, and put in another stinks truck again! That’s when I fell through a small rust hole and fell onto the tire! I kept rolling over and over again. That’s when I bit the tire and put a hole in it. We came to a screeching halt and heard men firing shotguns. I had been robbed! And I saved my friends and family. Guess where lam now. lamin a nice undusty. very new case . . . in the Museum of Heroes in Los Angeles. California? The End Mr. Kaufman presented the first place winners of the P T A. Crea live Writing Contest with a new one dollar bill . Left to tight, front row: Rachel Lung. Mellisa Lung. Mr Kaufman. Second row Kelly Tingle. Amy Litteral. Back: Shan non Petterson 7:30 for the 1989 sectional title and the right to advance on to Elkhart and the Regional next week S3M.M GRANT AVAILABLE THROUGH ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HOMEMAKERS The St. Joseph County Extension Homemakers Association is award mg a $300.00 grant to a St. Joseph County member who is 25 years of age or more. To be eligible, the Extension member must have the ability to complete her education or upgrade vocational skill* The ap plicant must have the following other qualification: 1. Have financial need. 2. Have been admitted to or cleared for admission to an academic or vocational school which i* state licensed or accredited 3. Must furnish a plan of schooling with specific vocational objectives that fit applicant'* situation. Ran should include cost* of schooling and qualification* of applicant to take the course The deadline for application i* April 1, 1989 and the winner will be announced m June. Enrollment must be verified by September. 1989. The application blank* arc available at the St. Joseph County Extension Office. 646 County-City Building. South Bend 46601. phone 284 9604 The original manuscript of Lawn CarroU* Alice's Adventures in Won dertand was so*d m 1928 for 175 750 Wigwagging is a method of signal •ng with one flag The three motion* used represent a dot. a dash and the end of a word or paragraph