The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 March 1990 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 115; NUMBER 43

GLENN SPORTS BANQUET RESET FOR MARCH 28 On Wednesday. March 28. at 6:30 p.m., John Glenn High School will be holding their annual Winter Sports Awards Night in the high school cafeteria. This is a change from Tuesday. March 27. due to a conflict in schedules. Athletes participating in winter sports will be honored. A pot luck dinner will be featured and families are asked to bring a covered dish, either a vegetable dish, salad or dessert, serving spoons, and their own table service. The beverages will be provided. After the pot luck dinner, the presentation of awards will be made by the coaches. Pictures of all trophy and special award winners will be taken in the gymnasium following the presentation. KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP SET AT N.L.E.S. North Liberty Elementary Schtxil has set March 26 as the enrollment night for next year's kindergarten. The enrollment time will be a ?:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. After enrollment a short presentation will be made concerning the developmental kindergarten program and general school procedures. In addition to the meeting and enrollment time, parents will have an opport unity to sign up for their child’s developmental testing time which is scheduled for April 19 and 20. To be eligible for kindergarten the child must be five years old on or before July Ist. A legal birth certificate is required, not a hospital certificate, at the time of enrollment. If you do not have a birth certificate write or contact the health department in the county in which your child was born. All kindergarten students arc required to have a physical and the forms will be available at the time of enrollment. POT LUCK DINNER The Saturday night meeting of the Koontz Lake Conservation Club will be a pot luck dinner with Vee Shogren as hostess, at the clubhouse. NOTICE Bill's Barber Shop, Walkerton, will be closed for vacation. March 31 to April 11. The shop will reopen on Thursday. April 12th. 2tm29p NOTICE Jim's Barber Shop. Koontz Lake, will be closed from March 31st to April 9th. 2tm29p NOTICE The Walkerton Medical Clinic will be closed the week of March 19 when Dr. VanderVelde will attend medical meetings. For the phone number of the physician on call, please call 586-3! 14. 2tm22 Use The Happy Ads

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Pictured are David Lawion. Adam Daugherty, and Wes Roush, left to right, giving their presentations of their reinactment of Dinosaurs Alive during the month of February. They presented their talk to Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Alsbaugh's third grade class at North Liberty Elementary School. Other guests were the fourth grade classes of Mrs. Shriver and Mrs. Katterheindrich. During the presentation the paleontologist (Wes. David, and Adam) talked about several types of dinosaurs, what they ate. and how old they were and battles that BAKE SALE The citizens of the community who support the reinstatement of Richard Kickbush as a teacher in the John Glenn School Corporation will be having a bake sale on Saturday. March 31. The bake sale will be held at DeJoss Pharmacy. in Walkerton. Donations for the bake sale arc needed. Any person in the community who would like to donate bake goods please have your items at DeJoss Pharmacy between 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. A bank account has been established at the Teachers Credit Union for expenses incurred in the reinstatement of Mr. Kickbush. Donations can be made into this account by any individual. The number of this account is 184537. The “Kicker Can Campaign" collected $240.00 this past week. These cans have been placed in our kx?al businesses. CARD PARTY A 4-H card party will be held on Friday. March 23. at Kingsford Heights, sponsored by Union Twp. 4-H advisory commission. Play begins at 6:30 p.m. with dessert and ice cream served. Prizes will be aw arded. NOTICE OF MEETING The Better Homes Extension Club will meet on Monday, March 26. at the Walkerton Community Building, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Johnson Twp. Home Extension Club will be our guests. Better Homes gals bring a salad and a friend. The herring is the world's most widely-eaten fish

they were in. Paleontogist David Law ton talked about the terrain, land for mation, and volcanoes. The team made a replica of a volcano and David demonstrated an eruption and discussed how this affected the dinosaurs. Each guest was presented with a dinosaur puzzle paper to do. This project was a part of a reading and language assignment of Mrs. Houston’s class. She presented each “Paleontogist" with a dinosaur diploma for their super job, well done. All of the dinosaurs were donated by class aide Mrs. Kay Anderson. Thanks, Kay. LOCAL STUDENT NAMED AS STATE FINALIST IN GEOGRAPHY BEE Dennis Metz, Walkerton, is among the 100 students in grades four through eight named as state finalists in the second annual National Geography Bee and will compete on March 30, on the campus of Indiana UniversityPurdue University, at Indianapolis. The 100 finalists were the top scorers in local geography bees held in January and February in 923 Indiana schools. The national bee is sponsored by National Geographic World, a youth magazine published by the Geographic Society. Congratulations to Dennis and g<xxl luck at state. GENERAL MEETING Parents Without Partners Chapter 194. South Bend, will hold a general meeting, on Thursday. March 22. at 8:30 p.m. at the Good Shepard Church. 1021 Manchester Dr.. South Bend. New member orientation will be held on March 26, at Valley American Bank. McKinley and Ironwood. South Bend, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ' NOTICE The Class of 1950 is seeking the whereabouts of Maline Smith. Anyone having any information please call 586-3409. NOTICE Al's Bait Shop. Koontz Lake, will be closed April Ist thru April Sth. The world's smallest flower is the duckweed, no larger than a tack head

THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1990

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT SET AT W.E.S. Walkerton Elementary is now taking enrollment information for next year’s Kindergarten. Enrollment must be concluded by March 30. Parents may come to the school office or mail in a form for enrollment of your child. To be eligible for Kindergarten the child must be five years old on or before July Ist. A legal birth certificate is required, not a hospital certificate, at the time of enrollment. If you do not have a birth certificate write or contact the health department in the county in which your child was born. Testing will take place April 25 and 26. All students arc screened at Kindergarten entrance. All incoming students are required to have a physical. You may pick up the forms at the office between 8:00 am. and 4:00 p.m. any day. Registration At St. Patrick’S Wed., April 11 Registration for fall kindergarten classes at St. Patrick School will take place on Wednesday. April 11, between 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., in the kindergarten building on Tyler Street. Children coming to kindergarten in fall must be 5 years old before July 1. Parents should present a birth certificate at the time of registration. Parents may pick up health forms and pay the book fee of $45.00 at the time of registration. Registration for new children in grades 1-6 will take place April 11. from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.. in the school office. Uniforms can be ordered at this same time. The book fee of $60.00 can be paid at the time of registration. Registration of children presently attending St. Patrick School will take place April 2-6. Uniforms can be ordered this ween between 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. NORTH LIBERTY YOUTH LEAGUE SIGN-UP Sign-up for the North Liberty Youth League will run through April 12th. The first sign up will be held on March 24. from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the VFW. Final sign-up will be on April 7, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. also at the VFW. Registration mav be mailed to P.O. Box 427, North Liberty but must be received bv April 12th. After April 12 names will be placed on a waiting list on a first come first serve basis for placement due to cancellations Fee is $15.00 for one youth; $26.01 for two youths and $8 00 for each additional youth over two. NOTICE Walkerton Jr. League Baseball will have a meeting for all coaches and interested parties on March 25 at 4:00 p.m., at the Walkerton Community Building. Late registration will be accepted at this time.

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Tri Kappa Fine Arts And Crafts Festival The 1990 Tri Kappa Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held April 7 and 8 at the John Glenn High School dining commons. Epsilon Chi of Walkerton and Zeta Pi of North Liberty sponsor the annual event. Adults and children arc encouraged to partiepate. Children create a variety of art and craft projects at school. Parents, when your child brings home that special piece of art work, save it and along with your own. enter it in the 1990 Fine Arts and Crafts Festival. If you have any questions, contact Kim Towle. 586-7553 or Irinda Slater. 656-3265. ANCILLA COLLEGE SPRING/SUMMER SCHEDULE Registration for spring interim (April .30 through May 24) will be April 2-5 from 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. The following courses will be offered: Appreciation of Art. Biological Concepts. Introduction to Data Processing. Microeconomics, Children's Literature, World Civilization to 1660, Business Math. General Psychology, Introduction to Sociology. Registration for summer interim (June 4 through July 26) will be Mav 14-17 from 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. The following courses will be offered: Communication (4 weeks). Microeconomics (5 weeks). Microbiology and Nutrition (8 weeks). For further information and or and appointment call Ancilla College at 936-8898. ART GALLERY AND BOOKSTORE IN MARCH North Liberty Elementary School will have an art gallerv museum open to the public the week of 26th -30th of March. Reproductions of famous art works along with students work will be displaced. There will be information about each artist and a Nxikstore with such things as art reproductions, stickers and folders for sale - all pnx'eeds will go to the art depart ment. This is in celebration of Art Awareness Week. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed for the North Liberty Youth League and you can help bv volunteering for either a coaching position, umpire, concessions, rules committee, field maintenance, uniform or equipment maintenance, trophies and awards, fund raising or a team mother. Send your name in hxias to P O. Box 427, North Liberty NOTICE Walkerton Woodland Cemeterv Association requests lot owners to remove any grave decorations thev wish to keep by April I. Spring clean-up will be on Mondas, April 2 - 2tm29 Tomatoes, a member of the poisonous nightshade family, are quite a new food for man A hundred years ago they were not much used Today, tomatoes are third in rank among vegetables consumed in this country