The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 44, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 March 1990 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 115; NUMBER 44

Earth Day Recycling Set For April 22 As of "Earth Day". April 22. Kicker s Drive-In will be sponsoring a non-profit community recycling project in cooperation with a local recycling center and Walkerton Ambulance Service. We arc urging all business, organizations and individuals to assist us in this timelv and worthwhile cause by dropping off all recyclable materials in the proper containers behind Kicker's Drive-In. during the daylight hours only, please. Material to be collected must be clean and includes aluminum cans and scrap glass, separated by color and unbroken (caps removed); newsprint; computer print; cardboard; grocery bags (paper only); blown plastic containers; two liter bottles; milk jugs (caps removed); grass clippings and leaves (bagged please). In the near future we hope to include a scheduled pick-up service on larger contributions. Your help is vital to the continuation of this program. Please cooperate and deposit only those materials specified for. Thank you. BAKE SALE Ihe 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 Pharm acv. in Walkerton. Donations for the bake sale are needed. Any person in the community who would like to donate bake g<x»ds please have vour items at DeJoss Pharmacy between 8:00 to 8:30 am. A bank account has been established at the Teachers Credit I nion for expenses incurred in the reinstatement of Mr. Kickbush. Donations can be made into this account bv anv individual. The number of this account is 18453”. The "Kicker Can Campaign" collected $240.00 this past week. These cans have been placed in our local businesses. North Liberty patrons wishing to donate baked g<x>ds may leave them al the home of Loraine Perkins, by 8:30 a m. Mrs. Perkins will deliver them to DeJoss Pharmaev. CEMETERY CLEAN UP In accordance with cemetery regulation the Fletcher Cemetery Association will be removing all decorations and disposing of these items, on Saturday. April 7 . Any decorations wishing to be retained should be removed prior to this date Anyone wishing to help with the clean-up should be at the cemetery by 9:00 am.. April 7. Rain date is April 8. at 1:00 p.m. 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

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Bryan Urgonski. left, and Charles Martin, right, talk about the Science Fair and show each other Charles Martin and Bryan Urgonski were winners at the 1990 Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair held Saturday. March 24. at the Joyce Athletic Convocation Center at Notre Dame. Martin took Ist place for his study of molds. For this study, he raised bread mold both at room temperature and under refrigeration. Martin determined that warm temperature is the better medium for growing mold than cold. Urgonski studied the growth of crystals. He demonstrated that ammonium dihvdrvgen phosphate crystal will grow on a rock in a wav

NURSERY SCHOOL OPENS AT ST. PATRICK SCHOOL St. Patrick School will open nursery classes in fall of 1990. Plans arc readv to put the last available space on St. Patrick School campus to use. Beginning the day after Labor Day. nursery classes will be held from 12:15 to 2:45 p.m. in the present kindergarten building on Tyler Street. Four and five year olds, by June Ist. will have class on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays. Three year olds, by June Ist. will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Registration fee is SIO.OO. Tuition is monthly. $21.00 for the 4-5 year old class and $14.00 for the 3 year old class. Registration will be taken Wednesday. April 11. between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.. in the kindergarten class. For further information, call St. Patrick School. 586-7405. NOTICE When submitting an article to "The Independent-News” we would appreciate the news release to be typed (upper and lower case) and double spaced. If you do not have a typewriter, good legible writting or printing will be accepted. Thank you for your cooperation in submitting articles for publication. Also if a voice of the people is liable, we will not print these letters. NOTICE Trash pick-up in Walkerton, begins at 7:00 a.m., on Thursdavs. Please have your trash set out. for pick-up. bv that time. 2tas

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the ribbons they won for Bryan’s study of crystals and Charles’ study of mold. that sugar crystals will not. Both boys are fifth grade students at St. Patrick School. Sister Mary Jane Knitter. SSJ-TOSF is their science teacher. Winners at the school's science fair held. February 19-23. were: Grade 6: first. Sarah Martin; second. Alicia Allsop and third. Sara Holland. Grade 5: first. Bryan Urgonski; second. Charles Martin and Christy Schmeltz and third. Cassie Walter. Grade 4: first. Alison Smith: second. Jennifer Kaminski and third. Johanna Hathaway. Grade 3: first, Davey Erdelyi; second. Alissa Fuentes and third. Stacy Walter.

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 week between 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. JkeVEIYME IUM fl ’V MB USES r a WANT ADS £

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990

WALKERTON TOWN BOARD NEWS The Walkerton Town Council met at 7:00 p.m. on March 19. 1990 with the following members present: Cheryl Rizek. Maggie Gaddis. Gregory Williams and Walter Heil. Attorney David Holmes and Clerk-Treasurer Judy Hiler were also present. The minutes were approved as read. There was no citizen's input. OLD BUSINESS: Williams did the second reading of Ordinance No. 1990-01. An Ordinance Rezoning Real Estate Within the Jusisdictional Limits of the Walkerton Plan Commission. Maggie Gaddis made the motion to accept the second reading. Seconded by Cheryl Rizek. The motion was carried with a vote nf three aves and one nay. Williams reported that a new well site hasn’t been chosen yet. but the engineering firm had been here last Tuesday and reviewed some of the proposed sites. Attorney Holmes said that he hopes to have the trash hauling contract ready for the next meeting. At the last meeting the Council had discussed putting a stop sign in at Virginia and Jackson Streets or at Virginia and Van Buren Streets. After some discussion they let the matter drop. A stop sign was in advertently installed at Virginia and Van Buren Streets, and Chief Gassensmith had reported that it was doing a good job in slowing down the traffic in that area. Walt Heil made the motion to leave the sign there, and make the intersection of Virginia and Van Buren Streets a four-wav stop. Seconded by Cheryl Rizek. Carried. Williams said that, according to Chief Gassensmith. the removal of the stop at Tyler and Illinois Streets has made the stop confusing and possibly dangerous. After some discussion the Council decided that the stop sign should be put back in. Cheryl Rizek made the motion to put the stop sign back in at the intersection of Tyler and Illinois Streets, making this a three-way stop. Seconded by Maggie Gaddis. Carried. Williams said that according to the latest Cities and Towns Bulletin. the state has set up a Hometown Indiana Grant program with a 50 50 matching fund grant. Although they voted to set the program up. they did not vote any funding for it. They are now taking applications for the grant program, and are going to use them as a guideline for funding in the future. This program can be used for parks and recreation, and also for restoring historical build ings. There was a discussion of using the Barrett Law for putting in new sidewalks and curbs. Attorney Holmes said that in using the Barrett Law. you pay the contract ors with bonds that are paid off in seven years, and the adjoining property owners are taxed. Williams said that he thought this might be one option for funding when putting in new sidewalks. Williams said that he had read an article about tax incremental financing, and thought the town might be able to use this toward (continue on Page 16)

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KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT SET AT W.E.S. Walkerton Elementary is now taking enrollment information for next year’s Kindergarten. Enrollment must be concluded bv March 30. Parents mav 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 or 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 are 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 dav. 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. Aduhs and children are encouraged to partiepate. Children create a variety of art and craft projects at school. Parents, when vour child brings home that special piece of art work, save it and along with vour own. enter it in the 1990 Fine Arts and Crafts Festival. If you have any questions, contact Kim Towle, 586-”553 or Irinda Slater. 656-3265. NOTICE Walkerton Woodland Cemetery Association requests lot owners to remove any grave decorations they wish to keep by April 1. Spring clean-up will be on Monday. April 2 - 2tm29 NOTICE A card party is planned for March 31. at 7:30 p.m.. E.S. T.. at the Johnson Township Communitv Building. Euchre and pinochle will be played. This event is sponsored bv the Johnson Twp. 4-H Club and tickets are available at the door. DINNER MEETING The Koontz Lake Conservation Club will meet, on Saturdav evening. at the clubhouse, with Helen Cowood and Lucille Dickson, serving as hostess, for the usual dinner meeting. NOTICE Al’s Bait Shop. Koontz Lake, will be closed April Ist thru April Sth. NOTICE Bid are now being accepted for mainienance. mowing and trimming of Eastlawn and Westlawn Cemeteries, in North Libertv Cemeteries mav be bid separately. All equipment furnished Contact Al Heim at 656-87”4 or Roy Clark, at 656-4615. 2tasp