The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 May 1990 — Page 4

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VOTE TUESDAY, MAY 8 Tuesday, May 8, is primary election day in Indiana. For residents of the John Glenn School Corporation, it is also an election day for three school board members for the next four years. The later fact will make the election day a pretty busy place in our local area. Probably if you ask an average St. Joseph County resident from Lincoln or Liberty Township, they couldn’t name five names on the regular primary ballot. However, ask these same people about the school board candidates and chances are you can get the answer. Voting for the school board is not politically connected. The names for the candidates for the three townships will appear on with no political involvement. Three of the townships have a contested seat, and all are voted upon by all voters, not just contested seat, and all are voted upon by all voters, not just the residents of those townships. It is actually an at large election for the school board candidates. The school board issue has taken on additional interest recently, due to an action of the Board that didn’t prove popular with many patrons. However, the election of school board members is for four year terms, starting July 1, and will involve the running of the school corporation for the next four years when some mighty big things will be happening. A building program looms in the future along with the normal operation of the schools. This is an important election and we are fortunate to have interested people seeking these positions. All three incumbents are running for re-election and all three are opposed, Polk Township having two challengers for the position now held by Nilas Miller. They are Gloria Winger and Terry Shepherd. In Liberty Township Pam Craft is challenged by Daniel Patrick and in Lincoln Township Harold “Gene” Knowlton will try to unseat William Millar. In St. Joseph County, the voting places are: Precinct I, Walkerton Utility Building; Precinct 2, Walkerton Youth Building; Precinct 3, Walkerton Town Hall; and Precinct 4, Walkerton Community Building. In Liberty Township, Precinct 1, North Liberty Volunteer Fire Dept.; Precinct 2, North Liberty School; and Precinct 3, VFW Post 1954. It is important to vote Tuesday, both for the regular election and for the school board. Use your one freedom that is so abused in this country, the right to vote. It is your government that is affected. < WHEN...

Kristine Kopanski. 20. of North Liberty, has been named the recipient of a state Tri Kappa scholarship, according to an announcement by Sheila Scott, scholarship chairman of Zeta Pi. the local North Liberty Tri Kappa chapter. Charles F. Var dem an II recently showed and explained his science fair project to the Sth and 6th grade students at St. Patrick’s School. Charles placed second and was awarded a certificate for outstanding achievement in Physics from the United States Marine Corps, at a regional science fair, held March 30. at Notre Dame. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Vardeman of North Liberty. Pearl Mclntire and Cindy Williams were chosen as Employee of the month and Nursing Aide of the month at Miller’s Merry Manor. 1975 The annual Arts and Crafts show will be held this Sunday, May 4. at the Walkerton Elementary School from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The North Liberty High School orientation and open house will be held on Wednesday. May 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The program will be in two parts with a general meeting kicking off the evening in the gym for all new students and their parents and this will be followed by an open house. Happy Ads were started in ‘The Independent-News” with the Mav 1.1975 issue. At the market whole fry ing chickens were selling for 39 cents a pound; pork steak at 85 cents a pound; rolled boneless pork roast for 79 cents a pound; pork cutlets at 99 cents a pound; stuffed sausage

at 89 cents a pound; bacon at $1.29 a pound; dutch loaf at $1.29 a pound; bologna at 89 cents a pound; a gallon of ice milk for $1.29; three 12 ounce cans of Awake for $1.00; a gallon of 2 percent milk for 99 cents; 12 ounce package of cheese singles for 89 cents; three loaves of white bread for 89 cents; eight 16 ounce bottles of Pepsi for 99 cents, plus deposit; a 10 inch pumpkin pie for $1.59; three heads of- lettuce for $1.00; and a quart of strawberries for 79 cents. The grand opening of the Hidden Bu-Tee Salon, owned and operated by Beverly Ruggles and Kitty Holland, will be on May 7. The shop is located at 706 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton. 1970 Jane Ann Whitmer was named valedictorian of the North Liberty High School Class of 1970 and Judy Crystall Lambert was named salutatorian. Special services and an open house are scheduled for Sunday. May 10. of the Walkerton United Methodist Church when they move into their new building at 1000 Georgia. Special music, speakers and cornerstone services are planned. The local Methodist Church was established in 1844 (actually 13 years before the Town of Walkerton was laid out): The local United Brethren Church was formed in 1881 and in 1904 dedicated its new church building, the present United Methodist Michigan Street Building. In 1907 the Methodists dedicated a new building which was destroyed by fire in 1936. In 1937 the Methodist dedicated their new church, the present Illinois Street building. The Methodists and United Brethren congregation merged in 1966. two years ahead of

the national merger, to form the Walkerton United Methodist Church. Consecreation Service will be on Sunday, May 17, with Dr. Donald McMahan, district superintendent, speaker. At the market w-hole fryers were selling for 29 cents a pound; legs, thighs and breasts at 59 cents a po'und; livers at 59 cents a pound; wings at 29 cents a pound; hearts and gizzards at 49 cents a pound; rolled rump roast at $1.09 a pound; round steak at 99 cents a pound: boiling beef at 59 cents a pound; franks at 79 cents a pound; bacon at 49 cents a pound; four banquet cream pies for $1.00; six one pound loaves of white bread for $1.00; a pound carton of cottage cheese for 29 cqnts; three dozen of small eggs for $1.00; 20 pounds of potatoes for 99 cents; cabbage at 12 cents a pound; and tomatoes at 29 cents a pound. 1965 Wakerton High School senior girls and their mothers were guests of honor at a tea on Wednesday afternoon in the Community Building. The event, an annual affair, was sponsored by the Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa. Any boys elegible for the Walkerton Little League who have not registered to date may do so by coming to the Powell-Mann Garage and taking care of this at this location. The Elementary School will be presenting their Spring Music Festival on Friday. May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. Mrs. Eleanor Robinson will be directing the vocal music and Mr. George Robinson will direct the band. Shirley Ross and Linda Shank were recently named valedictorian and saiutatorian of the Tyner High School graduating Gass. 1960 The recently completed United Missionary Church, located four and a half miles south of Walkerton. at Koontz Lake, on Indiana 23. will be dedicated in a special service to be held on Sundav. Mav 8. Rev. David Owen, on Thursday evening. May 12. at 7:30 p.m., will be installed as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Walkerton. “Shop Walkerton First" banners are being exhibited on the bumpers of many cars in and around Walkerton. this being a slogan that resulted from a recent Sale-A-Rama Days with the stickers being made for the occasion. 1955 Green Township residents are faced with the same problem which Liberty Township is solving with a new building and Greene proposes to solve their problems in a similar manner. There will be a re-organizational meeting of the Cub Schout work in North Liberty, on Monday evening. The meeting will be held in the basement of the Methodist Church, who will be the sponsoring institution of the pack. At the market cube steak was selling for 69 cents a pound; sirloin steak at 49 cents a pound; T-bone steak at 55 cents a pound; rolled beef roast at 39 cents a pound; round steak at 55 cents a pound; three pounds of hamburger at 98 cents; beef liver at two pounds for 61 cents; fryers at 49 cents a pound; smoked picnics at 33 cents a pound; five pounds of sugar for 51 cents, and 10 pounds for 99 cents. 1950 Walkerton High School will graduate 32 seniors on May 26. Television thieves have been at work in the Walkerton territory the past two weeks with a total of three sets reported stolen. Two sets were taken from the Walkerton Motor Sales on April 22 and one from the Worth May home in broad daylight last Thursday afternoon. There are boys, both young and old. who will spend the remainder of their lives in Veteran’s hospitals and homes. They gave their life’s freedom for their country, that we might better enjoy our lives. The

least we can do. it would seem, is to help make them know we care. May 13th is Carnation Day. Wear a carnation on that day to let the soldiers know that we remember and want to help them. Carnations will be sold May 13 in the business area. 1945 Mrs. Ruth Charles, director of the local nursery school, announces that an open house will be held on Sunday, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., of the new facility. With the exception of apricots, there should be a bumper fruit crop in this section, according to John C. Haag, Walkerton’s leading orchardist. Mr. Haag stated this week that the frosts of the early part of April have done no damage to his trees, except for the apricots. Members of Walkerton Chapter No. 319, O.E.S. and their families will meet tonight (April 26) at the Temple to observe the 40th anniversary of the founding of the chapter. The annual Walkerton High School Alumni Banquet will be held in the high school on Thursday evening. May 24. according to Mrs. Nelson Walz, president. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is making preparations to import into Walkerton for the summer and possibly longer, a number of Mexican workers who will be used to do track work. They will add new ballast and new ties. The men will be housed in the old Walkerton Ladder Company building near the tower. 1940 Garland Lawarence and David Lawrence have been idle for a couple of days, due to the milk drivers’ strike in Chicago. The drivers were threatened with a cut in wages at the expiration of their contracts which they are not taking without a fight. They have been receiving a weekly wage of from S4B to $52 and have been asked to take a $8 a week cut. An attempted robbery at the Walkerton Lumber and Coal Company Sunday night gave the purpet rators no cash and only a few dollars worth of merchandise for their troubles and risk. Just to make the Carters glad they went to Florida. Old Man Winter turned his hate and furry on northern Indiana on May Day and gave them a nice coating of beautiful white snow. This morning the ground is covered again and all garden making and crop planting is at a stand-still. GOLF NEWS The John Gldnn Golf Team just finished a very busy week recording wins over Argos and Bremen while being defeated by NorthWood. Concord. LaVille, and Goshen. The four losses were to some very fine teams as evidenced by their combined won-loss record of 37 wins against 7 defeats. Though the losses are hard to take, gradual improvements are being seen by the scores the Falcons are turning in. Maybe, the stiff competition is paying off and will prove to be beneficial come tournament time. John Glenn’s overall record stands at a respectable five wins and eight defeats. The Falcons will need an upset win somewhere along the second half of their season to record a fourth winning season in a row'. With continued improvements that goal may yet be achieved. April 24th the Falcon linksmen hosted Concord and North Wood. The visitors tied a 163 for theii team totals, and the tie was settled by the fifth man score showing Concord as the victor in this dose contest. Glenn fired a 179 tieing their low round of the season. Jeff Sprunger also tied for medalist honors with a par 36. two strokes । shy of the school and home course record. John Johnson also fired his low round of the year with a round of 40, follow’ed by teammates: Adam Jacob 59; Dan Huizenga 49; and Scott Bostwick

. 54. The following night Bremen I visited Whispering Pines for a match only to see Glenn again top their low round score for the season with a total of 175. Scoring for the Falcons were medalist Sprunger 39; Johnson 45; A. Jacob 44; Huizenga 47; and Bostwick 53. ■ Jamie Arce shot asl for the Junior Varsity. Tuesday. April 29th. Glenn visited Plymouth Country Cub to compete with LaVille, Goshen and Argos. LaVille displayed why their record is 13 and 1 by shooting a sizzling 159 with Eric Whiteman at one under par 35. Goshen was second at 176, followed by Glenn’s 186, and Argos at 201. Goshen’s record rose to 10 and 3, while Argos slipped to 8 and 5. Sprunger of Glenn continued his recent fine play with a 39. Johnson finished with a 46. followed by Huizenga’s 48. Jacob and Arce both struggled with 53’s as everyone played under summer rules for the first time this year. The Glenn Golfers will travel to Bent Oak Country Cub April 30th for a match with Jimtown. and Bass Lake Country Gub for a match with Knox May Ist. GLENN GOLFERS COMPETE IN MARSHALL COUNTY LaVille left no doubt who the 1990 Marshall County Golf Champions were by dominating the field of seven teams. The team scores were as follows: LaVille 311; C.M.A. 380; Argos 384; Bremen 387; Glenn 389; Triton 408; and Culver 457. LaVille also captured the first four places individually as only Gelnn linksman Jeff Sprunger cracked the top five with an 86 to qualify for a position on the All-County team. Jason Christy and Todd Whiteman shot the low scores of the tourney at 75. Other scores for Glenn were John Johnson at 92 for seventh place; Adam Jacob 96; Dan Huizenga at 106. and Jamie Arce finished with a 105. SERVICE NOTES AKMY AND AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS — Air Force Reserve Airman Ist Gass John L. Jackson has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. Texas. During the six weeks of training the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the community college of the Air Force. Jackson is the son of Ann O. Nickles of 542 Dukeway Drive. Universal City. Texas, and George W. Jackson of 202 N. Lafayette, North Liberty. He is a 1986 graduate of Samuel Clemens High School, Schertz, Texas. ARMY AND AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS — Airman Ist Gass Tonya S. Leda has graduated from the communica-tions-computer systems operations specialist course at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi. Students were taught how to operate and maintain electronic data processing equipment, including software, tape and disk management, and other related tasks. Leda is the daughter of Judy C. Ellis of 60936 Crumstown Highway, North Liberty, and granddaughter of Robert D. Ellis, Sr. of Rural Route 68, Des Arc, Mo. Thera are about 400 different Kinds of ants in the United States alone Support the March of Dimes «imi»> iiiiiiimw