The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1990 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JULY 19, 1990

"a™™®® B ® B ®®®™ ANOTHER DOOR CLOSES Last Friday, July 13, another door closed for good. The Harvey’s store in North Liberty, ceased operation at that time taking just one more business from a small town. Plans were announced for the building Harvey’s have been in for 33 years, as Dave and Pam Craft, of Craft’s Liberty Drugs, will take over that building and we are sure they will continue to run a good business at their new site and expand on their current merchandising. But nevertheless, the loss of another business will be felt. Small towns have a verv hard time attracting business in this day of shopping malls, convenience travel, etc. It is nothing for a person to jump in a car and drive to the nearest mall for what they want. Shop at home may still be a slogan for many small towns, but it is becoming less and less a reality as the years go by. When a small town is located just 15 or 20 minutes from a mall offering their many stores and fighting hard for business, it becomes more difficult for a small town business to recover. Small town businesses are more convenience than anything in this day and age. Harvey’s have been in North Liberty since 1957. Their 33 years has given the area a place to shop for all these years. Despite the expanded plans of the Crafts, North Liberty will feel the loss of the business and a little bit more competition within which is always healthy. It is the same in all small towns, once a business is gone, they are very hard to replace as the investment to go into business is so great the results cannot justify the new business in most instances. Particularly true is a situation like a few in Walkerton, where fire has destroyed the buildings and to go into business in that spot a person would have to start from scratch, building and all. This is considerably tougher than moving into an existing building where available. Harvey’s operation will continue in Walkerton. Their chain of stores is like another other big business now, it must be profitable to justify the operation. It is too bad for the North Liberty area as the people of the area are the losers. We do wish the Crafts well in their new venture, scheduled tentatively to open in their new home later this fall. Both North Liberty and Walkerton need to hang on to the businesses they have and the closing of another door will be felt by the community.

UPDATE The latest update on Dick Kickbush. Dear Friends & Colleagues: Best wishes to our new superintendent, Dr. Murray, and our new school board members, Mr. Knowlton and Mr. Patrick. My arbitration hearing was held on Thursday. July 5. at John Glenn High School from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mr. Harvey Nathan from the American Arbitration Association conducted the hearing and will render his decision within 30 days after he receives the court transcript and attorney briefs. The arbitrator will notify the school ( board of his decision which according to the master contract of the < John Glenn Education Association I is a binding arbitration. The loser i of the hearing will assume the 1 expense according to the contract. I The delay/dismissal attempt by ; the corporation which was denied < by Judge Albright cost the cor- 1 poration $750.00 to the Arbitration ; Association. 1 Thanks again to all for your ; concerns and prayers. It is mv ; desire to continue my career in the 1 John Glenn School Corporation. 1 God bless you all. । Dick Kickbush i < “Volunteers” । The fourth of July is over, for the r viewers, but not for the volunteers j who put on the show! Betty King ( and her merry group of helpers j have again done a bang-up job. t Don’t forget to say thank you to t them. । Recently I read an article on vol- t unteers that wasn’t written by a j volunteer. A volunteer is someone c like Roy Williams, who gave up t many years of his free time to keep i the Bo\ Scouts going Several of i these were after his own Bov

Scout left the troop. He didn’t want to see the troop die. but alas, the next leader quit when his son lost interest. Did Roy do all this for naught? No, somewhere there is a boy w-ho is a leader or helper, who was taught by him to help others. A volunteer is Morris Searfoss, who when asked to help says sure. Morris has helped for years on the Fourth of July Committee, and the Fall Festival group. He is also very active in the Odd Fellows and the V.F.W. Brydie Searfoss is another great volunteer, who has served as an unsung helper in many groups. Marian Chapman is another volunteer w ho has given excess of her time. Wyman and Manin Hochstetler have been more than generous of their time and help. Jon and Anita Smith are also examples of good volunteers. They have been 4-H leaders for several years in Johnson Township. They get to baby sit the kids and their projects for a week at the Fair, but only after months of prodding and encouragement to the kids to finish their projects. Barb Burket is another volunteer who after many a long day in the field has come in and helped plan the Fall Festival and the Fourth of July. There are lots of volunteers, like the Little League coaches, who in addition to giving up their time, also dig down into their pockets to help a kid who can’t afford a glove or hat. These volunteers are just a few of the many un named people who help make their communities nicer places. They don't do it for pay (many times they help pay for supplies) or the glory (you don’t sec these people’s names and deeds in the paper very often). They do it because they care about people and their community. You people who are too busy to help when asked can be very thankful for the volunteers. many who also work, help make your area a nicer place to live and work I am sorry for the names that I

know I have neglected to mention, and 1 know that there are many great volunteers out there. All that 1 can say is “Thank You!’’ Sincerely. Ncdra Williams Bibletime Marketplace A Huge Success On Tuesday. July 10. the tents and marketplace as in 29 AD were opened at 9:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s School. The enrollment was 101 children entering Ist throught 7th grades. We had eleven more register that morning and two more the second day plus ten three to five year olds who were children of the workers. A grand total of 124 children plus 8 youths and 37 adults as workers equals 159 persons enrolled. Some children or parents must have forgotten they had enrolled the children because they did not attend. We did have an average attendance of 100 so w e believe it was a success! At 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, a begger appeared asking for “alms for the poor." Noone knew who this was. The photographer of the day. Ray Chapman, took her picture and that evening he asked “who was that begger?” The begger was the “Great Pumpkin" who visits Walkerton each fall. Thanks, Ncdra. vou are a “Great Child of God.” On Friday, July 6. ten persons met at the Presbyterian Church to move the props and supplies from storage to St. Patrick’s School where we had more room. Thanks to Nancy Reynolds who packed our supplies away and got them out of storage for us. The movers were: Fred Daniels. Fred Bullinger. Harold and Pauline Knowlton. Clyde and Eva Stickley. Ray and Marian Chapman. Verice Walz and Nancy Reynolds. On Monday evening. July 9. more supplies came into St. Patrick’s School. The craftsmen and tribal parents were meeting and getting ready. Four tents were pitched in the school yard and several marketplace shops w-ere built in the all purpose hall. Thanks to the experience of Jim Hostetler who erected the marketplace for the third year. Besides the five men mentioned in the paragraph above Dennis Holland. Bill Groves and Jim Millice helped in this project. On Tuesday morning Devon Holland drove his truck to StuntzHochstetler Pines to borrow a well. Thanks, Hoppy, for helping two senior citizens load the heavy well. On Wednesday. July 11. leather crafters Keanon Giese. Debbie. Bryan and Jenifer Hostetler were in the marketplace teaching leather crafi. Most craftsmen stayed after lunch to have their shops open because of rain. Each dav Charlotte Hostetler came to help Nancy Hockett with recreation so the tribal mothers could have a rest. Each day we had a Bible story as the lesson for the day. The story teller. Sr. Dian, arrived in the marketplace each morning. The stories were “The Widows Mite.” “The Last Sheep" and “The Stay of Zacchaeus." Just after the singing time, under the director of Linda Hollard. Sr. Dian would return and ask questions to review the story of the day. Linda Holland was the director assisted by Debbie Moerman w'ho was in charge of the tribal parents as follows: Susan Groves. Catherine Theis. Davina Barbknecht. Norma Wilson. Jane Chapman. Chris Rans, Jim Thibodeaux, Kathv Martin, Marianne Kemp, Pauline Johnson, and Carol O’Neal. Mary Bierly and Marion Ogle each substitute a day for us. Sue Reinhold and Judy Kruyer were in charge of the craft shop keepers who were: Verice Walz, Esther Smith. Marion Ogle, Jimmy Gebert. Judy Scott, Rav Chapman.

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Kathleen Martin, back center, with the tribe of Manasseh eating the bread they had prepared. Surrounding Kathleen are Jessica Higgins. Christina Bierly. Nichole Pauline Knowlton. Chris Houston. Ruth DeSimone. Kris Franey. and Linda Craft. The ladies who baked the bread the tribes had prepared were: Helen Holland. Marge Groves, and Pat Cowger. The cencus taker and registar was Marian Chapman. Our new seamstresses this year are Davina Barbkencht. Myrna Daubc and Pearl Fraily. who we want to thank for the togas. We appreciated the hospitality and friendly encouragement we received from Father Yast each dav. On Thursday evening the grand finale was verv enjoyable. Sixtychildren were able to return along with their parents, grandparents and friends. Seventy-three persons watched each tribe share a little of what they had learned. Some put on skits of the stories they had heard, others sang songs and some played on their harps or tamboreens they had made. The marketplace had a mission and lived up to the story of the widows mite. An offering was taken each day plus food supplies for the Community Christian Pantry. Two boxes and several bags of groceries were collected and a $170.42 check was given to the pantry. After the closing program, several parents and workers stayed to take down the tents and marketplace. The marketplace frames were stored for another year. The tribal mothers took the togas home to be washed. A big thank you for all who helped and if we have missed any willing worker, it was an oversight. We believe the Spirit of God was truly alive and w-as with us the past week and months and will continue in the lives of the children and adults who attended. Also a thank you for the parents and friends who helped the children attend. This was an ecumenical summer highlight ! Shalom! Pine Creek Church Pine & Stanton Roads Pastor Wavne Gerber THURSDAY 7:45 p.m.. Softball game. SATURDAY Koinonia & Inspiration class picnic (at Otho & Retha’s afternoon and evening). SUNDAY 9:00 a.m., Sunday School. 10:00 a.m.. Worship Service and Children’s Church. St. John’s Lutheran Church Riley & Pine Roads 24955 Riley Road The Rev. Bert Pauluhn 656-4744 or 656-3475 THURSDAY, JULY 19 9:00 p.m., Men’s softball. FRIDAY, JULY 20 3-8:00 p.m.. Recycling. SATURDAY. JULY 21 9:00 a.m.-noon. Recycling. SUNDAY. JULY 22 9:00 a.m.. Worship. 10:.30 a.m.. Sunday School. No confirmation class, no choir rehersal. TUESDAY. JULY 24 9:30 a.m., WELCA

Huff. Shelly Gaines. Jessica Cable. Jeremiah Rizek. Scott Rans. AndyZellers. Denise Martin. Dawn Elkins and Jeremy Martin. “We love, because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19. Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walkerton. Indiana SUNDAY. JULY 22 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Worship Service. Andrew Mac Kay Betts, guest speaker. Communion. TUESDAY. JULY 24 12-3:00 p.m.. Community Pantry 7:00 p.m.. Community Pantrymeeting. WlC’s WEDNESDAY. JULY 25 WlC’s NOTE: YWCA Self-sufficiency program for summer months, anyone in need of assistance, call 586-3301 or 233-9491 for appointment. “Whosoever will, may come." United Methodist Church 1000 Georgia Street Walkerton. Indiana Phone: 586-3534 or 586-3404 THURSDAY, JULY 19 9:30a.m., Bible Study at church. 6:30 p.m., Men’s softball game at North Liberty. 7:15p.m., Agape praver group. SUNDAY. JULY 22 8:00 a.m.. Early Worship at Stuntz-Hostetler Pines. 9:15 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Late Worship Service Sermon: “Entertaining A Stranger” Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-2; Matthew 25:31-46; and Deuteronomy 10:12-22. Nursery available during Sunday School and Late Worship. Jr. Church available during the Late Worship. MONDAY. JULY 23 7:00 p.m.. Finance meeting. TUESDAY. JULY 24 10:00 a.m.. Dieter’s support group, parsonage. 7:00 p.m.. Building committee meeting. 7:00 p.m.. Pantry committee meeting. WEDNESDAY. JULY 25 7:00 p.m.. Summer choir practice. United Methodist Church Crossroads 4 And 23 North Liberty, Indiana Pastor James C. Stansell THURSDAY. JULY 19 6:30 p.m.. Softball against Koontz Lake Missionary. SUNDAY, JULY 22 8:30 a.m.. Informal Worship Service with special music by Bethel College ensemble. 9:00a.m.. Sunday-School. 10:00 a.m.. Morning Worship. Concert by “New Covenant” vocal ensemble. Pot luck dinner following Worship Sen-ice. MONDAY. JULY 23 7:00 p.m.. Finance committee meeting. 8:00 p.m.. Administrative council meeting. Coffee and fellowship time will be held in the overflow room following Sunday School. Babysitting available. To clean a burnt or scorched pan. sprinkle liberally with baking soda, adding just enough water to moisten Let stand for several hours You can generally lift the burned portion nght out of the pan