The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 August 1990 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 116; NUMBER 10

SYMPHONY POPS AT FIREFLY SAT., AUGUST 4 The Firefly Festival and the South Bend Symphony Pops Orchestra will celebrate their tenth anniversary of concerts at St. Patrick’s County Park on Saturday, August 4. at 8:00 p.m. The park will be festooned in birthday party fashion, and free birthday cake (frosted with firefly designs, of course) will be served. Conductor Newton Wayland has programmed an “Anniversary Extravaganza” that will highlight favorites from Pops performances throughout Firefly’s first decade, including Tchaikovsky’s sure-fire crowd pleaser, the “1812 Overture,” complete with pomp and ryIn Houston, Texas, Wayland’s “1812 Overture” is an annual tradition performed for thousands and televised to many more. Houston Symphony Orchestra stage manager Don Jackson built the cannons used there, and will be bringing them to South Bend this summer for the. Firefly Festival concert. Area volunteers will be the costumed “cannoneers” who pantomime lighting the cannons with their torches. (The actual charges are set off by electrical signals triggered by a musician following the score.) Wayland’s musical talents are as varied as his inventive programming. The Santa Barbara. California native is a conductor, composer. arranger, and pianist. He began his career with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, attended Harvard and the New England Conservatory of Music, and became an arranger and pianist for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, where, in recent years, he has returned as a guest conductor. He has also written music for television, including PBS’s Emmy Award-winning children’s show “Zoom!" and the respected “Nova" series. His talents are in demand throughout North America, and he made his European conducting debut this spring with the Orchestra National de Lyon. Some of the maestro’s programs have been immortalized in recordings which include arrangements written and premiered in South Bend, for Wayland has a special relationship with musicians in the area. Throughout his decade of commuting to Michiana, he has recognized and encouraged the talented composers, arrangers, and soloists in the area, often using South Bend as an incubator for original musical creations that are later performed across the country. The August 4 concert will include arrangements by Pops trombonist Larry Dwyer and tubist Jerry Lackey, as well as a surprise piece commissioned by Firefly in honor of the tenth anniversary, composed by Wayland. Dwyer. Lackey, and violist Zeal Fisher. In addition to the" 1812 Overture.” the program will include Gould’s “American Salute.’ Mangione’s “Feels So Good, Berlins “Alexander's Ragtime Band. Morrow’s “Night Train," Layton s “After You’ve Gone." and a Beatles medley, along with other pops favorites and a few musica surprises. An engaging entertainer who

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FALCON PRIDE OFF TO OHIO PARADE The Falcon Pride of John Glenn High School will be traveling to Canton, Ohio on Friday evening, August 3rd, to participate in the NFL Pro Football Hail of Fame parade, on Saturday, August 4th. This annual parade preceeds the induction ceremony for new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include Bob St. Clair, “Buck” Buchanan, Bob Griese, Franco Harris, Ted Hendricks, Jack Lambert and Tom Landry. This year, some of the presenters include Roger Stabauch, Don Shula and Lynn Swan. The Falcon Pride is one of 32 bands selected to participate in this nationally televised parade. After the parade, the band will visit the football Hall of Fame before boarding the buses for the return trip to Walkerton. This trip to Canton is the beginning of a busy week for the Falcon Pride. Band camp will be held Monday-Friday. August 6-10, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. We wish the Falcon Pride good luck in Canton and during their upcoming marching season. Shop At Home Use The Cassifieds always seasons his programs with a liberal sprinkling of musical anecdotes. Wayland is known for the way in which he successfully weds the symphony orchestra to popular idioms and extends the parameters of the orchestra by using non-traditional instruments, and idiosynciatic ideas, in a symphonic setting. His contribution to South Bend’s musical life was acknowledged this spring when Mayor Joseph Kernan presented Wayland with a key to the city and made him an honorary citizen. If bad weather forces postponement of the performance on Saturday. August 4. the Pops concert will take place on Sunday. August 5. In this case, an announcement will be made on City Line ahd on local radio stations after 2:00 p.m. (Should bad weather also occur on August 5. the concert will move indoors to O’Laughlin Auditorium. St. Mary’s College.) Ticket information: Adults: advance tickets, $9 each; at the gate, sll. Children: ages b-16, $2 each; under age 6. free. Group discount: a 20% discount off advance sale prices is available for groups of 15 or more adults (call Firefly, 219-288-3472). Box offices: Century Center. South Bend. 284-9111; Templin’s, Elkhart. 293-0343; Majerek’s Hall of Cards and Books, Niles, 616-683-1689 and LaFortune Center, University of Notre Dame, 239-8128. The Firefly Festival is held at St. Patrick’s County Park. 50651 Laurel Road. South Bend. Parking is free, and assistance for disabled persons is available. The Firefly Festival’s goal of bringing quality and diversity in the performing arts to the broadest possible audience is assisted by generous community and foundation assistance and support from The Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Football Practice At John Glenn Starts August 6 Football practice for all John Glenn High School boys interested in playing this year will begin on Monday. August 6. Boys should be dressed and ready in the lockerroom at 8:00 a.m. Players are to report with physicals and permission cards completed. Details about insurance, etc. will be given at that time. Boys Tennis Practice To Begin August 6 Boys tennis practice will begin on Monday, August 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Players should report to the courts with completed physical forms. OPEN DANCE Dance by the full moon on August 11 with Frank and the Hy Tymes. at the Bremen VFW. from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The dance is sponsored by Parents Without Partners Chapter 298, Plymouth. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS THERAPY GROUP OFFERED Plymouth’s Family Learning Center is offering an eight week therapy group for adults who were raised in alcoholic or other dysfunctional homes. The group will meet on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. and begin on August 29th to October 24th (skipping October 17). The cost is S3O a session or SSO for couples. Call Family Learning Center at 9363377 for early reservations or with questions, and ask for Kathy Frazier. 4ta23 NOTICE Indiana Waste & Recycling begins collecting trash, in Walkerton. at 6:00 a.m. every Thursday. Residents must have their trash set out. for pick up. by that time. 4ta9 NOTICE J & M Small Engine Repair will be closed at noon on Saturday, August 4th. DINNER MEETING The hosts for the Saturday, August 4, meeting and dinner of the Koontz Lake Conservation Cub are Evelyn and Eli Sobat at the clubhouse. ELECT CANDIDATES At the Republican caucus, held last week in Walkerton, Walter Heil and Robert “Gene” Reese will be the candidates for Town Board and Elsie Heimer is running for Lincoln Twp. Trustee. SEEKING Bth GRADE VOLLEYBALL COACH Mr. Gerry Brown, athletic director at Urey Middle School, is accepting applications for an Bth grade volleyball coach at Urey for the 1990-91 school year. This position is open to anyone interested in coaching middle school students. Interested persons are asked to contact Urev Middle School, 586-3184. from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., through August 3.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1990

J.G. Volleyball Practice To Begin August 6 Practice will begin on Monday, August 6 from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. for all John Glenn High School girls interested in playing volleyball. Girls should come ready to practice and have their physical forms completed. The coach this year will be Peggy Johnson. Cross Country Practice To Begin August 6 Cross-country practice will begin on Monday, August 6 for any John Glenn High School student interested. Participants should report to Mr. Rans at 6:00 p.m. behind the school dressed for practice and with physical forms completed. NURSERY SCHOOL TO OPEN The Nursery School at the North Liberty Church of Christ will begin September Sth, for the 1990-91 school year. Enrollment is still open for the 3 through 5 year olds. Please call Terri Stewart at 6564632 for more information or to enroll your child. FIREFLY WINS REGIONAL AWARD The Firefly Festival for the Performing Arts and the St. Joseph County Parks and Recreation Dept, were recently awarded the National Recreation and Park Association’s Dottie Mullen Arts and Humanities Award for the Great Lakes Region. The award acknowledges the performing arts series which Firefly presents at St. Patrick’s County Park. A plaque was awarded at ceremonies held on July 13, in Cincinnati. Ohio. The award is presented annually by NRPA at both the regional and national level to groups and agencies which are the very best in promoting and supporting the arts and humanities in their respective communities. Firefly and the St. Joseph County Parks won in the Class I Division, which put South Bend in direct competition with such large cities as Chicago. Indianapolis and Detroit. Local presentation of the award by the Park Board to the Firefly Festival Board will take place Saturday night. August 4, at the Festival’s 10th anniversary finale, featuring Newton Wayland and the South Bend Symphony Pops Orchestra. NOTICE The Alzheimer’s Support Group will be attending a group meeting, on Tuesday. August 14. at Memorial Hospital, in South Bend. Transportation will be furnished by Miller’s Merry Manor. Walkerton. The facility van will leave at 6:15 p.m. from the nursing home. Please plan on attending this Support Group meeting as we share one anothers concerns and needs. Our purpose is to support those who have loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer’s and or other related disorders. For transportation arrangements please call Myrna Stull at 586-3133 or 586-2095.

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KOONTZ LAKE FUND DRIVE COLLECTS $12,064 Have you sent in your donation to help with the much needed work at Koontz Lake? Please join your friends and neighbors in this fund frive. The rewards will not be immediate financial gain, rather the profit will be what has been put so well in these words’ WHAT A MAN DOES FOR HIMSELF DIES WITH HIM* WHAT HE DOES FOR HIS COMMUNITY LIVES ON FOREVER! Think about what we are doing together to make Koontz Lake a much cleaner body of water. By donating to this common cause, we can do so much to improve the lake. Our drive for funds will last just five more weeks and we have lots of work to do to meet our goal. We are asking for help to go out on a house to house visitation. It will not take much of your time and you can be a big help in your neighborhood. Call Ray Chapman at 5862495 and volunteer yourself to this important task. We hope and expect contributions from each household in the lake area. Checks are to be made payable to the Koontz Lake Enhancement Fund. Inc. and sent to Mr. Ray Chapman (Fund Chairman), % Realty World/Lakeside, Route 5. Box 232, Walkerton, Indiana 46574. Our success is a must! The following is a list of names of those who have donated since the last published list. Send your check today, so we can add your name next week. Donations have been received by the following: Farmers State Bank of Wyatt, Brian nd Bonnie DeFrang, Gerald and Ann Margalus. James and Ann Daley. Charles O. Hiler & Son. Inc.. Mr. and Mrs. B. Westfall.Solar Energy & Bait Shop. Norman Perry. Thomas and Nola Brackenbury, Charles and Gloria Barko. Stanley Marine. Inc.. Bill and Sandy Ross. George Behnke. Sr.. Ross Engineering & Machine. Inc.. Robert and Helen Reed. Harry and Wanda Billingsley. Bruce and Diane Henry and Paul and Sharon Schroeder. Urey Football Practice To Begin August 13 Urey football practice will start Monday. August 13. at 4:00 p.m. at North Liberty Elementary School field for all interested 7th and Bth grade boys. A physical form is required to play. If you have any questions, please call Urey Middle School. 586-3184. NOTICE There will be a free glaucoma and visual acuity screening conducted by Dr. Vincent Keszei. ophthamologist. and Dr. Elliott Frash. optometrist, at the Walkerton Youth Building. Monday, August 6. from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. 2ta2 Echo Farms Dairy Co. of Now York introduced the milk hottie in 1879. In the 3rd century 8.C., the courtier* of the royal court in China were required to cany dovoc in their mouth* in order to sweeten their breath when addressing the emperor