The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 November 1990 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 16; NUMBER 25

Local Election Results The election is over with the following being elected in Lincoln Township and Walkerton Town Board. The township trustee remains Elsie Heimer over Lynn Brownlee. To serve on the advisory board are Dick Awald. John Wathen and Chuck Travelbee. One race was contested for the Town Board seat and Gene Reese won over Greg Williams. Walt Heil was unopposed. At North Liberty two Town Board seats were filled by Dennis Fisher and Tom Daugherty. Martha Lambert remains the trustee and serving on the advisory board will be Don Eberly, Dale Sheneman and David Gensinger. Recycling Days In North Liberty Nov. 15 & 16 Recycling days are set for Thursday November 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, November 16, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the North Liberty Community Center. Materials which can be recycled at this time are. aluminum cans, scraped aluminum (rinsed out and smashed), newspapers (in paper bags), corrugated cardboard (staples removed and folded down flat), brown, clear and green glass jars and bottles (unbroken, rinsed out, caps removed), plastic milk jugs, one and two liter plastic bottles (rinsed out, smashed, caps and sealing rings removed). No magazines or phone books. To have effective recycling program we need to follow these guidelines listed above. If you need more information about North Liberty's recycling program or would like to volunteer your group or organization to help, please phone 656-8544 or 656-3223. Help yourself, help your family, help the community and help the environment. Start recycling today! COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 6:00 p.m.—John Glenn wrestlers to host New Prairie. 7:00 p.m.—Walkerton Business and Professional Women to meet at the Rebekah Lodge for their monthly dinner meeting. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 1:00 p.m—GFWC Woman’s Community Gub to meet at the Walkerton Community Building. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 7:00 p.m.—Walkerton Town Board to meet in the Council Room. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 4:30 p.m.—Urey 7th grade basketball teams to host Plymouth. 4:30 p.m. —Urey Bth grade basketball teams to travel to Plymouth. 6:00 p.m.—John Glenn freshman basketball team to travel to South Central. 6:00 p.m. —John Glenn girls basketball teams to host Mishawaka. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 6:00 p.m.—John Glenn wrestling team to host Triton. 6:00 p.m.—John Glenn girls

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Participating in this week's observence of National Geography Awareness Week are Urey students; kneeling, James Allsop and Scott Rimbaugh. Standing. Joanna Miller. Amy Litteral, Tiffany Ransbottom and Alesa Green. The fourth National Geography Awareness Week to be celebrated Nov. 11-17 spotlights the crucial role that geography plays in understanding the cultures and countries of our world. Students at Urey Middle School will participate in this celebration by engaging in special activities armed at increasing their knowledge of geography. Why a special week for geography? A Gallup poll shows that Americans know very little about this important subject compared to NOTICE Project Safe sign-up in Walkerton is scheduled for November 30, 1990, and December 7, 1990 at the Town Hall. When you sign-up with Project Safe, you must bring with you an electric bill, a gas bill or name of your heating supplier, proof of income. Social Security number and a copy of your lease if you are renting. If you do not have a copy of your lease, you can pick up a Housing Affidavit at the GerkTreasurer’s office. You must also make an appointment at the ClerkTreasurer's office, for a sign up time with Project Safe. If you have any question concerning sign-up, please call 586-3711. OREGON TWP. SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET The Oregon Twp. Senior Citizens will meet at Al’s Diner, on State Road 23. Koontz Lake, for their regular meeting, on Thursday, November 15, at 12:00 noon (slow time). You can have any choice from the menu. If you have any questions, call Richard Germaine at 586-3009. The ancient Greeks believed that drinking from certain springs or wells would give them prophetic powers. basketball team to travel to Bremen. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Happy Thanksgiving.

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most people in other modern industrial countries. Many adults could not find their own or several other key countries on a map or answer questions correctly over major world events. Recent political, economic and environmental stories have drawn attention to momentous events around the world - in China, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Soviet Union and Central America. The world is changing; people need to understand these changes and their consequences. To focus attention on these changes. National Geography Awareness Week is using “Geography: Window on a Changing World,’’ as its theme for the week long celebration. Urey students will use geography to examine current events. BAKE SALE NOVEMBER 17 The Friends of the Fourth will have a Bake Sale on Saturday, November 17, at the Fanners State Bank, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This will be the first money maker for the 1991 July 4th celebration and the costs are expected to be higher than this year as we are continually trying to improve our fireworks presentation. If you would like to help with a baked item for our sale, please call Betty King 586-2435; Deon or Ellen Miller 586-2205; Linda Bukowski 586-3771 or bring the item to the Farmers State Bank on November 17 at 9:00 a.m. The cost for our July 4th fireworks display soared to $7,000.00 and any help the community provides is greatly appreciated. SINGING GROUP TO APPEAR The Life Action Singers, from Life Auction Ministries, in Buchanan, Michigan, will be at the First Baptist Church, in Walkerton, at both the morning and evening services, this Sunday, Nov. 18. There will be 12 young people in the singing group and a total of 18 on the team. The church is located at Garke and Maine Streets and everyone is welcome. NOTICE Mildred Hostetler and Goldie Skinner will be the hostesses for the County Line Gub, on Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Hostetler.

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Spell Bowl Team Captures Fourth State Title For the fourth straight year, John Glenn’s Spell Bowl team captured the Div. 3 State Spell Bowl championship in Indianapolis on November 10. The ten member team came from behind the first five rounds and held on to a one point lead for the final five rounds to defeat Fort Wayne Garrett 71-70. Fountain Central placed third with 64 points. John Glenn's Spell Bowl team is composed of seniors Sheri Fansler, Joy Erdelyi, Byron Craft, and Tina Austin; juniors Rebecca Webb and Rahnee Patrick; and sophomores Teresa Binion, Jenny Oke, Heather VanWechel, and Alisa Whitmer. Alternates were Gwen Davey, Tuan Hesters. Alice Dolph, Christie Wharton, and Dara Cisney. The team is coached by Paul Hernandez. Os the regular team members, only three were returnees from last year's state championship team. Two seniors, Joy Erdelyi and Sheri Fansler, have been on three consecutive state winning teams. At the state competition, no one on Glenn’s team missed more than two of the eight words in a round, and four members, Joy Erdelyi, Bryon Craft, Tina Austin, and Teresa Binion, had perfect scores. The team also spelled nine out of ten possible tiebreaker words correctly. Among the eighty words the team faced at state were such “toughies" as phantasmagoric, connoisseur, beryllium, cachinnate, braggadocio, and cacophonous. John Glenn’s fourth win tied them for the longest consecutive win streak in the State Spell Bowl's history, which had been set by Div. 1 Bloomington-South. Glenn has gone to the state finals five of the six years Spell Bowl has been held. There were initially 64 teams competing in Div. 3. LaPorte, a Div. 1 school, was the only other area team who qualified in the state competition, and they placed sixth. Logansport won the Div. 1 championship; Princeton Community, the Div. 2; and Kouts was the Div. 4 winner. 0-D Drama Club To Present Comedy Nov. 16 The Oregon-Davis drama club will present the three act comedy, “The Time Machine,” on November 16. at 7:00 p.m., at the Oregon-Davis High School. Tickets will be $3.00 per person and can be bought from drama club members or at the door. BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Gay (Kerry Gardner) Sasser, of Raleigh, N.C., are the parents of a baby girl, Julia Morgan, born on October 31. She weighed seven pounds one ounce and was 20‘/i inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gardner are the proud grandparents. The squid escapes from his enemies by shooting a cloud of black sepia into its enemy's face Leaving his enemy in the dark, the squid makes his getaway.

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Basketball Season Tickets Now On Sale Season tickets for the 1990-91 basketball season are on sale in the office at John Glenn High School. The season tickets will also be sold at the first home basketball game, on Friday. Dec. 7. Boys basketball season tickets are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for students. Season tickets do not include tournaments. The single game ticket prices for boys varsity basketball are $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. Tickets for girls basketball, wrestling and freshman basketball will be $2.00 for adults and SI.OO for students. Senior citizens residing in the John Glenn School Corporation are eligible for a complimentary all-sports pass to all home athletic events except tournaments. To qualify, persons must be 65 years of age or older and must receive their ticket in person at the John Glenn High School Athletic office. CHICKEN DINNER FRIDAY The Walkerton United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Port-A-Pit chicken dinner this Friday night, November 16, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner will be held at the church. Meals are available as a carry-out or will be served in the church Fellowship Hall. Meals are $3.75 for chicken only or dinner is $5.00 and includes cole slaw, chicken, chips, drink, and dessert. Funds received will be used for the upcoming building program. GIRL SCOUT RALLY FRIDAY Attention, all girls grades K-12: this is your chance to join the Girl Scouts! The Walkerton area Girl Scouts invite interested girls to their annual rally this Friday evening. Come, learn about our program! We have an exciting agenda this year. November activities, for instance, include roller skating and horseback riding. Girl Scouts learn new things, and tney nave fun learning. We find ways to help our community while building friendships to last a lifetime. Any girl wishing to learn about scouting should bring a parent (or guardian) to the Walkerton Youth Building at 6:30 p.m. Friday, November 16. NOTICE The Koontz Lake Conservation Gub will hold a pot luck dinner, on Saturday night, at the clubhouse. Rease note that on Sat., November 24 there will be no meeting due to the holiday. WALKERTON AGLOW TO MEET Walkerton’s Women’s Aglow will meet Thursday, November 16, at the Walkerton Community Building at 9:00 a m. for fellowship and refreshments. Praise and worship is at 9:30 a m. The word buwle is a combination of a Latin and a Greek root ‘bis” is Latin for twice, and "kylos’ is Greek for circle When buying clothes, look inside the garment to see how it's made Seams should be at least an inch wide and should be bound with stitching.