The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 39, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 21 February 1991 — Page 4

- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEBRUARY 21. 1991

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EDITORIALS

WRITE A LETTER Can you imagine what it would be like to be at a strange desert outpost or on a strom-tossed ship half way around the world? You are serving your country in a war you don’t want anymore than most Americans with your only tie to family and friends at home . . . the daily mail call. And what if you come up empty again? Very often that’s the situation for many of the near half million Americans serving in Operation Desert Storm. They have Utterly put their lives on the line at this time, leaving behind their families, friends and normal wav of life to answer their nation’s call. They face a loneliness, fatigue and fear that only someone who has gone through this can imagine. Americans at home can step forward and play a vital role in maintaining the morale of our service members stationed in the Gulf by starting letter-writing campaigns. We can let our brave men and women know they are in our thoughts and prayers and that we wish them Godspeed and a quick return. There is little more important and appreciated than getting a message from home. In applauding the letter writing campaigns by Americans of all ages, Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said “this outpouring of mail has come not only from families of servicemen and women over there, but from the axerage American to any soldier. That’s great and we want to continue that.’’ Anyone can share their care and compassion even if they don’t personally know anyone stationed over there . . . just grab a pen! Due to the current situation, mail is limited to letters and audio tapes only. Please don’t send anything larger until peace has been restored. Letters and audio tape messages to men and women serving in the Army, Air Force and Marines should be addressed to: Any Service Member Operation Desert Storm APO New York, N.Y. 09848-0006 For men and women aboard ships serving in the Navy or Marines, letters and taped messages should be addressed to: Any Service Member Operation Desert Storm FPO New York, N.Y. 09866-0006 And having lived through several wars, many Americans can best understand how it feels to be away from loved ones in time of war. Certainly, we all hope the crisis in the Gulf will end soon and we can welcome home America’s sons and daughters. Those who have answered their nation’s call with such bravery truly are America’s special people. Now we can show them our gratitude and love by taking time to write a letter. LETTERS AT HOME While on the subject of writing letters, we would like to again explain briefly our policy for a “Voice of the People’’ letter. All letters must be signed! The name can be withheld if asked but the letter must be signed by the writer. Anonymous letters, regardless of their contents, are not accepted for publication. We appreciate the letters to be typewritten and double spaced, but clear hand writing will be accepted. The letters submitted may be edited or rejected upon our judgement. Thank you for your consideration.

“Han And Beans” The 1.0.0 F. of Walkerton is going to try it again this coming Saturday. Last week got a little messy with all of the snow. Saturday, February 23rd, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. is the new date and time. Hopefully I’ll see your there. Thanks Jim Budd, of the Bargain Barn, for a free ticket. You will be sorry if I win a prize, but I won’t. Sunday we lost a neighbor, Harold Knowlton. He was a good neighbor when there was help needed, he helped. He was truly a

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caretaker of the land, a farmer. We have many fond memories of him. He liked pork liver & whenever we butchered a pig, he got a mess of it. Pauline would always lovingly grumble and fix it for him. (She didn’t like it either.) The last time we spent much time with him, we were getting feed from him. Harold shoveled and I carried the buckets to the truck (Roy had had an operation and couldn't work. That was his excuse.) We joked and had a good time while we worked. Memories are what keep us going when we lose a friend. We have lots of good memories of Harold, our good neighbor and fond friend. , Sincerely, Nedra Williams

“Another Person’s Opinion” In reading the “Letters to the Editor" in the last two editions of the Independent News (“A bad part-time job" and "Very Familiar"), 1 was prompted to write my own letter. I too am a former employee and one of the twelve managers. (I would like to correct Miss Kronk and make it clear that there have only been two "Store Managers," the remaining ten were "Evening or Assistant Managers" whose responsibilities and authority are 1/4 that of the Store Manager.) Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to work for the original owners. 1 have heard nothing but wonderful things about them. I think something not quite everyone understands is that the “Store Manager," in this particular establishment, has quite a heavy load on him. He does not have the help that the store managers at the other locations have. Because of a closely watched budget he, simply, is not allowed the labor hours that he would like to have. Sure, he would love to have sufficient hours allotted him to employ bag boys, a second and third cashier, a full time produce manager and so on and so on, but according to the demands of the upper management it is not possible. Therefore, he must wear a number of different hats through the course of a day. 1 will give you an example of just a few of the many responsiblities a day demands from this gentleman. If a cashier should call in sick and no one else is available to cover her shift, he runs register. If the meat or the produce case needs filled after a certain time of the day, he fills it. He does the bookkeeping (including payroll), stocks shelves, writes out the dairy, frozen and grocery orders, bags groceries, goes to other locations to pick up out of stock items, he makes out the employee schedule, does price changes . . . etc. etc. I have seen this man put in an 80 hour week more than once. He averages about 65 hours a week, (no, he does not get overtime). My point is that this is only one man. He does not wear leotards, a cape and have an “S” plastered on his chest. 1 hope that the upper management reads this. They need to show a little appreciation for their employees. Most of us are grown adults and get very fustrated when we are treated as children. I understand that they are concerned about making this business as profitable as possible, but the employees are the bloodline to that profit and should be treated with the respect that each one of them deserves. This store manager is one of the most dedicated and hardworking people 1 have ever had the pleasure of working with. Yes, there are some problems that he has to deal with day to day, for instance, when an employee gives him a list of days and times that they can not work that is a whole page long, it is difficult to keep that employee and all the others satisfied, but he does his best at being fair to everyone. He always tries to keep the employee morale as high as possible, but it is sometimes difficult when his bosses contradict him. ManHSBaMMaMUHMBUKnumUMMUBMaManiBH ‘ O* Mam SVMMCMU OfT«oa> ANCHOR REAL ESTATE Cill PAUL G GJEMRE Broket-Associate BUSINESS (219) 277 1000 RES (219) 291-9145

It would be nice for him to be given a chore and have his hands free instead of tied behind his back. This may come as a surprise to some of you, but a majority of the decisions that are made concerning customer service are not actually made by the store manager. To me this seems a little foolish simply because the upper management does not spend but a few hours a week in this store. The store manager knows a lot of his customers by name and knows their demands and requests. He also knows his employees and their schedules outside of work. He knows when one goes to church, and when the other has to pick the kids up from the sitter, and when the other has night classes, and he works around all of this. Then upper management comes in and makes out a schedule and all of the sudden everything is in an uproar. 1 sympathize with Miss Kronk and Mrs. Sliter and I am thankful that my departure was a little more pleasant than both of theirs. lam also thankful that I was given the insight to the root of a majority of the problems that exist at this establishment. I hope that this letter will shed some light to those of you who hold objective opinions of your own. 1 also hope that this will help to redirect some of the bitterness that Miss Kronk and Mrs. Sliter have. Alex, I wish you the best of luck. Keep your chin up! 1! Name Withheld SERVICE NOTES Pfc. Mark Blosser, of North Liberty, and stationed at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, was recently promoted to the rank of E-4 specialists on December 11, 1990. Along with his promotion his other achievements include an Army Commendation medal and Battalion trophy received for outstanding achievement from February 10, 1989, thru February 22, 1989. Pvt. Blosser’s hard work, attention to detail and dedication to duty contributed to his tank's complete success on tank gunnery Feb. 16, 1989. Also received, an Army Achievement medal for exceptional meritorious service from November 5. 1989 thru December 1, 1989 while serving with Task Force 4th Battalion, 35th Armor during National Training Center rotation 90-2 at Ft. Erwin, California. His hard work, enduring spirit and knowledge of war fighting skills made it possible for the “Conqueror” task force to enjoy a tremendously successful rotation. He served with distinction and set the standard for his peers to emulate. His outstanding performance of duty reflects great credit upon himself and the Ist Battalion, 70th Armor Division, and the United States Army. Spec. Blosser is the son of Mrs. Larry Lemert, of North Liberty, and Richard Blosser, of South Bend. Spec. Blosser is a 1988 graduate of John Glenn High School and entered the Army on a delayed enlistment program leaving October 10, 1988.

CHURCH NEWS-

United Methodist Church 1000 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana 46574 Pastor Marilyn Gebert THURSDAY, FEBURARY 21 1:00 p.m., Bible study at church. 7:00 p.m., UMW General meeting. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 24 8:00 a.m., Early Worship. 9:15 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Late Worship Service Scriptures: Ezekiel 34:11-24 and John 10:7-18. Sermon: Oh, How He Loves You and Me. Nursery available during Sunday School and Late Worship. Jr. Church available during the Late Worship. 7:00 p.m., Bible Study. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 3:30 p.m., Evangelism meeting. 7:00 p.m.. Trustees meeting.

7:00 p.m., Lesson planning for teachers, Grades K-6th. 7:00 p.m., Newcomers meeting. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 7:00 p.m., Pantry. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 10:00 a.m., Bible study at parsonage. 4:00 p.m., Visitation team meeting. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1:00 p.m., Bible study at church. 7:00 p.m., Agape prayer group. Koontx Lake Mleakmary Church R.R.5, 80x214-C Walkerton, IN 46574 Pastor Rob Gates SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7:30 a.m., Worship Warriors. 8:00 a.m., Worship Celebration I, Pastor Rob Gates preaching. 9:10 a.m., Family Study Hour. 10:10 a.m., Worship Celebration 11, Pastor Rob Gates preaching. 6:00 p.m., Evening Service. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 6:00 p.m., Studying the word. Missionary Cadets. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 7:30 a.m., Watchmen’s Breakfast. Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 24 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Rev. Davad Evans, guest speaker. There will be a called congregational meeting following worship service. Please plan to attend, this is a very important meeting. Nursery service available, ask usher. Following the congregational meeting, the Fellowship Club will have a dinner and meeting in the Fellowship Hall. This is Pantry Sunday, please bring food to re-stock shelves. Donations of money are very welcome. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 25 7:00 p.m., Session meeting. TUESDAY .FEBRUARY 26 10:00 a.m., WICS 12:00-3:00 p.m.. Community Food Pantry distribution. 7:00 p.m., Community Food Pantry committee meeting. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27 10:00 a.m., WICS “Whosoever will, may come.” United Methodist Church Crossroads 4 And 23 North Liberty, Indiana Pastor James C. Stansell SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship. 10:30 a.m., Coffee and Fellowship. 10:45 a.m., Sunday School. 6:30 p.m.. Sports night at the North Liberty gym. All church event co-sponsored by the Youth and the Fellowship committee. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 25 7:30 p.m., UMW Evening Circle. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 9:30 a.m., UMW Morning Circle WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 6:00 p.m., Kids Klub. 7:00 p.m., Lenten study group. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 7:30 p.m.. Choir practice. Child care available during Worship. St. Jehu’s Lutheran Church Riley & Pine Roads 24955 Riley Road North Liberty. IN 46554 Rev. Bert Pauluhn, Pastor FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22 10:00 a.m., Clergy Seminar, Christ the King. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 24 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 9:30 a.m., Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Confirmation. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 7:30 p.m., Choir. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Youth, Good Shepherd. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Newsletter Deadline. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27 6:15 p.m., Lent • Supper. 7:30 p.m,, Worship. “We love, because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19. Shop At Home