The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 April 1991 — Page 4

- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - APRIL 11. 1991

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EDITORIALS |

GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS This year, 1991, is just a little over one-fourth over and already events have occured to make this a year to remember. The year has had both its good news and its bad. And certainly more of both will follow. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the two apart. The big story of early 1991 certainly was “the war’’. America’s involvement in the Middle East in response to a United Nations decision about Iraq, was both good and bad. It is always bad news \shen lives are lost in conflict regardless of the situation. Even though casualties were remarkably low, it is still hard to justify these losses, especially to the families and friends back home. It is a little different than fighting to defend and protect life and property at home. And yet there was lots of good news that came from the war. The mission was accomplished quickly and efficiently by the United States and Allied troops. Also evolving from the six month ordeal in the Middle East was a renewed patriotism and appreciation to all of our forces for the job that had to be and was eventually done, it still takes special events every so often to rekindle patriotism and flag waving and to rejuvenate that special feeling of many Americans. Despite the loss of life and destruction of piopcrty which was great, some sense of freedom has probably returned to some Arab nations. No one is going to end all their problems now or for quite some lime to come. The sad part is, when the good news of the war’s end came and particularly shortly thereafter as some of the many troops started coming home, the stories of the war, the various successes, etc., were replaced again by the “ugly’’ news from home. Such stories as the Los Angeles police incident, the returning serviceman in Detroit who was killed for the insurance money, various other murders and acts of crime, the various plant and business closings in our areas, the economy of the country, budget problems and many other more “sensational’’ stories took over the headlines. There is still “good news and bad news”, but once the news of the magnitude of the war ended, the real “ugly” news once again has taken over. In this day and age, one can expect almost anything, but for sure the many stories we don’t want to hear. Let’s hope that good news can be frequent and push the bad news into the background as once again a more unified country settles down after the recent major confrontation.

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‘‘Courteaty And Common Sense” If people would use these two words in their everyday lives we would have a lot less problems in this world. Last week an accident could have been avoided. People should use common sense when pulling out of parking lots, such as DeJoss or the many factories in the area. Maybe the town fathers should look into parallel parking or a no parking for trucks or vans in diagonal parking areas. There have been many times that I have had to stop suddenly when someone has either pulled out or backed from these areas. Then there is last week when 1 lost my bumper right on main street. It seems that someone needed more area to park their vehicle than I left them. They ran up on my rear bumper, and it being old, it fell down. There was no note apologizing for the injury. If you have a grumble with me, don’t take it out on my car. The Friends of the Fourth will be starting another grocery raffle. This drawing will be in May. Courtesy and common sense should also be used in discussing the new school issue. We don’t need to split the school district apart over this issue. The main question should be if and how it will benefit the students. Will the benefits outweigh the cost? The whole area of the school district need to work with courtesy and common sense to resolve all the issues. Sincerly, Nedra Williams REAL SERVICES NEWS WALKERTON Two of our favorite snowbirds,

Fred and Millie Daniels were on hand for Friday’s sing-a-long. There’s a peppy couple and we always enjoy hearing them sing. We want to thank Mildred Smith for being the song leader while Fred and Millie were gone and hope she will continue to help out. Everyone enjoyed Hazel Schweder on Monday, she always has a good program and her hubby, Harold, helps out too. Ervin Stuntz chaired on Tuesday and gave a most interesting talk about the Indians. Ervin taught us an Indian prayer which was really quite beautiful. Virgil Gwin's program on Wednesday was really seasonal, this being the baseball season. He told about different ball players and how much money they make. On Thursday, we had juice to give away and the winners were John Lemert and Ruth Ullery. We were happy to have Bess Ferverda, Jack Long and Virginia Timm from the nursing home as our guests and hope they will come back soon. Don’t forget we will play bingo every Tuesday. Coming attractions: be sure to mark April 16th on your calendars, we are going to have a white elephant and bake sale. We will also have another blood pressure clinic soon. R.E.A.L. SERVICES NUTRITION PROGRAM N.L. United Methodist Church Phone 656-3132 the day prior for reservations. Walkerton Youth Boflding Phone 586-7600 the day prior for reservations. APRIL 15-19 MONDAY Tomato juice Bratwurst German potato salad Carrots Rye bread with margarine Canned sweet cherries

Milk, tea, coffee TUESDAY Apple juice Baked chicken qtr. with paprika Mashed potatoes with gravy Peas Whole wheat bread w/margarine Strawberry gelatin with pears Milk, tea, coffee WEDNESDAY Grape juice Lasagna square Tossed salad with chopped egg, green onion & Ranch dressing Italian bread with margarine Applesauce Milk, tea, coffee THURSDAY Peach nectar Turkey ham Jamaican mashed sweet potatoes Green beans Whole wheat bread w/margarine Cherry birthday cake w/vanilla icing Milk, tea, coffee FRIDAY Orange juice Tuna salad on lettuce leaf with crackers Macaroni and cheese Stewed tomatoes w/white bread cubes Pineapple Milk, tea. coffee Women’s Club Enjoys Silent Auction At Meeting The ladies of the GFWC Walkerton Woman’s Community Club met on Friday, April 5, for their regular meeting and their silent auction at the Community Building, in Walkerton. 29 members were present. Hostesses for the day were Mildred Nolcheff and her committee included June Lind, Carma Larson and Ciara Dixon. Mildred Nolcheff gave the prayer for opening the mmeting and Neoma Personette gave the devotions, an essay on friendship. Mildred McKesson, club secretary, read the minutes of the previous meeting as well as a letter from the St. Francis Mission, thanking the women for their support and sending their blessings to all who had saved cancelled stamps, and to Alfreds Onika who sends them to the mission. Alice Walker, arts chairman, announced that Stacy Neiswander, of Warsaw, had taken first place in the art contest which the club sponsors. In Carol Knop’s absence, the president gave the specifics on the June tour the members are going to be taking on Friday, June 1, to Michigan’s wine country. They will be taking Pat’s Tours bus to Paw Paw, Michigan, where they will board the Star Gipper Dinner Train. The bus will pick up passengers at Al’s Diner, at Koontz Lake at the Five Star store, in Walkerton. The club will meet at Al’s Diner on April 19th for a breakfast meeting. It was announced that Josephine Nowakowski, the club's sunshine chairman, was undergoing surgery at Michiana Community Hospital, in South Bend, on the Bth of the month and would enjoy cards and letters. Prayers for her will be appreciated. The address for those who wish to correspond with Josephine is: Michiana Community Hospital, 2515 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46615. Oregon-Davis Lists Third Honor Roll The Oregon-Davis honor roll for the third nine weeks grading period has been released as follows: SENIORS Distinguished Alan Davis Donna Banks Regular Jane Awald Jennifer Berg

Heather Cecrle Jason Cleveland Rick Fosler Jamie Hanselman Jeremy Johnson Luther Lovens Linda Ritchie Andy Ritchie Andy Shively Terri Simon Eric Stedman JUNIORS Regular Lori Arbuckle Kerri Blackman Kamie Bolinger Ann Borrelli David Brantley Jason Hatter Matt Hensler Andrea Johnson Shari Mclntosh Jodi McMahan Holly Sherland Chad Sult Sara Wharton SOPHOMORE Distinguished Angie Oyola Eric Vermillion Regular Andy Awald Sara Berg Karen Carpenter Krystie Personette Jennifer Perterson Holli Phend FRESHMEN Distinguished Anthony Kitchen David Vermillion Regular Kacey Anderson Brian Blark Jason Cooper Becky Kasten Jeff Melton Emily Sherland EIGHTH GRADE Distinguished Jamie Martin Regular Jennifer Brantley Amanda Griffith Jackie Hensler Jayme Jernas Jennifer Jones John Payne Bridget Sinn Jason Troike Marla Urban SEVENTH GRADE Distinguished Tamara Orr Regular Elizabeth Awald Jaime Daley William Frazier Amy Gilbert Kristie Pranger Daniel Rosentreter Sandy Schroff Jennifer Singleton Tara Wilson BETHEL COLLEGE OFFERS KIDS' KOLLEGE Bethel College is now accepting applications for its summer program, "Kids’ Kollege." The program is designed for students in grades 1 through 8 who need to have skills in math, reading and/or study reinforced during the summer months. Math and reading classes are open to Ist through Bth graders; study skills classes are open to sth through Bth graders. The dates for this year’s program are July 8 - August 2. The primary purpose of the Kids’ Kollege program at Bethel College is to reinforce math, reading and study skills that have already been introduced to students. A variety of activities and materials are used in reading and math to provide practice with those skills. In the study skills program, the focus is on reading textbooks, taking tests and developing good study habits. Kids' Kollege assists students in mfintaining skills already acquired in math, reading and/or study and in attaining even greater proficiency in these areas. To receive more information or an application, contact the Division of Education at Bethel College (219) 259-8511, ext. 324. The deadline for appliacations is June 7.

WALKAMERICA FOR HEALTHIER BABIES Last year, over one million men, women and children across the nation participated in Walkamerica to support March of Dimes efforts to ensure a healthy start in life for all babies. Walkamerica is the nation's largest walking event raising over $43 million for March of Dimes campaign for healthier babies. The St. Joseph County Walkamerica will take place on Saturday, April 27. The ten mile route will begin and end at Howard Park in South Bend. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the walking starting at 9:00 a.m. There will be six checkpoints along the way to give the walkers refreshments, entertainment and a place to "poop-out" if needed. Weight Watchers, Hardee’s and Coca-Cola are this years corporate sponsors. They will be providing quarter pound cheeseburgers, coke and chocolate brownies to all walkers. Ninety-five companies have joined up to be part of the team-walk portion of Walkamerica. These companies have rallied their employees and families to "step out" and show that they care for the babies of our community. Show you care, register today, by calling 289-9271. Give every baby a chance at a healthy start in life. ANCILLA COLLEGE NOT JUST FOR BASICS As a small liberal arts college, Ancilla strives to educate its students with a variety of challenging courses. In addition to offering the core requirements of a college education, Ancilla invites its students to take facinating courses which challenge them aesthetically as well as intellectually. Venture in the Cities (VIC), a humanities course, integrates many of the academic disciplines into one course which explores the many facets of the cities of Chicago and South Bend. The course concludes with visits to both cities for truly memorable learning experiences. Ancilla continues to motivate its students with its spring continuing education courses. Although these are non-credit classes, they are inexpensive and enjoyable. Many of the courses allow two or more persons to enroll at the same time for additional savings. Gasses such as Real Estate Sales, Office Dynamics and Understanding Investments may broaden the student’s knowledge of his own profession whereas other courses are just for fun. Golf Lessons, Organic Gardening and Antiques and Collecting may inprove the participant’s skills or enlighten him/her in a new area. Summer and fall classes will be upon us soon. Schedules for these semesters and continuing education can be obtained by calling Ancilla College at 936-8898. DNR TO STOCK RAINBOW TROUT Fisheries personnel with the Department of Natural Resources will release almost 50,000 trout in Indiana lakes and streams by late April, according to Patrick R. Ralston, DNR director. Biologists will release the 10inch trout in 20 streams and 22 lakes in advance of stream trout fishing season which opens April 27. The season extends until December 31. Trout fishing is lakes is open all year. The daily catch limit for trout is 10, and the minimum size is 7 inches. Indiana residents ages 17 through 64 must have a valid Indiana fishing license and troutsalmon stamp to fish for trout. Non-residents ages 17 and older must have a valid Indiana nonresident license and stamp. Amont the lakes and streams to be stocked with trout are: St. Joseph County: Potato creek. 800; and Worster Lake 1,000. LaPorte County: Little Kankakee River, 900. Shop At Home