The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 July 1991 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JULY 18, 1991

NORTH LIBERTY NEWS By Gladys Sheneman Maxine Worthington, Violet Wolff, Evedine Platz, Dorothy Miller, Maxine Lonzo, with her monkey Marvin, and Gladys Sheneman all entertained the residents last Wednesday at Miller's Merry Manor in Walkerton. Guests present were Nina (Cochran) Anderson, of Keene, Texas, and her daughter, Virginia Lovins, of Pennsecola, Florida, who were there to visit Nina’s brother Woodrow Cochran and his wife, Ellen, who are now both residents in the home. They are here visiting other relatives in Indiana and Michigan also. A busload of North Liberty residents with Tom Fair in charge, went to Chicago on Friday where they attended the Cubs ball game. It was a beautiful day and they all reported they had a wonderful time. Evelyn Newcomer, from Florida, is here visiting relatives and friends in LaPaz and North Liberty. She will return home on the 29th. Lily O’Connor, Forest Boone and Edith Woods are all residents of Medco Center, so please remember them. Henry and Betty Whitmer, of Wabash, Indiana, spent Monday with his parents, Charles and Henrietta Whitmer. Mr. Whitmer is very ill at this writing so please remember him also. Eleven members of the Church of Christ boarded a van after church Sunday with Charles Hensley, driver, and he took them to Bennett’s Restaurant in South Bend where they all enjoyed a delicious buffet style dinner. Those present were Gail and Mae McDaniel, Rav & Georgia Bergland, Evelyn Trueblood, Helen Loucks, Florence Garwood, Aletha Croy, Gladys Sheneman, Charles Hensley and his wife Helen. Sunday evening Norma and Gene Patrick, Chris Holderbaum, Tammy Stull and son Brandon and Gladys Sheneman drove to Michigan City where they ate pizza at the Pizza Hut and from there they attended the Laser NIPSCO Show at the Dunes on the Tower. It was a great show with music and colored lights. A record crowd attended the 4th of July parade this year and also the fireworks in the evening. Many of you winners in the parade need to pick up your trophy at Gene’s Sunoco Station. Please do so at once. Congratulations goes to Scott and Tanya (Balsley) Johnson, of Gaylesburg, Michigan, who are the proud parents of a baby boy born July 2. Grandparents are Bob and Donna Balsley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Lake Michigan, and great-grandmother is Edna Steele, of Miller’s. The Balsleys spent last weekend helping to care for their new grandson. The North Liberty Church of the Brethren with Rev. Larry Den tier, Pastor, will be in charge of the 8:30 a.m. morning worship Sunday at Peppermint Hill for the campers. You are also welcome. Lucille Hocker celebrated her 85th birthday Saturday evening with her family at Bill Knape’s Restaurant. Those present were Rodger and Fran Morris and Robert and Norma Hocker. So keep on walking Lucille and happy birthday from all your many friends. Gladys Sheneman accompanied her sister Susie Teter and son Kenny, of Mishawaka, and Ed and Helen Pogodzinski to Fish Lake Inn Restaurant on Saturday where all enjoyed a delicious dinner together in honor of Gladys who was celebrating her birthday. The girls at the restaurant even brought her a lovely decorated cake and sang Happy Birthday. From the restaurant they drove to Charlie

Lloyd's home on the lake where Norma and Gene Patrick met them and took them all a ride on their pontoon boat. Many from the North Liberty area attended the delicious homemade ice cream supper at the Blissville Church on Saturday evening. A large crowd attended. Betty McCormick and Ruth Finch went to XYZ Days (Senior Citizens) Tuesday at Lutherwald Camp, Howe, Indiana. They journeyed to Three Rivers, Michigan and visited Betty’s aunt, Margaret Swilley, in a nursing home and her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swilley. A joyful time was had. Laura Watson and Lisa Ferency attended beginners Lutherwald Camp at Howe, Indiana the past week. Gail Ference is attending this week. The girls are members of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Lutherwald is the church camp. I just want to say “thanks” to all my relatives and friends for all the lovely cards, goodies, dinners out and helping me to have the best birthday I have ever had. Just received a telephone call from my cousing Margie (Dunn) Rook, of Chicago, Illinois, calling to wish me a happy birthday and she said to tell all her Walkerton friends hello as she misses them all so much. GRADUATES Carolee (Medlin) Shoue graduated July 14th from the Memorial Hospital of Radiologic Technology. She received the Mallinckrodt Award of Excellence, given to the outstanding student of the graduating glass. She has accepted a position at Memorial Hospital. TRI KAPPA NEWS The North Liberty Zeta Pi Chapter held their Pledge Tea in the North Liberty Community Center July 10th at 7:00 p.m. Nine members were present to welcome the pledges and to explain what Tri Kappa does for our community. The pledges were as follows: Peggy Bajer, Diane Harbaugh, Mary Clingenpeel, Chris Seeley and Anne Shortt. A picnic theme was used by cohostesses Chris Sheaks and Patti Ftsher to serve refreshments. THE GRACES IN CONCERT The Graces will be appearing in concert at Lakeville Christian Church on Sunday, July 21, at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Teh Graces are a close-knit musical family whose goal is to strengthen family relationships and draw families closer together through their music. The group consists of Ken and Janene (father and mother), Ken Jr. and Christy (son and daughter). Ken is an accomplished pianist, studio musician and a singer/song writer. In concert, he features his “MIDI Keyboard Symphony” which is a series of keyboard synthesizers which he has arranged and orchestrated to sound very much like a real orchestra. Mother and daughter both sing and play keyboards and the son sings and plays bass guitar. The Graces have been seen throughout the Midwest in concert and on television and have just completed their latest recording project, “One Happy Family.” There will be no admission charge. A free-will love offering will be taken. K/dfest '9l For The Young Sunday, July 21 Sunday afternoon, July 21, the Firefly Festival for the Performing Arts will present its fourth annual KIDFEST, a day of arts activities and performances especially for

young children and their families. The casual, outdoor setting is an inviting atmosphere for learning about the arts and trying them on for size. Starting at 4:00 p.m., the amphitheater hillside at St. Patrick’s County Park will be alive with arts and laughter as children visit eight different activity stations and get to meet Festival performers for sing-alongs, storytelling, and dance. Then, at 5:00 p.m., families will be invited to settle down on blankets and chairs to enjoy an hour of performances on the stage. When children enter the amphitheater, they’ll be invited to decorate a large paper bag, their own recyclable container for the other arts projects they’ll produce during the afternoon. Hands-on activities will include projects related to theater arts, including maskmaking, jewelry construction, makeup, and more. Children will be free to roam for one area to another, including the ever-popular bubble-blowing stations. During the first hour, families will also have an opportunity to meet America’s favorite story-tel-ler, Jackie Torrance; folk singer Ella Jenkins; and members of South Bend’s Southold Dance Theater. Award-winning visitors Torrance and Jenkins will meet with groups of youngsters to enchant them with tall tales and singalong songs. Many in the audiience may already know them from their popular recordings and television appearances (including TV specials and Ella’s visits with Mr. Rogers). Jackie has many years of experience at drawing audiences of all ages into her world of makebelieve, and will have groups exercising their imaginations in no time. Her stories range from the humorous to high adventure (the “Jack Stories” in which young Jack saves the day), to traditional tales (the Br’er Rabbit stories she learned from her grandparents). She is a consummate actress who actually seems to become the characters whose lines she speaks. Ella Jenkins will have her new friends clapping, snapping, and trying out a wide variety of rhythm instruments from around the world as they join her in song. Jenkins has that certain quiet magic that appeals to youngsters; at Ravinia, she’s been drawing an audience of 3,000 each summer for many years. KIDFEST will also celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of Jenkins best-loved original tunes, “You’ll Sing a Song and You’ll Sing a Song,” and Southold Dance Theater members will invite children to create a dance to the music. Then, during the performance period (5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.), these children will have an opportunity to join Ella on stage to perform their dance as she and the audience sing along. Southold artistic director Bonnie Baxter expressed her delight at being able to work with Ms. Jenkins, whose music she has known and enjoyed for many years. Both Torrence and Jenkins are educators, as well as performers, in great demand by teachers eager to learn how to engage young people the way these two artists do. Adults visiting KIDFEST will have an opportunity to get to know these two gifted individuals better and learn first-hand from them. The 1991 KIDFEST is being assisted by generous volunteer and corporate support. A volunteer committee headed by co-chairs Rosamond Byrd and Donna Kyle and artist/teacher Ann Hamilton have been cooking up imaginative projects and working out all the logistics. Deborah Domine, WNDU anchor and co-host of “Kidtalk” will emcee the 1991 KIDFEST, introducing the artists and letting families know about all the activities available to them on the hillside. KIDFEST is partially underwritten by generous grants from Target Stores and The Chase Manhattan Company (Michigan),

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On Sunday evening, July 21, the North Liberty Church of Christ, 65225 State Road 23, North Liberty, will be having an Ice Cream Social and Gospel Sing at 6:30 in the evening. Kevin Kilburn and Company will be performing at the Gospel Sing. They are a group of men whose unique style of music highlights “New Country Sound.” Kevin Kilburn and Company offers a pleasant and exciting musical presentation with the desire to minister as the primary Inc., which support the Firefly Festival's goal of making the performing arts accessible to families throughout Michiana. This kind of corporate and community support makes it possible for Firefly to provide unique opportunities in the arts at a nominal charge: Tickets for everyone over the age of two (including adults) are just $3.00. The Firefly Festival is held at St. Patrick’s County Park, 50651 Laurel Road, South Bend, IN. Parking is free, and assistance for disabled persons is available. If the performance is moved indoors due to bad weather, an announcement will be made on City Line and on local radio stations after 3:00 p.m. Ticket information: All tickets are $3.00. (Those under age 3 come free.) Box offices: South Bend, Century Center, 219-284-9111; Notre Dame, LaFortune Student Center, 219-239-8128; Mishawaka, Majerek’s Hallmark, University Park Mall, 219-277-5096; Elkhart, Templin's, 219-293-0343; LaPorte, Majerek’s Hallmark/Reader’s World, 219-326-5980; New Buffalo, MI, Brennens’ Book Store, 616-469-5730; and Niles, MI, Majerek’s Hall of Cards & Books, 616-683-1689. 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. R.E.A.L. SERVICES NUTRITION PROGRAM N.L. United Methodist Church Phone 656-3132 the day prior for reservations. Walkerton Youth Building Phone 586-7600 the day prior for reservations. JULY 22-26

reason for existing. The appreciation for music and the importance of the message within the music has brought together a talented group of gentlemen to combine their individual talents and produce a great sound. Our own group, Daybreak, is in charge and will be singing a few songs before turning the program over to Kevin Kilburn. For more information, please call North Liberty Church of Christ at (219) 656-4632. MONDAY Tomato juice Hamburger on bun with ketchup, mustard and onions Green bean casserole Cole slaw Cantaloupe pieces Milk, tea, coffee TUESDAY Apple juice BBQ chicken quarter Baked beans Cucumber slices w/dill dressing Whole wheat bread w/margarine Pears Milk, tea, coffee WEDNESDAY Orange juice Sliced baked ham Au gratin potatoes Harvard beets Rye breed with margarine Lemon pudding Milk, tea, coffee THURSDAY Grape juice Sliced roast turkey Mashed potatoes with gravy Peas Whole wheat bread w/margarine Fruit cobbler Milk, tea, coffee FRIDAY Peach nectar Beef Stroganoff over noodles Spinach with vinegar on side White bread with margarine Pineapple Milk, tea, coffee On average, a woman's heart beats faster than a man's. ENVELOPES Variety Os Sizes And Styles Available CHECK OUR PRICES! Independent-News 601 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton