The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 August 1991 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - AUGUST 8. 1991

RECYCLING DAYS AUGUST 8 & 9 IN NORTH LIBERTY Come bring in the materials you have been collecting to be recycled to us Thursday, August Bth between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. or Friday. August 9th between the hours of 3 and 8 p.m. at the North Liberty Community Building. Items can only be accepted at these times, do not try to bring them earlier or on different dates. We have been having this happen to often and the items can only be put into the trash. Do not waste the time and effort you have invested in bringing these items to us by dropping them off at an unmanned site. If there are no volunteers at the site, then we are not open. Items we are collecting are: Aluminum: Cans should be rinsed clean and smashed; foil should be rinsed clean and foldedup; scrap (lawn chairs, screen doors) should be broken down and other metals (screws, screens) removed. Newspaper: Should be clean, dry and put into brown paper sacks. Corrugated cardboard: Should be folded down and all staples and tape removed. Glass (green, clear, and brown) bottles and jars: Rinsed clean with the lids and rings removed, labels can stay on. no dishes or glasses or window glass. Plastic (milk jugs, soda bottles, and detergent bottles):Rinsed clean with soap water, with cap and rings removed, labels can stay on, smashed down. Food cans (tin): Rinsed dean and smashed flat. The North Liberty Recycling Committee is a volunteer run group that is trying to provide a much needed service for the North Liberty /Walkerton area. We need volunteers each month to keep the drop off site open. If you are willing to help support this project with your time, please write to us at North Liberty Recycling Committee, P.O. Box 554, North Liberty, In 46554, or stop in and see us at our Potato Creek Festival Booth on August 16th, 17th and 18th. Great Potato Cook-Off Contest At 1991 Festival A new feature of the North Liberty Lions Club Potato Creek Festival this year will be The Great Potato Cook-off Contest. The recipes must feature potatoes in some form. There will be cash prizes awarded: $25.00 for first place, $15.00 for second place and

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF BUDGET ESTIMATES AND TAX RATES Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Town of North Liberty, Indiana, that the Town Council of North Liberty, Indiana, at 118 N. Main St. (Town Hall) on August 19, 1991, at TOO p.m. will conduct a public hearing on the budget Following this meeting, the aforementioned Council will meet at 118 N. Main St. (Town Hall) on August 26, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. to adopt the following budget. BUDGET ESTIMATE Complete detail of the budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen at the (lerk-Treasurer’s Office. The general public is encouraged to attend and participate at this hearing. NET ASSESSED VALUATION $4,572,000 00 Estimate Os Net Budget Funds To Tax *’ un< * Estimate Be Raised Rate (general Fund $255,745.00 $219,456.00 $4.80 Park Fund 11,690.00 9.144.00 .20 Cummulative Capital Development Fund . . 6,000.00 5,486.00 .12 Motor Vehicle Highway Fund 28,360.(X) Local Road & Street Fund 15.345.00 Cummulative Capital Improvement Fund 4,822.00 TOTALS $321.962 00 $234,086 00 $5.12 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon Alter the tax iate> have been determined and presented to the counts auditor not later than two days prior to tnc second Mondas in September, and the rate fixed by the counts tax adjustment board, or on their failure so to do, bs the counts auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such rates, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final heating thereon bs filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the tenth das after publication of the counts auditor of tax rates charged, and the state board of lax commissioners will fix a date tor heating in this county. Paul I Williams, Jr , Clerk Treasurer August 5, 1991 2tal*

SIO.OO for third place. Bring entries to the Festival on Saturday. August 17 before 11:30 a.m. at the red and white striped tent in the Ist Source Bank parking lot, in North Liberty. Judging will begin at noon. So bring your favorite potato dish - appetizers, soups, side or main dishes, desserts, candy, etc. and see if you can win! The Potato Creek Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 16, 17 and 18. Booths filled with arts, crafts, food, drink and much more will be set up on the main street, with activities also in the local park. Entertainment by magicians, singers, bands, etc. will also be on hand. BIRTHS Doug and Elizabeth Snyder, 805 Jackson Street, Walkerton, are the parents of a daughter, born on July 26, at Michiana Community Hospital, South Bend. Genaro and Leticia Herrera, Route 2, Box 51, Walkerton, are the parents of a daughter, born on July 31, at Michiana Community Hospital, South Bend. Dan and Shaun Langel, State Road 4, North Liberty, are the parents of a son, bom on July 26, at Saint Joseph Hospital of Mishawaka. 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. AUGUST 12 -16 MONDAY Orange juice BBQ pork ribette on bun Cream style com Cole slaw Plums Milk, tea, coffee TUESDAY Apple juice Turkey a la king over biscuit Green beans Cranberry sauce Apricot halves Milk, tea, coffee WEDNESDAY Tomato juice Meatballs Mashed potatoes w/brown gravy Fresh broccoli salad Whole wheat bread w/margarine Double chocolate birthday cake Milk, tea, coffee THURSDAY Apricot nectar Speghetti w/meat sauce Parmesan cheese on side Tossed salad w/shredded red cabbage, cucumbers & French dressing Italian bread with margarine Fresh seedless grapes Milk, tea, coffee

FRIDAY Cranberry juice cocktail Veal luncheon steak in mushroom gravy Rice Chilled pickled beets Whole wheat bread w/margarine Peaches Milk, tea, coffee REAL SERVICES NEWS WALKERTON We were happy to have Ellen and Woody Cochran, Bess Ferverda, Lillian Hance, Glaxyal Wilkerson, Mary Huhnke, Marly Schwal and Virginia Timms, from the nursing home. Many of the above come on a regular basis to the meals, we miss them, and hope they will come often. Aaron Meyers came and played the piano and his partiotic renditions were really appreciated. Aaron is only nine years old and already knows how to please an audience. We thank him and hope he will come again soon. Hazel and Harold Schweder chaired on Monday. Ervin Stuntz took over on Tuesday and told about in church in Alaska that was built and never used. Joe Gregorek, from the REAL Services office in South Bend gave a talk on Wednesday, Virgil Gwinn had charge of that program. He also chaired on Thursday and talked about our ever changing world, he keeps us up on current events. Gladys Wilkerson and John Lemert were the juice winners. Our sing-a-long was enjoyed on Friday with Verice Walz at the piano and Millie Daniels the song leader. Verice has set August 28th as the next blood pressure clinic. Local Counties Approved For ACR & CU Acres Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon, Indiana’s Commissioner of Agriculture, announced his staff will coordinate assistance with state and federal agencies, Purdue University, and other available resources, to provide Indiana farmers with information on programs available to producers under the drought-like conditions in parts of the state. The announcement came on the eve of the Lieutenant Governor’s meeting with farmers and agribusiness representatives July 30 at the Beef House Restaurant, Covington, in Fountain County, to discuss the recently published “Strategic Plan for Indiana Agriculture" developed by the Indiana Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development. O'Bannon was also in Linton Tuesday and in Rushville on Wednesday. "Fountain County is one of six counties approved for emergency release of Acreage Conservation Reserve (ACR) and Conserving Use (CU) for payment acres from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS),” said O’Bannon. "Such approval allows a producer to use these acres for emergency haying and grazing." Other counties approved include: Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, St. Joseph and Sullivan. An additional 13 counties have applied for this status with the state ASCS office. They are: Benton, Boone, Clinton, Crawford, Hendricks, Jackson, Lake, Lawrence, Martin, Tippecanoe, Warren, Starke and Carroll. "The Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture (OCA) is working with Indiana's congressional delegation and the ASCS to do all we can to get approval for additional counties to get emergency release of these acres." O’Bannon continued. The OCA will also provide mediation and counseling through the Farm Counseling Program. This is available to assist financially troubled farmers to restructure outstanding loans or prepare financial documents to assist them in

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obtaining additional funds for operation. There are four offices located throughout the state including South Bend, phone 219-239-2185 and 800-288-6581. According to O'Bannon, the cooler temperatures last week did not necessarily help producers. “Lower temperatures provided relief to livestock, but the lack of humidity and most importantly, rain, did not provide any relief to crops," said O'Bannon. “Right now, rain can help prevent further damage to corn, but additional moisture can’t improve the crop. Rain could provide the greatest relief to soybeans.” The crop report, released July 29 by the Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service, show 97 percent of the com acreage has reached the silk stage (where kernels are formed), compared to 53 percent last year. Fifty-three percent of corn acreage has reached the dough stage (when the kernels are growing). This is 23 days ahead of last year’s three percent and 12 days ahead of the five-year average of 23 percent. Five percent of the com acreage is now dented (when the kernels start to dry), compared with zero percent last year. Coro condition was rated 23 percent good, compared to 24 percent last week and 80 percent last year at this time. Ninety-five percent of the soybean acreage is now blooming, compared to 58 percent last year. Fifty-seven percent of the soybeans are podding. This is 18 days ahead of last year's il percent. Moisture is critical at this point because it will help determine how the pods fill. A continued lack of moisture combined with high temperatures can cause the plant to abort the bloom or reduce the number of pods that set. This can add up to drastically reduced yields in the fall. Soybean condition was rated 31 percent good compared with 40 percent last week and 76 percent last year at this time. BANJO’S, CRAFTS, ART, AND CARROT DOGS OFFERED AT AREA EVENT A unique mixture of fun, food, art, and entertainment is promised for all who attend the 29th annual Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11. Over 800 artist’ applications were received of which 329 were accepted to create the largest field of exhibitors in Northern Indiana’s history. Each artist will reserve his best work for the Competition Tent where over $6,000 in cash prizes will be awarded by judges. The cash prizes will be divided between two and three dimensional work with a SI,OOO Best of Show Purchase Prize going to the winner in each category of ceramics, graphics, jewelry, oil paintings, watercolors, sculpture, textiles, and crafts. Additional winners of S2OO for first, SIOO for second, and SSO for third place prizes in each category will be honored with flags flying above their booths. Equal prizes will be given for total booth presentation and most popular awards as voted by the festival’s thousands of visitors. The four day artists’ weekend is designed around the Amish heritage and folk art of the historic

restoration and the Nappanee area. Horse and buggy rides, guided tours, large family style Threshers Dinner in the air-conditioned Restaurant Barn, and live productions of the Broadway musical classic “Plain & Fancy" will weave an intriguing background for the art marketplace. Amish Acres is located next to Nappanee which has been selected as a pilot community in the Heritage Tourism Initiative for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Amid colorful tents and awnings surrounding Amish Acres, potters will spin their wheels while silversmiths work to the gentle twang of banjos and dulcimers. Doll makers, woodcarvers, portrait artists, and country craft designers will be on hand to ply their trade and sell their wares. Hungry visitors will delight in the varied menu selections found throughout the festival grounds. From thick milkshakes to fried vegetables, and homemade onion rings to roasted pork sandwiches, taste buds of every kind will be pleased. Admission to the festival is $3.00 which includes free parking, children under 10 are free. Call 219-773-4188 for further information. Amish acres is located 1 mile west of Nappanee on U.S. 6 in Indiana. BMV REMINDS COMMERCIAL DRIVERS TO TAKE CDL TEST Commercial motor vehicle operators and public passenger chauffer license holders are reminded by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the Federal Highway Administration to obtain their commercial driver's license (CDL) before April 1, 1992. "Many drivers are under the impression that the deadline will be extended or the CDL program will go away," said Gilbert L. Holmes, Indiana BMV Commissioner, "The Federal Highway Administration has announced there will be no extension of the April 1, 1992, deadline for drivers to have the new CDL. Therefore, drivers should be aware they cannot legally operate a commercial vehicle without a CDL after the deadline." To encourage individuals to apply for a commercial driver’s license before the deadline, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has implemented a wide range of assistance programs to help operators, including those with limited reading skills and those who only transport passengers. Also specific reference guide is available for drivers not passing the test on the first attempt. A commercial driver's license is required if a driver operates a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 26,001 lbs., a vehicle that carries 16 or more passengers including the driver, or a vehicle carrying hazardous materials. For commercial drivers license information call 1-800-562-4591. CHANGE OF ADDRESS If your address has changed in any way. please notify our subscription department as we are charged by the post office for each and everyone that has changed.