The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 January 1992 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 117; NUMBER 36

Barb Osowski To Receive Award Friday Night Barb Osowski will be presented with the Northern State Conference Outstanding Service Award on January 31. The presentation will take place immediately proceeding the varsity basketball game with Jimtown. The Outstanding Service Award is the highest honor accorded in the Northern State Conference. Barb is the first person from John Glenn High School to receive this honor. John Glenn High School is very proud of Coach Osowski and her accomplishments and takes great pride in honoring her on this night. ROEMER PLANS CALL-IN FOR ST. JOSEPH CO. Last year, dozens of St. Joseph County residents took Congressman Tim Roemer up on his offer to listen to their opinions and concerns through his Call Your Congressman program. Roemer is planning another call-in on Thursday, January 30 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “Call Your Congressman has been an overwhelming success,*’ said Roemer. “Senior citizens, because of transportation constraints, and working men and women with difficult job schedules are often unable to attend town meetings. This call-in program gives many constituents a convenient means of keeping in touch.” St. Joseph County residents interested in talking to Roemer should call Thursday, January 30 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Dial 1-202-225-3915, person-to-person collect for Tim Roemer. If the Congressman is on another line, leave your number and your call will be returned as soon as possible. “I get my best advice from home, and Call Your Congressman is another means of keeping in touch with my constituents," said Roemer. NOTICE Smoke Detector Installation And Maintenance Town of Walkerton Ordinance No. 1988-61, Section 6 Between January 1 and January 31 each year the owner of each dwelling unit or mobile home in which a smoke detector has been installed shall certify in writing on forms perscribed by the Town to the Fire Department of the Town of Walkerton that the required maintenance has been performed on all detectors in the owner’s units and that the detectors are in good working condition as of the date of certification. Each owner shall certify to each new occupancy of any dwelling unit and mobile home covered by this ordinance that all smoke detectors required have been installed and are in proper working condition. These forms can be picked up in the Gerk-Treasurer’s office at 510 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton, IN, between the hours of 7:30 a m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. This has been extended to Feb. 28, 1992. 2tf6 The Pentagon has 68,000 miles of telephone lines.

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ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM GOING TO STATE A 6 I 1

On Saturday, January 25, the John Glenn Academic Decathlon team competed in the area competition held at Kankakee Valley High School, near Wheatfield. It was an all-day, 10 event competition. Schools are classed either as large or small (under 1,080 students enrolled) and students are divided into varsity, scholastic and honor divisions. All students compete in all 10 events. This year the events included georgraphy, economics, math, science, fine arts, literature, essay, speech, interview and superquiz. The superquiz was based on an environmental and ecological theme this year. Several students received medals. In the varsity division, Jessica Verhaeghe won a silver in interview. In the scholastic division, Mike Finney won a gold in economics, Adam Jacob won a gold in science, and Jason Hickman won a gold in fine arts, a silver in geography, a bronze in science, a bronze in interview, and a bronze

THREE UREY CHESS WINNERS

On January 11, 762 students participated at various individual regional chess tournaments in six divisions. The top 30-32 in each division across the state, qualified for the State Tournament. Urey Middle School had three students representing them in two divisions. Corey Ross and Knight Wennerstrom qualified in the J.V. Junior High Division and Brian Lyle qualified in the Junior High Championship Division. The state tournament was held in Terre Haute on January 25 at Woodrow Wilson Junior High. The tournament consisted of five

overall. In the honor division, Jeremy Smith won a bronze in fine arts and a bronze in science. Jason Hickman led the team in total points earned. The team won the silver in the superquiz. Other team members include Amy Brinkhoff, James Karst, Tim Pletcher, Dustie Rhodes and coach Eric Pressel. When the scores were totaled at the end of the day, John Glenn finished first in the small school division at Kankakee Valley’s area competition. The team's score was then forewarded to the state to be compared with other scores from around the state. This year, the team advances to the state level for the first time, seeded fifth in the small school division. The state competition will be held in Indianapolis on February 14 and 15. Pictured in the back row, left to right are: Jason Hickman, Jeremy Smith, Mike Finney, Adam Jacob and Dustie Rhodes. Front: Jessica Verhaeghe, Amy Brinkhoff, James Karst and Tim Pletcher.

rounds of play. All three Urey players won three rounds each. Corey Ross finished 10th out of 30 in the J.V. Division with a rating of 1197. Knight Wennerstrom finished 13th with an 1178 rating, also in the J.V. Division. Brian Lyle finished 9th out of 31 in the Junior High Championship Division with a rating of 1494. Congratulations chess players! Pictured are Corey Ross, 10th place, J.V. Division with Brian Lyle, 9th place, Championship Division. Watch out when it's dark out!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1992

COMMNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 4:30 p.m.—Oregon-Davis boys junior high basketball team to host Argos. 6:30 p.m.—Oregon-Davis girls basketball team to host Marquette. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 6:30 p.m. —Oregon-Davis boys basketball teams to travel to Bremen. 6:30 p.m. —John Glenn boys basketball teams to host Jimtown. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 10:00 a.m.—John Glenn wrestlers to participate in the Sectional in LaPorte. 6:30 p.m.—John Glenn boys basketball teams to travel to Bremen. 7:00 p.m.—Oregon-Davis boys basketball teams to travel to Boone Grove. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 6:30 p.m.—Oregon-Davis freshmen basketball team to host Culver. 7:00 p.m.—Walkerton Town Board to meet in the Council Room. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 6:30 p.m.—-Oregon-Davis P.T.O. to meet at the Elementary School. Girls basketball Sectionals begin. 6:30 p.m.—John Glenn freshmen basketball team to travel to Triton. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 5:30 p.m. —Oregon-Davis sth A 6th grade basketball team to host Washington Twp. 6:30 p.m. —John Glenn freshmen basketball team to host Culver. BENEFIT CHIU SUPPER A benefit chili supper will be held at the Walkerton United Pentecostal church (across from Kabelin Hardware store), on Friday, January 31, from 4:00 to ( 8:00 p.m. All proceeds will go to । Mr. Ken Snodgrass and family. Ken was the recent victim of a train-van collision at the Adams Street crossing, in Walkerton. Donations will be $3.00 for adults and children 3-12, $1.50 and under 3, free. 2tj3o i KIDS CLUB MEETING FEBRUARY 6 There will be a Kids Club evaluation meeting, on Thursday, February 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the ( Walkerton United Methodist । Church. This is a very important j meeting for all Kids Gub vol- < unteers and parents. The ideas I brought up and discussed at this time will help guide the decision making concerning Kids Gub next session. We urge you to attend. । Your comments and suggestions ( are needed and appreciated and < your involvement in Kids Gub is ; crucial to its continuance and ( success. A humming bird can fly back- 1 wards, and evan straight up and i down I Cargo floating on the water from ‘ a sinking ship is called flotsam, 1 while the debris washed ashore Is ’ called wreck. According to U S Bureau of Labor 1 Statistics estimates, the |ob ciassifi ' cation with the most openings ’ likely between now and 1900 is that of computer service technician

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Urey To Host 7th & Bth Tourney Saturday, Feb. 1 Urey seventh and eighth grade basketball teams will host a tourney on Saturday, February 1. Other schools participating in the tourney are New Prairie, LaPorte Boston and LaVille. The games will be played at North Liberty Elementary School. The seventh grade will begin play at 9:00 a.m. with New Prairie and LaPorte Boston in the first game to be played in the multipurpose room and also at 9:00 a.m. will be Urey and LaVille squaring off in the main gym. The championship game will be at 1:00 p.m. in the main gym. The consolation game will be at 1:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. The eighth grade tournament action will be at 10:30 am. with New Prairie and LaPorte Boston in the multi purpose room and Urey and LaVille tn the main gym. The championship game will be at 2:30 p.m. in the main gym and the consolation game will be in the multi purpose room. Admission is $2.50 for adults; $1.50 for students and pre-school will be admitted free of charge. Tickets are good for all games, all day. Food and snacks will be available. FAN BUS FOR BREMEN GAME FRIDAY The fan bus for the boys basketball game at Bremen on Saturday, February 1, will leave Tyner and North Liberty at 5:30 p.m. and Glenn at 5:45 p.m. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The cost to ride the fam bus is SI.OO. NOTICE The Marshall County Christian Women’s Gub will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for their monthly buffet luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Balloon Wurks Restaurant, Holiday Inn, Plymouth. Theme for the meeting is “The Quilting Room" with Eleanor Heckaman. Lakeville, the featured speaker. For reservations call Barbara at 586-2284 or Gen at 936-6299 by Friday. January 31. NOTICE The North Liberty Snow Parking Ordinance will be in effect with an accumulation of 2 or more inches of snow. If any questions, call 6564447, during regular business hours. HAM AND BEAN SUPPER A benefit Ham and Bean Supper for the Liberty Twp. Ambulance and Fire Services will be held on Saturday, February 8, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the North Liberty Community Center. Price of tickets are: adults, $3.50 and children, $2.50. The price includes ham and beans, cornbread. beverage and dessert. Hot dogs and chips will also be available. This event is being cosponsored by the Greene Twp. Lions and the North Liberty Lions. Tickets may be purchased from any Lions member, at the Liberty Pharmacy or Ist Source Bank in North Liberty. Find it m the classifieds!