The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 March 1992 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 117; NUMBER 41

The Cottage Restaurant Burns Sunday Morning The Cottage Restaurant, 1016 E. Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, caught on fire early Sunday morning. The fire call came in at 6:15 a.m. and the first truck on the scene was at 6:19 a.m. The restaurant is owned by Larry and Karen Schuller, of Route 4, Box 325, Walkerton. When firemen arrived the flames were through the roof at the rear of the building. According to fire chief Jeff Baker, he estimated the building is 60 percent destroyed. The Walkerton Department was assisted by Koontz Lake and North Liberty Fire Departments. The last truck to leave was at 12:30 p.m. The fire is still under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office. On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out along the CSX Railroad from a train passing through which started at the railroad and quickly spread to area fields on the north side of the tracks. With the high winds flames were seen at 10 feet tall in certain areas. West of town the fires spread from State Road 104 to the LaSalle Rest Park. To the east of town the fires were from State Road 23 to Ule Trail. The Walkerton Department was assisted by Koontz Lake, Hamlet, Fish Lake, North Liberty and Polk Township departments involving 60 firemen, nine pumper tankers and nine grass trucks. The firemen fought the fires for over two and a half hours. Winter Sports Awards Night Thurs., March 12 On Thursday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m., John Glenn High School will be bolding their annual Winter Sports Awards Night in the high school cafeteria. A dessert bar wil be featured. Each family is asked to bring a dessert and their own table service. The beverages will be provided. After the refreshments, the presentation of awards will be made by the winter coaches. Pictures of all trophy and special award winners will be taken tn the gymnasium following the presentation. SMOKERS HEART ATTACKS. AT WHAT AGE? Non-smokers have their first heart attack at age 61; smokers who smoke one-half to one pack of cigarettes a day have their first attack at age 57, reports Health News Network, the news service of the Indiana Association of Osteopathic Physicians A Surgeons. Persons who smoke two packs a day have their first heart attack at *gesl. These conclusions were drawn from a survey of 2,445 heart patients by the University of Maryland. Cigarettes contain between 400 and 2,000 chemicals, most in which are unknown, says the Missouri Heart Institute in Columbia. Some of the known chemicals are carbon monoxide, arsenic, nicotine, formaldehyde, lead and hydrogen cyanide - all deadly poisons, says Karen Band of MHI. These

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Walkerton Elementary School has been encouraging students to be part of their breakfast program by inviting different community/ school personnel to serve breakfast to our students. We feel breakfast is such and important meal for our children to get a good start in their day. We have been acquainting our students with community helpers by having them serve breakfast. COMMANDER’S CORNER Establishment of a new commission to review the spending and management policies of the Federal Government is a sound idea. While some of the Grace Commission’s recommendations were found to be unworkable, moat of them had a great deal of merit and have been enacted with cooperation from the Reagan and Bush administrations. However, a recent study found that the Federal Government spends $1.59 for every SI.OO collected in revenue. Reducing the $1.59 spent each year must be a congressional priority. All americans owe a special debt to our veterans, who have sacrificed so much to preserve our freedoom and our security. For years we have recognized that debt by providing veterans with unique health services and other benefits, including prescription drugs.. Forcing veterans to sacrifice again by slowly stripping away their benefits breaks the important commitment we made to vets. There are better places to look for budget savings than low income vets and those with service connected disabilities. During the Middle Ages, the year began at various dates in different times and places. In England it was not until 1751 that January was restored to its place as first month, as it had been during the Roman ora Nothing fishy about it—one of the flounder’s eyes travois to the other side of its head as the fish develops. The winter flounder's eyes are on its right side, while the summer flounder’s eyes are on its left. chemicals are absorbed into one's blood through the lungs every time you inhale and are carried to virtually every living cell in your body.

We will be celebrating National School Lunch Week the week of March 9 by having different activities. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will have guest servers; on Wednesday the students will bring a bear to breakfast so dig those out of the closets, attics and toy boxes and bring them in for breakfast. From the Walkerton Electric and Water Maintenance Department are Dave Bolze, Kenny Boize and Steven Groves on February 18th. R.E.A.L. SERVICES NEWS WALKERTON Two famous personages appeared at the monthly REAL Services Birthday Party. Grandpa Jones, alias Verle Haag, andd Loretta Lynn, alias Florence Seekins. The two dressed the parts and their skits were enjoyed by all. Hopefully Loretta and Grandpa Jones will come again soon, we love to hear them entertain. Woody and Ellen Cochran were honored at the Nursing Home by being crowned King and Queen. Woody also celebrated his birthday and supplied the ice cream. Both Cochrans were long time diners and Woody served as our milkman. Woody still attends the meals as often as possible. Ervin Stuntz has really presented some very interesting programs about the Indians and has been talking about tribes who lived in this area. He talked about a place that is near Quince Road and about a mound in that area where many Indian artifacts have been found. Virgil Gwin also gave a very interesting program about some of our presidents and their wives and families. We are really enjoying our card playing every Tuesday and Thursday and encourage any interested senior in the Walkerton area to come join in the fun. Juice winners were Nora Hahn and Bob Shaffer. PL IWVCk HMS A ■Hf MD BSES f a WANT ADS J - tYT

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1992

COMMNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 5 4:00 p.m.—Walkerton sth grade basketball team to host St. Pat’s. 4:30 p.m.—North Liberty 6th grade basketball team to travel to Plymouth. 4:30 p.m.—Urey basketball teams to travel to LaVille. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 6:00 p.m. — Sectional action continues at Plymouth High School. SATURDAY, MARCH 7 8:00 a.m. — Urey wrestlers to weigh in at the LaVille Tourney. 9:00 a.m. — North Liberty and Walkerton Elementary Sth and 6th grade girls basketball teams to playin the LaVille Tourney. 9:00 a.m. — Urey girls 7th and Bth grade basketball team tourney at North Liberty School with New Prairie, South Central and Jimtown. 7:30 p.m. — Championship game at the Plymouth Sectional. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 4:00 p.m. — Walkerton Sth and 6th grade girls basketball team to host LaVille. 4:30 p.m. — North Liberty Elementary Sth and 6th grade girls basketball teams to travel to Bremen. 4:30 p.m. — Urey wrestlers to travel to Triton. 5:30 p.m. — Urey girls 7th and Bth grade basketball teams to travel to Knox. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 4:45 p.m. — Walkerton sth and J 6th grade girls basketball teams to host Olive Township. THURSDAY, MARCH 12 4:30 p.m. — Urey girls 7th and Bth grade basketball teams to 1 travel to New Prairie. 4:30 p.m. — Urey wrestlers to host Bremen. WALKERTON COMMUNITY CHOIR TO BEGIN REHEARSALS On Monday, March 23, the Walkerton Community Choir will begin rehearsing for a new patriotic musical. This work, entitled “America, United,’’ is an original composition by Sherry Klinedinst, and we are really excited about * giving its premiere performance on 1 Sunday, July 5, 1992, at John Glenn High School, Walkerton. If you know anyone who might be interested in participating in this event, please let them know that rehearsals are every Monday night, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Walkerton United Methodist Church. Although we meet every week, participants need not attend every rehearsal. For more information, please call 291-9044, or 586-2524 (evenings). Hope to see you there! OREGON TOWNSHIP HOMEMAKERS TO MEET The Oregon Township Homemakers Club will meet at the Koontz Lake Conservation Clubhouse on Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30 p.m. Dessert and beverage served at 1:00 p.m. A very important meeting will follow. Bring canned goods for the Starke County baskets. Hope to see all members for a very happy meeting. Amenca s third most popular hobby—after com collecting and photography—is tropical fish

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Robert Overmyer Named Citizen Os The Year The North Liberty Lions Club is proud to announce the recipient of our first annual Citizen of the Year Award. The Citizen of the Year for 1991 is Robert D. Overmyer. Mr. Overmyer will be honored on March 14th at the North Liberty Community Center. He will be the honored guest at a testimonial dinner. Social hour will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with dinner being at 7:00 om. Many of Mr. Overmyer’s friends have agreed to honor him with stories of his history with the community of North Liberty. Tickets are SIO.OO per person and may be obtained through any North Liberty Lions member or at Ist Source Bank. For tickets or further information please contact either Craig Parmley at 656-8767, or Les Stewart at 6563389. The number of tickets available is limited, so please don't wait. Help the North Liberty Lions honor the people who make this a great place to live. S.U.D.S. PROGRAM AT P.T.A. MEETING S.U.D.S. (Stop Underage Drinking and Sales) will be the topic of this month's North Liberty Elementary P.T.A. meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m., at the school. Sgt. Charles Feirrell, of the St. Joseph County Police, information states “the average age kids begin to drink alcohol is 13, about 90 percent of high school senior and over 50 percent of seventh graders have tried alcohol.” Please come and learn how to keep our youth from making the wrong decisions. The community is welcome to attend this meeting. UNCOLN TOWNSHIP 4-H CLUB TO MEET It’s time for another monthly 4-H meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at the Walkerton Youth Building at 7:00 p.m. We will be electing officers and meeting with leaders. We are also still taking enrollment forms and those who enrolled last month will be getting their books. We hope to see you there. This is your faithful news reporter signing out. See you soon. Cordially, Angel Pierce WALKERTON JR. LEAGUE REGISTRATION The Walkerton Junior League Baseball/T- Ball registration will be held on Saturday, March 7 and 14, at the Youth Building from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions or need additional information call Curt Pletcher at 784-8724 or Paul Groves at 784-8851. Registration is for Minor and Major League as well as T-Ball. NOTICE Mvrna's Studio of Hair Design will close at noon March 14 and reopen at 8:00 a.m. March 26. 3tml9p Send a message with a happy ad.